Monday, August 11, 2008
MY FAMILY IS THE REAL NUMBER ONE
Not certain when I'll be posting again. I'll be away from home for three weeks. I'll do the best I can to update.The first round of video editing is done and I most likely won't get to see it finished until I return. And that is only the promo reel for getting gigs. No decisions have been made on what to do with the rest of the footage.
I've talked about nothing but concentrating on the the New York gigs. But more importantly I'm going up to meet a new grandson who has not yet arrived. He's due any day now. My daughter will be relieved when he finally graces our presence. Additionally, I'll get to see my California girl granddaughter, Stella who is making the trip to meet her new cousin and she's bringing her parents along. So this happy event will cap an amazing month of family. We'll also get that whole gang together to see my sister and brother and Mom. Mom will be 92 this December and it'll be fun to see her with her great grand children.
This is a lousy time to have to try to rally my troops of fans to get me back to number one at Loneboystore.com. I slipped to number two when a new artist emerged from nowhere. I hope you folks can help me out while I'm gone. It's a bigger crowd pleaser to be introduced as number one than the former number one when I do these gigs up north.
Vote at this link for Tattoo or any other song you like and vote every day PLEASE!
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Monday, August 04, 2008
BABIES, KIDS, CHART TOPPING
This is gonna be baby and kid week. Things started off Monday with my Godson Patrik. Since the last time I baby-sat him he has learned to walk and he understands a lot of what is said to him now. Especially if it's in Czech. So he's harder to wrangle but easier to communicate with. Cathy organized some art activities for him involving scribbling with an enormous fat crayon on a pie plate and me fashioning it into a spider or a snake. But we never got that far.When his Mom, Jitka, left, he was taking me out to the pool where he was content to splash his hands for about five minutes. Then he directed me to the golf course but we got in the way of some people with clubs. So he pointed out every flower in the garden, each of which he fondled very gently. Nothing died.
Patrik pointed to the house so I obliged and took him in. He pointed to his stroller because it was nap time so I rocked him to sleep and attempted to write a blog for the half hour he stayed there. He called me with the only syllable I've heard him utter. Probably something in Czech, like, "Yo, dude!" So I got him and gave him a bottle while I sat in a rocker but he flung it aside after one polite gulp, grabbed my face with a big smile and snuggled up to my chest, thumb in mouth. He stayed just like that for an hour until Jitka came in. Really sweet, I must say.
Several gangs of Cathy's relatives are visiting this week so we'll have a house full of babies, kids and their parents. half of them will stay across the street at Cathy's sister and B-in-law's. They would be Carol and Jack. We love having family so close. Fun time. It'll be very pleasant company between all my guitar lessons and video editing.
And oh yes, I'M STILL NUMBER ONE at Loneboystore.com. Please go there now and vote again. And again. Ten weeks is fantastic and I love you all for keeping me there. I'm thinking dynasty now, though. Keep it going my friends. Vote at this link for Tattoo or any other song you like.
You might also notice that I'm the Second Chance Featured Artist too. Sounds strange as I've ruled that chart half the spring and summer so far but it's just their way of saying that I'm featured again, as in a second time. Along with some others. Robert Lamm of Chicago is breathing close on my heals so please show me some love.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
MY LATENESS AND MY NEEDINESS
I'm late getting back here this week. Wish I could say it's due to the lazy days of summer but my summer days have been rather type A this year and last. My summer days need some Ritalin. Oh wait, I'm an adult, that would only make me go faster, right? Bring it on.The video edits are going slowly. But it will get done. I've invested a lot so this isn't gonna die on cutting room floor. Just had a conversation with a former student of mine who is starting her last year of high school now. We agreed that we really do know how to stay in shape but we have these lapses. We also agreed that lapses are a good thing to preserve your sanity I just didn't time this lapse very well. So my video editing will revolve around deleting the less favorable camera angles.
Two Big Things are happening at Loneboystore for me. First of all, I'm still number One with the song Tattoo. That's 9 out of 11 weeks, fans. Thanks you so much for your unending (I hope) support. Go there and vote again please but hurry. Their voting cycle ends Thursday their time so that's about 6pm EDT Thursday for us, I think. If you miss that deadline vote anyway for next week.
Here is that link again
The second big thing is the Second Chance feature. They essentially give me a second chance as the featured artist with some other artists.
So here is the link to gohave a look, PLEASE:
I'm working hard on getting ready for all the NY gigs and the one more at Clearwater's Pangea, Cafe. I've been too busy to initiate any bookings after my return from NY. Dumb, I know, but sleep does become necessary at least once a day.
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Monday, July 21, 2008
THE VAMPIRE OF VENICE VISITS CLEARWATER AND RETURNS TO NUMBER ONE IN LONDON
I'm a vampire. There I said it. I have no taste for blood and I'm good in the sun but I have to admit I live off of the energy of other people. Especially if they're in my audience. My audience, most of my life, was made up of nine, ten and eleven year olds. My stage was my classroom. Since I moved to Florida and became a performer, my audience has been heavily on the other end of the timeline. But Saturday night was different.I played a video shoot concert in downtown Clearwater's Pangea Cafe and International Market. My crowd was mixed but there was a group of teens there from a local drama class. They came with their teacher, Mona. They made me remember what I loved about teaching the most. The feeling of that give and take with young people and making the spark in their eyes turn into a bonfire of enthusiasm--that's what gets this old heart of mine beating with new life.
The one hour set I did will be edited down to a five minute promo reel and then I'll have the out takes to mess with and I hope there's enough usable stuff for Youtube. But I'll share what I can when I can and you'll see what I mean. They helped me take it to a new level. I'll keep that memory alive when I play more sedate audiences. That was the biggest learning of this past couple of months leading up to this shot. It's not about "look at me." It's about, "here's what I have for you." When you perform in a way that says, "here's my gift to you," it matters little that you don't have megastar looks. The payoff is that I gave them everything I had and still came away feeling like a grand prize recipient. A Lotto winner. I'm one lucky dude. My performance coach, Joe Yazbeck, is very very good at what he does.
