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Now you see why in the end we decided not to go with a big partner, I will not name them but I will tell you they wanted us behind their pay wall with other premium stuff that would have been double the five bucks we will be asking with a lot of Contract restrictions we did not want. No, we will roll the dice and do it our way.

Art

Haha, I have a video on FB of the Girls dancing and somebody wrote " Wow Art she is all grown up and so is your Daughter" best laugh I have had in a long time!

Art

Quote from: Pale Horse on April 11, 2015, 12:35:55 PM
Art, Art, ART.... Here's the thing, man. We love you. We want to help get you back on the air ASAP.

Why don't you let us help fund your studio on KickStarter. It would be the best way to ramp up promotion for the new show. Plus, we get to help you with some of the financial burden. You'll be freed up to invest that 20K in other aspects of the show. Less risk for you, less Stress for you, faster path to a great show...

KickStarter for ARt!  Just say yes and someone on here will have it up and running in a jiffy. Say Yes and you'll be blown away by all the support you have. Kickstarter is a great way to go.

Thank you but not yet. We might put in a donate button when we are close to starting but this time I only want our necks on the line (Keith and myself). After we have spend we will consider a donate button.

Art

Well it is not possible to put music in Podcast's at all, it is so expensive that NOBODY does it. It might be possible to stream shows on demand with music but I am not sure about that. Even Rush removes the music from his Podcast.

Art

This is good....http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/infamous-podcasting-patent-knocked-out-in-patent-office-challenge/

My NC is over on July 16th. I had thought July 20th would be a good start date so perhaps I should push that a bit and start to do Interviews, or maybe not. I for some reason got it iny head I should start Interviews in early July not even considering that the NC would not be over by then. Lol
I was thinking what I would like to do as opposed to what I can do.

I don't think I want Radio Stations to carry the show, I have climbed that Mountain and see no reason to try it again. I have much more freedom this way, I think this is the future, not Radio, much as I love it, it's day is nearly done. When was the last time any of you saw a kid walking and listening to a AM Radio? Yes some still listen in cars but even that is changing.

Art

Good point, what f--- am I smoking? I can't do Interviews! My mind is going or that was wishful thinking. Lol

Art

Ok, so here is something to consider, ALMOST nobody is doing a live show on the Internet, it is new so I expect it to start slow. Don't get me wrong the potential is unlimited but the word has to get out, that is where I will depend on all of you. We need a social media blitz starting in early July kind of like the one you did for XM. Getting the word out is the name of the game.

We need to post everywhere. I will start to grant select Interviews in early July. Everybody anyplace in the world can get Tune In free, so all we need to tell them is get the free Tune In app and search for my name or Midnight in the Desert.

This will be a fun experiment, the World has changed and we are going to try and ride that wave. Smart Phones, tablets, Computers and Internet Radio's. Also, I do not see any reason why it can not be on other services if they want it. Heck they are even starting to put Internet in cars.

The only thing we want to protect like crazy is the Podcast. But the live show...let everybody have it free.

It will be in 64K Stereo so it should sound first class. Very few if any commercials and a suprise or two, fun fun fun.

Art

My hands are in the air like I don't care!

P.S. I am typing this in a Movie theatre in Vegas so Asia can see Home the movie. What could possibly go wrong with hundreds of 8-11 Year olds.zzzzz

Art

A donate button is a great idea. Keith also has skin he can hardly afford in this game. It sure is a gamble but what the hell. We are just taking the Weekend to be sure we have not lost our minds.

Art

Well we will start as a "Small Webcaster" which we can afford and hope they do not increase the price to much at the end of the Year. Like I said we are rolling the dice on this. We still do not want to promote yet, timing is everything! But when the time does come I will need everybody's help to get the word out.

Art

I just could not resist screwing with you all a bit with the change over!

Here is what I can tell you, Keith and I are going to think about this over this Weekend but it looks like instead of making a deal with anybody else we will do it ourselves. We will be on the Internet and everybody will be able to hear the show on Tune In (free app) Worldwide.

If we decide to move forward I will be ordering the gear by Tuesday. The music is taken care of and the time of the show will be 9PM-12AM PT M-F.

The live show will be free, but because we are doing it ourselves we will be depending on people buying membership for 5 bucks a Month which gives you the Podcast and Wormhole and so forth. If they don't we won't get very far because we pay music, Bandwidth, Producer Etc.

We could have signed with a Partner BUT they wanted to put us in a pay wall with other stuff and the price would have been at least double with all kinds of restrictions so we think we will put up the money ourselves and roll the dice. It's a gamble but so is life.

Art

So I hope that message explained everything about the deal such as it is.

Art

Ah yes I forgot about the Peter Jennings special, I have not seen that in a long time, it was sadly his last.

Art

I wish I could tell you guys and gals the deal but I cant. I can tell you though that at the moment it is VERY frustrating and I do have a break point where I will say I am done and we gave it our best try and came at this deal in every way we could and it just was not going to work out.

It's not about money because it is a labor of love however the deal has to make sense. I will promise this, if it does not work out or if I just throw up my hands and say no more (close now) I will come on here and share with you all what went on.

