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R.I.P., Barry Fey
Just received some harrowing news: Barry Fey has passed away. As anyone who's lived in Denver for any amount of time knows, Barry was a legendary and revered figure worldwide, but especially here in the Colorado music scene. We'll have much more in-depth coverage about Barry and his life in the coming days, but for now, our heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Fey family and all of the people whose lives he has touched over the years. Continue on to see one of Barry's last interviews on KLOS, taped this past February, and to read my thoughts about the passing of one of my dearest friends.
See also:
- Barry Fey is dead: Towering figure in Denver music scene passes away
- Harry Tuft and Barry Fey officially inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame
- The Barry Fey archives, untold stories and more
- Barry Fey on The Jimi Hendrix Experience's last show at the Denver Pop Festival
"If you believe in forever, then life is just a one-night stand. If there's a rock and roll heaven, well you know they've got a hell of a band"... and now they'll have a guy looking out for them making sure they're getting the best shows on the otherside.
I was in a thrift store yesterday, and I heard that song playing over the speakers. As I sit here right now trying to collect my thoughts about the passing of my friend Barry Fey, I keep thinking about that refrain. It keeps playing in my head, and if you ask me, it's perfectly fitting, for the sentiment, obviously, but also for fact that the first people mentioned in that tune are Janis and Jimi, two icons, no surnames needed, both acts that Barry adored and introduced to Colorado in the late '60s.
To everybody else, Barry Fey was a legendary promoter, a revered figure in the music industry who helped shape the music scene in Colorado. To me, he was simply The Coach, my football buddy. He was Coach, and I was his assistant, a titled he bestowed on me for a role that I unwittingly stepped into and cherished filling. He was one of my best pals, and I'm going to miss him more than words can possibly express.
I'll be the first to admit we had a unique friendship. Although we were decades apart, he and I chopped it up just like there was no age difference at all. Maybe I'm an old soul, maybe he was forever young, or maybe it was just because I wasn't star struck being in his presence. I know I should've been in awe, but for some reason, I just wasn't. I just saw him as Coach, my buddy.
Don't get me wrong: He's a legend with a scant few peers, and there were certainly times when I thought, man, the thirteen year-old me would absolutely shit his pants if he knew that I was friends with the man who brought U2 to McNichols in 1987, one of the most memorable shows of my lifetime -- not for the show necessarily but for the memories it left me with, memories Barry made possible.
I'll never forget it. I'd looked forward to that show from the time it was first announced - so much so, that there was no way I was missing it, even if it meant being fired from Little Ceasars, one of my first jobs. The show was epic, even if the rest of the night was a hot mess. My childhood best friend, Gooch, bought a six pack off of some older dude and ended up guzzling the whole thing. A half an hour later, he ended up puking all over his shoes sitting on the sidewalk outside the arena in front of a bunch of people. After cleaning him off, I spent the rest of the night shoving cheeseburgers in his face trying to sober him up before my mom picked us up.
You don't forget nights like that. You just don't.
And then there was Frank Sinatra at Big Mac. It was around that same time, and Barry did that show, too, and that one was even more special to me. Old Blue Eyes was a shadow of himself at the time. I don't know if he knew it, but we certainly all knew it. Didn't matter. I was there with my pops, who absolutely loved, loved, loved Sinatra. It was the only show that he and I ever saw together. To this day, of the literally thousands of shows that I've been to in my life, that one is the most meaningful.
And it was all because of Barry.
So, yeah, I don't know what it was, why or how we ended up being friends, but he and I just hit off instantly. I loved him, and I'm pretty sure the feeling was mutual. I don't know if all the stories you've heard about Barry are true, but it wouldn't surprise me. Barry had a massive ego, and he could be curmudgeonly, I'll give you that. And there are just as many people who love him as hate him, and probably for good reason. He wasn't a saint. But he was a sweetheart. I was lucky enough to get to see another side of Barry that I don't think many people got to see. Underneath the gruff exterior, he could be a really kind and thoughtful man.
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This trend is hot -- literally! In this style of yoga, the room is heated (to between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius), and students sweat their way through upwards of 20 positions.The high temperatures are thought to warm muscles, sweat out more toxins and burn fat faster. Be aware of the possibility of dehydration and check with a medical professional if you have health issues that might be exacerbated by the extreme heat.
Zumba, the high-energy workout that incorporates Latin rhythms of varying speeds with dance steps, remains very popular in Canadian fitness clubs. The reason? It's the perfect way to have fun while burning calories - it takes the 'work' out of workout!
This is a concept where two or more different styles of workout are fused together for maximum benefit. For example, a spin fusion class might include 30 to 40 minutes of spinning with 20 to 30 minutes of weight training or resistance work. A yoga fusion class might incorporate yoga, strength training and cardiovascular exercises or might be as simple as mixing yoga with pilates.
As Canadians' awareness about the benefits of a strong midsection has grown, so has their interest in core fitness workouts. Achieving a strong abdominal region will not only help to improve balance and posture, but will also support the spine and torso (meaning increased flexibility and health benefits for the lower back, legs and even the neck). While core strength can be enhanced with yoga, pilates and belly-dancing, core training routines also incorporate balance boards, stability balls and weights.
In gyms across Canada, fitness enthusiasts are avidly checking out kettlebells. Never heard of them? Kettlebells are round, iron-cast weights with handles that come in various sizes and weights. They're used for strength training and give the user the benefit of cardiovascular and resistance training all in one workout!
No longer just brightly coloured plastic toys, newer Hula Hoops have gotten larger, gained weight and made their way into fitness classes. Playing with them has become a way to achieve an aerobic workout that tones the midsection, glutes and thighs. Hooping typically begins with some basics and in intermediate classes may include dance steps, jumps and tricks.
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Plainview, Texas Chapter
Fishing's Future National Headquarters
P.O. Box 3848
116 E. Retama St
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 238-9476
Plainview Chapter
co-Master Angler: Randy Warrick
(806) 296-5552
One only has to speak to Randy for just a little bit to grasp the true and sincere desire he has to share his love of fishing. To be a bit more specific, maybe this should read "to share his love towards mankind". Fishing's Future is honored to have Master Anglers such as Randy that honestly live a life of "Giving Back" or "Passing Forward"!
Master Anglers share a strong desire to promote positive family values through the sport of fishing. Simply stated, Master Anglers wish to pass on to our youth of today positive "life-style" traits they carry and live out. Randy in this regard is no different. Where Randy steps out is what he has been doing in the past prior to becoming a Fishing's Future Master Angler.
You see, Randy started demonstrating not only his love for fishing but also his desire to "give back" in 2009 when he realized he had the opportunity (and duty) to show others that they were indeed important individuals too, worthy of being shown "one-on-one" attention and being shown they meant a great deal to others as well.
Randy owns rental properties and it became apparent to him in while often visiting many of his elderly renters that just because they had aged did not mean they had lost their lifelong desire to sit by the edge of the water and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors waiting for that little tug on the end of the line.
For two years he thought about this. It was "pulling on his heart". He even talked about what he could do but it seemed something would always come up or work or schedules would get in the way of him acting upon what was pulling on him and nothing was happening.
