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  1. Definitely to safety. Ugh.
  2. ... but 80's 6th street was even better.
  3. The one that's almost out of business and never really got many people anyway, as the street went to shit after the early 90's. You know, that one.
  4. Landed in Baltimore just now. They took us all the way up almost to Chicago and then over because of the weather - about 500 miles north of the usual route through Mississippi and Tennessee. I has to double check to make sure the pilot wasn't Malaysian.
  5. I'm on a plane. No snakes. When I get back, I'll sign copies of my book at the Yellow Rose.
  6. Moar rain comin'. Will get here about 9. Will last into at least mid-afternoon. I wouldn't care if it did this every day in June. Because summer in Austin...
  7. Why were you wrong? It said that the rain would start at 2 or 3 this afternoon and it didn't. I responded that I agreed with you, that the rain would start later.
  8. A pretty nasty line in parts coming in, looks like it's holding together.
  9. Looks like we got a pretty strong complex coming in from the NW. A race to get here vs. when the sun goes down and these get weaker or even fall apart. Which will it be? ETA: about 8:15-8:30 ATX area.
  10. Reminds me of the greatest song of the 1960's: And do you know who sang this for real? Shit you not: Back to our regularly-scheduled topic.
  11. That was after he broke his own, apparently.
  12. Oh, and temps all through this are forecast to be 80's (although if it doesn't cloud up today, we'll get close to 90°... but still...). First week of June. Only about 5 days > 90° in the last month, or even since last fall. Seriously? We're either gonna have a superb summer or July - September are saying "hold my beer" as they prep to get up off the couch. Still, there is a lot of moisture on the ground almost everywhere in Texas, and that does help affect weather patterns, ya better believe it, Pilgrim. Right now half of June will be great, no matter what (takes about 2 weeks to totally dry up the ground based on what we have). Baby steps...
  13. Yeah, me neither. So here we go: Update: Very similar situation to last week - big low out west (over Cali desert) spinning and throwing little shortwave lows up our way. Some of 'em have punch, some of 'em not. And it's hard to know where and how strong they'll end up going, and when they'll flare up. Right now the rain situation is much less than thought.. i.e. it's dry and kinda mostly sunny. But... the more sun with this low, the more stuff can stir up thru daytime heating, and so quick and powerful storms can pop up. I don't see anything on the radar (the complex well N of us by Abilene is really a separate thing and won't affect us - any weather we'll get will come from the S or W or in between). My guess is that we'll start seeing this fill in later today, and it's pretty hard to conclude that we won't see a lot of rain again starting later today or tonight. The next 4-5 days have the same thing - periods of moderate-heavy rain scattered all over most of the lower 3rd of Texas thru Saturday at least. And this will be helped even more by afternoon sunshine. So my guess is that today, things will stay steady until 4-6 ish then things might pop up and peak at or after sundown. Then another round early tomorrow. But the rain should be brief if heavy here and there. Won't be an all-day thing. But this low is going to send more lowettes our way over the next few days - metaphysical certitude. It's not that the amounts of rain forecast over next 4 days are astronomical, but they're pretty hefty and with the ground soaked, minor and brief flooding in spots. Chances 50% today, 60% later tonight, and 70% or thereabouts thru Saturday. We've seen this before, big rains forecast and nuthin', but I do think that it would be really rare that, based on this forecast, there isn't a day or two over the next six that outdoor plans will be screwed up with rain events.
  14. They probably won't care if you didn't make much. If you made something, they probably care - a lot.
  15. Fair enough. Oh yeah, one other thing... if I ever make a hit of any kind, having my own business means I get two royalties... my publishing company gets one, and I as the songwriter get one. That's a great incentive. Plus, if I ever get a big hit, the best scenario is that some publisher might want to buy the rights to it (say to distribute). In that case, they have to buy from my company, which can mean more jack for me. And as I've said, all of this might mean squat right now as long as I'm at a "well mom likes my music!" level. But if I'd ever get something that hits, it's all in place, because as I've said, if one of us ever does, the now-instant online communications world will snap into place and shit goes down very quickly. And since there are a lot of turds in this business, I have a great toilet to get rid of them (i.e. I'm prepared). Now, as I've said, despite my Greek-godlike looks <bullshitblowjobblowjob>, I will never, ever be a household performing name at my age. But... there are tons of people at 50, 60, and even 70 who wrote a massive hit for a Sam Smith, Garth Brooks, or you name it. And as a songwriter alone, if you get a huge hit, you will be super-mega in demand. And it can be overwhelming. So I have my safety net up and am ready. If nothing happens (obviously very likely), well I learned a lot and actually have 2 businesses that I can pass onto my kids - one of whom is an entrepreneur and I'm sure would love to hammer it into something. Again all this is way out there but I'd be happy to do a business side thread - a lot of times they get technical and sleep-inducing, but hopefully it can be kept on the "laymans'" level.
