Thursday, January 27, 2011

Back Line #1

Don Fanelli - Fuck That Shit (A Comedy Team)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011

The Artist's Journey Through Their Art



















Here's from discovery to death, the artist's journey through their art.

-Start to do something.
-Discover that you like doing it. It brings you joy.
-Do that thing again, in hopes of recreating that joy.
-Read and devour all information and knowledge that will help you become better at doing it.
-Continue to do it, while incorporating the new knowledge you have gained.
-Find someone who was amazing at doing it and begin to idolize them and copy their style. You make a concerted effort to make it your own, though.
-Realize you are just ripping off your idol.
-Experiment in new ways of doing your craft.
-Get defensive when you fail at being different.
-Pull back and begin to apply the "Less is More" motto.

-You get paid to do it and it gives you confidence in doing it more.
-Your life becomes consumed with creating more.
-People recognize your talent and give you more opportunities to showcase it.
-You experiment again, but fail.
-Pull back, realizing the mis-step and continue forward.
-Moderate success, leads to an opportunity to make it big.
-Opportunity comes, but you're to inexperienced to succeed.
-Pull back from disillusionment.

-Go back to doing it simply.
-Success leads to more success, but it is not overwhelming to you this time around.
-Random happenstance presents an opportunity for success.
-You knock it out of the park.
-Opportunities are abundant and everyone wants to talk to you.
-You sustain a living off doing it.
-You get married.
-You keep doing it in moderation, being happy with what you have.
-An opportunity close to the heart comes by and you take it.
-The opportunity brings nationwide (maybe even worldwide) exposure.
-You are lauded and praised for your achievement.
-You are given an award by your peers signifying your great accomplishment.
-You buy something you've never been able to afford. Maybe you buy two of them.

-You become wary of the next project and pick over everything carefully.
-You have a kid, occupying your time.
-Thinking about doing it again is always thought of in the context of "Would it be successful?"
-You do it again and it's a moderate success.
-Consumed by figures, you lose your drive.
-Talent begins to fade as you churn it out to pay the bills.
-You see the deterioration of yourself, but justify that it's how the world works.
-You go to far in selling yourself.
-You're mocked and made fun of on late night shows for being a has-been.
-You drink.
-You smoke.
-You cry.
-You get divorced.
-You can't even think about doing it any more.
-You hit rock bottom.

-You begin to do it again on a small scale.
-The shadow of your past success, begins to grow smaller.
-You build a small following.
-You get married again.
-Someone who reminds you of a younger you, offers an opportunity for almost no money.
-The opportunity is a huge success and people begin to see you differently.
-Offers begin to start coming in and you take everything, just happy to do it again.
-You do it to much, severing your relationship to your kid.
-People begin to do it better than you.
-You get jealous and get sloppy.
-You fail badly and in the public eye.
-You drink more.
-You smoke more.
-You don't cry.
-You get divorced.
-You fall into obscurity.

-You grow old, forgotten as the trailblazer of your time.
-You get married again.
-Younger people talk about you as an inspiration for what they do.
-You grow bitter.
-You get offered to do it again, only because of your fame, and you turn it down.
-You don't speak to your kid until you're on your death bed. They are an alien to you, but you love them, inexplicably.
-You apologize to everyone who matter to you.
-You die.
-Your wife is the only person who shows up at your funeral.
-Your representation begins to sell your stuff as "classic".

-You are forgotten.

Please Welcome... #1

Death By Roo Roo - Cage Match - 1/6/2011


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