Then, not only did Randy feel called to action, he began taking action. Randy began taking senior citizens fishing. Seniors who simply could not go fishing on their own anymore would now get to go fishing. Both Guys and Gals!
He sensed the attention many of these seniors were longing and acted upon his God given ability to show that attention to those in need of it. It started with one senior who mentioned it to another who likewise obviously did the same because Randy ran out of polls and fishing gear in short order. So, not only would he stop by all the garage sales he could to look for fishing gear he could use or repair enough to use or let others use, he bought a bus to transport his seniors to the fishing spots they now were able to visit.
Sometimes after fishing and being asked, Randy would give one of the polls to a senior and tell them "Here, this is yours. Take this as a reminder that Yes! We will go again".
One day Randy read an article in the paper about Kevin Reich, Fishing's Future's first state of Kansas Master Angler who is the Salina, Kansas chapter's Master Angler and who had previously started the Hale Center, Texas FF Chapter. After reading the article, Randy called Kevin who assisted in the creation of the Plainview, Texas chapter Randy now serves.
Randy wants to share and give back to our youth the same as he currently is to our seniors.
How lucky Fishing's Future is to have Master Anglers like the two mentioned above…
co-Master Angler: Paul Fikes
Paul's pic coming shortly...
Most of my earliest and best memories involve being outdoors with family. For me, fishing has always been a recreational activity that helps bring people together. Catching is even better! Fishing's Future is a natural fit for me because I love being a part of a group that is focused on bringing people together around a fun and often exciting outdoor activity.
Just like many of the other master anglers in Fishing's Future, I have a passion for education. I am currently an assistant professor at Wayland Baptist University in the department of Exercise & Sport Science. Among other things, I get to teach students who are interested in becoming physical educator teachers. It is a thrill to see the realization by many of my college students that yes, they can actually teach fishing in a PE class. Among this year's activities are several student fishing trips and Wayland's first-ever sponsorship of a Family Fish Camp (FFC).
Additionally, I am a licensed athletic trainer, physical educator, and Basic Archery Instructor through the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP).


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This will by my section on green design. What is green design? It is ecologically friendly design that minimizes our negative environmental impact. This can be acheived in many ways. You would be suprised at how much money you can save by doing simple things like maximizing natural sunlight and caulking all the cracks in your house. You can even go extreme and get your own personal energy source. Feel free to ask any questions about green design whether for new construction or for remodeling. If I don't know the answer, I'll find it for you. For now, welcome to my Going Green Forum.
I've written a few blogs at another site. Go to http://www.houseplans.info/ to check them out. I've got an entire essay coming soon that I'll try and get permission to publish. It's just ideas so far based on a lot of statistics from the housing crisis. Anyone working on a green home project right now? We love case studies. Share with us your work and inspire others!
Lighting is a major source of energy consumption in a residence. There are a few simple things that can reduce your dependency on the lightbulb.
Just a few tips on lighting. Hope this is helpful. If your builder doesn't know much about green design, just ask me and I'll find the answers for you. There are also plenty of online sources out there. Look for sources that aren't so biased. There are manufacturers out there that exaggerate their 'greeness'. I can help a bit with that one too. Anybody else know much about green lighting?
You know, I've been thinking a lot lately on the impact our lifestyle choice has on the rest of the world. This is probably, or at least should be, a pretty well covered topic out there, but it's been on my mind lately. I'm currently in an Architectural Systems class at my University and our professors was sharing some stories about building techniques and lifestyle in the 70's. Apparently, and I know this becuase of my parents house, they didn't really worry too much about insulating homes. Gas was so cheap, that the necessity to worry about our energy sources just wasn't there. No wonder environmentalists were considered hippies. Not that I want to take the hippied title away from any proud hippies out there. But, now that we're in an energy crisis, and we've all begun to accept the green gospel, building practices and hippies are taken a lot more seriously.
And with good reason. Oil is used for more than just cars. It's a major source of energy in both the construction and the maintenance of our homes. Can you imagine the political implications of reducing and eliminating our dependency on oil. We would visit foreign regions for humanitarian reasons, to share our knowlege of green building and conservation, instead of negotiating high stakes business. Sustainability in green design refers directly to how long a structure or a product will last, and how well it can be reused. Certainly sustainability as a country is no less valuable. The fact is, green design issues cover all sorts of topics: protecting our environment, improving our economy, enhancing our personal health and wellfare, and decreasing our nations dependence on forgein product. These are just a few.
Oil is just the big one. There are a thousand other resources that are being manipulated, all while damaging the environment and our economy at the same time. The fact is, green design has a proven track record of extremely beneficial economic implications. Green products reduce the need for energy, which is very pocket friendly. The great thing about the green movement is that it has something for everyone. For you business owners, you can save a whole lot of money. I know you like money. For you anti war folks, we can reduce the number of issues that often contribute to warfare. For grandma's bridge club, there's cleaner air, ergonomic chairs, and 100% post consumer made playing cards (holla back). I'll end my rambling though session with a few statistics that show our potential for advancement and change...
sources: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007475.html and further http://www.citymayors.com/development/built_environment_usa.html. thanks guys.
I just attended an interesting seminar given by Karim Rashid. He's one of the world's leading industrial designers and a phenominal artist. I was struck by his design process, which was quite dissimilar to many other desingers or architects. The standard design process, taught in many schools, is to get to know your client, the demands of the project, etc. Where Karim differs is in his inspiration. Most pull inspiration from products they've seen from magazines or work by other designer's they admire. He brings our current society into the equation.
He's not the only one who does this, I'm sure. But he is one of those designers whose work reflects his idea of society more than his idea of tradition. His work is very modernized. When designing a digital camera, he went away from the rectangular shape because it's useless and made one designer to fit in your hand like a handle with one toggle/button. He made it durable with a rubbery silicon covering that's easy to hold on to. He designed it for easier use not for tradtional looks. I thought that was great.
Design is something that we can all do. We design our lives by our chosen attitudes and our chosen limit to knowledge. We decorate our living and work spaces based on the same concepts. Part of green design is pulling away from the traditional practices. There may not be anything wrong with certain methods, but we shouldn't use them just because it's the way we've always done it. Karim described it as loosing one ritual and gaining another. I think of it as continual evolution, continual education, and continual innovation. Don't be afraid of green design because some of it may seem "radical". You might be the first builder to try it in your area, or the first house in the neighborhood. Personally, I like the one weird house on the block....
Here's an interesting blog about someone who did something a little radical to evaluate his current lifestyle, and redesign his practices: http://www.frogdesign.com/frogblog/author/trash-talk/
I just know that there are several of you out there who will run into my humble green blog and wonder (as cliche as this approach may be) "How can I go green?" or "How can I find green products?". The answer is kinda hard unless you know where to go. So here are a few sources that I've found useful.
These are just a few that I like. They have a lot of technical data, and a lot of easy to read stuff. You'll also find plenty of conferences and classes that usually come at a small cost. Check them out. Let me know what you think.
