Why Cable TV Listings Remind Me of Wedding and Party Music

Hi!  Welcome me to the 21st Century!  I’ve begun reading cable TV listings regularly. For years I’ve seen cable TV listings everywhere (except at home), and most of my friends love them (except for the expense).  I’ve probably resisted subscribing because I saw little need for all the fluff I found in the newspaper’s cable TV listings. Snobbish? […]

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What European History Teaches Me About Wedding and Party Music

European history has always fascinated me.  I enjoy reading any history, really, for the insight is gives me into why people do what they do. Why European history?  Coincidence.  My grandparents emigrated from central Europe, so all my young years I’d hear more about European history than, say, African or Asian history. Will Durant is […]

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The Seven Habits Steven Covey Taught Me

You probably heard that Steven Covey died recently. His 1990 book, The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, influenced many people, myself included. In The Seven Habits, Steven Covey systematically describes how to we can successfully conduct a worthwhile, purposeful life. In the last 20 years, he helped people apply that wisdom everywhere — in […]

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Why I Blog About Wedding and Party Music. Part 2

I recently described a few reasons why I blog.  Here’s one more. Back in 2009, I accepted a challenge to list 25 interesting things about me. If you have a moment right now, please read a few of them. If something I said there catches your attention, please tell me. I’d like to know more […]

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Why a Wedding Inspiration Matters

It’s clear to me now, but it wasn’t at first. When you’re a wedding guest, what you’ll see at the wedding depends on what you think about their wedding inspiration.  What’s happening here, who gives what, and who gets what. And I’m not talking about just a wedding, of course.  This is about whatever YOU work on, […]

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Friday the 13th Wedding and Party Music

Today is the third Friday the 13th this year.  That’s good news for those of us who consider Friday the 13th their lucky day. Today is the last Friday the 13th this year.  That’s good news for those of us who consider Friday the 13th their unlucky day. Either way, I suspect many people don’t give […]

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Planning Ahead for Wedding and Party Music

I’m always planning ahead — always have been.  How about you?  What fraction of your daily time do you devote to planning ahead? Of course, all of us always need to focus on what we’re doing in each of our golden moments.  But we also need to be planning ahead, to assure more golden moments […]

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Discovering Pinterest and a Lesson for Wedding and Party Music

A few years ago, I had an exciting time discovering Pinterest, and all it can do. Here is a snapshot of the Magnolia Jazz Band Pinterest page in the beginning.  CLICK it to visit and see how it’s changed. Pinterest is a wildly popular social medium, and the more I’m discovering in Pinterest, the more lessons I take for […]

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Seth Godin Teaches Me About Wedding and Party Music

Seth Godin teaches us with his books, his blog, and public speaking engagements, many of which are available on YouTube. Thanks to Nick Notas for the photo and your interesting blog. I’m a long-time subscriber to Seth Godin’s daily blog posts, and I’ve read many of his books.  Regularly I dedicate some time to watching […]

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Crisis Management and Wedding and Party Music

Crisis Management is a skill everyone ought to develop.  I can’t imagine anyone, any organization, or any occupation that will be free of emergencies.  Can you?  In all fields, effective crisis management helps us in a hundred ways, from “saving the bacon” to saving a life. Thanks to the Institute for Crisis Management for this picture. […]

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