song somewhere between singers

those well known. those somewhat, somewhere known.

Neither are they the authors. They didn’t originate the sound, the system, nor the platforms of engagement. They each share the same virtual space.

I know little of either of these two. The one, Miley Cyrus, I have heard of without ever hearing. A Youtube search for the song brought both these videos. After listening to several versions, the Miley Cyrus is a return listen. She remains on my Yawn list, but this video tempted me enough to seek other versions of her. So much for success. So much for my ability to pick a path to the top.

The cover singers are competent; even providing a believable reason for making the music. The difference is that difference raised often between those with ability, access, and ‘other.’

Covid lockdowns lowered the bar, increased access to music. Musicians played over the same channels; apparently, for the same rewards. Getting to play music for others. Most of the well known met my criteria for acceptance of their success.

The stage is only so big. Only some will ever stand in a stadium and fill it. I wish when they did, they did it with their music rather than their costume.

between singers is song.

Equipment Matters?!

Does equipment matter?

Equipment does matter! — sometimes it does; sometimes it doesn’t. For most people, even photographers, photographic equipment gets in their way, Even if their way is the standardized imagery of the Kodakery.

Equipment Poor

is the phrase once used as epithet about those professionals who bought more equipment than they ever used; buying so much they rotated credit cards. They were made poor by their falling for the pitch of the Camera Monthlies sold at the camera counter. Salesmen could be relied upon to inform their customers about improvements to their vision that lay in their future — oh, and we have layaway.

Lollipops also fell into the trap of buying for something sometime in the future. These people were the ones caught off-guard when the tide changed.

Lollipops were the single person lab barely able to support themself. They may have had aspirations of becoming a mom-n-pop. Lollipops eventually realize they’re just a hobbyist on the brink of becoming a hobo. For most, the only professional thing they did was get a re-sale license

— ANSWERING every question the same. applying one answer for every situation. see it in one case, not the other. variable in the Sinar, not in the souping. BL mode. Cost of souping, not knowing that the person used the burst system to save more than direct cost, and that in that approach they hired an assistant, gaining even more work relief: they could answer phones and other small tasks. [ link site ]

two pathways taken. The first is more popular than the second. Note the view counts.

One sells — they are trying to make a living off of the adventure of photography

the other is the much harder, less certain way. Sometimes it works.

We will never remember the salesmen.

ming smith filmday


also: how the format trips many