Oh, yeah, and I did the shoot without glasses. I may not be thrilled with my close-ups when I see them but at least they won't be reflecting spotlights back at the camera. We got around that in the photo shoot for the album cover by tilting my glasses. That wasn't gonna work for this level of movement both by me and by the camera men. The jury is out on how I feel about this new image.
Back on Top in London's Loneboy!
I'm astounded to report that I'm back in the Number ONE spot on the Loneboystore.com chart in London. That would be the eighth week with ten weeks in the top ten. And this in a week where my link to Loneboy did not work. Thank you, my dear friends and fans! This means so much to me as I work hard to get on a solid footing with my bookings and placements.posted by Bud @ 10:14 AM
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Monday, July 14, 2008
DEAD GUY RETURNS, MUSIC BIZ-INESS, CHINESE ACROBATS
My friend Dead Guy or Ignatious Dedd, you may recall, is an amazingly funny cartoonist who stopped blogging a while back. He stays in touch from time to time and posts a few items on Myspace. I learned today that he has a cartoon selected for a calendar put out by the Union of Concerned Scientists and he's up for a prize as a result. I hope you find him as amusing as I do and will go have a look at his cartoon. He's using the name Paul Malden and his cartoon is number 9 on this site. I hope you'll have a look and vote for him.I'm getting ready to shoot some video of a concert I'm doing next Saturday in Clearwater. The objective is to get a five minute promotional reel but I'm hoping to get a lot of other useful footage as well. Of course I'll release it to you on completion. I feel very positive about it going in and I'm looking forward to a good time. That is where my focus is this week.. If you're local and you're reading this, I hope you can come be in my video at Pangea Cafe in downtown Clearwater.
I want to thank those of you who have tirelessly requested my songs on Loneboystore.com over the last couple of months. Being on top meant a lot to me. There have been many technical difficulties and downright weirdness going on there which I have no explanation for. But I'm happy to be sitting at number 2 under the stores' own artist. Here's that link again.
We went to see some Chinese acrobats Saturday night. It would be inaccurate to call it a Chinese Cirque du Soleil. I've seen Cirque twice and never saw most of those stunts before. Sliding down a 30 foot pole head first by one's legs and stopping before the face plant, is a new one to me but I guess I haven't seen everything. They were a highly entertaining troupe of youngsters and I hope they aren't eating in the local Chinese restaurants as they are dreadful. Maybe their Mamas packed them a picnic basket or they're living on fragrant meat jerkies. Cathy loved the food in China because it was nothing like the Chinese food we get here. So I'm sure their acrobatic digestive systems were shocked.
There's been a surge in new guitar students lately. Can anyone explain to me how eleven year olds are so aware of Deep Purple? They all want to learn Smoke on the Water. Two new adult students coming this week. It's always fun to see what they're desired playlist is. I always wind up teaching myself new stuff to teach them.
I hope to have pics from the video shoot next week. Have a good one.
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Sunday, July 06, 2008
GATORS AND HURRICANES AND FALLING CHARTS, OH MY
Nice, long, fun weekend. Hope yours was too. Two different parties and sets of friends. All of whom I love. Only overate once. A moment I will refer to as the great pie seduction. We were having so much fun inside, we never noticed any fireworks. Driving home we realized there must have been lots of them because the traffic jams were quite thick and plodding.I'm noticing lately that big vehicles are starting to recognize the value of coasting to a stop light instead of burning up $4.00 gas to race to a stop. They start off much slower too. I also average about five "How do you like your Prius?" questions a day. I tell them I save so much on gas, I'm gonna upgrade my iPhone.
We finally saw the sandhill crane family strolling through our yard after a long absence precipitated by a large gator sighting. I haven't kept tabs on Sir Gator but no neighborhood poodles are missing. I never counted fish, frogs and ducks. I must shamefully admit that there are times when I wish all the wildlife wore numbered jerseys.
Getting ready for a kind of tune up or rehearsal gig this Wednesday in Clearwater, FL at Pangea Cafe and International Market. Then ten days later I'll do the video gig at that location. Really looking forward to it. I hope to learn more about live sound from Tony Rockcliff in the process. Tony is shooting the video and his expertise as a sound engineer is a huge bonus in this case.
Finally, I've just found out that my song Tattoo slipped from number one to number two this week. Guess I've been asking a lot of you folks. And your efforts have been amazing and appreciated. I hope you've taken advantage of the freebies. Loneboystore's own artist, Jake Hook who has a London Gig this week climbed over top of me. Understandable. It would be wonderful if I could take that spot back next week. That's not a hint. That's a plea! Click here please and request Tattoo. Every day might do it. But I'll take what I can get and be grateful for it.
Finally we're keeping an eye on the first Atlantic Hurricane of the season, Bertha. "That's why if you please, I am on my bended knees, Bertha don't you come around here anymore." (Garcia/Hunter) I believe.
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
CRUISIN' N' SHMOOZIN' AND A JULY 4TH GIFT FOR ENGLAND
Busy weekend. But fun. Dinner with dear friends including my godson, Patrik who is suddenly walking. We watched him sleeping on a monitor later and were amazed at what an active sleeper he is. I don't know how he gets any rest. It figures he gets exercise in his sleep as his Mom, Jitka, is also my physical trainer.Spent Sunday in Clearwater, FL at a music business seminar in Pangea Cafe and International Market. Extremely nice place and a new gig venue for me. I have three gigs there before I head to New York for five more gigs. I did a talk radio interview in Clearwater on Friday with my performance coach Joe Yazbeck. They played my song Keeping Secrets and compared me with Mark Knopfler. I've heard that before but about my vocals. One isolated little guitar riff sounds like Knopfler but it was done on a classical guitar in the studio. I'm not performing with a classical and it doesn't come off the same on steel. Long story but that's it. Got some work to do before that gig, I have to tell you. I'll post an MP3 of the interview when I get it.
