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The U.S. economy has been recovering, agonizingly slowly, for three years. Voters want desperately to see faster growth, but they're adjusting to the slow lane, and they increasingly believe that Washington can't help. This is the simple reality of life after the Great Recession. But Mitt Romney hasn't adapted to it, and that's why President Obama appears on track to become the first president in 70 years to win reelection with unemployment over 8 percent.
Five weeks before the election, Obama has built a small but seemingly durable lead in national polls, and an even larger one in critical swing states such as Ohio and Virginia. Romney could still overtake him with a stellar debate performance or the help of an outside shock to the economy, such as renewed chaos in Europe or war in the Middle East. But at this juncture, pollsters and political analysts across the ideological spectrum agree: Obama is ahead, and he is defying historical expectations of an incumbent's performance in a weak economy.
"What we're seeing is the president over-performing the fundamentals of the economy," says Tammy Frisby, a Stanford University political scientist who has advised the Romney campaign. On the most important issue of the election, she adds, Romney "clearly has not struck the right chord…. It's not working so far."
Obama's fortunes are rooted in voters' dimming expectations for the economy and the federal government, and their apparent conclusion that the country's current misery is not entirely the president's fault. Polls show Americans appear resigned to an economic future only mildly better than the status quo. Their disgust with Washington has left them skeptical that anyone can lead the country out of the slog. "Voters are economically stressed and have been bludgeoned into numbness," said GOP consultant Rob Collins, who serves on the board of the powerful conservative advocacy group Crossroads GPS.
That changing economic calculation leaps from voters' tongues on a weekday morning at a Dunkin' Donuts in the Northern Virginia battleground of Fairfax County. Mark Jacoby, a 39-year-old lawyer who lives in Clifton, says he doesn't blame Obama exclusively for the sluggish economy. "I think it's a combination of the president and the Congress not doing their jobs," he says. "[George W.] Bush did give us a hangover with the two wars. It's not like Obama started with a clean slate."
John Vena, a 49-year-old lawyer, pauses for coffee before he takes his daughter, happily sipping chocolate milk, to school. "I blame Obama for not improving the economy the way he promised, but he did inherit a bad situation," he says. "We may be in a place where there's no solution. Maybe we have to get used to this slow, incremental growth."
Further muddling the economic dynamic is the emerging evidence that Americans have lowered their expectations for growth—yet they remain eager to grasp at any indication that they are wrong. Voters see the economy, ever so slowly, improving. It's a critical distinction. If things were getting worse, economists say (and even Obama campaign officials concede), the president would likely be losing. Instead, he appears to be benefiting from voters seeing slivers of good news where economic data suggest there are none to be found. Optimism is rising, improbably, among consumers, small businesses, and stock traders, with Democrats and (more crucially) a share of independents feeling better about the future than Republicans.
Romney and his campaign continue to insist that such optimism will fade before the November election, and the sheer weight of his middling economic record will sink Obama. While acknowledging the GOP ticket can't depend entirely on the economy and must offer an appealing alternative, Romney's team refuses to accept the possibility that voters are lowering their expectations. One top strategist compares the increased optimism surfacing in polls—despite evidence to the contrary—to a weather forecast that predicts a sunny day when it is raining.
"The new normal is the old dismal," says Ed Gillespie, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee. "If you believe that 1.5 percent economic growth rates and chronic unemployment around 8 percent and flat wages are our lot in life and that's acceptable, if that mentality takes root and is acceptable to a majority of Americans, President Obama could get reelected. But I don't believe that's where a majority of Americans will be on Election Day."
Each passing day and each new poll brings further evidence that the Romney team has miscalculated. Obama has erased a once-formidable Romney lead on the question of who would handle the economy better as president; in some polls, the president has actually seized the advantage on that front. Economy-first independent voters are drifting Obama's way. Voters increasingly say that the economy is on the right track.
This article appears in the September 29, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.


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Have you tried to push the limits of your mind?
What do you think while you are eating something? Only the taste, or to finish it to turn back to what else you are doing… Have you ever thought that it might take more 30 years just to digest one meal, if there were no enzymes in your stomach :)
What do you think when you look at the mirror? Only to make your hair, brush your teeth, look nice? You see trillions of cells working in harmony "in the mirror". These cells decide, act, defend, communicate and live for you. You don't need to command them what to do, they already know it before you do…
Wide and deep thinking is a miraculous instrument for intelligence. And life can be better when you think about it.
That was such a video that breaks the routine in the mind…
Dec 7 2012: The way you describe "pushing the limits of your mind" reminds me a lot of meditation. By allowing yourself to be fully present in every moment, to be fully aware and in tune with the smallest details, such as the taste, texture, etc. of food while you are eating instead of being distracted, you are bring your conscious awareness to the present moment -- one of the most important aspects of meditation! A lot of things are taken for granted in the world that we live in today, but by slowing down and acknowledging the beauty of every little thing, it changes your perception of everything. Life truly is amazing... from the bigger concepts to the smaller details e.g. the trillions of cells working together in our bodies that add up to us! Great question... you certainly got me thinking :)
Dec 7 2012: That is wonderful, I can define this "meditation" concept more like a sharper awareness of being in the world and being alive..Dec 15 2012: Exactly! Meditation is the training of ones "conscious awareness", that then we can practice also in our daily life, not falling too much into the trap of distraction...Dec 10 2012: The mind is the final frontier. In each and every day I try to push my mind to the limit never knowing what I will find. It is nice to live in the moment too, to be entralled by the sight of seeing my farm from the hillside with a red barn and house with a large pile of wood on the back porch, the smell of wood smoke and the special taste of steel cut oats and blueberries in the morning. Focusing on the present is a way to escape the tyranny of my own mind.
While some may find it desirable to stretch the limit of your mind it can also be a curse---the constant need to think, to discover to invent to do research, etc. While some might find this surprising the desire to push your mind to the limit can have detrimental side effects.
Dec 11 2012: One of my teachers used to say that; mind is a "terra incognita" (unexplored area) for humanity. We know that we can only use a few percentage of it. But it is there to discover. I cannot imagine a life without thinking. Brain is a splendid organ that its nerves can build and break connections with each other depending on your experiences. And these connections can get stronger day by day if you use them and weaken if you don't. So, if someone inspires himself with positive, clever and useful ideas that person will intend to act according to them, and they will get stronger day by day. So, as a scientific fact, it will go beyond "need" and become a part of you.
