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"Never, never pass up an opportunity to meet new people.
Your antennae should be up your whole life." -- Harvey Mackay
The guys are having a blast on MySpace.Okay, I've given in. We have started to upload to My Space. I promise that I will report all the tricks and tips we pick up as we go along. So how does it work?
There are lots of parts to your involvement with My Space. You have to sign up [obviously] This is quite easy and simply involves following the on screen instructions. Be aware that the two sections that will most interest you are the 'music' section and the 'profile' section... both distinct. The music side is where your music [4 tracks maximum] can be made available for play or for download. You can set it up so that the first track will play automatically ... you can also change the order of the tracks easily .. again follow the on screen instructions in 'edit profile'.
Click onto http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music ... this will bring you straight to the music section ... go to 'search by' ... select band name, perhaps? Then in 'keywords' put the band name of your choice ... to follow what we are doing type in The Bachelors [this is a historical site for reference] ..... for genre I put in 'Country' as our music doesn't seem to fit in any of the categories given .... for location I put in United Kingdom. My band will come up ... click on the link and you get the music straight away.
This is purely to show you the system ... the tracks are from our next album [our 68th] .. for the Irish market.
Become a 'friend' ......
Why not set up your own MySpace section ..... we will continue this 'how to' section and you can follow it all the way.
Special guests include: Frankey Maxx, Dundee, Jon Junior and Caramel Jade for an exciting night of entertainment at: Friday 12th May 2006 8.0pm at West One Four (used to be called The Orange) 3 North End Crescent , North End Road , West Kensington W14 8TG Nearest Tube... ' West Kensington' (District line...one stop after Earls Court) ..... 3 min walk . ' West One Four ' is next to a pub called ' The Fox ' . www.savannahknight.com
Hi DecYour mentoring has been really invaluable to that crucial difference between being good and being successful and phenomenally wealthy as well....!
Really thanks, Dec.
Best wishes
Barbara
PS - Don't forget to go and see "Confetti" with all your friends this weekend. I'm the one wearing a guitar and some leaves!
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Obscene Gasoline Prices
I’m sure we are all shocked these days by the "price at the pump," and rightfully so. Gasoline companies are making record profits and there seems little the average person can do about it. With a daily demand of 21 million gallons in the U.S. and the production of only 17 million, you can be sure they’re going to command top dollar.
In our economy, gasoline is a necessity, and not a frill we can choose to do without if it gets too expensive. What is worse is that the ripple effect of the increased price affects every other facet of our economy. Truckers, Airlines and Public Transportation feel the immediate effect. We all face the indirect effect of increased costs. Food and other products are more expensive because of the higher expense of delivery.
Manufacturing expenditures are increasing because of the cost of the energy to make their products.
It seems the only thing that will bring the prices back down, is to reduce the demand – or is it? Suppose we all picked one gasoline company and didn’t buy from them – Exxon or Mobile for example. Do you think they would have to lower their prices to regain their market share? If they started to lower their prices to recapture their customers, might not the rest of the industry follow suit.
Have you ever noticed that in every shopping mall, there is what is referred to as an anchor store. This is normally a large store that attracts a lot of customers and the other stores in the mall benefit from the "spill over" customers that go there.
But what happens if that anchor store falls into disfavour with the buying public? Not only do they go "belly-up", but most of the other stores in that mall will suffer as well. Could Exxon or Mobile be compared to that anchor store?
Let’s face it, we’re all in business to make money – but at what cost? Is there a point where people will simply rebel? I think so. We all know that oil is a short term player in the field of energy today because there is not an unending supply. Countries such as France and Japan get 90% of their energy from nuclear sources. Why are we lagging so far behind in the United States and have such a high dependence on oil for our energy supply?
We could be energy independent in a few short years. Wind farms offshore and onshore, nuclear generating facilities, and increased use of our coal reserves could go a long way to reduce our dependence on oil. Hybrid cars and the increased use of alternative fuels such as ethanol could drastically reduce our dependence.
Alaskan oil and more offshore drilling in the Gulf could provide short term relief. But unfortunately, a vocal minority of environmentalists, are blocking these attempts, seemingly at every turn. The wind farms offshore might pose a danger to a few sea birds. Alaskan oil could cause some animals to relocate their migration paths. Nuclear generating plants might change the spawning habits of a few fish due to their warm water discharge.
I wonder how these self appointed guardians of our environment will react when they can’t afford to drive to work. If they can’t feed their families because of the high prices caused by the greed of the big oil companies, might that temper their judgment? With the instability in the Middle East, it is sheer insanity to ignore the local resources we have available.
In the view of many, our energy dependence is the greatest problem we face today. Is nuclear development in Iran our major worry today? I don’t think so. Face it – they won’t have to go to war with us or any other country. With the profits made from the artificially high cost per barrel of oil, they can simply wait a few years and buy the property in any country they wish.
I put gas in our car last evening and it cost over $62. What will happen when that same tank of gas costs over $100? A person making minimum wage and living in an area without public transportation simply won’t be able to afford to drive to work.
What is their alternative?
We know that the price of gas can’t be regulated by the government. That experiment during the Jimmy Carter years proved a disaster with artificially created shortages and long lines at the pump.
We, the silent majority have to solve this problem. We have to become more vocal and let our elected officials know what we want. With the mid-term elections looming on the horizon, you can bet that they will listen. Why not go to the web site of your State and get the email addresses of your elected Officials and let them know what you think.
I live in New Jersey and the web site address of my state is:
http://www.state.nj.us/ - yours is the same except substitute your state initials where "nj" is. If we all let them know that the "silent majority" is no longer silent, perhaps those "Obscene Gas Prices" will become a thing of the past.
