Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Echoes of My Generation: Journal 012 08/22/06

I cant seem to get focused at work these days
Things just dont add up anymore
We are in a newly renovated 6 figure office space
But the majority of the people work from home
With exception to myself and one other co-worker
There are two others that come in occasionally
But it's lonely here
I get in to IBM at 6:30am each day
When all I can hear is the hum of the air conditioning
And the rapid sound of my fingers typing
I watched Fantasia Burrino's story last night
I see why so many connected with her
She had a real story about some real life situations
And it was a significant story of hope and triumph
I wondered how much of it was romanticized and added to
in order for hollywood to buy into the story
Overall it was a good look though
I related to her father when he signed the contract
Lost the rights to his music
I have a box of CDs in my garage right now
Cant sell them, Cant do anything with them
I Didnt get a lawyer, didnt even sign a contract
Just took the word that I would be compensated
I've come from such a long way
I cant even began to tell the story of my journey
I grew up in the country
In a house with no indoor sewage line
No running water inside the house
No air conditioner only a gas heater with a tank that we could barely afford to keep full
But my story is not one of sadness
It's an adventure fit for greek literature
An exciting ride full of journey's that people
only read about.
Maybe I should write the story
Its allmost 9am now. I started this blog at 7:30am
My thoughts are too scattered
My company needs so much that its hard focusing on the bigger picture
So I have to take one step at a time now
I cant rush it
Everyone around me is rushing
A guy that once recorded at my house just got a deal with universal
Others got major management deals
I'm still here fighting independantly
Holding my team and our dreams close to my heart
Waiting patiently for the right hands to put them in
We're on to something exciting and inspiring
And the masses wont immediately latch on to it
We have to earn our crowd one person at a time
Word of mouth, beating the pavement
Guerilla marketing tactics
This is the biggest challenge of my life
I'm watching my team grow and thinking...
How can I feed all these people
I just need some fish and a loaf of bread
Maybe I can pull a Christ like miracle
Actually I have no choice. have to make this work
I have to chase my dream until the end
We need $5,000 immediately, I need an investor not bent on making a quick return
Me and my biz partner Lonnie J (crazy how it doesnt feel right to just say "partner" anymore)
The world is changing...
So me and my biz partner talk weekly about how to mold this corporation
We already have an idea of who and what we need
We need lots of volunteers and people willing to work on a project to project basis
We need an online street team and local street teams in each city
If you or anybody you know wants to help build a legacy
Email mariodrobinson@yahoo.com today
I guess I'm going to do some work
I cant really focus on blogging today
Too much is going on

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