rock star Em!

Hi Rod,

Long time no talkie - what's cracking? Today I've been thinking about what I need to do to advance my career as a musician. I've been spinning in circles for awhile, so I've decided its time to gather the troops, circle the wagons, take a step back (insert another cliche phrase here) and come up with a new strategy, because the old one doesn't seem to be working. Sometimes I have to remind myself about why I do anything, and what my goal is on this sweet earth - ready for it - here it comes - Music! But you knew that already... :)

The way I figure it, I'm already a few steps ahead of the game. Here's why - I can play the guitar. I can sing. I can write music. I've got the "look", the je ne sais quoi,so to speak. I've got a personality :) I'm a little older, and I've been around the business for awhile. I even have the last name of one of the most famous musicians of all time, so that's gotta count for something. Plus I recently looked up my middle name (a flower) and it sometimes has the name of another famous musician before it, so I'm destined for stardom, lol. I have contacts in the business, I have potential, and I have spunk - where do I sign? Ok, I know I need to do more work, so here's what I came up with Rod - I've written a new single, which I think is my best so far, and I uploaded on my myspace music page. I've got the name of a few more producers, and I'm working my contacts via email, phone calls, etc. It's just hard trying to do this when you need to pay bills, pay rent, make ends meet, work multiple jobs, etc. Plus I met a cool guy last weekend who said he's a music producer and he'd help me record an album, woo hoo! I sent him a demo so we'll see. Plus he's cute, so double woo hoo!

See Rod, my new theme this week is "positive". I'm gonna go drink a glass half full of beer and lay in the green grass, which happens to be on my side of the street :)

Love,
Em