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<div><em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Words of Wisdom.. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">A newsletter from </span> <br />Just Plain Folks !!</span><br /> <br /></span></strong></em>
<div><span style="font-size: small; color: #0000ff;"><em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Music is thriving</strong> </span><br /></em></span><br />There's more amazing music being made today than ever before in human history. There's more diversity. There's more risk taking. There's more virtuosity. There's more people of all ages making more music in a day than all the people in the world were making combined 50 years ago. Anyone can record radio ready music on inexpensive home recording studios or their computer. Is it all great? Nope. Is it all the stuff you hear on radio or being mass produced by the labels? Hell no. Music is being made and performed in every city around the world in homes that surpasses the sliver of music that is mass marketed. It's there if you care to look for it. <br /><br />Music will never die. <br /><br />If all commerce was removed from the music world tomorrow, there'd still be millions of musicians making music anyway because guess what? They're already doing just that now. People who make music do it because they have no choice. It's impossible NOT to make and create music for real musicians and writers. If all the instruments and devices and tools disappeared from the face of the earth, people would still be humming songs, clapping their hands, banging rocks together and making music. Music is always with us as long as we're breathing. It's not going anywhere. It will NEVER die. Tell the scare mongers to bugger off. <br /><br />The next time you're making music, try doing it without a thought about record labels and radio stations and My Space friends and doomsayers who want us to fear the end. Instead, passionately rip into your soul and produce the art in your heart. Don't hold back. Don't try and please others. Don't be afraid you're not good enough or you're doing it the wrong way. Make your music without fear. Then, share it with others without fear. If you do, you'll realize how true all my points above are. If you do, you can join the global musical chorus. If you do, you can single handedly take back the music from those who make a living predicting its demise. If ALL of you do it, we can shut them up once and for all. <br /><br />But that's just my opinion. I could be right. <br /><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Learn, Succeed, Thrive. We're All In This Together!</em></span><br /></span><br /></div>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; color: #00ffff;">Mix Radio on Mixposure.com presents our next Mix Radio Center Stage Presentation during my "Saturday Night Rocks" show - but, wait! I'll treat you to TWO CSP's in this show <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mixposure.com/TLT50/">TLT50 - the Wolfman Larry T</a><br /> <br /> AND the lovely and talented <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mixposure.com/Leslie_Wake/">Leslie Wake! </a><br /><br />That's a late New Years present to the listeners here on Mix Radio. How about that???<br /><br />Please tune in to <a href="http://mixposure.com:8010/listen.pls">Mix Radio, the "Interactive Radio" via Mixposure.com</a> at <strong>the NEW time - 6 pm Eastern Time - USA on Saturday, January 3, 2009</strong> and join us in the <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?t=mix_chat">Chat Room</a> for some fun chat during the show! There's always a great crowd hanging out, so don't be shy and come on in! <br /><br />In addition to <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/TLT50/">Larry T's</a> and <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/Leslie_Wake/">Leslie's</a> fantastic Center Stage Presentation, I will bring you a great mix of Independent Artist's music from all over the world! After all, Mixposure is not only the home, but also the "future of Independent Music"!!! <br /><br />And don't forget, I will be simulcasting this show on <a href="http://www.cygnusradio.com">Cygnus Radio</a>, which we are very excited about. Not only Cygnus Radio listeners will be joining this show, but also listeners via iTunes! So, welcome to all of you! You're in for a ride!!!!<br /><br />As time allows, I will be taking your song requests while you are in the live chat during the show!<br /><br />As a reminder: you still have the opportunity to listen to last weeks shows (mine, Kephas and Wave Roofer's show by going to the: <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/MixRadio/blog.php">Mix Radio Blogs Page here on Mixposure.com</a>, which also includes a link to last week's artists/songs I've played as well as the previous Artists, featured as a CSP during my shows, along with all the comments and rebroadcast links. Not only that, but it those blogs also have the rebroadcast links of Wave Roofer (Sunday Vibe) and Kephas (Thursday Nght Out) included.<br /><br />Also, please be sure to welcome Terry Martin, yet another new DJ on Mix Radio, who will be airing his very first show on Janury 9th, 2009 - yeah - it's a Friday show! "TGIF with Terry Martin" from 8pm - midnight ET/USA! So, live shows on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays!<br /><br />For our entire Live DJ show schedule, check <a href="http://www.mixposure.com/index.php?t=mix_radio_dj">This Page.</a> We hope to see you this Saturday. I know you will NOT be disappointed! <br /><br />Cheers,<em><br /><br />Mike</em></span></p>
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In the spirit of a FRESH NEW year, and the HOPE that's offered (we believe) by changes in the nation's capital, wanted to make sure we give you the information you need to share in (an even dozen) PODCAST adventures at <a href="http://rotcod.podomatic.com/">Dick's PODCAST</a>! <br /><br />The music ranges all the way from "out" to "totally accessible", & I think you're bound to find something that satisfies your ear... captures at least 3 (free) tracks from 12 Zzaj albums!<br /><br />& (before I forget), a most HAPPY and HOPEFUL 2009 to all here at MIX!
