Hey folks,
Justin, that is GREAT IDEA! You WILL BE TEXAS MUSIC!!!! That is the key!!! And you can demonstrate the old saying about the music business. In order to make a million dollars in the music business, START WITH FIVE MILLION!!!!! But that is chump change for your Nigerian buddy. Man, you are on your way. When one door closes..... Get hit with the doorknob!!!!!
Ott, GOOD LORD, I am so sorry you had to deal with looking at me for ANY LENGTH OF TIME!!! Must have been horrible! I hope you have been able to get therapy and get back on a normal sleep pattern. Thanks for being able to get through it and live to tell the tale.
THE "LIKES."
I have extreme problems with the entire "LIKE" phenomenon. First of all just for the reason that Ott has mentioned. "Liking" anything is only a way to target algorhythms, get you on mailing lists, spam email, Phishing schemes nd scams, targets your preferences, and hooks you into things. On things like Facebook, most of the people who do the "likes" are only "Liking" you, so that you will "Like" them back and they can build their "Like" numbers. At one time, people like Record labels looked at those kinds of numbers. Not any more, because they are so easily manipulated. If someone is going to "Like" you, they better be going to your web site, finding out where you are performing, or where your music is and BUYING something. It is about putting BUTTS IN THE SEATS! "Likes" don't do that.
And for me, there is something that bothers me even more. If I read things people say, agree with, or even that I might not agree with, I am going to take the time to SAY SOMETHING. I try to be polite, try to think about what I am saying and not go off half cocked. The majority of anything I say on social media, is usually intended as comedy, to break a mood that is tense, or to keep in real contact with friends and family I actually KNOW, not those that are just "friends" on Facebook.
So I have no interests in "Likes", because to me, most of that is saying "Yes, I sort of kind of like you I guess and want to do the absolutely laziest thing I can get away with because I really don't care enough about you to really put any effort into it."
That is what the "Like" means to me. So if you guys want to "Like" me. Why don't you just TELL ME about it. If you don't, that is fine too. Just don't do anything. Honestly, I'm not that hard up for attention. So don't wear out one of your fingers, trying to find the "Like" button. Can do us both a favor and save time.
MAB
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