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  1. Are you worried about your job?No, was laid off last October and decided to go back to school, while I qualified for extended benefits to do so. Ability to pay rent or mortgage?No worries, while I was working my wife went to school and got her RN, her job is secure and makes good money. Our mortgage is modest Your retirement / 401k?WHAT 401k? Could never afford to contribute to it. Will start next year Are you putting off purchases?Not really, my seasonal side business is BOOMING (Yeah you heard me, BOOMING!) this year and can barely keep up. Is it altering your income directly from music?Not at all, in fact it's doubling. My Wife has a successful wedding band, and I just became a member therefore doubling what we take home. Are you worried about a prolonged recession?A little, but not much. We're doing OK on one salary and side work. I'm hoping by next summer things will be on the upswing when I start looking for a job with new degree in hand On a side note I REALLY wish the news would stop with all the doom and gloom. If nothing else they are creating a self fulfilling prophecy by scaring the hell out of everyone into hording their cash, thus creating a slowdown. Personally I think it's a distraction so the government is allowed to do whatever they want and people will LET them in order to "Save us". Nevermind that they are fundamentally restructuring parts of the government in the process. Whether that's a bad thing time will tell. I guess it really comes down to do you trust the government? My answer is NO, and only until they are caught red handed do they do the "Right Thing".
  2. I agree groupies (At least up hear in NY) are pretty much a thing of the past, there's always a few fat chicks but the "Once bitten twice shy" video girls are long gone. They're all in clubs now with the homiez. My one indicator of groupie girls always seemed to be a camera, and these girls were NOT with the band. They took snapshots like there were for freakin Metal Magazine! They all know each other, and they are at EVERY local show regardless what band it is. That's at least what I remember in the early 90's before the "scene" totally tanked. Since then it (The orignal scene) never really recovered. However, now married with kids, I don't go out NEARLY as much as I used to. Every time I'm out though, it doesn't seem nearly as cool as it used to be, or perhaps it's just skewed by grand memories of youth? Who knows. What's odd, is once shunned, cover bands are making a FIERCE comeback up here! Once I get tired of my bedroom wanking, maybe I'll get in a band again. I haven't gigged regularly in like 3 years and do miss it.
  3. Originally posted by Japetus I am hoping you are a troll. Kanye West has produced some of the biggest hip hop records and artists in history. Talib Kwali, Jay Z, Scarface, Mos Def... Just because you don't like it, or don't understand it, or don't want to listen to it...doesn't mean it's irrelavant to other people. Hmm interesting. No I'm not a troll, I just get irritated when I hear more of the same crap on the radio. When I hear him talk whether it was his "Bush doesn't like Black people" comment or on the VMA's it just send me over the edge. People this stupid shouldn't have access to the media. Speakin of meida, who IS that dicky? YUM! I stand corrected on his body of work. He helped a bunch of guys with samples, turntables, and a couple microphones peddle some albums. Good for him. It's a matter of opinon, but I don't consider the "buzzworthy ability to blend old school R&B samples and live instrumentation on a hip hop production" (As in Vibe 7/28/05) a major talent. As a keyboard player and engineer of 15+ years, it's really not that hard. By the way, putting some beats together makes you a producer now? Well I guess it follows since everyone with a computer considers themselves a producer these days. As far as I'm concerned, guys like this are a dime a dozen. Not everyone hooks up and gets famous though. Again opinion, but he just doesn't impress me. Very little of the genre does. After saying that, my luck he might have produced them too but I think the black eyed peas and outkast are great! Before someone insinuates I only like Rock or Metal... For the record, I DO "get it" however you are correct I don't like it nor do I want to listen to it. I've never considered beat stealing (sampling) relevant. It just shows you're too lazy, Can't make your own , or under funded to do the project with originality. {censored} half the songs these guys do are DIRECT rips off songs from the 60's-80's. So lay down some beatz and rock the mic yo! (ok, maybe that's a little dated, but you get the idea)
  4. Originally posted by travis bickle haha, get a {censored}en clue. regardless of his political views, he is one of the best hiphop / soul / r&b producers out today. get over it. Ok I'll give it a shot.. educate me. Besides his own "work," who has he produced? btw, perhaps it's opinion but there's nothing to get over when I hear him on the radio and he just sounds like another ignorant idiot who happened to know somebody and got into the "biz." If anything it's us poor people that have him shoved down our throats that are gotten over on. So please, educate me on his ground breaking work....
  5. I decided I want my own Kayne West thread too, but not about the bush comments, just the fact that he sucks. I'd love to know who recruits this "talent" and thinks he's star material. Furthermore the people stupid enough to buy that {censored}. We've been so far removed from what "Talent" is people wouldn't recognize is if it slapped them in the face. At least I recognize the SLAP!
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