However if someone constantly conditions himself to feel sadness, misery and think about the worst all the time, these will take control of his life. For example, some people who generally have a miserable mood and crying condition actually like doing that, because the synapsis and nerve routes about these feelings are stronger than any other and finally they become mentally addicted to these feelings. Of course I'm not talking about everyone, just trying to express the scientific fact. So, it becomes harder to break these routes and build new ones. However it is possible to end misery with constant trying, let's say by "pushing the limits of mind". And generally when someone learns that he/she is doing this to him/herself, they stop doing it.
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Dec 10 2012: The mind is an amazing and beautiful thing, and I don't think we give as much credit to it as it deserves. The mind is the center of our worlds; it controls our lives and changes the way we live and think and experience things. Pushing the limits of our minds is something that people do everyday, but in the wrong way. We constantly push our limits by loading ourselves with the endless tasks of life: work, school, household, big decisions, etc., but in the end we are left exhausted and worn out. And to what avail, may I ask? It's time to step back from daily life and really take a different perspective of not only our lives, but also ourselves. It is time to examine who we really are, and change our lifestyles so that we are pushing the limits of our minds in the RIGHT way, leading to self-actualization, not exhaustion and burnout.
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Dec 10 2012: Wonderful...
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Dec 8 2012: What you are really speaking of is belief. If I believe anything is possible, therefore, then there is no limit and anything is possible.
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Dec 15 2012: Established belief systems are an effective trick to survive. A belief can give motivation and enough drive to go for it when wanting to realize it, but fact is, that sooner or later the best belief will be worn out and will let one be left in an empty space with the chance and need to confront oneself. That could be the best opportunity to look behind the scam in that one was trapped and start to see the world and oneself in a different light...
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Dec 17 2012: Edison believed in his invention - the incandescent bulb. The fruits of his belief were'nt realized until after over 1000 attempts , or , you could say failures. Belief - the catalyst for today to reach the possibilities of tomorrow. It is always helpful to have fellow believers who have the same vision. The impossiblilties of today become the possibilities of tomorrow hinging on that one little word. All things are possible to him that believes.Dec 7 2012: Wonderful point Dolunay,
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Yes I keep pushing my mind constantly and falling off the cliff. But only to climb back.
Human mind and our thinking potential is amazing. Several ordinary people achieved many extraordinary things by pushing their minds to the limits and not conforming to what they have been told.
Yet we live in a world of sensible humans and insensible beings. We consider ourselves to be te most intelligent of species and yet defy our own intelect willingly and do what we know is wrong. For instance, we know know that smoking in injurious to our health and can kill us, yet we willingly choose to smoke. We are a baffling set of beings to say the least. I do not know of any other species that does this.
We are often great thinkers but seldom great doers. You bring up a very interesting point. Thanks for sharing!!!
Dec 7 2012: Agree with you, love your blog and the quotation below by the way! Very inspiring...
"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Doing something good can make you a better person, but doing it constatnly can cahnge the world.Dec 15 2012: Maaher, do you know, why when you are falling off the cliff, you are climbing back? This is done by your inbuilt survival need, that has any established system and so also yours as a personality. There might come the moment, when you might let go of your mind or better said: Of your identification with your mind. And then find out, that your existence is more and doesn't depend on your mind, your body and your emotions. You will find out, that you can experience yourself beyond all this, not depending anymore on outside conditions, happenings and others.
Dec 15 2012: I hear you BeiYin. I am fully aware of this condition you speak off. I have expereinced such moments but holding on to my mind though.
Dec 17 2012: Maaher, you are holding on your mind, because you are identified with it and all what it contains. This is YOU as 'personality'. This 'personality system' wants to survive, this is just the inbuilt nature of all systems. You don't need to worry about it, as long you feel comfortable with yourself. But if you would suffer, then this would tell that you are trapped in your mind and so better should clear up your condition. But if there is no doubt, then there are no questions and so no answers.Dec 7 2012: Wow Dolunay is it more pushing the limits of the mind or being fully conscious and present? Not playing with semantics simply thinking of how many things that make my body function that I have no ability to start or stop. It is indeed incredible. We are truly skillfully and wonderfully made!
I'd LOVE to continue the conversation with you. You've definitely made me pause, think and be even more grateful!:~)
Dec 7 2012: Sooo glad than you feel this way. That would be wonderful for me to speak with you too. I'm trying to improve myself as much as I can, and if it works on me, I try to spread it to other people. Science is really entertaining and amazing when you deeply think about the wisdom in it.
Dec 10 2012: Dolunay, I've been thinking more about being fully present and allowing us to be fully present (whatever that means to them). Years ago an employee of an organization I belonged to shared his observation of me. In essence, my lows are many people's highs. This thought prompted me to think that indeed we are only as limited as we believe we are. In that vein there are varying degrees than. Would you agree with that? Dolunay that you would pose such a thought provoking question in such a liberating way that (responses bearing witness) many people interpret it in such an empowering way is confirmation of being unlimited. All of these minds have come together and taken the energy to confirm the validity of your question. To quote a well embraced colloquialism, "the tribe has spoken".
Dec 10 2012: Dear Jacqui, yes I agree with you.
And I think most important limitations for people are ignorance and carelessness. And these opiates of mind (I call them like this because they prevent thinking and productivity) can catch all of us time to time, and one can free himself/herself from these by pushing the limits of the mind...
And I think you are a brilliant person, who needs to share her ideas wide and more… :)
Let me tell you something else to think about; have you ever thought that many fruits have been packaged on the trees, totally suitable for our mouth and hand :) Like mandarin or orange. Their cover is stronger than any packing system that we can produce. Such a cover that breaths, and protects the fruit fresh for a very long time. And when you peel it off, you see the delicious perfectly packed juicy, vitamin plus, sugar bags each have original taste and scent. But also it is so amazing that all trees use the same scentless and tasteless water and soil to produce these different jewels of stomach...Dec 15 2012: The concept of 'being fully present' is the most tricky trap that will prevent the realization of it.Dec 16 2012: I don't know exactly what your question is. You want that I tell you more about why the reality you are perceiving as 'real' is NOT what you believe it is? I wrote already, that our worldview with all the concepts we have about every thing, has developed from the beginning of humankind and was (still is) the interpretation from simple and naive minds with a (very) limited awareness about themselves and their surrounding. Of course this interpretation coming from such underdeveloped creatures was a misinterpretation and even though this was updated during time, it is still mostly an erroneous view of what there is. Also the mindset of people were constantly manipulated by clever guys who used their power and authority to make others dependent and so being able to use them for their own benefit. Has there something changed about it in our days? Look at the goals and values that are established in our society. Most of it is fake and serves certain interests of the established power structure. Is this beneficial for humanity? Then look at the misery all around! People are suffering not only in 'underdeveloped countries'! It is every where all around! This is real and the result of the fake reality that people are trying to live.
