I'm being a bit lazy today. Haven't much worked on my projects as of late. So I figured I'd post a bit more about myself, like an interview, so here we go :)
Favorite fantasy movies: All of the Lord of the Rings/Hobbit movies, Avatar, Gladiator, 300, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Kingdom of Heaven
Favorite Sci Fi movies: All the Star Trek movies, the first Star Wars trilogy, Pacific Rim, all of the Resident Evil movies, Transformers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar,
Favorite Horror movies: SAW, Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal, The Shining, Pet Cemetery, Split, Aliens, Predator, Silent Hill,
Favorite Action movies: The X-Men, The Avengers, Jack Reacher, the Jason Bourne trilogy, the Shooter, The Quick and the Dead, the Terminator movies,
Movies that make me sad and cry: Braveheart, Passengers (2016), Lord of the Rings - Return of the King, Titanic, The Green Mile, and now the ending of Armageddon >> I don't watch them often because they remind me of sad personal things. So presently, I don't watch ANY romance movies.
Favorite Comedy Movies: Monty Python (all 3), Family Guy Star Wars trilogy, Zombieland, Idiocracy, Scary Movie, Deadpool,
Favorite TV comedies: Family Guy, sometimes Robot Chicken, American Dad, South Park,
Cartoons I watched as a kid: Flintstones, Speed Racer, Kimba the White Lion, Thundercats, Underdog, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Coco the Clown, Gumby and Pokey, Banana Splits, Mighty Mouse, Jetsons, Roger Ramjet, Popeye, Bugs Bunny/Roadrunner show, Space Ace, Atom Ant, Pink Panther, Space Ghost. There were sooooooo many cartoons. Too many to mention.
I watch a ton of Documentaries and Educational shows: Ancient Aliens, How It's Made, Food Factory, Mysteries of the Abandoned, Secrets of the Universe, How the Earth was Made, The Unexplained, Modern Marvels, Air Disasters, Engineering Disasters, Law and Order, Aerial America, UFO's Uncovered, Drugs Inc., Unearthed, Life Below Zero, the BBC Blue Planet and associated nature documentaries, What on Earth,
Other TV shows: Naked and Afraid, SpongeBob, Star Trek Voyager/DS9/TNG, X Files, NCIS, River Monsters,
Things I'm not really interested in: Politics, Religion, Reality Shows, Decorating shows, The Food channel, fake people, fake food, liars, sociopaths, pastries, decaffeinated coffee, 1 dimensional personalities, the Global Warming politics, those plastic bags at the supermarket vegetable section you can't get open without licking your fingers, I like Opera but not the screamy kind of opera, shopping carts with that one bad wheel,
Favorite music: Always liked Metal and Classical, so fusion genres are always good. I made EDM for a while, and still do from time to time. I still compose hybrid classical/ambient music. So far, I have 5 albums and a few singles on Spotify/Bandcamp. Currently I'm into Japanese Metal and my favorite band is Unlucky Morpheus.
Random Shit: Navy veteran, coffee drinker, my PC monitor is almost the same size as my TV, I drive a GMC 4X4 truck, I have an ammo reloading bench, I'm a nerd that looks like a Rocker, I've authored several books, light smoker, big on natural supplements, pharmaceuticals are not an option 99% of the time, I Fast from 14-20 hours a day, always philosophical, I have a nearly fully stocked medical Trauma kit in my room, had a Master 1st Aid certification at one time, I know every curse word there is but I respect those who do not, I love Battlebots, I'm devoted to only one woman, Prepper/survivalist, Weather spotter, classic Kung Fu movies, seen ALL the Faces of Death shows, my credit is shit because I pay cash for most everything, every month I donate to the Wounded Warriors Project and the ASPCA, always wanted kids but still do not have any, I have more hobbies than time, I can do electrical/plumbing/mechanical/repair work as well as industrial maintenance and scheduling, I can cook but I'm no master chef, took a Correspondence course in Private Investigation (Top Student in my class), I hold a World Record in I think 2 games played on the Tandy Color Computer,
I'll be 60 this year, but my lifestyle is more like a 40 year old. Bluegrass and Gospel are the big thing here, but it's not my thing at all. It's one of the main reasons I don't go out much. Not much at all to do around here, but I love the quiet and the open country. Out here, gunshots don't raise any eyebrows. I got tired of the Rat Race years ago, and needed a change. Although it isn't very supportive of my music, I still enjoy it. In my Region, my electronica and ambient music have been #1 in the Reverbnation charts for over a decade, yet I'm still a nobody around here. I rarely make money from my music. I don't mind spending money on it, but I know it will never pay itself off. I have gifted/supported one of my favorite bands with about $2000 to help them out during this pandemic. I'd like to help out others, but I am by no means rich, although I have purchased other albums/tracks. I'm on a fixed income, and I don't blow it just because I have it. I'm still saving for my vacation ;)
It's getting late, and I still have a few things to do before bed, but I will update this blog very soon.
5/6/21: I am in the process of putting together my first ever REAL CD. It will be 9 tracks, which are the best of my Cinematic/Epic Symphony pieces. They have been released on YouTube, Bandcamp, and distributed to other platforms such as iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, iHeart, Deezer, TikTok, Instagram, Napster, Amazon Music, and a few others. The difference will be that these tracks are being sent out to be professionally mixed and mastered. I haven't decided if I will use them masters on the album. There will also be original cover art, and I'm hoping to have it as professional as I can. I am not a member of many of these platforms yet (besides Spotify and Amazon). It may be a limited production, and I know 1 is already pre-reserved for someone special. After this release, I will begin on the My Angel album (13 tracks) and have them professionally mastered as well. That will probably set me back $2000, so I'll do that after I return from my vacation. I'm also working on a 2 volume book about science and cosmology in association with ancient history. That will set me back a big chunk of money on professional publishing also. My vacation takes priority over these.
5/9/21: So why am I doing this? When I'm gone and my yearly distribution payments stop, my music will be pulled from ALL the distribution platforms (Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, iHeart, Deezer, Pandora, Tidal, Instagram, etc). So basically when I'm gone, so is my music. This way, I will still have music in circulation. As you have hopefully read in my other blogs, I don't have a wife or kids, so this is about the only hope at a Legacy that I will have. I will be publishing a 2 volume book about ancient mysteries and cosmic events next year. So in an attempt to leave some kind of legacy, I am creating physical copies of my work, as it will be my only bloodline. From all the money I have invested in this, I have recouped less than 1%. I'm not rich but I'm not concerned about the money. I can't take money or anything with me when I'm gone, but hopefully I can leave something that will make the world a little better. To many, money makes the world go around, but it cannot buy happiness. When you run out of money, you are then in a position to appreciate what it cannot buy.
6/8/21: Today has just been one of those days, and a hug would have really helped. But alas, there's only one of us here. Over the last few months the stress has been slowly building. I'm not a bundle of nerves, but I can feel the weight of it all. It seems as though everything on my timeline feels like any kind of headway is still months away. It would be nice to have someone special in my life to talk to. Instead I have all these thoughts swimming around in my head, unchecked. The surgery, the recovery, my vacation plans, my crush, my investments, my music future, the typical mid-life crisis shit, etc. It's like holding a grenade with the pin pulled and the only thing keeping it from going off is my determination to hold it firmly, and never let go. I'm at the mercy of a diminishing destiny, and the threads are getting thinner the longer I wait. Some days I wonder why I publish my music. There doesn't seem to be any validation in what I'm doing. I keep doing it because I need to create. Putting your deepest emotions into a song, only to get 3 or 4 plays a month on it, is not very motivating. Still I think one day it will be relevant to some.
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