Urban areas create several environmental problems. A major problem discussed widely now is the urban heat bubble. Ashpalt on roads, parking lots, and roofs reflect heat into the air. This causes a heat problem. Other issues involve water. The asphalt and concrete that make up our urban areas do not absorb the water, so we get flash flood effects in our storm drains and sewer systems. Another problem is air pollution. Not only do we clear land full of oxygen producing plants, but we put carbon dioxides in the air.
These are all issues that green roofs can help solve:
Green roofs are generally intended for flat commercial roofs. The weight is greatly increases and the roof should be engineered accordingly. Residential roofs can potentially support a green roof system. I suggest looking into a modular system. Do your homework before installing any kind of green roof system. Plants should be selected to withstand a windy and hot climate. Drought and cold resistance is also a good idea for most of the United States and Canada.
One of the most fundamental ways to green up your home and save on energy bills is properly insulating your home. This in turn is great for the total environment, because most heat comes from fossil fuels. Traditionally, insulation has struggled with three main obstacles: formaldehyde, low r-value, and air gaps. Formaldehyde is a volatile organic compound or a VOC that stinks. Remember disecting the frog in highschool? VOCs create poor indoor air quality over a long period of time and are known to cause a number of diseases. R-Value speaks of an insulation's ability to control temperature. Just remember, the higher the better. Lastly, air gaps greatly reduce an products ability to perform. Air gaps must be filled in to receive the full benefit of insulation. Here's a quick breakdown on different options for insulating:
There are ways to seal air gaps and use a less expensive product. Most hardware stores carry a spray foam product in cans that can be directly applied to air gaps before installing your insulation. This is an inexpensive, though sometimes tedious, solution to a lower insulation budget. Just remember, a home is an investment. If it's not constructed properly, it can cost you much more money in the long run than green products cost up front. Fortunately, green products are coming down in price and we can start saving our monthly income along with the environment.
For helpful information, check out the videos at Mainstream Green.
There have been so many new products and innovations in the last several years. It's amazing to see how fast we can develop new technology. As a result, there is a huge push to throw away the old stuff and bring in the new. To say there is a fine line between upgrading for good purposes and being wasteful is a massive understatement. There are many fine lines, and they criss cross each other as often and as delicately as a spider's web. I hear talk about demolishing iconic buildings because they're out of date and waste a lot of energy. I hear debate over electronics and other equipment that is practically obselete within six months. Where are the fine lines of upgrading and wasting?
I was raised in a home without an abundance of financial means. Our toys had to last as long as possible, no matter how obselete they had become. When I was young, my parents gave us a used Nintendo for Chirstmas. We had it for years. We didn't get another video game system until the playstation came out. Unfortunately, we went with the competitor at the time, the Sega Saturn. Anyone remember the Sega Saturn? Probably not. Playstation took control of the U.S. gaming market almost immediately and the Sega Saturn basically left the country. It was huge in Asia, but there weren't any games for it in the U.S. Still, we kept it for years. Infact, my parents never bought another gaming system for us again. In contrast, I have friends who got the newest system every year. They have at least 10 gaming systems. Cell phones are worse. I've had four different ones in three years. With advances in green technology rapidly improving, are buildings going to fall victim to the same cycle?
No is the obvious answer, because they cost too much and take too long to build. However, everything inside the building is subject to the same system of purchase and waste. Sustainability demands that this linear cycle stop. How can we profess to believe in sustainability and saving the environment if we continue to consume at such a rapid rate?
Movements against the trend culminate in the idea that a manufacturer should be responsible for its product, all the way through disposal (or preferably recycling). Many companies have adopted this standard, but is it really that practical? I say that currently it is not practical for every manufacturer to take back all of its products when the consumers are done with them. We don't have the infrastructure for that to happen all of the time. Enter the third party companies. They have arisen to fill in the gaps and in many cases are more than willing to take certain products for recycling. However, all of this takes energy. We must consider the energy required in the whole process against the energy we would save by uprgrading. When we can develop hard numbers that show why we should upgrade, then by all means, we should upgade. Of course there are certain things that carry iconic value, that are worth saving. I don't comment on all of these issues, only the general concept of sustainability in products and architecture.
p.s. This opinion is that of Woody, not the company he works for.
I just read an interesting article by Ross Gelbspan at gristmill.grist.org. He warns that we have passed the deadline to turn our carbon emitting habits around and that dangerous climate change is now inevitable. According to Ross, "The IPCC, which reflects the findings of more than 2,000 scientists from over 100 countries, recently stated that it is 'very unlikely' that we will avoid the coming era of 'dangerous climate change.'" He continues "As one prominent climate scientist said recently, 'We are seeing impacts today that we did not expect to see until 2085.'" So how do we react to this hard notion? How valid is the arguement and how frantic should we become?
Some say that this whole thing is a hoax. As a good friend of mine pionted out, we had a global cooling scare in the 1970's. That didn't turn out to be such a big deal. So why are we all boarding the global warming train? How are things different now than they were 30 years ago? The answer is our technology. I'm not talking about our data collection abilities (though I'm sure that evolved impressively), but rather our engergy and architectural technologies. They are now advanced enough to provide us with a way of becoming more independent of the weather. We have solar and wind energy, geothermal heat exchange, high efficiency appliances, etc. These advances, though not perfect, can cut our dependancy on foreign nations, cut individuals dependency on the grid, and help us withstand nature's climate fluctuations with greater efficiency. And we can do all that and reduce our indisputable damages to mother earth. So why not?
To me, the arguement isn't whether global warming is a real threat, but rather pollution and rising energy costs, waste and social injustice. These are the root causes of most of our nation's problems. We should invest in the technology to create a better world. Then we don't need to squabble over who was right and who was wrong. We can just work towards a better future and a greater independence from all the variables out there.
One of the best ways to impact your energy consumption is with solar water heating units. This is often a system that consists of rooftop panels that heat a thermal fluid. This fluid is then pumped through a coil in a "pre-heated water tank" for storage. That tank is linked directly to your water heater. So when you turn on the hot water, it is pulled from the pre-heated tank, into the water heater, which will heat it a bit more if needed, and then to the fixture you are using. This can cut your water heating costs in half each year. Here are some search results about solar water heating systems.
What's amazing is that it works so well. Compared to photovoltaic solar panels (the ones that generate electricity) solar water heating is much more efficient. In fact, this is one of the best and most recommended ways to go solar. Systems range from home-made to about $15,000.00.
Another way to impact your heating and cooling expenses is to tap into the stable temperature of the earth. About 10 feet down, the temperature stays (in most places) about 60 F. Thermal heat exchange is a beautiful concept that you can put to use in your house. It works by pumping a thermal fluid through the ground, about 10 feet down (depending on where you live). This fluid, once warmed or cooled by the earth, then passes through your house. The fluid passively adjusts the temperature of your house and aids the heating and cooling process.
These two systems can dramatically reduce your energy consumption, and your utility bills. As always, research is important. Look to my older posts above for references that will have valuable information.
I've heard a lot of talk about greenwashing lately. It's been a topic of discussion for quite some time, but it's getting more attention. Greenwashing is a term used to describe overstating a products "green-ness", or, as some have appropriately put it, a products "shade of green". There are two main arguements. One, that greenwashing is an evil practice used to deceive consumers and slow down the green movement. Two, that accusing companies of greenwashing is unnecessary slander that punishes them for taking small steps in the right direction. What do you think?
