It must be borne in mind that the tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not
reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach… .
It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no
stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.
Benjamin E. Mays, minister, educator, scholar, social activist
I did not get chosen for Upstart Memphis, but it was really awesome to have made it to the final evaluations. Maybe I’ll keep trying. ;)
(Source: andachtig)
People will always belittle you or make fun of you for loving something “too” much or being super passionate about something…
but to that I say this: think about who’s really missing out.
Love what you love and love it loudly. Don’t let people make you feel silly for being passionate. They are the ones who are missing out.
A message I can get behind.
It must sound like I’m name dropping, but it’s really just me marveling at the fact that I not only got to meet my idols but work with them.
Moby, from this mornings Spinfield with Pinfield on RXP
I recently had this conversation with some fellow music writers, and then there’s my press and media work.
“A Dangerous Thing,” Lucero
Lucky for me that I like bein’ free
Or I might try an’ make you mine
Oddly enough, the person I am posting this about isn’t into Lucero anymore.
13 track album
I dig these dudes.
(Source: youaremorethanwordsinmyveins, via jackiieeexx)
Ryan McArthur
(Source: worldundefined, via sarahlizfits)
Please give a warm welcome to FYACB’s first ever Contributor, Tony Bertoglio! ~ Michelle Evans
As long as I can remember, music has been an incredibly important part of my life. I remember as a kid hearing my sister practicing oboe in the basement; there was something enchanting about that instrument. It’s so easy to make an oboe sound terrible, but when it’s played well, it sounds amazing.
Credit for my interest in music must also be paid to my parents. If it weren’t for my mom’s CD collection, I wouldn’t have been able “borrow” Led Zeppelin’s IV or Muddy Waters’ Blues Legend albums. And it seems like it was just yesterday that my dad was waking me up on Sunday mornings, bright and early, with the KSHE 94.7 classics show. I dreaded those Sunday mornings at the time. Now, it’s something I wish I could have back. I was roughly twelve years old when I first tried playing my dad’s acoustic guitar that I still use today, and I was fourteen when I bought my first bass.
Now, nearly two decades after I “borrowed” those priceless albums from my mom, I find myself living in St. Louis city and becoming more and more welcomed in the great music scene of one of the countries smallest big cities, or biggest small cities. I have always enjoyed every type of music but over the past five years, it has become clear that this genre we call alt country is the genre for me. Perhaps it is because there is no real definition of what is considered alt country. It’s a sort of beautiful mess that needs no definition. Why do we need to define something that possesses the type of emotion as alt country? We know what bands like Lucero, Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt, and John Moreland do to us, and those who don’t get it likely never will.
I am Tony Bertoglio, and I will be contributing to Fuck Yeah Alt Country Boys…
Shiz just got real at F Yeah Alt Country Boys. Please give a warm welcome to FYACB’s first ever Contributor, Tony Bertoglio from St. Louis!
“Instead of being driven by biology, women’s rate of orgasm relative to men is a function of social forces. For one, we often bifurcate the sexual experience in line with gender norms: men are sexual (they experience desire) and women are sexy (they inspire desire). The focus on men’s internal wants and sensations also draws our attention to his satisfaction. Thus his orgasm, but not necessarily hers, becomes a critical part of what must happen for a sexual encounter to be successful and fulfilling. This is part of why intercourse – a sexual act that is strongly correlated with orgasm for men – is the only act that almost everyone agrees counts as “real sex,” whereas activities that are more likely to produce orgasm in women are considered optional foreplay.” —Lisa Wade
(Source: sociologr, via mailordermind)
Home from work to do more work and trying not to think about my Upstart Memphis application. I made the second round of evaluations and hear the final word by Monday. The suspense!
The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you’ll never be unhappy again.
I’m having too much fun with www.bitstrips.com on Facebook.
This can be really true for some, sadly.
(via marisaamy)
For the morning crew.
First things first: Confidence is not bravado, or swagger, or an overt pretense of bravery. Confidence is not some bold or brash air of self-belief directed at others. Confidence is quiet: It’s…
To my surprise, I could identify with every single one. I have moments sometimes, but all in all, yup. All nine. Go me.
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