The music seminar was also given by Joe Yazbeck the executive producer of Heartbeat Productions and Tony Rockcliff who has a very impressive resume as a producer. Tony is shooting my video on July 19 at Pangea.
And in other fantabulous news, I'm STILL NUMBER ONE. That's Seven Weeks, fans! Thanks you very much. Please continue to go to Loneboy store.com and request my song Tattoo.
Vote often. Think American Idol. Only this is in London, England so it's a little like getting back at Simon.
Here's what they said this week:
29.06.08 - Holding strong to his top spot for the seventh week in a row is Bud Buckley and this week the guys are fighting back and taking six of this week chart positions. Congratulations go to Sophia Bass making her LoneBoyStore debut, to Robert Lamm also holding firm in the number four position, and to this weeks highest climber up five places to number two is Jake Hook. Great to welcome back Chris Swinney and Elle Scott and Featured Artists Coolhunter.
Jake Hook (number2 ands rising) is actually signed with LoneBoy as one of their performers and tours for them. So this is huge for me to stay atop that list. I'd love to do an English tour as a result. Your help is graciously appreciated!
Hmm, interesting that we make it a full two months on the top of that English chart on Independence Day weekend, huh?
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Monday, June 23, 2008
I FIND NOTHING ENDEARING ABOUT GATORS
I have the distinct impression everyone is tired of this story. So I'll save it for later.Our sandhill cranes are, on last report, doing well, although I haven't seen them in about two weeks. Not since the gators chased them away. Life in Florida. It's always a trade off. Fabulous weather and nightly thunder showers. Astounding tropical birds and gators who eat them. And it goes on and on, believe me. The good is good enough that the bad doesn't matter that much to me. We call it the sunshine discount. It's just life in Florida.
One of the guys shooting my video wants me to do it without glasses. I can see okay without them. They're just kind of comforting to me. He thinks I look better without them. I wonder if anybody I have met in the last fifteen years or so would recognize me without them. That would include all of my fans. Your comments on this are appreciated. I'm undecided.
And finally, the moment you've been waiting for. I'm number one for the sixth week at Loneboystore.com! I want to go to England as long as I'm kicking ass on a music chart there.
Here are the usual items to go with this story: First the link to go request me again, please. Tattoo is the song that's currently numero uno.
http://www.loneboystore.t83.net/#
Here's the latest post they put up:
22.06.08 - Females dominate this weeks chart with no less than six on this weeks chart, three re-entries from Bernadette Lawrence, Erene and store favourite Natascha Sohl. Still holding on to his number one position is Bud Buckley for another week but will he be able to hold off the ladies, holding firm at the number four position is the fantastic Robert Lamm with his new cd 'The Bossa Project'. Check back next week to see if our number one will be bumped from the top or if he can hold fast for another week....
Finally, I wish you'd get on my Reverbnation fan list if you haven't done that already. If you do, please put in you home town so I can eventually direct stuff to you or away from you when o don't need it. Here's that link:
Hope I can tell you about week seven next week but not before I fill you in on other stuff.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
LIFE AT THE TOP OF ONE SMALL PEAK
Five in Five! On the chart five weeks and Number One for five weeks. This time with the song Tattoo. Don't ask me how that happened. But who can complain with two number one songs? THAT was a pleasant Father's Day Gift, thank you very much.If you're on my Reverbnation Fan List you know about this and have voted again, I hope. This is what indie musicians have to do instead of paying publicists a cajillion dollars. Or a Brazilian if you're W. "How many is a Brazilian anyway?"
I would be ever so grateful if you put yourself on my fan list with the opt in below. Just be sure and list your town so I can start to use that thing more selectively.
I'm actively booking out of town stuff. Starting with the Mid Hudson region of New York. I've booked a Hometown CD Release concert at the Hyde Park Library Annex on August 23 and at least four other dates around that time in that same general area. Looking forward to other exciting things to happen too. I'll announce as they happen.
I have a new video shoot coming up on July 19 in Clearwater, FL at a place called Pangea Cafe and International Market. Hot new venue there. It'll be edited down as a short promo video. I can use out takes for future video projects too, I guess.
On the part of the world that is not my music: We have a couple of gators in our pond who scared away our Sandhill Crane family. Everybody with a little dog around the pond is freaking but I don't think the Florida wildlife people will remove the gators uless they actually eat a dog. Nasty Catch 22 that, huh?
I'm babysitting Patrik today. I really have to learn some Czech but my mouth won't make most of those sounds. Bilingual little wise ass.
Gas is $4.00 and I'm driving a Prius! I won't gloat. Much.
I'll get some gator pics and gig ics up soon. Now get out of here and go to and request Tatto for me, wouldja, please?
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Sunday, June 08, 2008
HELP ME GIVE YOU STUFF AS A THANK YOU
I hope you're not tired of this. I'm not. I'm NUMBER ONE Again. That's FOUR WEEKS. If you've been helping out by going to this site and requesting Let Me Go over and over again every day and keeping me on top. I want to give you something. And I will if you're on my Fan List which you can get on by responding to the Reverberation box below. Many of you have but here you go:That way I have an automated way of thanking you, informing you, letting you know when I play in your area and toss you other freebies. Like ring tones. I know how to make them. Anybody out there know how to make them downloadable and free to my fans? I want to do that. HELP!
Loneboy has been getting in touch with my fans to ask them if they want to take part in a Q&A. You ask, I answer. In a Podcast. Come on, let me have it. I probably won't lie. Unless you ask my age.
I've been doing weddings lately. Interesting time. I know I'm gonna get some songwriting ideas out of them. Next week I'm playing a short set at a reunion party for a now defunct coffee house I used to play called Stir the Soul, here in Venice. More songwriting potential. I promise to NOT write about songwriting or songwriters. Or not so as you would know it, anyway.
Another favor you might feel inclined to do for me: My new CD sales site is up. If you just pop in there for a few seconds on this link, it'll help move me up in the search engine. I have some other ingenious stuff planned to help with that but It'll take a while.