People's established mindset gives them a frame and a certain security, even though it is based on fake. So they don't want that this is touched, so that they don't fall into unknown spaces. So then they don't question themselves and not the established system of this society. How much more people must suffer, before they wake up? This is our situation and reality! And NOT all those beautiful pictures and high pitched spiritual concepts that are offered and so easily are received as a welcomed survival way (trick)! Isn't it quite obvious, that we are living in a big scam and every one with ones own?
If you want a 'bit' more, then please ask...Dec 16 2012: I probably more try to push the limits of what I can do, with the idea that if I push the limits of what I can do, it will also open my mind. For example, here in the United States, we have something called "talk radio," where hosts on the air on the radio will introduce a topic, and people sitting at home listening to the radio can call in on the phone and talk about the topic live on the radio. I often call in and talk on the air, even though it is very hard for me to do this because there is some anxiety in knowing thousands of people are listening to what you're saying. But it does open the mind.Dec 15 2012: Yes, I came to the limit of my mind, but before this happened I could use my mind to gather information by observing my surrounding and myself. Coming to the insight, that we all are living in a fake reality, that we have created from beginning of humankind. Humans are still in the primitive step of evolution where survival is ruling everyone's behavior. We have upgraded our worn out concepts, that didn't gave sense to life anymore, with high pitched intellectual and spiritual concepts and so we can continue with the scam in that we are involved and still finding new tricks to survive with our precious personality. We are not aware of the trap in that we are caught and even though we are suffering extremely on all levels, we are still holding on until we come to our utmost limit. Then there might come the moment, when we might be capable to let go of our identification with our mindset and then it might happen, that we go beyond and have an experience, that will give new sense to our life and let us look behind the appearance, realizing that we have been living in a huge scam. Being clear about it, we will have the urge to free ourselves. How can we do this? By using our daily life and every condition and situation to look behind and beyond, when being aware of ones reactions. In short: *Facing the Fake*!


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He was born March 5, 1952 in Bradford, a son of the late Melvin and Viola Beck Reed.
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I was recently given a Spectrum 300 plasma that's not operational. Looks like two of the main power transistors have popped, unfortunetly bad enough that I can't read any kind of part number on them to source replacements.
Is there any way to get these numbers, short of buying a replacement board? I've attached pictures of the affected units, and in the wide shot, it would be the 2nd and 4th heat sink from the left.
I can handle the replacement no problem, I'm quite familiar with working with electronic components, and have the full service area here at the house for electronic work - temp controlled solder stations, hot air station, static controlled work area, etc. Just need to know what transistors are in there, lol.
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Spectrum 300 blown transistors, part numbers?
Unit had a massive power surge, and to blow these power mosfet, rest ssured thats not the only issue. Best toss the project.


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December 29, 2005, 10:48:52 PM »
Amen Digiteyesed. There are no film or digital buffs, as some would label so hastily, just photography buffs. You're just starting on a great discovery, so I wish you all the best.
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December 29, 2005, 10:52:54 PM »
I never meant to imply that you were one of the people I was referring to. There's absolutely nothing wrong with riding horses just because you like to. Nor is there anything wrong with shooting film for the same reason.
Sorry, I guess I should been more careful with my phrasing. I never saw you as attacking my choice of film and I'm sorry if I seem to have singled you out in my reply -- I just wanted to clarify where I stand on the whole film/digital thing. :-)
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December 29, 2005, 11:02:19 PM »
Well.. I learned in a wet room and I truely miss the smells and the different papers etc. While I love digital, it's very "sterile" in the tactile department.
When it came time to teach my then 13 year old how to shoot real pictures, I loaded her up with my old CanonAE1 and B/W film. She took the film and into the blackbag we went with the reels and tanks. I bought a used enlarger and we went through how to develop negatives and print contact sheets. The look on her face when the blank paper started to fill in was priceless.
Even though she is digital now too, she talks fondly about learning how to develop film and make real prints.
I think it is as much as touching our roots as it is anything else.
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December 30, 2005, 08:54:46 AM »
>It was digital technology that made me go nuts over photography, but the more I play
>with film -- especially B&W -- the more I love it. Go figure.
If you haven't already, order some Ilford Pan-F 50 -- beautiful film! The images captured have a rich, silky quality to them that I find extraordinary. I shot Kodak for years, but I really prefer the Ilford films below ISO 400. Now I am trying to hunt down an Efke distributor in France...
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>It was digital technology that made me go nuts over photography, but the more I play
>with film -- especially B&W -- the more I love it. Go figure.
If you haven't already, order some Ilford Pan-F 50 -- beautiful film! The images captured have a rich, silky quality to them that I find extraordinary. I shot Kodak for years, but I really prefer the Ilford films below ISO 400. Now I am trying to hunt down an Efke distributor in France...
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If you want to really get the sense of B&W, step up to larger formats i.e. 4.5x6 or better yet 6x7. Light years from 35mm.
4x5 is another huge step up from there.
I'm getting a .... never mind, thinking about it.
I am missing my darkroom. I just sold my home and moving to a smaller downsized townhouse. Kids are all gone. Guess what goes... groan. Like the end of an era. I don't use it much, but don't like the idea I can't.
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January 01, 2006, 02:12:54 AM »
I think part of the reason that I'm falling in love with film is that the journey (making the image) is as enjoyable for me as arriving at the destination (the final image). I find that using film slows me down and makes me appreciate each discrete step in the image making process that much more. I'm hoping that my adventures in my new darkroom will only add to my enjoyment of each image I create.
I like to think of shooting with my RB67 as "stopping to smell the roses". My mind slows down and things are done in a more relaxed manner.
Enjoy shooting film and I look forward to seeing the results of your journey.
