BACK TO WORK

That felt good. Taking some time off, that is. I was, as they say in self-help lingo, sharpening the saw. Which kind of means relaxing so that you can resume to work refreshed. In my case, however, I was busy reformating my hard drive and re-installing all the software. This is no way to relax and is actually the opposite of relaxing. I suppose these are the trials and tribulations of using a computer. It's not like I was checking out porn or downloading illegal music. There are actually people out there who will put viruses on Christmas images. Oh well.


I'm looking forward to working on Story of Songs this year. I can't wait to find out which songs we do and who we interview. Both are, of course, crucial to the success or failure of the podcasts. Some songs have terrific stories. One would think that just repeating the story would make a good podcast. It hasn't turned out that way however. It's very easy for a bad interviewee to ruin an otherwise good story. I imagine the same is also true in reverse. A good interviewee can make a lackluster story shine. That might be one of our goals. It would be good to take a regular top forty song and get the best possible person to do the interview. It would be interesting to hear the results.

I will also continue writing the blog. Writing it is kind of interesting for me and I've learned things that I would not otherwise have known. If anyone read the Christmas blogs, they would know what I mean. How would anyone know, for instance, that Irving Berling, who wrote White Christmas, had an infant son who died. On Christmas Day. That must've been heartbreaking. Or that "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" was banned in Boston.

Anyway, so here's to the New Year. And new administration while we're at it.

Cheers