This week was the real challenge because I was traveling and getting used to a new phone. I guess I'm not an early adapter, but I finally got a phone that can do internet and all this social networking that is outlined in Chapter 4 of Ariel Hyatt's, "Music Success in Nine Weeks". I have to confess my 8-year old nephew helped me figure out how to turn the phone on and off....
So forging ahead, I started working on linking my social networking sites (did you know you can go to tinyurl.com/selectivetweet.com and choose which tweets go to your facebook?). A lot of the chapters talk about the importance of social networking and getting on flickr/twitter, etc. and I am convinced of that now. going full-steam ahead and starting to enjoy the online aspect.
Twitter is my favorite because it's quick and to the point.
and it works! Here's an example. Last year I was in a coffee shop in my neighborhood called Naidre's. I had signed up for twitter at the time, so I had an account but didn't really [...]
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I've been doing this blog challenge on my celticfiddle.blogspot.com site. Basically it's to read this book and do everything it says and blog about it. Here's the blog from week three.
Optimizing your website
It's week three in the blog challenge and the habit of writing down 5 successes every day is really helping me focus on my goals. One of my non-music goals is to get in shape and today I woke up early (by accident) and decided to check out the 8am ballet class at the Y. If you know me, you know I'm not a morning person and need at least one cup of strong coffee to even get dressed -so the fact that I was attempting bar exercises in a ballet class at 8 am would probably be my biggest success of the week. I have to say though that just stretching and doing bar exercises is a really nice start to the day.
So the Chapter of the week (Chapter 3) is all about "Optimizing Your Website": how to Capture Fans who are landing on your site, making your websites consistent and making them something [...]
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Cleveland was so much fun that I decided to make a video about it...stay tuned, the editing takes a while, especially all the bleeping. I have footage of the parade, the Pipe Tattoo at the Public Auditorium, lots of bagpipe moments, and exclusive interviews with the Police Pipes and Drums.
Vita and I went to Virginia for a festival called Celebrate Fairfax. Here's the video! Watch after the opening credits for my latest coffee recommendation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5L8r_eXSDk
Upcoming shows Windmuller Park with the full band and Brooklyn Borough Hall for a lunchtime concert, right by the courthouse where I wrote my tune "Jury Duty Waltz"...
It's all on the showdates page.
Countdown to Cleveland: Pipe band Tattoo
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March 21st 2010
Today is the Brooklyn Irish parade, and four hours later I still hear a few pipes and there is a lively crowd outside Farrell's Bar. The funny thing about Farrell's is that the police give them police barricades so the people can stand on the sidewalk with their beers- the bar is a small place after all. It looks like one of those red velvet rope lines at those exclusive clubs except everyone is loud and cheerful (and wearing all sorts of green).
This week has been a busy one for gigs. Last night I played at Sotheby's Auction House for a Gala Auction that the United Nations School was doing. They were auctioning off all sorts of items, including cleats from famous baseball players. I went right ahead and bid on those for the starting bid of $7,500 (not really!).
Then the night before, Vita and I had a very enjoyable gig at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, playing in their lobby series before dance show Classic Pilbolus. The acoustics were so nice there (even in [...]
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