HEY LOOK AT ME MOM! I posted a real post on this Tumblr thingamajiggy. Aren’t you proud??
Forgive me as I’ve had a few. Spelling and punctuation is going to suck ass…
For some reason, many moons ago, I decided to pass up what more than likely would have ended up a fruitful career in engineering/aerospace design (a little bit of architecture in there too) for a “kick ass” life in the world of Radio and Television.
I sit here now, glass of wine in hand. And unlike most people who ask “the question”, I can actually pinpoint when and where things went wrong.
1990, 15yrs old, my VERY FIRST on mic/on radio (used very loosely) demo. These tapes are from a total scam of a business that I believe is actually still around in Los Angeles. Not sure what it’s called now but then it was “A.R.N Kaleidoscope Radio”. They charged something like $75 to come in and “TRY OUT”. I “TRIED OUT” and got a “SHOW”. This is it.
Welcome in to one of the most uncomfortable things I’ve heard in years. I should have stuck with engineering and design. I think