The Liquid Kosmos

Same as it ever was

Not really.

I haven't posted here lately because I have a highly secretive blog going with a couple friends of mine and that has had my attention. I can't tell you what it's about, but I can say the end result is supposed to be a movie. Maybe if I feel like giving you a treat I will "double-post" some of the fine entries.

So, I got to go to Murfreesboro, Tennessee today and man are they booming. I asked a few of the kind citizens about the town and all they could say was "Man, we are booming down here." I guess so.

But still, honestly, what do they have? All I noticed was a kick-ass City Hall, lots of traffic problems and an identity crisis. Boom on 'Boro.

There's a big blogger meet tomorrow night right here in Nashville, TN and you're invited. (I can only make that last statement because I was invited and the big cheese told me I could invite anyone I wanted - and that happens to be you).

I just had an interesting discussion with a random man on the sidewalk in front of my house. I was checking my mail box and somehow a hello transformed into a full-on inquiry about the nature of innovation. Can it be taught? Can you put a group of top managers in a room and hope that something truly innovative comes out of it?

We decided that it comes down to the people and that the creative "gene" is uncorked at an early age. But, I also posed the question of creative types who close off their ingenuity for the sake of "becoming successful" in the most mundane and straightforward money-making sort of way. The guy in the tie who wishes he could just....let....loose once in a while. It's surely still in there somewhere. Sort of like the Viagra spot with the "wild man" who used to get hard looking at a Farrah Faucet poster and now sees Brittney Spears as a night of hard work.

We also discussed the education process. He happened to be a grad student from a local University and quite literally was questioning his life. "Is this what my life has come to?" I always have the most interesting discussions with this guy. He's actually my neighbor.

So, band practice is about to crank up. We're working on 8 songs for our debut show which will also be our cd release party. We're not jacking around here, man. And yes, I will be wearing J-Lo shades that night.

My next post will be called "The convenience store guy's dissapointment." Until then. Your life is mine.

posted by The Oscillator @ 5:03 PM