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Charts:
USA [my thanks to Charles in the USA for supplying this]
(1) Rihanna ... SOS .... (Universal Music)
(2) Daniel Powter .....
Bad Day Warner Bros.
| DIGITAL
(3)
Sean Paul .... Temperature .... VP | Atlantic
1) Gnarls Barkley .... Crazy ..... (Warner Music)
2) Red Hot Chili Peppers .... Dani California
3) Beatfreakz
.... Somebody's Watching Me
Download Chart [now the most important chart in the UK]
1) Gnarls Barkley .... Crazy ..... (Warner Music)
2)
Rihanna ... SOS
.... (Universal Music)
3
) Infernal .... From Paris To Berlin .... (Universal Music) "Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering."A question I get at least three times a day.
Hi Dec...
I've been writing and recording now for six years but I can't seem to get any action for my songs. I am experienced and have done a few seasonal music jobs in Greece.
I send out to all the record companies and publishers but hardly get a reply. How can you help me?
It seems you help lots of others, how about me?
F********
Hello F********
Let
me have your snail mail [postal address] and we will send you info on
what we do to help guys. As soon as we get that we will put you on the list
to receive 'One Minute With Dec' each Sunday, now the widest read, music,
Ezine on the Net.
The most important thing you have
is enthusiasm. Plus a love of music.
However you need the 'knowledge' about your chosen career in music to make a
success of it. Sadly that is not learned in a home based studio on your own
or Summer season in
rich in our business by luck! Or by having 'contacts'.
As with most guys who have tinkered with the Pop Industry, you forget that
this is a highly sophisticated, professional, business that has to be
learned...and learned hard. And you don't learn it at College.
Meanwhile this might help:
This business is all about 'knowledge', then application, then marketing and
absolutely wanting to make a fortune...if you don't agree with those
sentiments then there is no point in going further.
The 'hidden factor' in all success in Show business is the fact that this
business has got to be studied and learned...Britney did it, Cristina,
Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Usher,
Emminem...all learned their craft.
Sadly, so many
think that this is a business that needs no learning and somehow just
depends on 'luck' and with 'meeting the right people'...nothing could be
further from the truth. They always end up frustrated, broke and bitter.
I have never met one person ever [outside myself, my brother and the top
successful guys] who actually have owned up and asked:
"show me how to learn
to be successful?".
As I said, let me have your snail mail (postal) address and I
will send you
an info pack on what we do ...
You will want to know "What's in it for me?" How successful
Serious Writers
Guild Members really are...take a few seconds to click on
www.makehits.co.uk/applause.htm.
Then come back. .
And this might help more:
It all depends on what you want to achieve. Do you want commercial success
or just a hobby to have fun with?
If you want serious commercial success, F*******,
there is a lot of learning,
adjusting, tweaking to get the 'whole picture' right. You got to get the
look right, the attitude right, the music right ...and
most of all you have
got to get a 'killer attitude' to absolutely wanting and 'needing' financial
success...
It doesn't happen by accident...you never hear of a brain surgeon who became
a brain surgeon by accident, or performing a few demo operations?
Any of the Members of my 'Serious Writers Guild' at
www.makehits.co.uk/swgintro.htm
will tell you. It's hard work, dedicated
work and takes years (about 3/4 years with a mentor like me, or ten/twelve years
learning by your own mistakes).
"Clever people learn from their
own mistakes, Brilliant people learn from
the mistakes of others"
Ask yourself my four famous questions:
1) Which song in the top ten this week is most like my last toon
2) When was the last time a toon like mine was in the charts?
3) Would a 14 year old clutching her £3.99 her Mummy gave her in 'Our Price'
buy my toon in preference to the Number One this week?
4) Have I joined The Serious Writers Guild at https://secure.mistral.co.uk/makehits/swgappsecure.htm
?
Meanwhile don't forget to send an Email with your snail mail address then
you are on the FREE list to receive 'One Minute With Dec' ...every Sunday.
But the killer stuff that all the
successful guys got is reserved for the Members.
My advice? Get going as quick as you can...send a cheque or Email or fax
credit card details...and remember you get my personal help by phone, fax, Email
every inch of the way!
Regards
DEC [Cluskey]
mailto:dec@makehits.co.uk
Just released:- "57 Secrets of a Hit
Record" ... - 260 pages of the Secrets plus the CDrom Analysis
Software and Audio CD to ensure that your music is a Potential Hit www.makehits.com/57Secrets.htm
or call UK 01323.728005 [+44.1323.728005]
Dec
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The gags: ..... A little irreverent? Not Politically correct? But funny!
TWO JEWISH SISTERS
Two Jewish sisters-in-law meet on the street.
Ruth
says to Golda, "Such news I got for you, Golda! My Irving is finally
getting married. He tells me he is engaged to this vonderful Jewish girl,
but he thinks the poor darling may have some strange illness called
herpes."
After offering congratulations, Golda says to Ruth, "So, Ruthie, do you
have any idea vat is this herpes, and can our Irving catch it?"
Ruth answers, "God forbid! But his Papa and I are just so happy to
hear
about his engagement. You know how ve've all vorried about him. It's past
time he's settled vith a nice girl. As far as the herpes goes, who
knows?"
"Vell.," Golda says, "I have a very fine medical dictionary, you
know,
Ruthie. I'll just run home right now and look it up and call you."
So, Golda goes home, looks it up, and calls Ruth excitedly, "Ruth! Ruth!
Thank goodness, I found it. Not to vorry! It says herpes is a disease
affecting the gentiles."
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