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January 17, 2006, 07:49:05 PM »
I do understand your hesitation on posting on darkrooms. I get the feeling this is an "anti-film" site. Especially with the articles like "Clumps and Chumps." (Pretty derogotory title as well.) No offence to Micheal. He obviously has found some magic in digital photography, and that is fine. He can also do what he likes on his own site. Of course, with folks bashing themselves over the head to "prove" the "superiority" of their way of taking pictures, you can only expect each side to be defensive. But I don't think Luminous Landscapes forum is the place to come for information on film technology (just look at the cob webs in the Wet Darkroom forum), but it is a great source of information for digital.
I use both film and digital. Nothing wrong with either. It is a matter of what compromises you are willing to put up with - neither is a panacea.
I enjoy darkroom work, both color and black and white. I run my own darkroom at home. It certainly is not a step backwards and it can be lots of fun if you enjoy the work. I particularly like printing.
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January 17, 2006, 10:54:03 PM »
I get the feeling this is an "anti-film" site. Especially with the articles like "Clumps and Chumps." (Pretty derogotory title as well.)
I respectfully disagree on this point. Since this is Michael's site and he's a confirmed digeratus, it's not surprising that LL focuses on digital photography. He has his opinions about the relative technical standing of either medium, upon which reasonable people can disagree. That said, there's a lot here that is helpful and interesting even to those of us who straddle both worlds, or <gasp> shoot film only. I have never felt that this site is anti-film, just pro-digital and live-and-let-live. As for Clumps and Chumps, I took it as a snarky quip, and find it insufficient to prompt panty-wadding.
However, I did mean to ask about the silver-halide-sniffing dogs at the Toronto Brickworks photo shoot....I thought Canadians were supposed to be polite! They'll never guess where I keep the Plus-X hidden.
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January 20, 2006, 01:37:49 PM »
Why couldn't I just stay out of here.
I really miss my darkroom.
Oh and I'm one of the oddballs that still has room for both. Work is digital, 100% but when I shoot for me, it's film. Why? Because the journey is often more important than the destination.
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January 20, 2006, 05:04:56 PM »
I, too, am going back to the future. For me, it is not about capture, it is about the print. While I love my color printing on Matte paper, I really enjoy the traditional BW silver/selenium toned print. Now, BW is a recent endeavor for me. I have two Wynn Bullock prints from the Brooks Jensen digital reproduction/silver prints and they are my benchmarks. I recently viewed an Uelsman exhibit and was blown away by what he had done in the darkroom. I am going to convert a 2200 to Peizography with QTR, but I am pretty sure that I will move to a darkroom. Heck, darkrooms can be had for free! I guess I am a little weary of the "technology chase." My one-year-old 7600 is now inferior to the K3 inks and their BW capabilities with IP6.0 (another $1,500, not counting the maintenance contract). I can make nice BW prints with QTR on the 7600 and Moab Entrada, but it is not the look I am going for artistically. Yes, for color-inkjet/mat is wonderful and very appealing to me. I am not sure about BW. I value greatly the opinion of Joseph Holmes and he does write very favorably about the x800 series..more about its color potential, but still praises BW. But is this the trend, trade up every two years for a new improved inkjet? I am very concerned that it can become that way and I simply don't have the time or financial resources to engage in that pursuit. The time I spend reading the internet about "what I am missing" with the latest technologies I could spend in the darkroom creating prints. As I reflect on the photographers who's work I enjoy the most, it is the traditional darkroom artists that capture my mind and heart. Just another photographer captured initially by digital and going backwards in time...for what its worth.
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January 22, 2006, 02:22:19 PM »
Sometimes I enjoy the process of shooting film with my Wista DX - it's a much slower process, involves use of grads & filters, waiting for the results and lugging around a not insignificant amount of camera gear. However, as someone who doesn't do this for a living, it's a pleasant way of enjoying and improving my camera craft. I leave the colour chemical processing to others and I'm happy to pick up the finished slides.
For the other 99% of my photography, I enjoy the convenience and instant feedback of shooting digitally with the D2X and 645M or taking grab shots with the P&S. The results are at least as good and many more shots make their way to final print. However, I always carry the film outfit in the car and dual shoot when those special opportunities present themselves. (I think of my 4x4 as the camera bag )
I think Jonathan's analogy here of horse vs. car/truck is spot on. In my case I'd probably also compare shooting film vs. digital to sailing with a sailboat vs. a motor cruiser, etc.
As regards Michael as anti-film: when did that happen? Anyone who has followed LL over the years would see that there's been a transition from all film through the adoption of ever better digital technologies and techniques but I've never seen anything to suggest an anti-film bias. A pro-digital bias sure, but never an anti-film one (and they are definitely different things!).
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January 26, 2006, 12:14:41 PM »
It's a tough one. I loved getting back into the B&W darkroom over the last year, got me away from the computer I also work on and mixing with new people - but then I scratched several key frames in an unfamiliar negative carrier (it's not my darkroom) and got very annoyed that I hadn't used digital. More than anything for me the alure of film is using a manual rangefinder with a single prime lens that is so different from the digital sports work I'd been doing, no batteries or lenses to lug around, little chance of being mugged for a $200 second hand camera, no choice but to take care over every shot. As many people have said, once you get away from purely professional considerations, it's horses for courses (at the risk of bringing horses into the debate again).
One point of very slight issue, digital is not quite as cheap as it first seemed, at least for me. I've had a microdrive pack up on me ($150 cost), a card reader fail ($30), I've had to add 120GB of hardfile to my PC ($80) plus a DVD recorder for back up ($70+a lot of media) and all my original 4 rechargeable canon battery packs are not holding their charge at all well after 2 years ($100+? to replace) plus the depreciation on the camera is pretty rapid. Now for my 10,000+ frames of sports the digital is CHEAP, but not free.
Appreciate most of you are professionals working to a different beat, but that's my perspective.
