#peter thorn

[jadeseadragon]

The Hovercraft Museum:

John Wright - 'AP.188' Military Hovercraft, 1985

John Wright - 'AP.188' Patrol Craft, 1985

John Wright - 'AP.188' Mine Countermeasure, 1985

John Wright - 'AP.188' Patrol Craft, 1985

John Wright - 'AP.188' Patrol Craft, 1984

John Wright - 'AP.188' Welldeck in the Arctic, 1985

Peter Thorn - 'BH.7' Mark 5A, 1982

Peter Thorn - 'BH.7' Stretched Military Craft Mark 5, 1978

McDonoigh - 'BH.7' Mark 5, 1967

McDonoigh - 'BH.7' Missile Craft Mark 5A, 1978

[eimidioskouroi]

Your "Buzz" Will Connect You...

I'm going to try to keep this brief, but it definitely makes a point that I talk to independent artists about all the time.

I just read an article that said if you and win 1 fan, you can win 1,000. I think there's some truth to this. Another way I've heard this concept was in college. If you have a question, chances are 5 other people have that same question, so don't be afraid to ask the question. If just 1 person likes your music, then there will be others that do also.

On your musical journey, as long as you stay persistent, true fans will beget more fans. That's just how it is. And if you stay in the game, it becomes exponential. As this happens, it will connect you with other forces in your music of the same style/genre, etc. It just will. I've seen it time and time again.

To bring this point home, when it comes to the music industry (labels, managers, agents) noticing you, I can promise you that if you begin to repeatedly fill rooms with your fans all over town (Nashville particularly), you won't have to make a single phone call. There are relationships in place already that will begin to turn heads your way and people will be calling you.

You have to get there and that's where the work is. I will never forget a quote that one artist who was an "overnight success" (no such thing) told me - "Trinidad, our goals was just to outlast the competition". I hope you get the point.

Here's what inspired this post and makes my point. I've been following Justin Sandercoe and Peter Thorn on Youtube separately  and wondered if they'd ever connect. Their successes finally connected them (check the subscription numbers on their Youtube channels). I saw the video (http://youtu.be/Kt70cvyb7IU) on Bobby Owsinski's blog post today (http://bobbyowsinski.blogspot.com/).

On a side note, Bobby always has interesting posts.

Here's Justin's youtube channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/user/JustinSandercoe/featured

Here's Peter's youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpK5bAA-DFb64eEQ6Oo8OZw

[fuckyeahmelissaetheridge]

Bandmate switch!

As heard on The Melissa Etheridge Radio Show, Peter Thorn accepted another touring gig with another band. Melissa's new guitarist will be Michael Eisenstein. Bummed to hear about Peter going! And, welcome to Michael!

[fuckyeahmelissaetheridge]

Melissa & Peter Thorn talking about Suhr guitar gear. It's like a whole different language.

[uea-cws]

The Carousel by Peter Thorn

Here's a poem sent in by CWS member Peter Thorn - hope you enjoy reading it, and well done Pete!

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The Carousel

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When I was little, and the days were dark,  We used to go in swaddled, parent groups down to the park, Tread through the rind of frost on the grass, To the fair, and Carousel, at last. Among dead leaves, some red, some gold some yellow and green. There was the smell of chestnuts, and the sound of a brass band, Heard but not seen.  And sometimes there would be lights, bright through the mist, And painted ivory horses, with gleaming grins, With chiselled cavalrymen, Who wore rusty iron boots and metal chins.  Under a great canopy of Red and Gold, There were pictures chiselled in the sides;. You could see Hamlet, cold on Danish flagstones, Or Othello, holding the Strawberry handkerchief, Or Heathcliff walking on the purple moor,  Even Arthur and his sword; Too young to understand the meaning, you climbed off, dizzy. And wandered back to friends and family. These things now hold nothing for me,  My happiness comes from other sources; The friends, family and laughter remain, but all the lights went out.

[fuckyeahmelissaetheridge]

The best shots I got at Melissa’s Tulsa stop on 10/11/12 (batch #1). Captions under each one. To see all 140+ I took: http://www.flickr.com/photos/luckylauren/sets/72157631781321578/with/8092764716/

This was her bus, & both Lissa & I are surprised that she didn't make one joke about the name of the venue, lol!

*I own all rights to these photos.