Since it's obvious that some companies will want to overstate a products green characteristics to save money, I believe that it's important to call out those who truely and blatantly greenwash. Those companies are either trying to get away with doing the bare minimum or are lying. The importance of green products is largely immeasurable due to the huge and positive effect all of them collectively will have on our environment and health. The luster of green products is that they save so much money. So to lie about something so vastly important is undoubtedly a heinous sin. However, every issue has two extremes. The second being that some commentators and reporters are on a witch hunt, so to speak. Why should we seek to destroy the reputation of a company that is making small steps in the right direction. I doubt that those companies would lie about their shade of green. Although if they did while still making progress, an honest reminder of their particular shade would seem more appropriate. The worst result of the greenwashing witch hunt would be preventing a company of adopting green practices because they don't feel confident enough to go completely green. It's like the kid who doesn't go to the pool because his toes look funny.
I attended a seminar given by Penny Bonda, former president of the USGBC, who said she once asked Ray Anderson, chairman of carpet giant Interface, why they still use PVC backing. She said it keeps him up at night, but they just haven't found another product that performs as well as PVC does. That solution has yet to be found. Meanwhile, PVC will still be mass produced, using tons of petroleum and producing tons of pollution. Do we critisize them for it? Ray Anderson has been a fore-runner in the green movement for over a decade now and has developed more green business practices that almost anyone else. We have to move to a greener world, but we can only do it as fast as we are able. Greenwashing still equals bad, but lets not make fun of ugly toes.


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Robotis - Dynamixel MX-28T Servo (TTL) - 6pcs Bulk
The difference between this Bulk pack and the Stand alone MX-28 servos are the accessories: the 6pcs Bulk Pack does not include the Horn, Cables or Screws.
Horns and Cables for the 6pcs Bulk Packs may be purchased separately here: HN07-N101 Horn (for MX-28) | 3P Cables.
The Dynamixel MX Series servos feature a contactless (Magnetic) position encoder and PID control for superior accuracy and reliability. The MX series offers 12bit (4096) position resolution and can operate in the 360º range offering 0.008º resolution.
Dynamixel Servos are connected using a Daisy Chain mechanism and are queried and controlled with an advanced Serial protocol. Over 50 Read/Write parameters are available including Position feedback, Load feedback and PID tuning.
By default MX servos are set to ID1 and 57600bps; after purchase, please change ID and baud rate according to your needs.
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Kit contents
Horns and Cables for the 6pcs Bulk Packs may be purchased here: HN07-N101 Horn | 3P Cables ( You need 6x HN07-N101 horns and 1x Pack of 3P cables to complete the 6pcs Bulk. )


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TBM Forum: Working on the Web Round-Up
This month, new articles have been posted in the Working on the Web forum. A search engine optimization article explains how to get the greatest value from the single most important HTML tag on any web page, not only for improving your site's search engine rankings, but also to enable your visitors to easily return to your site. An article in the safe web surfing category details how to construct strong passwords which will protect your online accounts, yet will be easy to remember, written specifically for romance authors. In this article you will also find a URL to a site recommended by online security experts where you can test your new password for strength. Drop into the Working on the Web section of the forum to learn how to build your own strong passwords, and then share those skills with your family and friends to help keep them safe on the web, too.
Next month, articles planned for the Working on the Web forum include a cautionary tale on the correct use of the keyword tag and a review of a web site which is a massive treasure trove of resources which will be of great value to any historical author, and they are all there, free for the taking.
If you are not yet a Beau Monde member, and would like to join us, please visit our Membership page for details.
The Moral Premise By Cheryl Bolen
Do the scenes in the novel on which you are working sometimes play in your mind like a movie? That could very well work to your advantage as you write. In today's article, Cheryl Bolen shares tips from screenwriters which can help you strengthen the structure of your story.
Lord Byron, the Father of Computer Programming?
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote:
Truth or fiction? Essentially, true. Though mathematics confounded him and he was by no stretch of the imagination a computer programmer himself, Lord Byron was the father of the very first computer programmer, his daughter, Augusta Ada Byron.
Impossible? Computers are a twentieth-century invention, right? Not so.
Annual Mini Conference & Soiree!
The Beau Monde's annual one day mini-conference and soiree will be held Wednesday, July 25th during the RWA National conference at the Anaheim Marriott in California.
Starting with breakfast and the annual general meeting, the conference will include a variety of Regency-themed workshops throughout the day with knowledgeable presenters, including Candice Hern, Isobel Carr and this year's three time RITA nominee Vicky Dreiling. Our luncheon keynote speaker is the amazing Delilah Marvelle. Plus there will be a silent auction with plenty of Regency-themed items, critiques, etc. for you to bid on!
The evening's soiree will include music, dancing and the winners announcement of the Royal Ascot writing contest.
Registration fees are as follows:
Soiree Only Member: $60
Soiree Only Non Member: $75
Early Bird Members: $155
Early Bird Non-Members: $175
Regular Members: $170
Regular Non-Members: $190
Early bird registration ends June 15th.
For more information and to register, please visit the conference page.
New Book Releases – May, 2012
More New Book Releases from authors at The Beau Monde Chapter
( Regency historical ) of Romance Writers of America.
RUINED BY RUMOR by Alyssa Everett
Regency Historical – Release date May 21
Carina Press, [ASIN] B007BBVC6M
After waiting five years for her fiancé to return from the war and marry her, Roxana Langley has been jilted! She may have longed for excitement, but this was not what she had in mind…
Who could possibly throw over a woman as beautiful and vivacious as Roxana? Certainly not Alex Winslow, the Earl of Ayersley, who has spent years trying in vain to forget his unrequited love. When he learns she's been abandoned by her cad of a fiancé, he finds himself offering a shoulder for her to cry on. Comfort soon turns into a passionate kiss—and scandal when they are caught in an embrace.
Only one thing will save Roxana from certain ruination: marriage to the earl. The match may save her reputation, but responsible, tongue-tied Ayersley is a far cry from her dashing former fiancé. She's convinced Ayersley is merely doing his duty…while he's sure Roxana is still in love with another man. Are they trading one disaster for another?
INVITATION TO SCANDAL by Bronwen Evans
Regency Historical – Released 1 May 2012.
Kensington ISBN: 9780758259219
Her secrets are coming undone…
Plagued by scandalous rumors, Rheda Kerrich will stop at nothing to restore her reputation and make an honest living for herself-and she's determined to do it without a husband.
But times are hard, and smuggling is a risky though profitable trade. So when a dashing agent for the English government catches her in the act, she desperately resists his charms and conceals her illicit profession. Until she realizes he may be the key to her ultimate freedom-and unbridled passion.