So come on help me give you stuff. If you can tell me quickly how to give away ring tones, I'll give you some. If you get on my fan list (in case you're not there already), you'll have first notice that a freebie is on the way.
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Monday, June 02, 2008
NUMBER ONE FOR THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING!
I have the best fans but I'm a bad blogger lately. They (and you) have kept me on top of the LoneBoy Charts in London for Three weeks. Do I hear FOUR?If you somehow did not get an e-mail from me, regarding this, you hide well. Here's the link to put in a request for my song, Let Me Go. Scroll down to the left. And thanks so much.
Here's what they posted Sunday night:
02.06.08 - Bud Buckley continues his reign at the top of our chart but with Light Rain holding onto the number five positions and re-entries from Alex Kajumulo, Pete Martin and Griffin Anthony, will he still be number one next week? Congratulations go to newcomer Eric Terdjman making his debut this week at number 10...
Just moments ago I got an e-mail from LoneBoy asking if I'd consent to a Q and A generated by questions from my fans. So if you're on my list you may be hearing from them. Here's the opening to that e-mail, "Congratulations! You are to date the most popular artist ever to feature on LoneBoyStore" You have to understand that there are many former teachers of mine who would think that is science fiction. Especially the words "most popular" modifying the word "artist." Take that, Sister Mary Confusing!
So all I do lately is work the web for this kind of thing, rehearse for the wedding gigs I've been playing, teach guitar, attempt to have a workout schedule and a family life. Yeah, I know, sad that it is in that order. But these things ebb and flow. Right now, I'm riding this particular wave to get some recognition.
I badly miscalculated what my tour schedule ought to be at this time of the year. I have two very good reviews coming out of Atlanta, One, from Target Audience Magazine, I posted here already although it's not yet published. The other, also not yet published from Performer Magazine, is coming out too late to help me book anything up the coast. Then there is also the fact that my booking skills are in need of some assistance. Booking agents are just too unreliable and to do it all myself means I don't work on music. This is a crazy business.
My songwriting has been nonexistent unless you count the constant notes I'm scrawling into little notebooks. But I'm not complaining. After all, I am Number One on at least one chart. Thanks, my friends.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
I'M NUMBER 1 ON A UK CHART!
The Loneboy.com radio page has the following announcement:18.05.08 - Storming straight to the top of this weeks chart is featured artist Bud Buckley, congratulations go to him and the huge support he has received this week, with 5 fallers, 2 climbers, 2 re-entries and one new entry the chart is having a good old shake up. Can we expect a brand new number one next week or will the huge success continue for Bud Buckley, check back next week for more details...
Thanks to many of you readers and a bunch of my fans who never come here, I am sitting at Number One on the Loneboy.com radio chart this week. You have made more requests for my song, Let Me Go, than any other song they play out of hundreds of artists. In fact an e-mail from them referred to your effort as "staggering." I love having the word "staggering" applied to me when it has nothing to do with the way I'm walking or when it's not used as a modifier with words like "stupidity" or "untalented." My status as Featured Artist will continue until near the end of the month. I hope my status as number one will continue for at least that long.
You folks made all the difference for me. THANK YOU.
I still need people to visit there regularly and put in a request, so please click the banner link again and again. If I stay on top of that chart long enough, I might even sell a few CDs!
How to make money blogging
I recently discovered a terrific site called ImaginAds.com who will pay you to make recommendations on your blog about a variety of products. So from time to time I will be running an ad and a recommendation here but only if I really have faith in the product. If you're interested in having the same deal on your blog, PLEASE contact me so I can use my affiliate status and get you set up.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME IN THE UK
I'M THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ARTIST IN THE UK--NEED SOME HELP, PLEASEIt would be enormously helpful to me if you can visit my Featured Artist Page between now and next Wednesday and make a request for me in the lower right hand corner of the page.
I've been lucky enough to be chosen by this exciting English site to be their Featured Artist for the week. If you could send in a request or two it would help me gain some traction in the UK where my CD is being sold by Loneboy.
Click the banner link below and go to the bottom right where it says requests and sick me in there. It would be verry cool also if you could start a discussion about me o that link as well. Thanks so much!
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
CRANE CHICKS BORN, ANOTHER GREAT REVIEW AND A PHOTO REQUEST FOR YOU
The sandhill cranes who live in my back yard managed to hatch two chicks on Tuesday. This after they lost there first eggs to a flood about six or seven weeks ago. These things are the size of full grown Cornish Game Hens, I would estimate. the parents stir up insects, grubs and various crawlies for them to eat. We'll be keeping a close eye on them.Here's an advance look at a review that is coming out later this summer in TargetAudienceMagazine.com. Notice the link on the left column. Go have a look. It's a pretty neat publication. The editor, Ellen Aldridge, agreed to let me post it here while she irons out some production problems that delayed her Spring issue.
ItŐs About Time- Bud Buckley 2007
Experience sets apart the dreamers from the hopeless romantics, and with an education in journalism this guitar teacher, Bud Buckley, combines all the necessary facets to write moving songs.
He writes universally about ideas which speak to individuals without being clich.
Buckley states "Let Me Go"(the opening track and my favorite) was inspired by Terri Schiavo, but his lyrics read like a "dear John" letter or a manifesto written by a madman ranting about being trapped inside a mechanical body or society refusing to listen to the melodies escaping from the vibrations of body language. The art in music lies in the interpretation, so make sure to read the lyrics as well as groove to his tunes.
The line that hits me like a rock to the back of the head in "Keeping Secrets" is simply, "I didn't mean to sink my stones". This line shifts consciousness from early childhood memories and play to the hard-hitting truth of an entropic reality. Energy dissipates and relationships grow old and stale. The secret's out. Everything changes.
I love "Elevator" just because of the double entendre in the wordŐs sound "elevate her".
