Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 "Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes and I am left the same. The more things change the more I am the same. I am what I started with, and when it is all over I will be all that is left of me." - Hugh Prather Prince And The Revolution, "When Doves Cry" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 "Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth - that the moment one definately commits oneself, then Providence moves too." - W. H. Murray Arpi Alto covers George Benson's, "This Masquerade" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Factoids from: Pictures at link.. LIMELINK - Visualizing Crowd Sizes https://blog.lime.link/visualizing-crowd-sizes/ If you are going to perform in front of an audience it's fun to visualize how big that audience size looks like. Here are some crowd size (again, pictures at link) examples; 50 people - fills up a room. 100 people - speaking in front of this many people makes me nervous. 150 people - the average podcast has 150 listeners. 250 people - fills a small church or lecture hall. 500 people - fills a theatre. 1000 people - fills a huge theatre to capacity. 3000 people - time to go outside 10,000 people - fills a stadium. 20,000 people - the O2 Arena in London 30,000 people - Waldo Stadium. 50,000 people - Aloha Stadium. 75,000 people - Notre Dame Stadium. 100,000 people - Michigan Stadium. 180,000 people - Texas Motor Speedway. The Cleverys cover AC/DC, "Thunderstruck" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 (edited) "I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure." - T. Boone Pickens AVC writes : Therein lies the problem. A clash of interests forming barriers to keep the roots of a certain fame intact and earning 'in-character' (living up to what people have come to expect..stereotype). Then you have the struggle to break free and have a go at celebrity in things you are not so well known for or identify with public perceptions of your persona. Like when famous actors start drawing crowds as musicians and vis-versa. The public mind is hardwired to good compositions, no matter who you were before, music can put you squarely back in the 'zone'. They tell me it's easy as mixing those notes, rests, and lyrics in the blender on 'Hi' and you might have the next hit. Madonna (acoustic session featuring the Vienna Choir), "The Power Of Goodbye" ; Edited April 17 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 "There is such a thing as a general revolution which changes the tastes of men as it changes the fortunes of the world." - François De La Rochefoucauld Pet Shop Boys, "Domino Dancing" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 "To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often." - John Henry Newman Wings, "Jet" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 "To change and change for the better are two different things." - German Proverbs Mr. Mister, "Is It Love" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 "In describing today's accelerating changes, the media fire blips of unrelated information at us. Experts bury us under mountains of narrowly specialized monographs. Popular forecasters present lists of unrelated trends, without any to show us their interconnections or the forces likely to reverse them. As a result, change itself comes to be seen as anarchic, even lunatic." - Alvin Toffler The Doobie Brothers, "Black Water" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 "It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in it's success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. This coolness arises partly from fear of the opponents, who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them." - Niccolò Machiavelli (The Prince) The Box, "Live On TV" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 "Which is better - to be born stupid into an intelligent society or intelligent into an insane one?" - Aldous Huxley Sting, "Fortress Around Your Heart" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all lessons of history." - Aldous Huxley Jon Anderson, "Cage Of Freedom" (lyrics) ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) "Age They Started Henry Ford, Ford Motor Corp. (40) Kimbery Jones, Real Talk kim (41) Christian Dior, Dior (41 yo) Sam Walton, Walmart (44yo) Adi Dassler, Adidas (48) Bernie Marcus, Home Depot (49) Harland Sanders, Kentucky Fried Chicken 'KFC' (62) Bill Porter, E-Trade (63). You're not behind, you're one decision away! Let's go!" - unattributed Huey Lewis and The News, "Hip To Be Square" ; Edited April 19 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) "Life humbles you. As you grow old, you stop chasing the big things and start valuing the little things. Alone time, enough sleep, a good diet, long walks, and quality times with loved ones. Simplicity becomes the ultimate goal." - Higher Dimension Simplicity and complexity are a symbiotic pair. To simplify anything you must have understood it in it's complex form. Distilling a complexity where the drops coming out at the other end of the still are beautiful golden drops that can be readily assimilated by laymen is extremely gratifying. Especially when weaponized complexity is concealing things that are in a layman's best interests to know. Complexity used as a shroud. Complexity used to keep nosey people in the dark. Simplifying those has the added benefit of exposing them if they are hiding a false claim. The layman rarely has time to look into complex things and they certainly appreciate when someone offers them a chance to see the process simply. Simply Red, "Holding Back The Years" ; Edited April 19 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 (edited) "People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality." - @theeternaltruth Jackson Browne, "Somebody's Baby" ; Edited April 19 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 "Unlike debunking, which is supposed to correct false information, 'prebunking' is a dystopian concept of an 'arbiter of truth' controlling the narrative by influencing how people perceive information about certain topics, in essence, 'training' the public in advance to react to information in the desired way." - Reclaim The Net The Theremin, A Short Introduction ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 "You look like an angel, walk like an angel, talk like an angel. But I got wise, you're the devil in disguise." - Elvis Presley Electric Light Orchestra, "Evil Woman" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 "She's the devil in disguise, I can tell by looking in her eyes, little Miss Strange." - Jimi Hendrix Santana, "Black Magic Woman" (live) ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 (edited) "Satan sent her from the bowels of hell, I should have recognized old jezebel." - Alice Cooper Alice Cooper, "Feed My Frankenstein" ; Edited April 21 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 (edited) "We are wise women, we are giggling girls. We both carry a smile to show when we're pleased, we both carry a switchblade in our sleeves." - Ani DiFranco Bryan Adams featuring Bruce Springsteen, "Cuts Like A Knife" and "Badlands" ; MESSER covers Bryan Adam's, "Cuts Like A Knife" ; Bruce Springsteen, "Badlands" (lyrics) ; Edited April 21 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 "The terms 'smurfing' and 'structuring' are sometimes used interchangeably in the context of money laundering. In some ways they refer to the same action: dividing up large amounts of money before depositing or moving them in order to avoid regulatory reporting on them." - Unit21 Next a terrific score to the movie, 'To Live And Die In LA' starring Willem DaFoe. The plot involves counterfeiting and money laundering and police investigations; A quick trailer... Wang Chung, "To Live And Die In LA" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 (edited) "Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye...it also includes the inner pictures of the soul." - Edvard Munch Bachman Turner Overdrive, "Let It Ride" (live) ; Edited April 21 by Avoiceinthecrowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 "My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size...has ever surpassed my courage." - Peter Paul Rubens Bob Seger, "Old Time Rock & Roll" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 "Back in the days when men were hunters and chest beaters and women spent their whole lives worrying about pregnancy or dying in childbirth, they often had to be taken against their will. Men complained that women were cold, unresponsive, frigid. They wanted their women wanton. They wanted their women wild. Now women were finally learning to be wanton and wild - and what happened? The men wilted." - Erica Jong Michael Jackson, "Human Nature" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 "In life, as in chess, forethought wins." - Charles Buxton Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling In Love With You" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avoiceinthecrowd Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 "Trust everybody, but cut the cards." - Finley Peter Dunne Ram Jam, "Black Betty" ; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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