<span style="font-size: medium; color: #00ccff; font-family: andale mono,times;"><em><strong>Tribute to New Orleans...a calm sound after the storm.</strong></em></span><a href="http://www.mixposure.com/vesa"><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.mixposure.com/vesa</span></span></a>
HAPPY NEW YEAR - Bonne Annee Nouveaux - Feliz Ano Novo - Feliz Ano Nuevo - and there my language skills desert me!! 
<br /><br />A Happy and very rewarding New Year to all at Mixposure. May the music always continue to bring new joy and delight to our ears!!<br /><br />Gordon<a href="http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x186/gordy247/?action=view&current=03.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x186/gordy247/03.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a>
<a rel="lightbox" href="http://www.mixposure.com/image.php?mode=band_image&band_id=2490"></a><br /><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><span style="font-size: small; color: #ffcc00;"><strong><em><span style="color: #00ff00;">Listen to our latest creative artist to Mixposure -</span><br /></em></strong></span><span style="font-size: small; color: #00ccff;">back from the ole Mix....never too late<br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #993366;"><strong><em>-</em><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Nelson ('Mime)' Powers IS BACK..<br /></em><span style="color: #ff99cc; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.mixposure.com/mime">http://www.mixposure.com/mime</a><br />
<h3>Nelson Powers</h3>
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<div class="postbody">Wednesday: Our normal programming has been pre-empted to bring you the following:<br /><br />Ladies and Gents, N3XUS RADIO is pleased to present..<br /><br />"The N3XUS New Years Eve Big Bash - '08"<br />Come join us for ALL DAY LIVE broadcasting, featuring and scheduled DJ's:<br />Pii - 8:00 AM E/13:00 G to 2:00 PM E/19:00 G<br />Stef (and possibly Matty) - 2:00 PM E/19:00 G to 8:00 PM E/01:00 G<br />Anthony Marcus - 8:00 PM E/01:00 G to 2:00 AM E/ 07:00 G<br />RS Cain - 2:00 AM E/07:00 G to 8:00 AM E/13:00 G<br /><br />24 Hours to rock you into and keep you rocking through the New Year.<br /><br />Only on N3XUS RADIO!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Pii's Playhouse" will resume next week at it's regularly scheduled time.</div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Happy New Year!</span><br /><br /></span><img src="http://www.mixposure.com/image.php?band_id=903&mode=band_image&width=155" alt="" width="155" height="134" /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We know many people will be staying off the streets on New Years Eve so we decided it would be fun to do a Radio Show! Kephas will be on the air from 7PM EST until some time in 2009. <br /><br />Since it is the Kickoff of 2009 we will be giving away some <span style="color: #ff0000;">PRIZES</span> including Richards new PRS Guitar! Well maybe not that but who knows! </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />So please join us tomorrow in Chat and start off the New Year with some Mix Music!<br /><br /></span><img src="http://www.mixposure.com/images/mix_happy_new_year.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="405" /><br /><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now that the Holidays are basically behind us, it is time to start thinking of the next site song. Usually around this time of year we look at either a Same Song Title Madness or maybe even a Same Lyric Challenge. <br /><br />For those of you who have not been around that long, here is how it works. For the Same Song Title Madness (SSTM) we all post a song title name in the forum and after a week or so, we vote on a winner. Then we take 4-5 weeks for everyone to write a song with that title around the chorus. The end result is many genres around a common song name. The Lyric Challenge we would get a few submissions and vote on the one we want to write a song to. <br /><br />That or if you have ideas, we can try something new. We have also done Acoustic-Electric submissions in the past which helped create collaborations between members. <br /><br />I am open! So what do you think??</span>
I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but this year we only got (just) a few downloads at our <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/zzaj">Zzaj Internet Archive</a> - this effort is to ensure that Indie artists get the chance to hear something "different", as well as to preserve some of the music we've played.<br /><br />There are 3 FULL CD's worth of material available, as well as all the CD art, for download... the only thing it'll cost you is the time spent to download the material.<br /><br />We hope you'll visit & spread the word far/wide to anyone you know who digs music full of freedom & without restriction!<br /><br />Thanks!