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January 26, 2006, 03:34:01 PM »
Cheap, heck no, not cheap. I recently looked back at my hobby expense over the last 5 years of going digital. Started with a D30 and many dslrs since and currently a D200 kit and lens, totalled out to over $30k. This being a paultry sum compared to many others in these forums I know. For me a hobbyist it is still a considerable amount. But it allows me to get quality that my Hasselblad and LF gear and many hours in the darkroom achieved only after much work. Don't get me started on getting a second perfect print after the first one, 12 hours later or 48hrs. But, and it is a big but, what else would I be doing.....hehe. Now I am totally smitten with digital darkroom and for me, health issues, stopped me from enjoying what was 35 yrs of wet darkroom fun. I would not, could not go back. That is to say to the darkroom, but film is another issue, and you certainly can still obtain some of the beauty of film even by scanning it and printing with my 7600. The consistency issue that occurred with the wet darkroom is now solved, file saved, backed up repeatedly, different format and media thanks to both dvds and LaCie External Hard drives in both my home and office. Security that never existed alone in the film and wet darkroom environment, now practically assured. Is digital perfect or the only object, NO, but nothing is, but with health issues, 50+ year old eyes, AF is certainly appreciated and the fun is back...now where is that spare 50 grand for the H2D and 39 MP back, lenses.....oh my poor back..well the wallet will be lighter, that will help.
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March 24, 2006, 05:37:07 PM »
Hey! My first post! The past four years has seen me pouring time and finance into re-learning photography. "All is digital now, I'll never use my trusty Bronica ETRS or Nikon FE again" I believed.
A growing family had taken up the space formerly occupied by my darkroom while the benefits of Photoshop were being enjoyed by the children as well as myself.
But...a friend who is newly enthused by photography offered to house and use my darkroom gear in return for my having access to it (unless I wished to sell it to him of course). Suddenly the possibilities re-awakened all sorts of emotions in me. Once more I'll be able to experience the magic of a print appearing in the dev tray, the aroma of Stop Bath and being involved in a process the workings of which I can actually comprehend! This most wonderful of hobbies is blessed with great traditions and an exciting future. I have resolved to partake of both.
Now where did I put that Lightroom tutorial disc?
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March 24, 2006, 08:47:10 PM »
Yeah, I've sometimes thought of putting a tray of stop bath next to my monitor, just to have the smell of a real darkroom. Now, if only someone would come up with a Photoshop plugin that would first show your image as a blank, white screen until you jiggle the monitor back and forth ("agitate" it), whereupon the image would
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You would need a LIQUID chrystal display.
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You would need a LIQUID chrystal display.
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Yup. And I've often wondered how long I need to wash my LCD after making a print in PS if I want my prints to be archival.
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Yup. And I've often wondered how long I need to wash my LCD after making a print in PS if I want my prints to be archival.
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Sorry for digging up the post a little... but I am somewhat in the same boat. I shoot a lot of digital as a part-time working pro. I recently got back into film a slight bit and decided to go with a MF camera to play around and slow down. This post isnt meant to bring up old arguments, or tell people how to think or what to shoot. Its meant to say that while I love shooting digital, there is just something that brings out the kid in me when it comes to shooting larger than 35mm frame film. Medium format was just the way of enabling those kid-like feelings, and anticipation. For those that down-talk film, I am sorry you feel that way.
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My own comments weren't meant to denigrate film or film users but rather to admit, with some chagrin, that I, too, have "gone over to the dark side" of digital. It is fun, and it lets me do things I never could with film. But film definitely let me do things I could never do with digital. I still have a Mamiya 6 which I expect to get back to any day now. And I have a terrific darkroom, which has been gathering dust for the past couple of years, while I play this new game of digital.
Many years ago I found film developing to be the most boring part of photography, but in recent years I have come to appreciate the quiet times in total dark, swishing neagtives in a tray or tilting a developing tank periodically. That gave me time for serious meditation, and I don't get that with Photoshop.
Digital and film to me are two different, but related, media. I hope and expect they will both have long and healthy futures.
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Rick McCallum told fans in France, at this last weekend's Star Wars Reunion 2 event, that Fett is in and Daniel Logan (Young Boba Fett, Attack of the Clones) is his choice for the part.
100 to 400 Episodes
This is for the live action Star Wars TV series. "He will have a contract for 100 episodes and Rick hopes it will be extend to 400, maybe with Expanded Universe characters after the first 100," notes the translated coverage. (Editor's note: emphasis added.)
The original coverage, French Star Wars web site KamuiWeb.com, came to TheForce.net earlier today.
On 10/31, IESB.net clarified that Lucas wants 100 episodes in general, and "no casting news so far for the highly anticipated TV spinoff of the Star Wars franchise and production is expected to begin within the next couple of years."
Also on 10/31, SlashFilm.com picked up the story with the headline, "NBC Cancels Heroes: Origins? Boba Fett in the Star Wars TV Series?" They also used the catchy photo by Dimitrios Kambouris (Wireimage.com) from 5/12/2005, where Daniel Logan appeared at the premiere of Episode III, blaster in hand, Fett by his side.
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Billing is tough. I have spent as much time trying to figure out what to charge as I have figuring out how to do the job. I have decided to stick to a set of guidelines and I don't deviate. I charge $75 an hour for my time spent actually welding, grinding installing, etc,,. If I have to make a run for materials I charge $40 flat. If I bid a job I put enough cushion in it to take care of the unknowns. My invoices have sections for materials, labor with a rate, an area that list other expenses such as picking up materials, and it all gets totaled up. I look at it this way, How many people on here have paid $300 to have their septic tank pumped out and it take 40 minutes. What about the A/C repair guy that charged you $350 to replace a $20 part on a Saturday? It's no different. If people could do it themselves they would. Maybe one day UNICEF will get into the welding business but for now we're the guys to see. Adam
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I had all the material except for the 4' of rectangle tube which he brought over
thats a statement that gets a lot of people in the red wondering how they got there. you had it on hand , but it didn't grow in the back yard. at some point you shelled out $100 or maybe more depending on what all you used.before you know it you start adding up your steel bills wondering why you spend $20,000 last year on steel and only billed out $10,000.
thats the first thing we think when its a friend, oh i got the steel,i got the wire, no biggie i broke a lath chuck or cutter. you still payed for the steel, payed to go get it (at $3+ a gal ) and bought the bit for the lath, still have to buy wire, still have to pay the electric bill. it all adds up and ya have to bill for it. if ya keep over looking the little stuff it will grow up and bi-ch slap ya. just ask your accountant.
back when i was making covers and selling them on e-bay i hated to pass on the extra expense as the fee's went up and mailing went up. but by the time i payed for the fabric, then the extra $ for getting it shipped to me, then the higher fee's then higher mailing out $ i could give mine and the wife's time away for free or charge more. like it or not ya have to pay for stuff to do the job, even if its already on the shelf.
