I realized today that I hadn't updated my blog page in quite awhile! So here goes...
The sun's coming up nicely here, west of Hotlanta...that's what it's been lately. .. but I don't mind. I LOVE summertime..even though summer is not officially here yet.
Let's see, where to start.. I went to Nashville in May. Had a great time. Even did a little dancing at the Bourbon Street Bar there this time. There was this chick in the band that night, and MAN!! She could blow. I think she's the best female singer in a band that I have seen in a long time. I'll have to get the name of their band and tack in on here so you guys can check them out. I had some friends in town and also took a girlfriend with me, so it turned out okay.. the FUN factor that is..but trying to get an appointment with someone in Nashville is hard!! I had one appointment set up for a possible "songplugger" to listen to six songs.. well, she asked that I send them before I got there so she could listen and be ready to sit and talk with me when I got there.. so I get there.. and she hasn't listened!@! I have to admit, I was a little upset. No, a lot. So she tells me that she has them and will get back to me.. still nothing. A month later. WHY do people have to be this way? Is it because I am a NOBODY in their eyes? Bite ME. :(
I did meet quite a few new folks and was given the okay to contact a new person next time I was coming to town... a publisher. Went to the French Quarter and supported some local Georgia boys (songwriters) who were performing there that night. So there it was May.. and it was COLD in Nashville. My girlfriend and I took sandals and short sleeves, and DANG!!! HELLO?
Georgia Music Industry Assoc. (GMIA) will be starting a monthly workshop/critique session on the fourth Sunday of each month. This coming Sunday will be our first one, and I am looking forward to it. Workshops will be conducted by local music biz folks/songwriters/and hopefully we'll be bringing some Nashville folks in at times. For those interested in attending, see our website: www.gmia.org
Life's been extremely busy lately.. actually this whole year. I have a busy July coming up.. with possibly 3 out-of-town guests, but I hope they show... I'm looking forward to it.
Gotta go for now..
~~shelia
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Just Chit-Chat
Okay, so I just did this past weekend my annual community yard sale. First of all, it was threatening rain, but we managed to get through the thing w/o a drop, although it had started thundering when we were loading back up the stuff that DID NOT SELL. :( I sold a few things, but not as much as I had hoped for... but you know these things... you always see something that someone else has and you go get it, therefore, spending most of what you make!! HA. Let's see...
I found me some barstools for my new kitchen island .. a heck of a deal... a new ladder for $5... two pedastools to put plants on in my new house and.... a "tree" (fake) to put in my new dining room for only TWO BUCKS.. TWO BUCKS!!! I had been looking at these, and I am glad I waited.. cause even the cheap ones were over $30. DEALS.. gotta love them. So.. the day was okay.. met some new folks.. "neighbors," if you will... talked up the Georgia Music Industry Association to a few of them .. met a few musicians.. had a few record guys come by and sit and go through my record boxes.. it's always interesting to get into a conversation w/these record "LP and 45" guys.. and yeah, most of them are guys. In fact, out of all the years we have done record shows and flea markets.. I may have been the only woman actually selling them.. hmmmm... no, wait.. I may have seen a few at the Birmingham, AL, record show we did many years back.... but overall, it must be a GUY thing. Used to sell 'em on e-bay too. My husband found a 45 of the theme song for the Munsters tv show and bought it for a QUARTER... we put it on e-bay, started it at like $2 maybe and sold it to a couple out in Colorado who wanted it for their jukebox.. at a whopping ...
$237.00 !!!!! Gotta love it. It was fun back then. Don't do this any more, just don't have time...
as I am now trying to be a professional SONGWRITER. (giggle)... maybe I shouldn't sell all my record collection.. HA.
Anyway... Nashville is coming up.. I've got a few appts. made.. taking a few new songs with me.
Turns out, three of my Georgia Music Association guys are going up the same time and performing an in-the-round at the French Quarter... so I will be hopefully there supporting them. GMIA has a big Labor-Day event coming up.. we will be part of the Coweta Festival this year.. they are giving us 4-hours of stage time. Looking forward to this but at the same time don't want it to get here too fast, as that would mean summer was over.. . Sheesh!Can't even stand the thought of that right now.
Okay, other than this.. let's see.. I recently had a business meeting at Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, GA.
For those of you who are familiar with Rhodes Furniture.. this was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes.. they still have some of THEIR furniture, etc. in there. It's a beautiful place. Looks like a castle. We may be having some GMIA events there. Will know soon. I hear there's a ghost in there though, so I will make sure I am not left alone any. YIKES!! But if you are in the area, take the time to visit Rhodes Hall.
Okay, that's it for now.. now go write a wonderful song all you songwriters.. and if you are not a songwriter... go bowling or something today and have fun. :)
~~shelia
I found me some barstools for my new kitchen island .. a heck of a deal... a new ladder for $5... two pedastools to put plants on in my new house and.... a "tree" (fake) to put in my new dining room for only TWO BUCKS.. TWO BUCKS!!! I had been looking at these, and I am glad I waited.. cause even the cheap ones were over $30. DEALS.. gotta love them. So.. the day was okay.. met some new folks.. "neighbors," if you will... talked up the Georgia Music Industry Association to a few of them .. met a few musicians.. had a few record guys come by and sit and go through my record boxes.. it's always interesting to get into a conversation w/these record "LP and 45" guys.. and yeah, most of them are guys. In fact, out of all the years we have done record shows and flea markets.. I may have been the only woman actually selling them.. hmmmm... no, wait.. I may have seen a few at the Birmingham, AL, record show we did many years back.... but overall, it must be a GUY thing. Used to sell 'em on e-bay too. My husband found a 45 of the theme song for the Munsters tv show and bought it for a QUARTER... we put it on e-bay, started it at like $2 maybe and sold it to a couple out in Colorado who wanted it for their jukebox.. at a whopping ...
$237.00 !!!!! Gotta love it. It was fun back then. Don't do this any more, just don't have time...
as I am now trying to be a professional SONGWRITER. (giggle)... maybe I shouldn't sell all my record collection.. HA.
Anyway... Nashville is coming up.. I've got a few appts. made.. taking a few new songs with me.
Turns out, three of my Georgia Music Association guys are going up the same time and performing an in-the-round at the French Quarter... so I will be hopefully there supporting them. GMIA has a big Labor-Day event coming up.. we will be part of the Coweta Festival this year.. they are giving us 4-hours of stage time. Looking forward to this but at the same time don't want it to get here too fast, as that would mean summer was over.. . Sheesh!Can't even stand the thought of that right now.
Okay, other than this.. let's see.. I recently had a business meeting at Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, GA.
For those of you who are familiar with Rhodes Furniture.. this was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes.. they still have some of THEIR furniture, etc. in there. It's a beautiful place. Looks like a castle. We may be having some GMIA events there. Will know soon. I hear there's a ghost in there though, so I will make sure I am not left alone any. YIKES!! But if you are in the area, take the time to visit Rhodes Hall.
Okay, that's it for now.. now go write a wonderful song all you songwriters.. and if you are not a songwriter... go bowling or something today and have fun. :)
~~shelia
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