"Crowded Memory" closes the course of haunted-sounding, stream-of-consciousness songs in BuckleyŐs debut album, "ItŐs About Time", with repetitive choral lines and ghostly harmonies. The name of this album alone shows the dynamic of hidden meanings in melody and lyrics. I give his "ItŐs About Time" 4/5 stars and urge fans of music and writing alike to check out Bud Buckley's fine blend of inspired songs at his website BudBuckley.com. DonŐt "make me beg".
Review by Ellen Aldridge, Editor-In-Chief of Target Audience Magazine.
You Have Some Photos That Fit My Songs?
Finally, my new website for CD Sales is nearly completed and I looking for photos to make slide shows to accompany the music. I've collected a bunch from total strangers around the world off of Flikr. I want to extend the same invitation to you, my Blogpals. You have any photos that might fit some of the subject matter? Have a look at my Lyrics page. Any photo that fits with any line or phrase will be considered. I'd give you full credit, of course. Let me know, please.
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Monday, April 14, 2008
LIV RATS OUT WOODY AND BERGMAN, DR. MORETTI CONFESSES
I've been waiting to have news on the sandhill, cranes. They do appear to be sitting on new eggs. It's late in the nesting season for them. I hope the make it this time.Last week we went to four different events at the Sarasota Film Festival. It gets more popular every years. They run a series called "Conversations With..." which are life live versions of Inside the Actors' Studio. In a small old opera house on the campus of The New College at FSU. The first one we went to was with the events big award winner, Liv Ullamn. She was charming and humorous and totally normal. She told many inside stories but the best was about Woody Allen and Ingmar Bergman.
She and Bergman had been married for a short time and had a child together. Remained close after the breakup and he continued to direct her in many landmark films. She was doing Broadway and very hot when Woody came into the picture. "He started taking me to dinner," Liv recalled with a look of incredulousness. "I knew he had a fixation on Bergman and it wasn't long before I realized it was him he was interested in, not me." One day Bergman called Liv and said he wanted to see her on the stage and that he would come to a show and stay just one day. So she mentioned it to Woody and baited him with something like, "You wouldn't want to meet him, would you?" He pounced on the invitation. Meanwhile, it seems Bergman admired Woody with equal fervor and also pounced on the opportunity to meet one he considered his American equal.
Liv told how Woody rented a limo to pick her up after the theater. The driver wore white gloves. The went up to Bergman's suite at the Pierre and the master himself answered the door. Liv introduced the two men and they shook hands but said nothing to each other. Admiring smiles were all that was exchanged. At dinner they continued this mutual smile fest and said nothing to each other. Liv was empathic about that. Not a word was exchanged. So she was left to make conversation with Mrs. Bergman about meatballs while the two men continued to communicate in complete silence on a level understood only by them. At the conclusion of the evening the spell was not broken. Back down in the limo afterwards, Liv asked Woody what he thought of the evening. "Incredible!" he beamed. "The most amazing evening of my life." Later that evening at home she got a call from Bergman who said his evening was also "Incredible" and the best of his life. " So I guess it was a case of the two masters not wanting to give themselves away to each other," Liv explained.
Stanley Tucci, later in the week, was also very down to earth. It was quite fun to listen to this conversation. I was heartened by his admission that when he plays on ER he has most of his medical dialog printed out for him on a clipboard, ŇI canŐt remember those complicated medical terms,Ó Tucci said. ŇI have to write them down on my clipboard. In fact, itŐs part of the stage directions in the script now, that Dr. Moretti has his clipboard. They all know I canŐt remember.Ó I often draw a blank even on lyrics I wrote when I'm performing and there is a distraction of any kind. So it's a relief to know there are well known performers who have their brain dead moments. I was also thrilled that the reason he doesn't do theater much is, ŇItŐs difficult for me to do the same thing over and over for six months. You start to go crazy.Ó This is why I get irritated when some of my casual patrons ask me to perform the same beach music they can hear in every Florida music venue over and over and over. I always want to say, "You own the record, go home and listen to it." But I don't because like most of my colleagues at my level in this business, I'm a whore.
Cathy took some shots of both of these luminaries. That's Liv Ullman on the left and Stanley Tucci with the moderator below and on the right. Sorry we never ran into Charlize Theron who was also there to receive an award.
Finally on Sunday we attended a first birthday for my little Czech/American Godson Patrik. He really only wanted to be held by all the pretty ladies there. He only put up with me for a bit because I introduced him to his feet, of which he is very fond. Later he did grab my guitar but the photo was one of those psycho ward photos that you just don't put out there. Unless it's of Stanley Tucci.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
MY TO DO LIST IS A MOBIUS STRIP
The pair of Sandhill Cranes, I reported on a few weeks ago lost their eggs to a freak flood in the marsh. Pretty upsetting to see the heron who was stalking them eat the abandoned soggy eggs. Everybody eats, ya know? But today I noticed the cranes rebuilding the nest. And they mate every morning around the same time. How about that? No idea if this is a planned parenthood or just practicing for next year. I'll update.The day after St. Patty's Day I noticed the gym was empty. I guess corned beef makes you lethargic. That's all that was served at the restaurant where I played a gig. And I've had enough of Danny Friggin Boy for the rest of the century, okay?
Reviews and Successes
Got another >nice review on my CD this week in Creative Loafing. Perhaps you have that arts publication in a town near you. I really enjoy their columnists. It's a thrill to be in there.
I guess the link to my United Kingdom CD seller didn't work last time. This one should do it:
The review in TargetAudienceMagazine.com is due out by the first of April and I was notified by Southeast Performer Magazine that they are reviewing me. Those last two are both in and around Atlanta. Looks like I have my foot in the door to do some gigs in that area on my way up the coast this summer.
The Indie Music for Life Compilation CD is out and my song Crowded Memory is on it. The Chill Out east coast Acoustic artists compilation from Quickstar Productions is also due out soon. "Let Me Go" is on that one.
Career Advice Requested
I need some advice. Many of you have signed on to be fans through ReverbNation and some of you have even signed to be on my Street Team. I haven't completely decided how to utilize such a welcome group of fans. I'm advised by indie musician marketing experts to do a number of things. But the last thing I want to do is annoy my fans.