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if he is a real friend he will help you get the word out and get business regardless. if he is not, he doesn't deserve the discount.but don't pay him to do the job.thanks for the help
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Some folks don't understand the time involved in one off work. A trailer was made on an assembly line the work you did required fit up and thinking. The time spent welding was likely a small %.
Nothing gets work in the door like good work going out.Weekend wannab racer with some welders.
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You guys are right, I had about 2 hours plasma work, 2 hours on lathe/mill, 3hours on the drill (because I miss calculated and had a clearance problem) 3 hours on a screw up trying to use in-stock pipe for main support but it had a welded seam on the inside but put it on bottom thinking it would still work alright....not. Went and bought the right stuff and walah!!! Before the customer left for Florida we went over many different ways of doing the ramp supports that would work the best and as much as I tried to stick to that plan, it seemed to me that I would not support well enough while going down the road. It consisted of the rectangular tube going vertical about 2' in front of the ramp sticking up 2' and then another horizontal connecting the 2. I felt this set up would not support the ramps very well, they would be to wobbly. It was a good design in that the vert tube would drop down to support the trailer as an out rigger while loading. I finally came up with the simpler design and my supprt tube also pins in the front location and the leg will hang vertical for support on the trailer while loading. I just had a lot of time "thinking" this up. Probably had 4 hours welding after the earlier screw ups. That gets me to 14 hours which before starting the project I estimated 10 hours (not to the cutomer) so I was off a bit cause of the problems. Lots of time thinking (although not all in one sitting) I'm sure some of you guys know what I mean!Modern Metalworking L.L.C
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I do this and it usually comes out right 2 times material price + 30% plus= time spent + material
I ve been doing this for about 25 yrs and when I charge just by looking at the job it comes out about the same I have under bid once but it was a Get In the Door step .It should of taken you about 10 12 hours to do that u may need more practice on prototypes .
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I love threads like this. Very useful to know what everyone thinks about pricing.
I guess in this situation I would charge full price for materials, and full price for time, minus my own mistakes and 'trial and error' time. Sometimes you have to charge for the latter, but we have to be realistic: It's a set of ramps, they've been successfully made for a long time now. Can't really charge for product development/engineering in this case, IMO.
A guy might have $1000 in materials, time and effort in a set of ramps legitimately, but you can't charge that to someone if you expect to stay in business.
I like the comment about how much the second set would cost...I would charge a price that was fair to me and the customer for what I'd make another set for.
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The only time you don't charge full price for engineering something is when you know for a fact you will have more identical work in the near future.
Machine shops charge rates as follows:
Man hour:
Machine hour:
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So you could line item everything.
That's what I would do.
Oh and BTW shop rate out here are $65 on the very low end to $100 per hour regardless of the type of labor involved
Unless he's a very good friend that will repay you some how, Charge him
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Lots of good answers here. All valid. I like Fat Fabs but as was pointed out you did spend way to much time on this. The second time rule would be your saving grace. He's in florida and doesn't know how you spent time reworking and thinking.
I get in these deals from time to time because I PUSH myself into them. I want to find new horizons frequently. That is what I love about my job. I've been a factory worker more than once and even went back to two different ones in the last 2 years just to revisit slave labor!
Even if you only charged $500 could you have made that this week at your old job?
I have a friend I just did a bunch of weekend work for on his GTO and I still charged him enuff that he will only use me when he's serious if you know what I mean.
As far as it being "worth it" goes...Those mods on a $5000 trailer is worth it.
If it was a $1400 trailer then you might have a valid point. I see a bunch of people get in business and have too much feelings of guilt for charging enuff. I WAS that way too. My Dad and I had HUGE fights about how I thought he was just plain greedy. Sheesh was I ever an IDIOT!!! You cannot afford to be cheaper than your competition if your work is comparable man!!! I have learned that men love to brag about how much money they spent on something if it is the best...otherwise Cadillac and Lincoln would have gone out of business. I am known as the highest guy in my area and I get my brain picked a bunch but I have outlasted all the old fly-by-nights and a bunch of the good ones But when the work is done they brag that I did it.
So my advise would be charge him what it's really worth...he'll never know what you went thru ( and don't tell him) and you are now smarter...they don't teach that crap in any school.
If you do those things and learn from it you will become a fine business man as well as a skilled craftsman. Good luck friend.
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She tried asking it, "Is there really a Santa Claus?" We put our fingers on the planchette and asked the question. After that, it started moving. The answer it spelled out was, "Only in the hearts of little children".
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- Danny Cox
- Bristol
- United Kingdom
Drummer, Drumset Tutor,
This conversation is closed.
How can one achieve their full potential in the face of strict limitations?
Hello TED users,
My question comes from a personal angle, but I'm sure there are many others faced with similar problems.
I make a living as a drummer. I also teach my instrument. I have played for 15 years now, but for half of this time (since I left home) I have had nowhere to practise my craft. Of course this practise is incredibly noisy, which is the root of the problem, but why I am unable to do it is not my question- rather I am seeking opinions on how I might still achieve my full potential in spite of my limitations.
I am often misunderstood on this matter. I generally receive two responses when I reach out. The first is 'book some studio time.' Unfortunately, this is prohibitively costly in terms of both time and money, with it taking an hour to set up and an hour to pack down a drum kit and studio time costing anywhere between £5-20 per hour. Considering that to truly master a craft one needs endless hours, this is no long-term solution. The second response I receive is 'use digital drums'. Digital drums, while certainly less noisy, are not my instrument. Anyone who has played them will understand that they are a far cry from the real thing and so this suggestion is somewhat like asking a writer to produce a novel using only words beginning with letters A-M.
Of course two solutions that few people mention due to their obviousness are 'move to the country' and 'soundproof a room'. Both of these options are again prohibitively expensive and with musicians not exactly on the highest pay-grade both of these things are sadly far-off.
As a result of these circumstances I feel my whole life is off-center. I deeply crave self-improvement in my chosen field but every day I feel like an artist with no canvas.
I am unsure if anything can be done to improve my personal situation, but I know that TED attracts intelligent minds and perhaps by discussing this issue in a broader context some revelation may be stumbled upon.
Thank you.
