Friday 27 July 2012

How to Go Round in Circles to Make a Simple Point


Yes, I know. I haven’t blogged in a while. Go ahead, judge me and air your opinions on laziness, procrastination etc. (I realize this part makes no sense for a new reader…J).

Form 3 biology lessons were memorable for many reasons. You see, I wanted to be a doctor one day…don’t laugh! Now that you did, that story will not be told.

Secondly, it earned me my first send-away note (the Deputy Principal insisted it was not serious enough for a suspension letter). ‘It’ being missing one revision CAT while in the ArtRoom, finishing my mosaic.

Btw,that's not a pear, it's a dog...(got it at  http://www.nobelprize.org ) 

Thirdly, there was a guy called Pavlov whose name still disturbs me. I met him later on while doing Communication at U.o.N. Yeah, see where that doctor vibe ended?

Enehu, so Pavlov…and I hope am correct, came up with a role modeling theory where some dogs used to salivate at the sound of the bell which signaled that food is on the way. Detour…this topic was taught when the break time bell used to lead to salivation and loss of concentration…pfff, I thought to myself, ati dogs?!

Sigh! I will focus and finish this story. So, if those dogs were mean (like the bulldogs in DMX videos) they would have eaten up the guy, or his research papers, that one when time he rang the bell and didn’t bring food. He would have gone to a conference and went like, the dog ate my… Moving on swiftly, point is people will work with the standards and routine you set out for them.

Too many dog allusions reinforced by the photos will just misdirect  anyone who glances at this post

I failed to mention on my first post that I will blog once every month. Minimum. In those 'heydays' adrenaline, known in kawaida terms as excitos, made me blog after every two days. Ever heard somebody tell you,’umezoea vibaya?’

Well, I’ll be nice and avoid saying that to you my dear, awesome reader.

And folks, this whole blog post is what I call the process of apology-making. Mention your sin, don’t confess immediately…explain yourself and make the person feel guilty for being hard on you then say sorry. You end up not needing to make it up for your wrongdoing.

(K.R. is a coined acronym (Lecture on English for journalists) that means kinda related.)
K.R. A priest once told us that today’s world avoids the word sin and replaces it with ‘softer’ words such as wrongdoing, mistake, error, etc.

The long and short of it (ebu focus!) is, there is a lot in store. Keep it locked here ;-)

ION,
On 18th July, I had an *AWESOME* day;
-I got hired to do 2 articles for BusinessMind magazine and they were impressed. Shockingly, me too!
-We did a demo for some festival, hope this music thing works out
-I designed a logo for some company-it’s been almost 2 years since I last designed. My awesome designer brother liked it. Trust me, impressing artists takes a lot.
-Cravemusic magazine published my first ever event review of an artiste I really respect, Winyo. Find it here.

Think Lokua Kanza singing in Luo, majorly through falsetto and great imagery in songwriting (Quaint Photography)


There is something about validation that just… (That was meant to be the first sentence of my next blog post, until I sat down and started typing) 

What I ended up with when I Googled the word  'yippee!' ( http://reginanatie.blogspot.com  )

Tuesday 10 July 2012

Pay the band?! But it’s charity!


 Dear Band,

 We would like to use your services in our upcoming charity event to raise money for the struggling children in Karen. Our guestlist includes Michael Joseph, Obama Barrack (can you imagine?), The Queen of Sheba, Nelson Mandela as well as Pamela Jelimo. It’s going to be big.

Pssst! They have contributed a million each, even for organizing the event. That’s beside the point.

 By the way, you guys play afro fusion right? Ok, because we needed a serious band. The last one we had declined this time, I think it’s because we did not pay them. But they were not that good.

 Speaking of which, it’s a charity event so we really appreciate the sacrifice you guys made to support the cause. Yes, we did pay the guys providing the sound system. You see, that was budgeted for, even the dj, because theirs is professional and it involves equipment. This implies transport costs etc, plus it’s a business, no one offers sound for free. (a pal will be in charge of sound)

Practice takes years!
 On the other hand you see, for you musicians it’s just talent. You just have it and all you need is to open your mouth and strum the guitar and everyone turns. That is why you are important to this event. Your transport…well, you can take care of that. Ati studio costs for practice? It can’t be that much of an investment. By the way, I hope you are not stupid enough to do this as a job. I mean, seriously…it’s a side hustle right?
 The money contributed for hiring a band for the event will go to…ahem, the cause.


B is for S
 Look at the bigger picture, this is a big opportunity for you to network and publicize considering the people in attendance. N.B. Foods and drinks will be sold at affordable prices, to support the cause. Keep in mind we are giving you a great platform and you should appreciate this instead of reconsidering the gig.

NameDrop

 People like akina Eric Wainaina started the same way. I mean, I saw Kidum play here just the other day before people got to know him. Same as Lira. I have always said, young artistes such as yourselves should maximize such events to get your card out there-you never know man.

 So, we are on, tomorrow at Lambwe valley-not that far from Kisii town. Please be there for sound check by 5 in the morning. The event will be starting at 4 p.m. You will have a 10 minute slot, this is my way of telling you without really saying it, that you might end up doing 3 hours.Inform your fans too so that they come. Thanks again. See you on 3rdEvent Organizer