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Not only do you have an enormous amount of talent - you put it right out there on You Tube and share it with everyone.  Lucky us! 

I love to sing, but I don't do it in front of people!  I think Maeve is pretty much the only one who ever hears me sing (there have been one or two exceptions...but its very rare and takes a very special person with a lot of patience who is willing to wait a long time to be that exception!).  I used to be in Show Choir, All-County, All-State, Drama Club and have no trouble being on stage.  But in the same room, or in front of a webcam....  I don't know why, it's just different.  And I'm now (years later) quite certain I'm just not that good. 

Like I said, I give you mad props for what you're doing!!

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I've had one negative comment and it kind of threw me a little. I need to toughen up!

The way I look at it, we have one life and should do what makes us happy!

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Have to remember that music, like any artistic endeavor, is a subjective medium. It's hard to tell if negative revies are the result of a listener not liking that type of song in general or if they're dedicated to the version sung by the original artist. If the negative feedback tells you the "whys" then I thnk that's useful, but if it's a general "that sucked" kind of feedback then that's just not helpful.  If majority of people are saying you're music is lovely then go with and definitely don't dwell on bad.

I love hearing alternative versions of songs and sometimes they're even better than the original singer!  Yours are delightful. You have a strong voice and carry a tune very well.  You've sung some incredibly hard songs and sung them well -- I don't think many people can sing Adele and even come close to her talent, but you have. 

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I can only make one person happy each day. Sorry, today's not your day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

…..the whole world to see (and critique) is a whole different level. I sing along with some things, but generally switch to lip syncing if others are present. I do have a particularly clear memory of myself driving and singing along to the "Once More, With Feeling…." soundtrack. I shocked my girlfriend at the time because it was SMG singing and I kept in the same octave as her. Apparently, she expected me to drop a few.

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I can only make one person happy each day. Sorry, today's not your day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

and you're correct - we only have one shot at this life, as far as we know, and it is best that we enjoy it to the fullest because when we die it might be absolutely rubbish where we end up!

Stay Alive - N

A list of my releases can be found here - Neil Colquhoun's 2011 schedule, including when my new podcast novel 'Jimmy and the Black Wind' begins.

Thanks and Stay Alive - Neil

….Q+A show's punctuality? 

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I can only make one person happy each day. Sorry, today's not your day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

so that's what will be releasing. If I don't get enough questions for the 'Words from Walter' Q & A, then that might be dropped, but there will be something else that week.

I can't afford to not live up to my promises, especially with you my friend!

Stay Alive - N

A milestone has been reached!  I've been published!

http://flyingislandpress.com/cove/2011/06/21/fiction-tuesday/

It's not Sigler Horror worthy, and it's just a short, but it's something.  
Did I get paid for it?  Sort of.  Payment is donation based kind of like Podiobooks, but I get the lions share.  The leftover supports Flying Island Press. Which is a pretty cool ezine out there.  Their companion podcasts are good too.  The galley table is one that I listen to all the time.

Read the story, listen to the read.  If it makes you chuckle, chuck a buck or two.

We appreciate your patronage!

Now be a good junkie and go spread the word.  

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Really stoked for you!! I'll make sure I listen!
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Thank you! for once I don't know what to say to that.

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Congratulations!!!

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I really enjoyed this story!

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KISS'd by Sigler. Honored recipient of the 2009 "Iron Man" Award.
Funky Name Brotha, Gutter Brethren & Pusher Thrice Over!

You're one step closer to having a galactic research vessel named after you!

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Gutter Sistren whipping boy, innoventor of words, Life Coach to the Damned.

….annoying that I stopped blogging completely. I'm going to give Tumblr a shot. I just set it up last night and a fellow Kraken already found me  That bodes well for me liking it there.

I only have one post up so far, but I've heard Tumblr is nowhere near as restrictive as Wordpress blogs that they host [Apparently there's a huge difference between the .com and .org ones. They never gave me a choice, so I'm going somewhere else] Assuming Tumblr lets me do what I want, I'm looking forward to being able to blog again. W00t!

http://sadock76.tumblr.com/

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I can only make one person happy each day. Sorry, today's not your day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

Closest I've ever come to this was having two pieces selected for an anthology that eventually folded.
I'm hoping to one day see my name in print.
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Or is whatever work that is still forthcoming? I can't recall a Josh Athanas. 

Ah - I see. THE CRYPT. 

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I can only make one person happy each day. Sorry, today's not your day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

I sent you something in the last half hour that may be pertinent.

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I can only make one person happy each day. Sorry, today's not your day. Tomorrow's not looking so good either.

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At the rest of sounding like a softie, all y'all are awesome.  

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If people donate to Treasure Island, I, and the other performers, get a cut of the donations. So basically I have nothing up front, but I have a percentage of the gross.

So listen, love it, and tip well!

Doc

I only know everything if you ask the right questions.