Fans and especially Street Team Fans are asked by others in my field to help publicize their events and to vote for them in the billion and six contests we all enter. I'm in a load of them myself. If I asked you all to go and vote in all of them, I have a feeling your enthusiasm would wane pretty quickly. Most of us are hard pressed to even post a blog these days. Strangely, though, it is blatantly obvious that many indie musicians do mobilize a corps of street teamers to vote early, often and late until they win the contest. I'm watching this going on at this moment over at OurStage.com
What would your reaction be to a list of links in each of my posts that would take you to a site where there is some voting going on? I'd prioritize them as to which ones I think are important or at least competitive. You could choose to do as many or as few as you like or none at all. I have no problem with that. We're busy people, all of us.
Still I'd like to return the kindness to those who actually do some voting. So I'd appreciate an e-mail letting me know what you've been up to.
How does this grab you?
Here's a list of links you may or may not feel inclined to go to.
If you're on Facebook and/or MySpace you might get multiple requests. I don't know how to control that. I beg your indulgence.
There are a lot of shenanigans with all this voting. It's stranger than a Florida Election. No lie. Not worrying about the uncontrollable, I just have to believe that if the music is good it'll be appreciated by those who dig it. And I don't try to please everybody. In every crowd, somebody loves me and somebody doesn't. Still I wish I could figure out the demographics or at least the common thread of my fans. Sure would make marketing easier. Such is the life of an indie musician. Edwin McCain has a great song called "Radio Star" on his Far From Over CD that sums it all up perfectly.
Here's some stuff you may or may not care to do for me. No worries.
Moozikoo Best of Indies. I guess just clicking my "Let Me Go" shows interest so they might get around to releasing the CD.
mvyeadio has Let Me Go listed under rock. I guess it's helpful to play it to help my ratings.
Indie 104 buries their stuff deep to vote on it. I have no votes for five songs. You have to go to the request page and then click Song DB and find me on page 11 of the B section.
There's so much more but I wait and see what people think of this.
Thanks for your indulgence, my friends!
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
WHERE I STAND WHILE I'M STANDING
Thought I'd pop in here for real and give an update. Where to start? There is no beginning.Let's just say that I am with the commentors on the last post by Golfwidow who point out that although Brit is a trainwreck, the press is as much to blame for giving her attention. I would never criticize her performance. I've ignored her as a performer to begin with. Critics, as much as we depend on them in this business, are often rather self serving. If there's one thing I know that's true it is this: In any crowd there will always be some who love me and some who hate me. Nothing I can do about it. I've been blessed with terrific reviews on this last record. But there have been a few comments in between that support the aforementioned truism. I can handle it.
Here's a running account of what's happened with the CD since just before it's release on Jan 7.
Let Me Go, was selected for inclusion on:
Moozikoo's Best of Indies, Vol 2
MVRadio.com Presents
Quickstar Productions, East Coast Acoustic Artists Chill Out CD
iRadioLA.com
Can't Leave My Mind
Finalist in American Songwriter
iRadioLA.com
Crowded Memory
Indie Music for Life and Laughs compilation
CWA Media- public Service ad
iRadioLA.com
Supreme Lyrics Execs licensing for film/TV
I Still Remember (How That Feels)
Getting good play on iMusicRadio.com
Whole album
TargetAudienceMagazine.com review-upcoming
iRadioLA.com
Indie911 Licensing for film/TV
CWA Media songs for commercials
Celebrate Radio.com
And there are many many other opportunities under consideration or on actual standby status. Some fabulous reviews too and a nice local news paper story. So It's doing very well.
Soon I'll have a dedicated web site up for just the sale of this album. One reason why I've been away from this little corner of the internet.
I'm studying how to do a limited tour that wouldn't take me too far away or too far away from my usual travels up the East coast. Recently, however, there has been interest in me in the Denver area from several different people who don't know each other. Have to take a look at that. When does summer start in Denver? Mid July?
So I would look into a Phoenix tour then while I'm at it as I've sold a number of CDs down there.
Guitar teaching is always a high for me. Students come and go and are very loose about staying on schedule. But I'm always in demand. If I can't teach, I'm not real happy with myself. So that is something I must always do.
I have some cool t-shirts coming. You may want one, you may not. It's all good. I'll let you know when they arrive.
I own a Travel Business that you might want to check out. The prices are competitive and you can even book such things as rental cars and concert or sports tickets. I'll post the link every time because I can't give my web master son another thing to do while we're still fixing this site and starting the other. But let me know if you book anything through me and I'll give you a freebie. Probably a choice of a CD or a t-shirt.
It seems to me a lot of bloggers have fallen by the wayside. This is understandable. Life gets in the way. But how about we all suggest to each other some bloggers that you think might dig what we're doing. Make introductions to each other. Some discretion is needed. It's not a terrific idea, for instance, to introduce somebody who does a needlework blog to somebody whose passion is Death Metal. But then, who can say for sure, huh?
Love to have your thoughts on this.
Finally, It would be helpful to me if you click the banner link below and just click. It's my record store in England. I need to get some hits to move up their playlist
Go to the radio page (Blue Radio button on the top right) and enter my name and the song you want to hear, Let Me Go would be a good candidate. It'll help me a LOT.
And of course if you've already written a review for me on CD Baby, it would be extremely helpful if you would paste it in over there at Loneboy.
An international booking agent (who will for now remain nameless) for music lessons sent me a new guitar student today who stood me up. Or they stood me up without notice. Is the universe is messing with me or am I messing with the universe? Just a rhetorical question. I'm watching clouds colliding from different directions. Is it Mercury retrograde yet?
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Monday, February 25, 2008
THE B-WORD
Guestpost by Golf WidowI shall rant.
About Britney Spears, whom Bud is sensible enough to ignore, and I am not.