Art

Quote from: starrmtn001 on April 07, 2015, 08:42:21 PM
Good evening Art!  Do you know whether there is a link to the NBC Special on UFOs that I'm inquiring about?  It is so awesome that you are here. 

No sorry, no idea. On another subject, still no agreement as yet. For something as easy as this should be, well it should have been done a long time ago. I wish I could tell you specifics so you could all share equally in my frustration, see what a friend I am.

Art

Haha, I get a statement every few Months and like magic it always comes out to zero. Sometimes I get a check for $1.31 for some tv show I did, never covers my SAG membership.

Art

Well thanks guys, you are getting a little taste of what I have been going through for the last couple of months. It really is crazy, good news, then crashing back to Earth, it really does a number on me.

And yes I do suffer Panic attacks. Always before going on air but within a few moments I get in a zone and then nothing effects me, it's really weird.

Art

 Ok, here is some possibly better news, Keith had a very good talk with them today and we have
a new deal being put together which means we could have a contract ready to sign by the end of the
Week he says. That is all I want, once we have that I will order the Studio gear. So once again the roller coaster
is headed up. Jeez.

Art

Well at least here I am among friends. The stress of reading all day long about the insane new Digital music rules is enough to push anybody over the edge. I really want to get this all going but not if it is a deal that is doomed to fail for all. It's got to have the bases covered because the money I do have saved is for my Family and I can not take risks with it just to satisfy my wanting to do a show. Trust me when I say the Lawsuits over music are flying like Hell Fire's over Yemen.

I understand that some of you say who cares about the music, but it is part of the magic, not all of it of course but a part of it none the less. I told Keith to talk with them and I didn't want to hear about it till he had some kind of resolution but I can not even hold to that. I think I am a A+ personality and can not change that, I think I pretty much worry everything to death, no doubt including my own. So, should I pass into that higher antenna location in the sky remember I was here on Bell Gabb. Also please get the EVP folk's on minus Jimmy and I will try and tell you how hot it really is there. (At least I could cook Pizza rolls by just holding them up)

Art

Not true, Keith knows what he is doing plus has a Lawyer working with him.

Art

Quote from: b_dubb on April 06, 2015, 10:24:19 AM
I think one of my early attempts at creating a slug line for the upper right hand corner was "CoastGab - Come for the Coast, Stay for the Insult Comesy". Insult comedy will always persevere.

I wasn't "speaking" literally. With each of these hiccups you feel people here fill up like a sail in a strong wind. And then when fortune reverses its like someone shivved an over inflated basketball.

I agree about the up and down and that is twisting me into Hamburber, if you think this board goes up and down I just can't handle any more of this. So at this point I am pulling away until there is some resolution. I really don't want to talk about it but it is effecting my health....

Art

It's just such a shame because I was so very excited about the show. I got myself so worked up about it all. That is life I guess, your all up, then the World crashes down on you.

I am sorry I got all of you so excited along with myself. We really thought we had hit the jackpot with this Small Webcaster catagory, It lets you pay 10 to 14% of the income to cover music which would have been just great but they are most likely going to eliminate that catagory at the end of the Year.

Our Possible Partner is prepared to pay the big bucks for music but it is so insane in terms of cost that it feels like a setup for failure, however talks continue and we shall see.

I want you all to know that the support you have shown means a great deal to me.

Art

Well we (me and Keith) are in trouble here. I hate to bring possible bad news yet but here is the current situation:

Our possible partner has thrown a change into the Contract that for us is a deal killer, Keith) will explore with them Tomorrow. Can not talk about specifics yet.

Plan B looks dead because the catagorys of "Small Webcaster" will most likely disappear at the end of the year, making doing it on our own out of reach.

So right now things do not look so good, but again there will be talks Tomorrow. I will keep you all informed. This has been so stressful that is is effecting my health so I am backing away and letting Keith talk with them, I have been living this every day, all day.

Art

Agree, Happy Easter all

Art

It just seems never ending, back and forth, back and forth, jeez.

Art

A alternative for us is to go it alone if they resist change to what they inserted into the contract (which I knew they would). Contract talks are so damn predictable. We thought we could not go it alone but it looks like there is a way which would still get the 3 major points I must have. We are still looking into it just in case.

I will tell you this, going over this Contract stuff will give you headaches and tire you out a lot more then doing a show which is fun.

Art

Ok, I want to correct something. George did ask a Lawyer to help me with my Wife's visa. I received a email from this Lawyer but by then I had already contacted the Congress people in my State so I told him I already had help. I had thousands of people sending email on this subject and since I never ended up using him it was easily overlooked. So in fact he did try to help and I only know know this because George sent me a copy of the email.

On another front we have sent corrected language to our friends and await a reply but this of course moves it to a new Week. Groan, like the Air Force for me.....Hurry up and wait.

Art

Ok, we have a contract but as expected there are some things in there that require some re-wording and one item that would be a deal breaker if left as is. We also have possibly another way to go if
need be.

Because we are at a sensitive part of all this you may not hear from me till we come to some conclusion on Monday or we hope no later then Tuesday (my estimates)

I did have a email exchange with Dave which he started and which will reamain private, even the exchange itself should have remained private, oh well.

Art