Oct 23 2012: It is the limitations that define the limits of your potential. Deal with the limitations.Oct 19 2012: remove said limitationsOct 18 2012: Do you play in a band, a session musician, or is it solely teaching?
If in a band, could the practice venue be divided out between the homes/garages of the other band members, so it won't be noisy every week in the same house?
It may sound daft, but maybe sell yourself to drum shops local to Bristol as a demonstrator for new drums? I know that when my son went to a drum shop, there was a really capable guy demonstrating a nice shiny Pearl Kit in a soundproofed room, which I'm certain helped sell it to him!Oct 18 2012: In the States, we have storage places. They are in the outskirts of towns - industrial or light industrial zoned. Perhaps rental of a storage unit would not be cost prohibitive. Some even have heat and air conditioning, though they are more money. If you rented during the tolerable seasons and used digital drums doing the intolerable seasons, the combination would give you what you are looking for.
If you want climate control and it's out of your means, surely you know other drummers who face the same connundrum. Can you split the rent and share the time?Oct 18 2012: Danny, Most places have a union for about everything. Is there a musicians union in the UK? Are you a member? If not do you know someone who is?
What I am suggesting is networking? Find someone who is starting a band and they provide the space not you. Find a band who needs a drummer ... same solution. Find some other drummers and ask if you could be put on a list to sub for them when they need off ... same solution. Sign in at the union HQ and let them find you a job and maybe a practice place. Go to pubs and tell the band playing there you drum and see if they know of an opening. Use your web contacts. Use facebook.
My quick take is that you are trying to solve this yourself ... don't ... network ... use the tools of the trade .... maybe some TED members may make a contact for you but your best bet is within the industry. Leave your name at recording studios for amatures that need a band to do self recordings. Open your mind to all the possibilities.
Finally. I know you have stated drumming is your passion .... but most of us do other things to support our passions. Supplement your income with other work and save to solve your problem.
I cannot carry a tune in a basket but appreciate those who can.
Best of luck. Bob.Oct 17 2012: According to my five minutes of research, it costs about $2000 - $3000 dollars to soundproof a 12 foot by 20 foot room. The more do-it-yourself you can be, the less expensive it will be.
If you believe you will be drumming for twenty years, that is like investing $100 to $150 per year.
Worth it to you or not? How many extra gigs or lessons a year would it take to cover that cost? Is there any way of saving $150 per year from your other expenses?
What if you soundproof the room and rent it out occasionally to another drummer with your same problem?
People do tend to have to forego something to give their dreams a chance.
Oct 18 2012: Thanks Fritzie, I have of course looked into this as well. The biggest problem here is that I would need larger accommodation to be able to dedicate a room for soundproofing, not to mention a willing landlord (I am way off being able to purchase my own property in the UK).
A very attractive solution is the new portable isolation booths, which are essentially an erect-it-yourself soundproof booth. These however cost around £6,000. Of course I've considered a loan but naturally there is some fear involved here. Perhaps it's just time to throw caution.
Oct 18 2012: Is it practical to go into this investment with a partner?
Oct 18 2012: Sadly, no. I know all of the serious drummers in my area and although many of us work professionally and teach to earn our keep we couldn't possibly raise this kind of money. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying never- things are better for me now than ever as I've worked to build my business for seven years, but those seven years have been without serious practise and I may be looking at seven more before I can really bring together that kind of capital.
I wouldn't ever like to think I'll miss the boat but we all have limited time on Earth... I am very happy in my life but one dream I fear I will never realise is to reach my true potential on drum kit. Over the past couple of years I've come to terms with this but when I take a step back and look at my situation it does seem kind of sad. But then I consider the real sadness in the world and I can't help but feel lucky that I'm playing drums at all!Oct 17 2012: Are you a member of a church? So many sunday School rooms/sanctuaries sit empty during the week. Perhaps you can work out an exchange -- free lessons, odd jobs, etc., in exchange for practice time - and you remove your instrument before the room is needed.
What other businesses / organizations can be approached this way? Social halls perhaps - where you offer your services for free at dances - or you put together a group that plays for free in exchange for practice time?
Oct 18 2012: I'm not a member of a church, no. I have given my services freely in the past to various organisations, though none have been able to offer even temporary practise space, not that they weren't willing- it is just very difficult to accommodate a drum kit!Oct 17 2012: This may sound off-the-wall, but it's a tested an proven technique used by all professional and olympic athletes, as well as musicians who have discovered its value. (Count me in).
I loved piano as a child, but being one of many children, I was not allowed to spend much time at it because it was so noisy in a small house. One day, I discovered a piece that I had forgotten was assigned, and my practice time before the next day's piano lesson was used up. So I took the music and visualized myself playing it. The next day, it was my best piece.
I have since learned that other pianists use this technique that I always use when working through odd & difficult phrases (such as a Chopin Nocturn that requires 23 notes with the right hand at the same time that 6 notes are being played with the left). Now, when I want to learn a piece, I know that I do much better in far less time if I learn it BEFORE ever approaching the piano.
There is a famous study begun at U of Chicago where volunteers were split into 3 groups: Those who practiced making hoops every day, those who only visualized but never actually tried, and those who neither visualized or tried. Day one, all were tested on their ability to make the shot. At the end of 30 days, they were retested. Those who visualized improved as much as those who practiced (and some studies show more improvement).
A Vietnam POW who loved golf visualized playing every day - the whole 18 holes. At the end of the war, his game had improved, even though he had lost 80 lbs and was not in good health by the end of confinement.
This technique works for many other things. Its the technique that all deliberate manifestors use. Perhaps not what you were looking for, but if you use it, you will be amazed. After proving to yourself that it works, try using it to find a place to practice.
Oct 17 2012: This is a very interesting post, and it details something I have done subconsciously ever since I began playing drums. I do believe in its power and I think this is the one reason that I have been able to continue moving forward on my instrument even without a proper practise space. Of course it is not the real thing, but it does work. Anyone else who finds this thread of interest should definitely try this method if they haven't done so already.
Oct 17 2012: OK, so during your visualization practice, include your surroundings in the visualization, and add the joy that you feel at finally having the perfect solution. Feel it in the NOW - not in the future. It must seem real right now. Do this every day for about 20 minutes, or longer if it brings you joy. Then let it go and don't worry about it. Don't try to figure out how it will happen. Let us know when you have found the perfect solution and what that solution turned out to be.