Recently, my friend Six Weasels had quite a lot of rational things to say about Britney Spears, not the least of which was the following, snipped directly from her Vox blog:
"It seems that according to whoever does these photos, if Britney keeps down her current path by the time she's 40-something she'll be fat, saggy, pudgy-faced, washed-out looking, have crappy hair and sport a mouthful of yellow teeth.
"I have two questions about this: 1. Why is this news? [and] 2. Why are we so freaking mean, both to Britney who is already obviously disturbed and to women who might look like that already?"
She added, as a response to a comment:
"We seek validation in famous people's screwups or perceived failures. It really is sad."
It's a great post in its entirety, by the way. Check it out: http://sixweasels.vox.com/library/post/people-are-mean.html
I started to comment myself, but what I had to say began formulating itself into an entity of itself, and it occurred to me that I'd better pick up my soapbox and go home.
Or, in this case, go to Bud's, because, if nothing else, the two words "Britney" and "Spears" in his blog might push him up the Google ladder, and people, if you surfed in here looking for Britney, you'd do well to notice that Bud's just released a wonderful, musically proficient, highly listenable CD, whereas Britney has, I believe, a new psychiatrist.
It's up to you to decide where your ears might be better entertained, is what I'm saying.
Here are my thoughts on Britney Bashing.
Speaking for myself, I do, indeed, as Six Weasels put it, seek validation in famous people's screwups or perceived failures, but I know that the reason I do so is that I have this tiny ingrained misconception that famous people look down on me, and I'm gratified when they fall back down to my level, or below it.
I'm not proud of this, but at least I own it. I want to believe, furthermore, that I'm not alone in this.
Also, I'm constantly examining why Britney Spears is still interesting to the world. Presumably, she's a celebrity because she's a singer, but when was the last time she had a hit song? Every time she shows up in the news again, without having done anything to further her actual career, and we (collectively) lap it up, I can't help thinking that we couldn't lap it up if she hadn't spilled it to begin with.
This leads me to the circuitous but plausible logic that suggests that, since she is incapable of anything to add to her body of marketable (at best) work, she's spilling all this other crap deliberately.
The fact that I buy into it, myself, is annoying to me, but again, I'm owning it. And again, I want to believe that I'm not alone in it.
Now if I could only be sensible, like Bud, and ignore her.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
GUEST POST FROM GOLFWIDOW (AGAIN)
Bud's got an itchy mouseclicking finger and bought another guest post from me.This is going to be short. It's just a bit of brain-confetti that suddenly exploded out of my head and said, "PARTY!"
I don't know how many of you remember the television show "E/R!" I'm pretty sure Bud doesn't, since he hates television and everything it stands for.
Ah. Lots of hands.
Now, if I say, "I don't mean the hour-long drama that started in the '90s - I mean the half-hour sitcom that started and ended really quickly in the '80s ..."
... Ah. Most of those hands have gone down.
There really was another "E/R!" before "ER." (Note the different spellings.) Oddly, George Clooney was in both of them.
Elliott Gould was only in the sitcom one, but he was in the film "Ocean's Eleven" with George Clooney, and that ought to count as a reunion of sorts.
Anyway, in the sitcom version, there was a character named Thor. She was a nurse, a buxom, loud, no-nonsense funny-as-hell fantastic nurse.
Her husband, named Bud, was never seen on the show. He was referred to frequently, like Vera on "Cheers," but you never saw him. He was, like our Bud, a songwriter.
The only other Thor-person I've ever encountered (dogs don't count) is the spouse of another blogfriend of mine. He's not a songwriter, but his wife, my blogfriend, is named Kathy.
Bud Buckley's wife is named Cathy.
This sort of thing happens in my head on a regular basis. I think I'd better go lie down now.
NOTE FROM BUD: Yeah, I'm too busy to write. You noticed, huh? But Golfwidow is out of work and posting for dollars. Not enough dollars in my estimation. You could help her out and get a witty guest post for the paltry sum of $2.00. Better yet, you could buy her very funny book, "Getting My Think On." I just bought another from Amazon to send to my sister. There may be a vendor who gives her a better cut. Visit her site to find out. You won't be sorry.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
CRANING TO WIN THIS CONTEST
I'm hoping that those of you out there who like my music would take a minute to vote for one of my songs, "I Still Remember (How That Feels), at iMusic.com. They ask you to register and log in. If that isn't too much of an annoyance, I'd appreciate it. If you'd rather not be on their list of listeners, I understand.A couple of years ago I reported on the birth and short life and death of a Sandhill crane chick. The pond in our back yard is a nesting place but they are very territorial. Only one couple of these monogamous birds, breed there each spring. Oh, it is spring here in south west Florida. It always seems like spring or summer.
I didn't write about them last year but we had a successful hatching of two chicks and they made it to at least adolescence. It gets hard to tell them apart after a bit. I didn't pay them as much attention, sparing myself from getting too attached. I didn't want to be as devastated by what is a high percentage mortality rate in a place with breeding bald eagles and bobcats and gators. And the occasional panther.
I did witness an eagle hovering above one chick who had a habit of lagging behind the family. Amazingly, sir eagle was run off by a squadron of red winged black birds! Who knew?
I've been watching the courting and nesting habits of these cranes for a couple of weeks now. I'm gonna assume it's the same pair as last year. Just based on my observation of how territorial they are at this time of year. Bizarre behavior. They built a nest in the marsh. I can't swear they have eggs yet. I keep watching to see if Momma is sitting more than standing. I should read up on this and stop guessing. But I have too little time.
Mr. Crane is all protective. Attacking his own reflection in people's windows and destroying their screens. We all put up with it. A great blue heron has decided to occupy the same marsh. This is also bizarre since herons nest in trees. This must be a single dude. Or he's just retarded. But he provides a threat and a daily drama.
I'll report on the progress of this event but it's not guaranteed to end well. Just want to be realistic. I won't be writing a song with the words crane or heron or marsh or chick in it. Whatever lessons I learn might appear in a song totally unrelated to the wild kingdom. That's the way I prefer to work.
