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Sunday, May 11, 2008 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!Just wanted to wish all you mother's out there a Happy Mother's Day! I will be headed to Andover,
Minnesota to visit my Mom and Dad. My mother continues to make strides after her stroke last November. She is
doing well. Her speech isn't 100% yet but getting better every month. Take care!
9:48 am cdtWednesday, May 7, 2008 LATEST JOB! 7:14 pm cdtTuesday, May 6, 2008 VOICE 2008TRISH BASANYI and myself will be attending "VOICE 2008", an event put together by James Alburger and Penny Abshire, who we interviewed on our latest episode of "VOICE OVERS ON DEMAND". This is going to be a fantastic event. We will get to network with many voice over friends who we have
come to know by phone or the Internet. We are also going to be doing some drops from John Florian's, "VOICE OVER XTRA" booth. The event is August 8-11 in Los Angeles.
1:11 pm cdtFriday, April 25, 2008 HELLO FROM AUSTIN!Good evening!
A muggy night in Austin, Texas but what a wonderful city! I am headed out tomorrow night to enjoy some great live music!
It's rare that I get some time off during these teaching trips but I lucked out this weekend and I can't think of
a better city to have some time off in. We had some great sessions at "Razor's Edge Sound" in Austin this afternoon. Kevin Hamilton, the Engineer/Producer there has worked with a lot of
musicians and it was fascinating hearing inside stories of the industry. A talented guy indeed. Have a great weekend!
8:16 pm cdtTuesday, April 15, 2008 THE MEDIA IS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LAGGING ECONOMYHey, how about another front page story on how awful the
housing industry and the economy are? Is anyone else tired of the overkill? Being the savvy entrepreneur that
I am, my business depends on a strong economy. It is my belief that it wouldn't be as bad, if the media would focus
their attention on something else for a change. A lot of people live in fear and this constant barrage of negativity
makes everything worse. Cheers!
5:56 pm cdtMonday, April 14, 2008 RADIO COMMERCIAL FUN FACTSDid you know that there are 11,000 radio stations in the United States? Each of these stations runs about 12-15 minutes of commercials every hour. That works out to be about 300 minutes worth of commercials every day at each station. The average commercial is 30 seconds long so that is about 600 commercials on-air every day at every radio station. Multiply 600 by 11,000 radio stations and you'll soon learn that 6,600,000 commercials are being broadcast each day on the radio in the United States. Thursday, April 10, 2008 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MINNEAPOLIS!I knew it! I jinxed it by writing about the nice
weather in my last blog! Now, we're expected to get 8 inches of snow this weekend! Last year, I had flowers
coming up in landscape area. How sad! Please send the sunshine!
8:09 pm cdtSaturday, April 5, 2008 STOP THE PRESSES! IT'S 60 IN MINNEAPOLISWhile I do enjoy the beautiful spring weather, it's a
little embarrassing when we get our first warm day of the year because all the meteorologists act like it's the second
coming! It's too early to celebrate. We could still get snow in April. Ha! It is a nice feeling
opening the shed doors for the first time this year. You other yard nerds can relate, I'm sure. :)
7:10 pm cdtTuesday, April 1, 2008 DALLAS VOICE OVER MASTER CLASSSaturday, I hosted a master class in Dallas. We did some coaching, went over marketing concepts and got the troops ready to record their commercial and narration demos the following day. This particular group was very talented. Great voices and different styles of deliveries. I can see them going on to do great things in the industry.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 TEACHING IN TULSAWell, after eight attempts, the front desk actually got me into my hotel room. What's with those hotel room cards, anyway? They're supposed to actually open the door right? We're not just receiving those for the pizza discount on the back? The weather has been warm and breezy and the students are all having a good time. I am actually in a town outside of Tulsa called, "Broken Arrow". I will be here before I head back to Dallas to host a voice over master class. Sunday, March 16, 2008 SADLY, THE WINNER IS...So, after spending almost
a year traveling on and off for "Such A Voice", I've had some fun on the plane watching what people are reading. You would hope most people
would be reading US News and World Report or National Geographic but sadly, this couldn't be further from the truth.
Of all the flights I've been on, "People" is the winner and I couldn't be more sad about it. It's
no wonder Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton are more popular than Picasso and Gandhi. I have to look away and chuckle
in embarrassment. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for a guilty pleasure or two but come on! I mean,
90% of the people on these flights were reading "People"!! Personally? I'd rather read the vomit
bag.
5:23 pm cdtSaturday, March 15, 2008 LASTEST PODCAST IS UP!Good afternoon! The latest podcast is up!
Trish and I visit with Ben Werlin, Director of Operations for "Such A Voice". "Such A Voice" specializes
in voice over training and demo production. I am proud to be a part of them. Check the podcast section above to
listen or subscribe to "Voice Overs On Demand'!
5:23 pm cdtSunday, March 9, 2008 LONELY IN INDIANAGood evening! I am finally down to my last couple of days on this particular teaching tour. I'm
glad the bad weather is behind me. One more class tomorrow night in Lawrence, Indiana and then I fly back to Minneapolis
on Tuesday. As we get closer to "St. Patty's Day", hopefully the worst of the winter is behind us.
It's pretty sad when people throw parties when the temperature reaches 50!
7:00 pm cdt
Friday, March 7, 2008 SNOW STORM HITS LOUISVILLE AND INDIANAPOLISYes,
more snow! Will it ever end! I am on the road in Indianapolis and we got hit with a snowstorm which cancelled
two of my voice over classes. The National Weather Service is predicting about a foot of the white stuff, by the time
it's all over. At least I have plenty of time to finish up on some recording projects. Have a wonderful weekend
and let me know if you see the the spring anywhere. :)
2:11 pm cstSaturday, March 1, 2008 MASTER CLASS IN LOUISVILLEHello! Today I arrived in Louisville, Kentucky where I am getting ready to teach a voice over master class. The master class is an intensive voice over coaching drill where we go over several scripts with the students to help them prepare for their voice over demos. I also go into marketing, home studio set-ups and I do lots of one on one coaching. We work hard and we play hard and the students are very excited to get started with their new careers, whether it be part time or full time. Great weather in Kentucky! It was 55 today and it's supposed to be sunny and 65 tomorrow!
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