  16. One-time. However I'm not sure if there's any sort of duration on the business to renew (I think not). Keep in mind that every year you have to file a franchise tax return to the State. So far my business have grossed... let me see, do the math, etc. etc. ... oh yeah, 0$. If you "made" less than some paltry sum (like $100 or something) you can do a quickie "my business didn't do shit" form online, takes 3 minutes). Otherwise you really need to keep up with that.. the State will find your ass a lot faster and more likely than say the IRS for the Feds. If you ever do get into the nice area where you start making money then you really have to be good about filing the tax on that income (say you get into the 4 figures, although legally you're supposed to do it if you make 20 cents). That's another discussion but profit from the gig or online sales, including especially merchandise, yeah you'd better be ready to declare and file the taxes. A lot of people don't but I know a few people who've been busted on it and had to pay five figures penalty. Maybe not a concern for the local bar band, but just keep an antenna out if you start making good cash. My best year was $100K once and I damn well declared it but whittled it down to nothing after the pages of deduction - I had receipts.
  17. On your first paragraph, yes you can use Legal Zoom or whatever, but be careful - they are often wrong or incomplete about state requirements, since they serve "everyone" and filing your DBA and LLC is primarily a state and county thing. However yeah, it'll work for sure. I just wanted to save time and hassle, and it was worth the extra $100 to my lawyer to do it all (note that we met and she explained to me what she did, she's very good about teaching me this stuff). On your second paragraph, yes. When I submitted my works for copyright to Library of Congress, I deemed that the ownership of them was my company, not me (i.e. submitted in my company's name). That protects me from personal lawsuits. Now no one is gonna sue someone who essentially doesn't exist (yet) in the music world, but I'm set if my series of music of Greek-Albanian Hunting Compliations makes it big and sells 20 million copies, which I fully expect. Also, if/when I submit to BMI for royalty rights, I would submit my publishing company's name (since it "owns" my songs). Again, good to have in a pinch. I don't need all of this now, but it's good that it's in place if someone buys a CD from me for the purpose of other than playing Frisbee Golf.
  18. Charlie Watts is 80 today. Let that sink in. Happy Birthday, Mr. Excitement!
  19. Briefly, it involves filing with the Texas SOS and I believe Travis (or where you want to file) County. You'll get Certificate(s) of Formation - this is the goal and legally establishes your business in the State and County. You also have to make sure your DBA name isn't already taken (I think this is on a county, not state, basis, but can't remember). I don't remember the fees if doing yourself, maybe $500 with fees and crap. My entertainment lawyer had a package of about $700 but handled all the stuff, so timewise wasn't a lot for me. It does take a few weeks or even a month or two to get it all registered (shock: government don't move fast). I think it took about 2 1/2 months overall. I recall since I live in the ATX area for some reason it was cheaper to cart it down to the SOS downtown than to mail in, or maybe I had some unique reason, not sure why. Or probably because I could get it expedited in a day vs. waiting for mail time, not sure. Also keep in mind that in Texas you have the unique ability (about 10 states can do this) to file a Series LLC. This allows you to add other business onto your existing one(s), instead of forming entirely separate LLC's for each, and you save tons of money. Some people file say in California since that's where a lot of the music industry is, but those days are waning as e-technology makes filing elsewhere just as effective - plus it costs a compartive fortune to file in Cali, and many more restrictions and hurdles. In my case, I have a literary business along with the music one, so it was great to do that. But you might not care about that, it was good for me. Anyway, it's not really that hard, but does cost a little bit out of pocket as I said. The main thing to do this of course is your works are protected, and if someone should sue or challenge copyright or whatever, your personal assets are off limits. If you don't have a business, it's tough to collect from your personal assets in a case, but not impossible. Totally worth the original and really one-time investment.
  20. This seems to echo my point (post # 61). I won't overly defend cabs either, but I've been in a variety of them, some really good actually. The point is that the suckiness gap between rideshares and cabs has closed significantly. Best rideshare service in Austin could have been after they pulled outta here 5 years ago and the smaller services briefly sprang up.
  21. Oh I agree. I also think that Patrick Simmons may be one of the most underrated guitarists. He just never seems to show off what he can do, but when he does he can play amazingly. Love those early Doobies albums. And of course I've been a big Frampton fan for years, really fun watching him enjoy himself on the video so much.
  22. Look man, as healthy for you and beneficial as heroin and cocaine are, especially when used heavily in a mixture with alcohol for 20 years, there are some slight side effects but rub some dirt on it and it'll feel better. Oh yeah, this is a weather thread. Won't rain tomorrow until about 2 or 3, then it'll rain. More tomorrow.
  23. Came across this tonight, posted in the weather thread (yeah, think of the title). Got DAMN this is good. I mean it's beyond good. Might be the best cover I've ever heard... (might). THIS ladies and gentlemen is what God created the electric guitar(s) to sound like.
  24. Theme so far... came across this, is it even more kickass than Clapton's version? It's pretty damn close. Any excuse to play this. When God thought of guitar sounds, he thought of what you're hearing on this.
  25. Well... it could've been Celsius. He never did say.
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