Rufus Knight, Viscount Strathmore, has never had trouble beguiling the ladies of Kent. When his search for "Dark Shadow," a cunningly elusive smuggler, leads him to alluring and headstrong Rhe, her objections to his amorous advances merely incite a tantalizing game of cat and mouse. Soon, they'll find the very secrets driving them apart could ensnare them in a love they can't escape…
A PERILOUS JOURNEY by Gail Eastwood
Regency Traditional – Available May 15, 2012
A Regency Romance ebook reissue – Signet Regency (ebook),
Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, itunes.apple.com
Beset by troubles, a young runaway and her twin brother are helped on their journey by a handsome stranger who they later learn is the Earl of Brinton.
Crowded inns, bad weather, thieves and Bow Street Runners in pursuit are not enough to stop either the growing attraction between Gillian Kentwell and the earl or the trio's progress across the miles to Scotland where Gillian hopes to find freedom and a new life.
But will even greater setbacks ahead shatter the fragile trust forged on the road and destroy their chances for true happiness?
Gail Eastwood - Winner of the 1994 Golden Leaf Award "Best Regency" and finalist for CoRWA's Award of Excellence
THE MALORIE PHOENIX by Janet Mullany
Regency Historical – May 2012
eISBN: 978-1-937776-29-9 Amazon, B&N, Apple
She plays a deadly game, but nothing is as dangerous as love.
Benedict de Malorie, Earl of Trevisan, can never forget the masked woman he met one night at a London pleasure garden. The clever pickpocket stole his heart and his family's prized jewel – the Malorie Phoenix. But the family treasure reappears in Benedict's darkest hour, returned by its thief, along with the unexpected gift of his infant daughter.
Believing that she is dying, Jenny Smith leaves her daughter in the custody of the baby's blueblood father. Seven years later she finds herself in good health and alone, yearning for her only child. To raise enough money to support them both, she takes part in a daring escapade that requires her to impersonate a woman of quality. She fools the ton and Benedict himself.
When Jenny finds herself entangled in a murderous plot against Benedict, the father of her child, her carefully laid plans begin to fall apart. All she wants is her daughter back, but she never thought she'd fall in love with Benedict. Revealing her part in the plot means she will almost certainly lose Benedict and their daughter forever. But continuing to play her role puts them all in terrible danger.
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Harlequin, 978-1-459-23427-7 Release date July, 2012
THE UNREPENTANT RAKE, Available Now
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Available at Evernight, Amazon, and Amazon UK
What's the harm in a little white lie?
Especially when it could carry so much good—a new life for a wounded soldier, catharsis after long years of war, and an opportunity for lady composer Olivia Delancey to finally hear her music played in public.
Newspaper publisher Will Marsh refuses to compound the sins of his father's generation by taking money to print propaganda. But with the end of the wars in France and America, he needs something new to drive Londoners to grab his paper first. Why not publish the score of the "Tune That Took Waterloo," by a wounded vet, no less? As Olivia struggles to keep her secrets from this unsuitably alluring publisher, and Will fights to find the truth without losing his hold on this bright-eyed angel who has descended into his life, both discover another sort of truth.
Being the talk of London can be bad—or very, very good.
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A MARRIAGE MADE IN MAYFAIR by Tamara Gill
Regency Romance – Released June 2012
Decadent Publishing – http://www.decadentpublishing.
After a frightful first season, Miss Suzanna March is after one thing, revenge on the elusive rake, Lord Danning.
But with pockets to let, Lord Danning has other ideas and the newly improved Suzanna fits all his credentials as a future wife. But will Suzanna fall for such pretty words from a charmer only after one thing.
Or will Danning prove to Suzanna and himself that she is more than his ticket out of debtor's prison.
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Spotlight on Barbara Dawson Smith By Cheryl Bolen
Over the past few years, Cheryl Bolen has been publishing a Spotlight series of biographical sketches of a number of romance writers at her web site. She has graciously allowed us to re-post those biographical sketches here at the Beau Monde blog.
Today, we begin with a biographical sketch of award-winning romance author, Barbara Dawson Smith …
A Romance Reader's Pet Peeves: The 10 That Set Me On Edge Every Time! By Regan Walker
A Romance Reader's Pet Peeves: The 10 That Set Me On Edge Every Time! By Regan Walker
All readers have their pet peeves and it's why we love some romances and hate others.
I found it rather cathartic to set mine to paper. I wanted to speak for other readers whose reviews I see on the Internet (along with mine). Though I read primarily historical romance, these aren't limited to that genre. Hopefully this will help authors who want to please their readers avoid some pitfalls.
Here are my top 10:
1812: A Turning Point in British History by Laurie Alice Eakes
1812: A Turning Point in British History by Laurie Alice Eakes
For those of us immersed in the Regency time period, the year 1812 holds numerous significant incidents–incidents that set history on a course from the old world and into the new. Power changed hands in government and wars, the Industrial Revolution dug in its heels, and Great Britain, for all it became the most far-flung empire in history, began to receive its first glimpse of a shocking truth—it would not always rule the waves.
By 1811, few people denied that the king was permanently mad and could no longer be head of state. The Regency bill passed making his eldest son, also a George, the Prince Regent, or the head of the government. The king, however, still showed enough glimpses of restoration to health that "Prinney" didn't assume full powers of his role until 1812.
A gamester and profligate spender, the Prince Regent was forever petitioning Parliament for money. This placed him in the power of Parliament and the role of royalty in actually running the government of the kingdom began to diminish.
While Prinney assumed his role as head of Great Britain, a man known as Captain Ludd assumed a different kind of leadership role mostly in the north. The Luddite Rebellion fills books it is such a complex subject, a small war that ultimately took soldiers into Nottingham and York and Lancashire to put it down. Many men died.
Comfits — Regency Tic-Tacs®
A cross-post from The Regency Redingote:
Not only did a great many people regularly brush their teeth during the years of the Regency, they were also concerned about bad breath when socializing with others. For that reason, many people carried small sweets about with them. In Shakespeare's day they were called "kissing comfits," but by the time of the Regency they were referred to simply as comfits.
What exactly were these Regency breath-mints? Of what were they made, how were they made, and how were they carried?
Maria Edgeworth – Regency Promenade by Nancy Mayer
In our Regency Promenade today, Nancy Mayer looks at Maria Edgeworth, a prolific writer of adults' and children's literature who held advanced views on estate management, politics and education.
Maria Edgeworth 1767-1849
"As a woman, my life, wholly domestic, can offer nothing
of interest to the public." Maria
Maria Edgeworth was one of three children born to her father's first, and least loved, wife.
Richard Edgeworth had four wives and twenty-one children. He had a large estate in Ireland. He experimented with education , using his children as subjects. Maria adored her father.
He brought her home from school when she was sixteen and set her as an assistant teacher to her siblings.
Maria's family knew her as a warm, practical, volatile, loving person.
She became agitated over little upsets but was calm and efficient in major upheavals; she scoffed at the use of the supernatural and overly comic in books but enjoyed reading about them with her family.
She accepted her father's philosophy of utilitarinism and incorporated its lessons in her stories for children.
She believed that a woman's best profession was that of wife and mother, but never married.
She considered herself a critic of the feminist movement of Wollstonecraft and Mary Hays, but her writings mark her as a closet feminist; she also demonstrated an interest and competence in "masculine subjects" such as science, accounting, and logic.
