How ya doing, boys and girls!? Nice to see y'all once more. Welcome to the re-launch of my modest blogging efforts. Ironically, I seem to have come full circle in a way - the immediate predecessor to this blog launched in early 2006, before I split Blogspot to concentrate on MySpace. Over the next five years, the MySpace thing took off on a pretty crazy ride; blowing my way back into music {both taking and leaving several wounds}; suffering along with everybody else as this country fell for the charms of a jumped-up snake-oil salesman; and not a little personal drama now and again to add spice and stir things up.
Regular followers of my MySpace chronicle will know the back story already, but for the newcomers it is strongly suggested you peruse the older blog archives to get you up to speed:
MySpace Blog
Yeah, I know five years is a lot of material to sift through, but the MS blog remains the best chronicle for the historical stuff. And it does contain a handful of pieces I'm rather proud of - you might say writing, like music, is one of my passions. However, things came to a head at the end of last year / beginning of this year and I pretty much abandoned any kind of social interaction, save for a half-hearted presence on Facebook.
Fed up with blogging the same old mess, and rather pissed off about MySpace's "re-launch" in October of last year - which destroyed all the best features of MS blogs - I threw in the towel and went off to lick my wounds. My Mother's passing in January of this year made it much easier to up and split, but I really just needed a break from what had become more grind than fun. It weren't that way in the beginning, and I needed some time to figure out why.
Now, a good six months later, things are sorted out for the most part - and the old passion is starting to make a comeback of sorts. During my down time, I must have been subconsciously searching for a bit of understanding, because I eventually stumbled across another blog that contained many expressions of how I was feeling; better still, it is written by a rather charming lady - Anitra Ford, to be precise:
If you're near to my age, and a fan of old-school daytime TV game-shows, you'll recall Anitra from The Price Is Right - she was one of the original "Barker's Beauties," and I had a heavy crush on her for many years as a lad. She left the show in 1976, and slowly "faded away," or at least out of my ken. Flash forward three and a half decades, and through the minor miracle of this Interwideweb-thingy, who should I stumble across online but the very same Beauty who had stolen my youthful heart?
Turns out she's had her own set of ups and downs that left her wondering about the "meaning of it all" much like I have been doing the first half of this year. After a time chasing a career in the "Dream Factory," Anitra found other outlets for her creative talents; photography and poetry writing - which eventually led to trying her hand at blogging herself, so she could combine her two passions into one. After quietly soaking her blog in for a time, I nerved myself and attempted to make contact. Stone me if she didn't promptly give me a big welcome as a new Friend - on the strength of one or two little notes! {She really does do wonderful photography and writing; check out her site, which is linked over there -----> in my complete profile}.
LSS, thanks to Anitra's kindness and creative abilities, I'm once again exercising some of my own passion. Oh, and did I mention that she's still a Beauty??? I never would have thought I'd meet a former model and actress in this way, but there you go - for me at least, life is consistently unconsistent, no matter how hard I might rail against it. Anitra echoes a similar sentiment on her own blog, so I feel somewhat vindicated, if not totally mollified {which I'm not}. Where things might go from here is anyone's guess, but it's a fairly safe bet I'll be here writing about it in some fashion {and having a good time with all my accustomed "blog SFX."}.
So stick around and see how things might shake out. Feedback is always welcome, so long as it's CIVIL. I don't "discourse" any other way, dig?
Poke around in the MS archives, visit Anitra's site, or simply sit tight and wait for the next ping; just know that I really do appreciate all of you who read or follow these silly little ramblings of mine. Anyone up for sharing another roller-coaster ride?
Hello MT,
ReplyDeleteI have received your last two comments on my blog inviting me to see what you're up to here. I like the open style of your writing. So far, I've been hesitant to post any referrals to other blogs, as I have my hands full with my own. I'm honored to see my photo here on your blog Mr. Thunder :)
I'm so glad you accomplished what you set out to do, which is to get your blog back up and running. I will continue to check in and see how it's going. I know finagling with these systems can be time consuming and frustrating.
Thanks for your complements. Congratulations and many great days ahead. ~ Anitra
Why thank you, Luv!! I understand completely about linking up with "foreign" blogs, but it's not a complicated process. Basically, all you have to do is click on the "follow" button here, and that's it. My blog will show up in your profile, and you'll also have the option to put the link in one of the side modules, if you like.
ReplyDeleteAs to whether the CONTENT of this blog would be agreeable to you or not, there's an easy way to check my earlier writings with the link to MySpace in the post above {when you have the time}, and decide that way. No pressure, and no biggie if you decide not to "network" in this way. I'll still be a regular over at your place - you really did strike several chords within me {no pun intended}.
One last thing - "Midnight Thunder" is what I call my beloved black Premier drumkit, hence the title for these musings...........
Chris