Spam Hell!
I’ve been getting SO much Spam lately on my journal. Of course, I block it before it actually gets to be viewed by others but I must say…I’ve had my fill of "Replica-Watches", "Casino-games" and "Hoodia"(whatever that is). I use a plug-in called Gatekeeper which asks you a question before the comment goes to moderation but it looks like these spammers have found their way around it :-\
If anyone knows of a good Spam Stopper Plug-In for Word Press, please let me know.
I bruised my rib the other night playing hockey and I’m still in a little pain. I broke it once before and was hurting for about 2 months. NOT fun…but hey, it’s hockey and all part of the game I reckon. I would have much rather preferred to have the other guy’s rib hurting though
I’ve been writing new material and enjoying it…I messed around with something yesterday and listened to it again today with fresh ears and I can’t decide if it’s super silly or pretty good …for now I’ll lean on "pretty good"
It’s so hard to judge your own stuff.
Speaking of Music… I just got an email from my CD distribution company[CDBABY] telling me that my CD is now available at over 2400 Retail Stores Worldwide. COOL! I’m not really sure how the program works just yet but for any indie bands wanting to know more about getting their stuff out there, here’s the link with more details.
Does anyone still buy actual CD’s anymore? I seem to be doing pretty well selling things on places like iTunes and I usually buy music I like via download companies… but I really don’t remember the last time I purchased an actual CD. Weird. I miss LPs…not because of the sound but because with LP’s I feel like when you buy it, you have something IN HAND. Thinking back, there were some pretty cool LPs out there. I even like the smell of them. Hard to explain. Do they even sell Record Players anymore?
So I got caught up on American Idol … Elliot left us so I wonder if Elliot Voters will hop over to Taylor’s camp now. Katherine’s voice seems pretty shrieky these last few weeks but Taylor’s starting to wear on me too with that "soul patrol" stuff. The obvious winner seems like it would be Taylor now but I guess by being in the top two makes you a winner regardless. I have a feeling when Chris puts out an album it’ll out-sell both of those guys though. Him getting the boot was probably good thing for him. Drama never hurts unless of course you’re Michael Jackson
I need some Drama. ;)

>> “I need some Drama.”
be careful what you wish for, amigo
hang on out LiveJournal too long and you’ll find more than you can handle. –john
p.s. hope you’re well… i’ve been busy this month with Indy/quals/ and getting ready for the race on the 28th, so i’ve not been around online as much as usual … varoom varooom ::lol::
ha! i remember those old LJ days of drama. I’ll skip that if i can

it’s been a busy month so far here too but not too much to mention
Elliott and Vanilla Ice… off-white soulistas… I’d hate to see Elliott win, but Kat can be like fingernails on a chalkboard.
And I did see a record player for sale… at the flea market.
Kat’s Over the Rainbow was good but her other stuff is like she’s pushing too hard to to be heard or something. Perhaps it’s that she hasn’t quite mastered singing on a mic…i dunno
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THANKS SCOTT! I just installed it now and i’m messing with the settings…i hope this works. I’ll be sure to check out the other link
voting for you…
thanks!
by the way..i like your Russian Cat that speaks Spanish ..great photo!
What about Captcha? I thought you were using it before. I use it, I get zero spam to moderate.
I think i tried using that with my old theme and it wouldn’t work…maybe i’ll try it out again. let me fudge with it
oh..i remember sorta why i stopped using it…
it was giving me 2 Submit buttons on my comments page due to my threaded comments( i think)
i could never get it to work properly
I got a record player given to me. But I don’t know what I’ll do when the needle wears out. I like to get LP’s at the thrift stores.
Cathe
I don’t think i’ll go as far actually getting an LP player …things are much easier with mp3s for me…i just sort of miss those things is all
Yes they still sell record players lol. They just cost a heck of a lot more then they did back in the day. :shock:Omg I just said back in the day. Now I feel old. Radio Shack sells the needles. Is it even called Radio Shack in the states anymore? Up here it’s called The Source. I actually buy cd’s btw lol. My mom doesn’t have a comp so I buy her cd’s.
I buy Beatles CD but only because you can’t find them on iTunes and places like that. Probably a smart move on their part not to get placed on iTunes
Hi Bob!
To answer on of your questions, definitely…we still buy CD’s:) I like to download too, but 99.9% of the time our entire family wants to actual CD in hand:)
I wanted to say that I stopped by MySpace and listened to your music. I absolutely love it! Thanks!
Tina
Thanks Tina!
[and of course, if you feel like buying a CD my feelings would not be hurt
] hug!
I’ve got a bunch of free tunes you can listen to at http://www.bobgentry.com/jukebox/ if you’re left with that feeling of wanting more
A little off subject but got me remembering the last vinyl album I purched was by the band Jellyfish. I recently read that one of it’s members signed with Cordless recordings.. the interesting article is here..
http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2006/03/interview_with_1.php
K
hey, i love that 1st Jellyfish album! Very Beatle-like!
will check out the link for sure