At first, Maria wrote her books in collaboration or with the suggestion of her father. However with Letters for Literary Ladies and Castle Rackrent she wrote both of them without the knowledge of her father.
Hannah More and Her Circle By Cheryl Bolen
Today, Cheryl Bolen reviews a book on Hannah More, who was an important figure campaigning for social reform in Regency England. But did you know that in her younger days the proper Hannah More had written for the stage and had become friendly with some of the leading lights of English theatre and literature? Once you have read Cheryl's review of this biography of Hannah More, you may want to seek out the book at your local library to learn more about this fascinating woman.


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News Release"You now know what to do to make a difference," Dr. Reed Tuckson tells UM SPH class of 2011.May 2, 2011, release from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. ANN ARBOR--The graduation ceremony held on April 28, 2011, at historic Hill Auditorium recognized 299 degree candidates from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dean Martin Philbert presided. "This is the day we rejoice in the achievements of every student who has earned a degree at this most distinguished institution," Dean Philbert said. "I know that today's graduates will carry on the school's legacy of excellence in contributions to public health." Dean Philbert noted that the students came to UM SPH from 130 undergraduate institutions and 20 other countries (Albania, Cameroon, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, and United Kingdom). They are joining the UM SPH alumni network of more than 13,000 public health professionals working across America and around the world. Remarks on Behalf of the StudentsM.P.H. candidate Matthew Bialko addressed fellow graduates and guests on behalf of the class of 2011. "If there's one thing we've all learned here at Michigan, it is that there's no shortage of health disparities in the world," he said. He added that he and his fellow graduates will go forth "dedicated to addressing and reducing those disparities," particularly for the most vulnerable populations. "Employ integrative approaches to solving problems," he urged fellow graduates. "Work towards realistic goals and seek to make cumulative improvements in public health around the world." Faculty & Alumni HonoreesThe faculty recipients of the school's annual awards were announced at the ceremony:
Address by Dr. Reed TucksonDean Philbert introduced the 2011 graduation speaker: Reed Tuckson, M.D., Executive Vice-President and Chief of Medical Affairs at UnitedHealth Group. An active member of the Institute of Medicine, Dr. Tuckson was also Commissioner of Public Health for the District of Columbia, senior vice president for professsional standards at the American Medical Association, and president of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, an institution with significant focus on underserved communities. "Today Dr. Tuckson oversees the provision of health services to UnitedHealth Group's 75 million members, and he is changing and improving care in America," Dean Philbert said. "He is at the forefront of efforts to reform the American health care system, in part by shifting our focus from illness to prevention." Dr. Tuckson acknowledged the achievement of the graduates and welcomed them into "this great profession." He proclaimed that parents and other family members were warranted in "the immense pride and unashamed relief filling this hall." He outlined three major challenges for graduates:
"You're lucky, because thanks to this great faculty, you know what to do," he concluded. "You now know what to do to make a difference." Closing RemarksAfter the presentation of degrees to graduates, Dean Philbert noted an environmentally motivated change to the post-ceremony reception for 2011: "All the plates, cups, napkins, etc. are made with 100-percent compostable materials." The announcement was greeted with enthusiastic applause. Graduates were reminded that they will go forth to face many challenges, from "new and proliferating technologies that can be both helpful and a hindrance" to injustices that are as old as human civilization. "But because of who you are and what you are capable of doing," Dean Philbert said, "I look forward to the future with an uncompromised optimism." More on University of Michigan campuswide commencement April 30, 2011. Contact: Terri Mellow, director of communications, (734) 764-8094 or
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Hudson, FL - Interventional Cardiologist, Rami Akel, M.D. FACC, FSCAI is the featured speaker for the Heart 2 Heart (Cardiovascular- Peripheral Vascular ) Support Group upcoming lecture on "Atherosclerosis, More Than One Ugly Face for the Same Problem."
Atherosclorosis or "hardening of the arteries" is a very common disease that affects more than 5 million Americans. This disease has multiple presenting complaints, all of which carry a very large burden to our society. The presentation ranges from coronary artery disease to stroke or peripheral arterial disease. Each of which is another "ugly" face of the same problem.
Early identification and treatment is paramount in the management of this disease but an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure for this serious disease.
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James Raphael Mitchell, 27, of Pittsburg, was granted an extension by Judge Kelly Simmons at the request of his defense attorney, Terence Hallinan, who said he wanted to continue examining evidence.
Mitchell, who did not speak during his brief court appearance Wednesday and remains held without bail, will return to court at 1:30 p.m. July 24 to enter a plea.
"We want to look at all the reports and look at the various evidence," said Hallinan, a former San Francisco district attorney, outside court. "We're trying to slow this thing down and catch our breath."
Mitchell is suspected of beating to death his former girlfriend, 29-year-old Danielle Keller, with a baseball bat Sunday and then kidnapping their 1-year-old daughter, Samantha. The attack occurred at the home Keller and the baby shared with Keller's mother, Claudia Stevens.
Police arrested Mitchell later that night after tracking him and the baby down in Citrus Heights. The infant was not physically injured and remains with child protective services.
Mitchell was charged Tuesday with murder, domestic violence, kidnapping, child abduction and child endangerment. Under the charges filed, Mitchell would not face the death penalty, but could face life in prison.
Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian said that although "the defense wishes (a delay) to review based on discovery, we will press for a plea.
"The process has to start," Berberian said outside court.
San Rafael attorney Charlotte Hideko Huggins, who represented Keller in a domestic violence case against Mitchell in 2008, said delays in courtroom proceedings were normal "in a big case like this.
"This is not going to be a speedy trial," Hideko Huggins said.
Mitchell is the son of the late porn impresario Jim Mitchell and the nephew of Artie Mitchell, his father's business partner. In 1991, Jim Mitchell shot his brother to death in Corte Madera and was sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter. He served three years.
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PathMotion careers app points at new age of Facebook-centric recruitment
While LinkedIn has taken a number of steps to emulate the style of its cooler social cousin Facebook, it's generally accepted that Facebook, with its fingers in many other pies, has left the recruitment biz alone, choosing to focus on other pursuits and leaving the jobs sector in more established hands.
However, we've already seen the efforts of some to turn Facebook into a recruitment hot spot, and why not? Everyone's on it, after all, and surely it makes sense to marry this hive of personal information with employers looking for their perfect candidates? Or, as the case may be, candidates with their perfect employers.
PathMotion's Career Inspiration app for Facebook, currently used by the likes of the NHS, Arriva and KPMG, is seeing tremendous success in this field, allowing potential candidates to get a real glimpse of the inner-workings of a company, and for the company to get a real glimpse of their potential workforce.
Within the app, candidates can learn about the company, ask questions, reach out to other employees and navigate job opportunities. Companies can showcase their brand, find prospective candidates, stimulate dialogue and manage their recruitment ambassadors. In essence, it's a virtual careers fair.
Launched in September 2012, the app was quickly adopted by a variety of large blue chip corporations and SMEs, and has already seen tangible success. The NHS Leadership Academy, for example, saw more than 20,000 impressions and 2,500 social interactions within three months of using it and has since won an award for the Best Use of Social Media at the Social Media Graduate Recruitment Conference and Awards Ceremony.