Oct 17 2012: Thanks for your positivity friend, I'll be sure to check in and let you know what transpires.Oct 17 2012: Danny you are reallygood guy. Look at what is yor accomplishments are!!! From a point of a person who lives in a city, i think somewhat I understand your situation. But I would recomend three things to do, if you do not do it it is your choice, but if you follow it God bless you.
1) Go out to te nearest park, find a right place and drum as much as you want.
2) Go near houses where tey have too much sound proof glass and drum
3) give free concerts in hospitals, schools and for homeless. i believe you will be the source of inspiration for young and old!!!
best wishes,
Andrey Kurchatoff
Oct 17 2012: Thank you Andrey. Your first two points I believe I have touched on below with other kind contributors but your third is something to think about. I have done demonstrations in schools many times. Hospitals I am unsure would appreciate the extreme noise level. As for the homeless, maybe that is something to look into but of course these are concerts, which is very different to finding a 'spiritual home' where I can practise and develop my skills.
I really am grateful for all the feedback here, even if I have already explored the possibilities of most of the suggestions offered. It is encouraging to see that people don't just dismiss my problem as selfish!Oct 17 2012: Go somewhere where you can drum.
And drum.
Keep on drumming.
No matter what.
If you're any good by now, while you drum, you are probably capable of thinking of other things while you drum.
Thus, this sort of state or condition is or becomes, a state of meditation or meditating.
While you are perfecting and enlarging your technique, answers to what else you can or need to do (like $$ for survival), will come to you. Meditation isn't what you do. It is something that happens. Just like a new beat runs through while you drum, gets your attention (hey! I liked that!!), and you follow it for a while and develop it.
Drumming is the first thing you have to solve and you can only solve it by drumming. Keep it simple. Example:
There are two walls. Both clear and white. On the left, a thought, your thought. Drum!
On the right wall more thoughts: How are you gonna survive? What are you gonna do? What if this never works? You have to know all the answers before you take such a step!! You need this amount of money! Where is it gonna come from? And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, until they are all written over one another so that it is almost impossible to clearly see them or read them and make any sense.
You look at the left wall. Very clearly it says, "drum!"
The answers will come!
I don't know what you believe in but I firmly believe most people don't really know what they believe in. Worse, most don't really trust what they believe in.
There is always that moment or place of decision to trust or not trust. Go for it or not.
Where I live there is guy who drums on empty buckets that he finds and collects. He cannot afford drums, yet he is good and getting better. If I can, I will buy him some drums.
You never know where the money is gonna come from, how it will look, when it will arrive but since you don't have it, right?? then it has to come from someone, somewhere, or somehow else. That's the truth of it. Do you believe in good?
Don't be beat up. Be up beat!
Oct 17 2012: Very inspiring words! I like what you're saying here and it makes a lot of sense... But is kind of romantic when applied long-term. I've done all this- I've hired the studio in town for a week and just not thought about where the money is going to come from. What did I have at the end of the week? No money! Perhaps it sounds to someone like you that I am putting up my own barriers but believe me, they are not my own and I have looked for ways through, over, under and around and that has led me here, to seek the opinions of others. Your input is greatly appreciated.
My grandmother allowed me to practise in her garage at one point. She lived on a main road and the garage was detached. I played only between the hours of 10am and 5pm. Only a week into my use of this space environmental health showed up and threatened to put a noise abatement order on my grandmother's property with a £5,000 fine if I continued. The complaint came to them from a neighbour 15 doors down the road.
Believe me, I do what I can. I use the digital drums in my teaching space, I spend countless hours on my practise pad and of course this helps me improve. I am good at what I do, certainly good enough to make a living, but 'making a living' was not my childhood dream. 'Being the best drummer in the world' was my childhood dream and already I'm seven-and-a-half years behind on the necessary practise!
Oct 18 2012: Hi Danny.
Sadly I have to admit or agree that we/you/I put up our own barriers.
I can admit that now to myself. Not saying you are doing that but we all have what are known or called "deep-seated convictions". Beliefs based on whatever, and held so deeply inside ourselves that they are deep-seated and have become (whether we like it or not), the caissons of our belief foundation.
They are convictions and in the word conviction is the word "convict", thus we are prisoners to our own beliefs. Happens to many. The most difficult aspect of them is being able to find, see and admit them to our own self.
That really takes a lot of honesty and digging to get to the truth. Only each person can do this for themselves if they decide to.
When I mentioned that I don't know what you believe in (and I'm not referring or hinting at anything at all), that belief system can make a way where there is no way.
good luckOct 17 2012: Completely may sound crazy thoughts....
Can you go to countryside where lot of open spaces, or to forest or to hilly area or beach side for daylong whenever possible and do your prctice as long as possible....
Don't know how costly it will be as might need to travel.....also don't know whether you need power connectivity or not......most important I am completely naive in your area, so my thoughts might sound to be thoughtless....
Oct 17 2012: Hi Salim,
Thanks for replying, not thoughtless at all. I tried this once- I went to the beach on a clear day, drove my car down and set up my drums. Within 30 minutes it had clouded over and started to rain! This was quite devastating to my equipment... There was a lot of towelling down when I got home. Now of course it doesn't rain every day, but the weather here in the UK is somewhat unpredictable. This method also requires a full day of free time (which is rare for many self-employed people) and as you mention, lacks any power connectivity. A short-term solution for a day of practise here and there, but not a long-term fix.
Oct 21 2012: Easy up tent would fix that problem http://www.walmart.com/ip/Stow-EZ-Pop-Up-Canopy-10-x-10-Blue/10794212 a small investment for years of rain and sun protection. If there is a will there is a way.Oct 17 2012: When you need space for a use that effectively excludes other users, you may need at the very least to barter some sort of service for the space. If you cannot pay for rehearsal space, can you trade something of equivalent value to the fee someone else would pay for use of the space?
Oct 17 2012: Hi Fritzie,
Thanks for your suggestion. I've tried this too. I've offered free lessons, free performances, time looking after the rehearsal studios but sadly, for the amount of hours I need, there is little I could do besides give up all my work and become someone's PA! There has never been an abundance of charity coming my way on this matter and to be honest, I don't feel entitled to any- after all, I am pursuing a creative ideal, not trying to forge world peace. Nonetheless, this doesn't stop me trying to find a solution every day.