Grand Strand Bloggers

It’s high time I began to understand blogs, podcasts and the like. A longtime creative type, I have paper-based journals dating back two decades or better. Typewritten manuscripts of all sorts abound in my archives (read “garage” in a hodgepodge).

True enough, all of my freelance stuff for eight years or more has been written and submitted electronically, and I can navigate my way around my system. But still my interviews are conducted with an old Pearlcorder.

The idea of putting a “journal” out there for others to read has been a stumbling block for me, but I am starting to come around with help from family and friends.

I am glad Dave put this site together, and I hope to glean as much knowledge from those brave trailblazers who have gone before and who promise (implied) to make things a bit easier for folks like me.

I play piano for a semi-successful Grand Strand classic rock lineup, and write (freelance, of course) for the only true alternative weekly on the (maybe) Grand Strand.

It’s not like I don’t think I’m hip. (WTF is “Hip” anyway?) I know my place,
Help me, techies!

Those bloggers in the Grand Strand area who are interested might want to consider a road trip to Greensboro NC next month for Converge South. It is October 19th and 20th on the campus on NC A&T in Greensboro. I went in 2005 and thought it was fantastic, and only an 11th hour issue kept me from going last year. It has a big street party BBQ on Friday night and a Saturday night of dinners based around topics of interest, as well as music and film both nights. I’m going this year and I recommend it. It’s a three hour drive but well worth it. Geeky sessions, great people, great food and music. What’s not to love?

This is just a test post to verify everything is working correctly. If you live in or around the Grand Strand and blog or want to blog or are just interested in blogging, this is the place for you. More later.