Charlie Reeve, graduate recruitment and development manager at Arriva, says: "For us, the main advantage of the Careers Inspiration app is that it will potentially reach people who have never considered a career in public transport.
"Also, importantly, it'll help start conversations with potential candidates so they can really get to know and understand the culture of Arriva and it does it in a way that they're familiar with. Our target audience is already on Facebook."
Thousands of brands and companies already have a Facebook presence in order to engage with potential customers, so it makes sense to have a Facebook presence from which to engage with potential employees, too (they're the ones that'll be engaging with the customers, after all).
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Former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine has shown interest in forming an investment group to purchase the Thrashers. The Billerica native was a standout prep hockey player who was drafted by the Kings but chose a career in baseball instead. Now, he wants to keep hockey in Atlanta, despite the fact that the Thrashers are one of the league's least valuable teams.
A 63-year-old woman from Yonkers, N.Y., sued the Yankees, claiming her late uncle designed the team's top-hat logo in 1936. Tanit Buday claims then-Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert asked Kenneth Timur to make the design, long credited to sports artist Henry Alonzo "Lon" Keller. Yankees spokeswoman Alice McGillion said there's no proof of Buday's claim. "This is a wonderful country, where anybody can sue for anything, even when the allegations are over 70 years old," McGillion said.
ESPN announced Monday that it will stop running poker shows and advertisements, following the U.S. government's indictments against gambling websites that sponsor the shows. The government froze bank accounts in 14 countries and seized the websites of poker sites including major sponsors PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. "For the immediate future, we are making efforts to remove related advertising and programming pending further review," ESPN said in a statement.
It was a clean sweep for Kenya in the 115th running of the Boston Marathon. Geoffrey Mutai won the men's race with a record time of 2:03:02, which broke the course record of 2:05:52 set last year by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot. American Ryan Hall finished fourth in the men's race. In the women's race, Kenya's Caroline Kilel held on to win after a strong challenge from Desiree Davila of the United States. Kilel finished with an official time of 2 hours 22 minutes 36 seconds.
In what is believed to be the highest price paid for a piece of football memorabilia, an autographed Houston Oilers helmet was auctioned for $2 million late last week. Houston lawyer Steve Mostyn outbid his wife Amber for the helmet signed by coach Bum Phillips and players.
Read more about that story and others, plus check out videos, trivia and more, at Monday's Morning Mashup.
With Yankees reliever Pedro Feliciano likely done for the season with a tear in his shoulder, general manager Brian Cashman defended the team's handling of the bullpen by talking about how he used to try to protect relievers from being overused by former manager Joe Torre.
Meanwhile, during a year in which baseball commissioner Bud Selig predicted record attendance, six teams already have set a record for smallest crowd in their current stadiums.
Terry Francona is staying calm despite the Red Sox' 2-9 start, but managers of other teams that have had issues early aren't shy about letting off steam. In New York, new Mets boss Terry Collins "went ballistic" in a closed-door team meeting Wednesday night after his team lost to the Rockies to fall to 4-7. And White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had another memorable expletive-laden press conference after his team's 7-4 loss to the A's in 10 innings, in which Chicago gave up three runs each in the ninth and 10th.
After meeting with officials from the University of Miami on Monday, Tommy Amaker announced Tuesday that he will remain Harvard's basketball coach. Amaker has spent four years in Cambridge, leading the Crimson to a share of the Ivy League title this past season. He reportedly turned down a five-year deal with Miami worth about $1.1 million per season. "I'm appreciative of and flattered by the interest shown in me by other fine universities, but I am proud and honored to represent Harvard," Amaker said in a statement.
Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva, who was involved in an incident with Kevin Garnett earlier this season, has a new worst enemy. In Monday night's game vs. the Cavaliers, Villanueva and Ryan Hollins were ejected following a fourth-quarter scrum. After things appeared to have calmed down, Villanueva ran across to the court in an attempt to get at Hollins while being restrained by a teammate and security guard. As he was led to the Pistons locker room, Villanueva said, "I will kill that dude. I don't give a [expletive]." After the game, Villanueva was more subdued.
PGA golfer and analyst Brad Faxon joined the Dennis & Callahan show Monday morning to talk about the Masters. South African Charl Schwartzel finished with birdies in his final four holes Sunday to win his first Masters at age 26.
"If you don't like golf, you wouldn't have liked that. That was an unbelievable day," Faxon said. "[Jack Nicklaus' win in 1986] might have been the best one to watch. This one was a close second."


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Neil Sedaka is very proud of his "55 years." In our short conversation, the 74-year-old vocalist, multi-instrumentalist (most importantly pianist) and songwriter-for-hire brings up that figure at least twice as he discusses how long he has been part of the American music industry. Sedaka has both witnessed and played a key hand in developing a staggeringly broad swath of American pop music, particularly during the 1960s and '70s. The New York native and now NYC/LA resident started playing piano at age 9 and was attending the Julliard School as a kid. As a teen, he began writing songs at the iconic Brill Building. He would eventually end up with a sprawling discography as a solo performer (his debut album was 1959's Rock with Neil Sedaka and he's still making more), have tunes covered by Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, and working with Elton John, the Monkees and Abba. Sedaka guesses that he has played a role in 500 or 600 records over the years. His name has become a cornerstone for a certain era of doe-eyed, clean and lovelorn pop. Really, he's a cat whose biography is long and historic enough to swallow several paragraphs, so if you look one thing up on Wikipedia today, make it him. I spoke to Sedaka last March before his original show at Ridgefield Playhouse was postponed.
You had those early experiences writing for Atlantic Records producers Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler where you were doing songs for the Cookies, the Clovers and other acts. You were an early teenager then. What was that experience like?
I started writing at 13. At 16, I peddled my songs. I got on the subway and went to various record companies and publishers. I went into Atlantic Records, as you say. I had two R&B hits in the top 10: LaVern Baker, "I Waited Too Long," and Clyde McPhatter sang "Since You've Been Gone." The Cookies was the first record. I used to listen to a lot of the black music on New York radio. That was a good start, but, of course, I wanted to record my own songs because I have an extraordinary voice. I say that very proudly. My voice has never changed. When I was 19, I auditioned for RCA Records, and they signed me right after Elvis.
What's your most vivid memory of working with songwriter Howard Greenfield in the Brill Building?
I would say the last song we wrote together — "Love Will Keep Us Together" — recorded by Captain & Tennille. I wrote hundreds of songs with Howie. Unfortunately, he's not with us anymore, but his lyrics live on. There were so many beautiful songs with Howie: "[The] Hungry Years," "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Calendar Girl." In those days, we did albums of 12 songs, so it was writing every day in the Brill Building. It was like a job, from 10 in the morning 'til 5 in the afternoon five days a week, and I have wonderful memories of all of it.
How would you describe the act of writing for teenagers back then? Do you think that the act of writing for teenagers is fundamentally different now from how it was back then?
