: About Me

In general, I think a lot about the things I see, hear, and experience overall, in my comings and goings each day. But I never had a reasonable outlet for which I could earn at least SOMETHING for my time and thoughts. So here I am, a man of many hobbies and a few skills. Not necessarily a jack-of-a-reasonable-amount-of-trades. Let's just say, I'm good at what I do well. ::chuckles::

I am a musician, singer/songwriter, recovering slave/manager from the employ of the retail industry, and occasionally I refer to myself as a 'free thinker' though it doesn't really apply sometimes, unfortunately.

Thats the short 'long' version.

Someday I'll have more to say.

Entertainment > Music Business BMI & ASCAP taking law suits too far

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Imagine a coffee shop. We'll call it Acoustic Coffee. Judging from the name, one would expect to hear a live performance from a singer/songwriter every time they ventured inside. Now bring yourself to the foreground of this controversial subject and realize this: There's no more music here. Over the last ten years, many small venues have been contacted by BMI and ASCAP. They repeatedly and more frequently remind the owners that the open mic nights, live shows (which they have only charged a cover once for,) and even the playing of CDs from local artists are supposedly all covered under US ...

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