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Re: Houstonians are eager to buy, but are they ready for the down payment?

Andrew Goodrich — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:34:52 -0000

I want a pony but also don't have the money for one. Is that really a meaningful statistic?

Re: Slider joint set to close, but hopes to live again in new location

Andrew Goodrich — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 14:05:16 -0000

I agree w/ Jim. Little Bigs was usually dead at their old location on Montrose. Now the Burger Joint kills it and there's almost always a crowd there. Better atmosphere, better food, better overall concept and execution. Little Bigs can't keep blaming location.

Re: A different kind of taco joint opens in historic downtown building

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:54:12 -0000

Personally, I'm really excited for the tortillas that will be shipped fresh from Austin "almost every day"!

Re: Texas' own Grand Canyon finally gets national love: Best state park? - CultureMap Houston

Andrew Goodrich — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 23:43:14 -0000

This is not a national park. Hence the name...Palo Duro Canyon STATE PARK

Re: San Antonio Zoo dealing with unwelcome guests

Andrew Goodrich — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:29:19 -0000

Yes, let's spend money to remove wild animals from their natural habitat so that we can look at caged animals in a fake habitat. Shame on the San Antonio Zoo and all those who allowed the 'permits' and are supposedly working for the welfare of animals and natural resources.

Re: Categories & Tags

Andrew Goodrich — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:09:00 -0000

How can I use custom taxonomies instead of 'category' or 'tag'? For example, I have a post type 'books', and I want to be able to filter by genre=romance. I definitely don't see a way to do this in the widget, and when I tried doing it in the shortcode, the result was that it couldn't find any matching results.

Re: Scoop: A preview of Romney’s energy plan

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:55:49 -0000

This was not exactly a "fine line"

Re: 6 Things 20-Somethings Want

Andrew Goodrich — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:05:06 -0000

Meanwhile, there are much more important things happening throughout the world...

Re: 6 Things 20-Somethings Want | Thought Catalog

Andrew Goodrich — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:05:06 -0000

Meanwhile, there are much more important things happening throughout the world...

Re: Private: The Global Songwriter Shell Game: Why The Major Music Companies Are Getting Your Royalties

Andrew Goodrich — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:17:31 -0000

Great article!

Re: the brittle loneliness of the constantly-connected world

Andrew Goodrich — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:17:58 -0000

Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of an article from Gladwell last month: Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted
http://www.newyorker.com/re...

Our understanding of social media is evolving as social media itself evolves from our understanding of it. And it evolves so fluidly, almost unnoticeable, that as soon as we think we have something intelligent to say about it, we're wrong, and we feel disillusioned, even disenfranchised. The same "waiting for the hand of God" syndrome that you talk about so much in the music business has plagued us in social media and left us butt-hurt about the whole thing. Facebook is so NOT like the confused, solipsist dating service we all wanted it to be, and instead it is a really fucking great trapper keeper. It is an elegantly organized filing system. But as long as we keep judging it with the criteria of a dating service, we ourselves are going to stay confused as to our role. To the extent that I can say this without undermining the importance of social media, we are making much ado about nothing.

A 'social network' is little more than its literal definition: a societal intersection of horizontal and vertical lines. Or an elegant catalog of how we interact. Sometimes quiet and sometimes loud (depending on your privacy settings) of what exists in real life. Still, it's upon US as people to DO SOMETHING. That's what gives it value. Either social media amplifies (bigger screen, louder voice, more readers) what already exists, or it is a self-serve station where we can choose to take something that exists online with us offline, to do something with back in the real world. But to think that social media is itself some kind of solution to a problem, or some kind of value-generating machine, is absolutely false. It is nothing more than a trapper keeper. A fucking great one, but still a tool which needs a function. Is an empty trapper keeper valuable unto itself? Without people actually DOING stuff, well...it's the sine qua non of social media. I think we all generally tend to ignore this elephant in the room. There's nothing happening in social media that isn't happening in the real world. And there is much in the real world not happening in social media. Our reconciliation lies somewhere in between.

I feel like I'm just fumbling with words here, but I hope I can add to this conversation...

Re: http://visualalchemy.andrewstephengoodrich.com/post/7821918825

Andrew Goodrich — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:01:36 -0000

Hey Lisa! Thank you so much for browsing and for your encouragement!

Re: Apple to ban iPhone concert filming?

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:07 -0000

I'm positive that this would be OPTIONAL, at the discretion of the concert production company/band/management. e.g. If there are infrared signals sent from the stage, clearly the band/management does not want anyone filming.

99.9% sure that you won't be stopped from FILMING YOUR CHILD'S GRADUATION CEREMONIES. Dear lord.

Re: iterate, don’t (over) cogitate

Andrew Goodrich — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:08:17 -0000

Still love that the easiest way to link someone to a song is through a video sharing site (youtube)...

Re: John Hurt

Andrew Goodrich — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:22:15 -0000

Feeling it...

Re: John Hurt

Andrew Goodrich — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:21:45 -0000

Felt that...

Re: What's the secret formula? A Happiness Machine

Andrew Goodrich — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:40:20 -0000

Like Ronald McDonald, kind of "cute", but then I realize I'm being duped into buying diluted high fructose corn syrup. If Coke was really interested in happiness, this would mean something, but when they are selling a product that is ultimately a bad thing for the human body, it feels like (and can only be) a sham.

Re: Correlation (or Lack Thereof) Between Audio Quality and Sales

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:44:28 -0000

I wonder if or how this curve might shift if we start talking genre-specific??? For example, a lot of folk/blues and derivative genres often rely on a certain lo-fi, recording-on-the-fly style as part of the aesthetic. For classical music, the exact opposite (I believe) would be true.

Re: Correlation (or Lack Thereof) Between Audio Quality and Sales

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:42:35 -0000

Absolutely Bob! There is definitely no reason whatsoever that you should let the quality or limitations of the technology (your gear, or whoever's) stop you from moving forward with your creative process. I'll spare you here, but if you do some simple searching around, you'll find infinite articles around talking about how people have recorded incredible things with incredibly limited gear. Record, and then set your music free!

Re: Correlation (or Lack Thereof) Between Audio Quality and Sales

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:40:10 -0000

That's all it's intended to be - speculation. The take-away being less resources (time/money) spent on production and spent on marketing instead. Of course, it's always a trade-off. Depends on the values of the artist and others involved in the process...

Re: Indie Artist X September Stats

Andrew Goodrich — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:13:29 -0000

Mike - here is the link to the Google Doc: http://is.gd/4TyCM I don't believe any further stats have been released since the September numbers posted above. When they're available, they'll be posted here!

Re: The Golden Age of Music Widgets? Nah.

Andrew Goodrich — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:20:06 -0000

Thanks for your insights, Mike --

I didn't mean to dismiss the rest of the Topspin package - my intention (though I could've/should've been clearer) was to say exactly your point here --

Re: The Golden Age of Music Widgets? Nah.

Andrew Goodrich — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:21:21 -0000

I think you are right on, Matt - thanks for sharing that article

Re: 5 Mistakes That Will Kick Your Butt As An Entrepreneur

Andrew Goodrich — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:17:25 -0000

I definitely agree - I interpret the list more as things that will make getting something off the ground difficult, not necessarily impossible. As in most things, having the true passion for the project is the 'sine qua non' - without it, it's impossible

Re: Artists Paid

Andrew Goodrich — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:16:38 -0000

Yes, but that's NOT how we measure the health of the industry :-) If that were true, then AOL is doing fine (internet usage is at all-time high), and newspapers/news companies have never been healthier...