Well, in those days, it was very innocent. Times were very easy. We wrote about Sweet 16 parties and calendar girls and stairways to heaven. It was very naive. I was a teenager writing for a teenage market, so you grow up and you mature and you write more mature songs and you have to reinvent Neil Sedaka. You can't do the same things anymore than you used to do. You have to raise the level and try something different. I think that's the reason I've been around for 55 years.
I think [songwriting for teens is] so much more open today. They talk about relationships. In my day, if you kissed somebody, it was a big deal. Today, it goes further than that. Young kids are doing much more than kissing, and the songs do talk about it.
Aesthetically, you've always espoused a clean style: clean melodies, a clean voice, clean production. What do you enjoy about keeping that cleanliness instead of adding distortion and rough textures?
Well, I can't be what I'm not. I'm a melodic singer/writer. My heroes were Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Frank Loesser, Richard Rodgers. They were melodic, clean. I can't sing and write what I'm not. I have to be true to what I do best. To me, a good melody and an intelligible lyric is still the ultimate goal.
You've also talked about how it's good to be able to write in the privacy of your living room, but if you take that song and it doesn't reach the masses, you've failed at your task as a songwriter. Why do you think that reaching the masses is so important?
That's a good question. You can write for yourself and be very satisfied and play it for friends and family in your living room, but to me, if it doesn't reach the masses, it doesn't really prove that you're in the culture of the time. I pride myself in the fact that [in] the early years, I tried to match the culture of the time. Today, I don't write for the commercial reason. I write something that pleases me spiritually, emotionally. It's not important [now], but [in] the beginning, I did try to reach the masses because I was writing for a top 40 market, and if you weren't in the top 10, I thought it was a failure.
Early in your career, what was the worst piece of advice someone in the music industry gave you?
It came from accountants and managers: mismanagement, mis-accounting, not being paid properly. Some of the managers booked me overseas because I was writing for these publishers and I wasn't a seasoned performer. That doesn't come overnight — it takes many years to become a seasoned performer — so they booked me in the Philippine Islands, in Argentina — far away in case I flopped, in case I bombed out, it wouldn't affect my record sales. As a result, I wasn't as big in America as I should have been. Then, slowly but surely in the second career, when Elton took my songs to his record label, I was on television, and I was seen by America [through] Carol Burnett and Sonny and Cher's show and Johnny Carson. People saw Neil Sedaka rather than just a voice on the radio.
When it comes to your early career and how if you had better management, you might have been in a different place, is that something you ever think about in the day-to-day or does it just come up in things like interviews?
I'm very, very lucky that I am a working artist for 55 years. I still sell out. People grew up with my songs. I'm part of their life. I get e-mails from all over the world that I reach people emotionally, that I've helped them physically or emotionally through sickness and through dramas. I think it's marvelous that you can do that with a song.
When it comes to the business of making pop music, what would you say is the most fundamental element that someone who is young and wants to go into it should know about?
They have to write their own songs. They have to love it with a passion. I think this should be a sideline. They should continue in school. They should get a profession. This should be something that they enjoy. If it happens, it happens, but I really think that the only way it's going to happen is if they really want it with a great passion and they have great drive and ambition.
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November 14, 2005
Pay What You Feel
Sue Pelletier at Face2Face used an example of brilliant customer service on the part of TypePad (the application behind this blog and many others) to propose the concept of "pay what you feel" as a conference pricing strategy.
The genesis of Sue's post was that TypePad has been experiencing a number of technical problems lately. These are mostly related to their astounding growth and the need to massively upgrade server capacity. But if your blog is your business, any outage is terribly inconvenient. Not unlike email going down at critical moments.
What TypePad did was offer users several options for compensation. You chose how much they owed you. No proof needed that you were inconvenienced. It's all on the honor system. Some bloggers have already posted they won't take any money. Others may take the highest amount offered. We're opting for the least pain (15 free days) because the timing only nominally affected our posting (although there were very s l o w uploads for what seemed like weeks), but it did prevent us from accessing stats on a fairly regular basis.
It was a novel way to handle the situation and one that should bring some love back to TypePad, although perhaps a bit late for those who've already bolted to WordPress (and we were thinking about it here.)
Using this scenario as a foundation, Sue asks the ultimate "what if" - What if we didn't have set registration fees and you simply paid what you thought the education/experience was worth.
It's a brilliant question.
Magnatune, a music licensing company, built their company around this type of pricing philosophy. You can order a CD for as little as $5.00 (that's the minimum acceptable price) or for as much as you think it's worth. Surprisingly (or not) the average price paid is about $8.93. Less than the $14 you'd pay at Sam Goody for a typical CD, but far above the minimum buyers could get away with.
We practice this with some of our artists in the coffeehouse. We will often guarantee a performer some agreed upon small amount. Then, instead of a fixed cover charge, we ask customers to pay us - not the performer - what they think the music was worth. Once we cover our costs, the performer can keep the rest. It's like a guaranteed full tip jar for them. And usually we cover our nut.
Could that work for a conference? Probably. It would be an exceedingly difficult sell to the CFO (note how few conferences have money back guarantees) but if someone were to do this, it would certainly raise eyebrows and generate press. Perhaps this is just the strategy needed for help innovative organizers gain solid, if not equal, footing with bigger cash cow events that are long on reputation and short on innovation.
On the surface it seems a workable strategy.
But we're forgetting something: cash flow. We often need that early registration cash flow to fund the final mailings and pay for some of the onsite work. For many small and some mid-sized events, B/E doesn't happen until the final couple of weeks when 50% or so of registrations are in.
How comfortable would you be producing an event knowing that you'll have to not only wait for payment from customers (who would have to be satisfied to pay more than a minimum amount) but that you would have no idea what your revenue per registrant is?
I wouldn't be too comfortable. While an organizer could promote a fairly high minimum payment so ensure they'd exceed B/E, that sort of undermines the whole philosophy.
Nevertheless, it's an interesting concept to ponder and one I imagine we'll see tried in the not too distant future. Just not by any of the megaevent producers - more likely by the events currently being driven by online communities.
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Now that I think about it, one group I'm involved with is sort of doing this for its annual meeting, if only accidentally. It's a really small group, and the meeting is limited to less than 40 attendees. There's a very small registration fee, which basically barely covers the costs.
Last year, several people paid more than the fee (double!), voluntarily, without the organizers even bringing the idea up. Some people paid more than the fee even though they weren't able to make the meeting. That's how strongly they felt about the group's mission.
Then again, this group is really passionate about what it's doing, and it's small, and no one even suggested that they do this--it was completely their idea. I have a hard time imagining it happening with larger, less-involved groups.
But wouldn't it be interesting? Talk about motivation to put on a really great event...
P.S. I didn't take any compensation days from Typepad, since I don't really use my account much these days.
Posted by: Sue Pelletier | Nov 16, 2005 10:36:52 AM
I've been thinking about this as a monetization strategy for membership in a business networking group. Right now, Biznik http://www.biznik.com is currently a free business networking group launched 6 months ago in Seattle. I think it would be really interesting to try this "pay what you feel" approach to membership fees. Most business networking groups are way overpriced. A component of this might be publically displaying on users profiles how much they've paid. That way people who are too cheap to contribute would get peer pressure from others who have.
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