Entry for June 26, 2008

I have just come back from the dollar store where i was looking through stacks of Cd's. all artist no one ever heard of, of course and I began to thing of all the lives, blood, sweat and dreams that went in to making them, Then the crushed dreams when the people on thoughts Cd's did not have "hits." Hits for the radio and i was once again questioning what makes a song in "it" song. And what makes the radio still to this day because of "payola" type deals.


That is the dirty little secret in the music business that no one wants to talk about. How many guys and gals have to sleep there way through the front door of a record company. How many record company's sign these bogus 360 deals. Where now they not only take 90 percent of "album sales" but also ticket and merch sales from bands too.


How many times a band breaks then breaks up because of the stress of making the next "it" song.


Also what happened in the record business in the last 15 years is not do completely to file-sharing but also development of an artist.I understand that it is a business but Imagine for a moment that metallica comes out with "kill'em all" That was not a great selling album well they would never have recorded an album like "ride the lighting" or "the black album". Why the fuck is Elton john not selling 1 million and the flavor of the idol is selling 10 million albums. or that person will be drooped by there label.


So in closing support your local artist and do not fall for the whats top 40 today.

Happy pride Every body,
Adam and I went to both Dc and Baltimore prides with Art and Mikey, Love pride and have posted most of the pics on the site already.
Shit it has been a really long time scents I blogged. I have reconnected with adam and things are great on that front.
I was operating my own sedan service but the contractor i was working for never gave me a day off so i had to leave that. I been lookin for work for a while now.
Still living at arts (with Adam now).
my other best friend robbie is back from West V. and single again.
art is single still,

any one remember Jason (art's ex b/f)"pictures on website" well he is in jail for a long time, he led police on a long police high-speed chase through three county's reaching speed of 90 in a 45.LOL (stupid!!)

Adam and I are starting an online spiritual store More details on that in future blogs......
The website passed 125,000 unique visitors sents june 3rd 2005 that is excellent... that you to all that have visited and contiue too support my efforts.
thats all for now
lots of love,
sky w,