Of all the completely amazing birds down here, the cranes have become my favorites. I can't understand why as they are goofy and arrogant. I hate politicians like that so go figure.
posted by Bud @ 10:35 PM
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
GUEST POST FROM GOLFWIDOW
Note from Bud: Golfwidow is a close friend and blogger who has run into some horrible luck recently and is blogging for dollars. Anybody would be lucky to have her appear on your blog. Please give her a read and check her out HERE to see how you can help.by Golf Widow
I'm guest-posting for Bud, today. If you haven't bought his CD yet, IT'S ABOUT TIME you did.
See what I did, there?
Oh, yeah, I'm just one big yuck after another.
Anyway, Bud and I share a humongous fondness for all things musical, with the main divergence being that he also has a massive talent for making music, whereas my own musical prowess appears to max out at listening and clapping.
Hey, somebody has to be the audience.
It's not that no one will appreciate the music if no one is listening (even if it's only yourself, someone's listening).
It's that, without people like me, there is no market for watery, overpriced beer and cheap t-shirts emblazoned with band logos and tour dates.
Not to mention that, if there's no one in the audience, there's no one waiting in a five-mile-long line to have a go at the Port-a-Potty, and then, there goes the economy.
Oh, wait. The economy, it is already long gone. Never mind.
But it's okay. I'm out of work and I don't play guitar, but I have a pink Budbuckley.com baseball hat. Let the president say the same.
Sorry ... didn't mean to get political. I'm just going to sit here quietly and wait for Bud to go on tour.
I'll be the one with watery beer spilled down her front. (It's an occupational hazard, when one's instrument of choice is two hands clapping.)
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
I V CAFFEINE, PLEASE
How far behind can I get? Here's a shot of me playing the Sarasota Arts Fest about eleven days ago. Big event. Good time. Led to other gigs. So no complaints. Even though...
Teaching guitar has been very time consuming. Lots more students. I really enjoy it. Besides my private practice, I'm teaching in the North Port Music and Arts School. Very cool people there. I'm helping them open a shopping center tonight.
Besides my regular gig schedule I've been booking other gigs. A country club gig that sold out, a house concert coming up next month. Other things in the works.
CD sales have been good but I need to push it harder with some bigger venues so I'll be hitting that trail hard. I can't wait for Deni Bonet's new one to come out. Gonna buy a bunch of them for family. She's just the best on so many levels.
Haven't done a thing yet to organize my travel business but I really have to get to that. May need to give up sleep for a few days. What exactly is a toxic or lethal dose of caffeine anyway?
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
SHORT, SWEET AND ORTHODOX
After a few days reflection on a disappointment, I realize that I learned a few valuable lessons. It's impossible to discuss without getting all wordy. It's my goal to be all about brevity. It's also my goal to be all about avoiding cliche's. So I'll leave it at one statement:One Artist's cliche' may be an Everyman's high art.
People are making money on horrific cliche's and cultural stereotypes but that's one swamp I hope to never intentionally slog through.
The year is going off as planned. A lot of enthusiasm for the new CD. Sales have been very good and promise to grow. My gigs are quite fun. I'm delighted to be back at Althea's Restaurant for my fifth season. I'm also doing more country club gigs and I'm branching out. My guitar teaching business is growing by leaps and bounds. I'm now on the faculty of a local music school and I get calls for private lessons every day.
All of this leaves less time for blogging but I read you guys before I write anything here.
Many of you have taken advantage of my pre-release offers and your CD's are in the mail. I'm extremely grateful to all who visit here and offer me encouragement weather it's in the form of complements, cheerleading, buying a CD, writing a review or any combination of the above. I love you guys like family. It's my ambition to meet each of you face to face some day. I have met six of you and it's only a matter of time before I get to the rest of you. Or you get to me. I'm getting involved in the travel business so I'll have a less expensive way to travel or to get you where you're going if you are so inclined. More on that later.
I thought the holidays were over and I could return to a normal weight. But we're going to an Eastern Orthodox Christmas party tomorrow. So if that involves your particular set of beliefs, Happy Christmas. Again!
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
OOPS, THERE GOES ANOTHER ONE!
Been waiting for certain things to happen before I posted gain. They haven't happened yet and now it's time I wished everyone who drops by here, as I'm reminded by my friend Nocturnal, a Happy New Year!So Happy New Year!
Just play each day like it's the only day you have. And the minutes and seconds that make up the day as well.
posted by Bud @ 7:27 AM
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
HAVING AN EXCELLENT WEEK...
I've been selected as a finalist in the American Songwriter Magazine Lyric Contest. They will announce the winners in the next issue, due out later this month. They like my song, You Can't Leave My Mind. Win or not, I'm delighted to be named. I'll report on the status of that when I know.I've also been offered a deal from an advertising group in California to synch my song Crowded Memory to an alcohol/drug rehab public service ad. Can't hurt to be seen and heard in Cali, can it?
I've been selected for a compilation disc and web radio airplay by CelebrateRadio.com. That's world wide distribution. I'll report the details when I know more.
I already reported on my selection for review on TargetAudiencMagazine.com in January.
I was also asked for a prerelease copy of the CD by Creative Loafing, an entertainment weekly published in Tampa, Atlanta,
Charlotte, Chicago, Washington DC and here in Sarasota. It will be reviewed at least in the Sarasota version in January.
Not a bad week at all. Pre-release sales are coming in and you can jump on that bandwagon before I get too busy to offer signed copies. I'm posting a Paypal ink here that reflects the deals offered on the last post. Or if you prefer, go to my Music page where you can hear the CD and buy it with PayPal. Or as some have elected to do, send me an e-mail at Bud.Buckley@Gmail.com and give me an address . I'll in turn give you one to mail a check to. Check the last post for details on the three deals I can offer you until the first of the year. Actually you should e-mail me even if you paid by Paypal so I can get envelopes ready ahead of time and ship it to you the instant it arrives here. Here's the Paypal link if you've heard it already and have just been waiting for this: