http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle A blog from 212connection.com en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:09:08 GMT Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:09:08 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 212 Connection Blogs padme642@yahoo.com (Pamela Doyle) kevin@212connection.com (Kevin Miller) 5 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2598 One of the key elements of being a successful musician is personal growth. No, were not talking about adding a few extra inches to your height here. Its simply not enough to grow in your musical talents and abilities, but you have to grow as a person, as an Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2598 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2556 Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through forging, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion. ~ Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of the Martial Art of Aikido from The Art of Peace Quick thought... Whatever life throws at you realize Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2556 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2465 If you are a musician and want to take your love of music to the next level you must treat your music as a job. When you are early in the biz you are working from home or a friends. For the typical work from home job it is easy Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2465 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2405 How can I have an attitude of gratitude when everything around me is in chaos? If you have harried and hectic days it is easy to get caught up in the busyness that runs amuck. You start to focus on the mess and not what is going right. This creates Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2405 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2366 You've got to keep it clean when you are in a band. "But, you know again, getting back to what a group like ours might represent - the cleanliness thing." Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys and many other amazing groups) It may not be the easiest subject to broach but if Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2366 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2284 A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do. Bob Dylan If you know what it is that you want to do then why dont you do it? Are you scared Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2284 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2183 "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." ~Henry Ford While our families are a type of team there is nothing like being a member of a band. Coming together is a beginning: You play together with a few friends, add a few members and Tue, 27 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2183 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2163 It's here! I have been a fan of American Idol since day one. Watching so many hopefuls fall by the wayside it gets me thinking, is it better to win or lose? One of the most exciting and scary moments for a musician is when they sign a contract. It Mon, 19 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2163 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2139 It has been a while since I heard this one. I don't know who to attribute it to. Here's the story A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2139 http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2134 "Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach. -- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe I just returned from a month long car trip vacation around the United States. We set out with no plans, schedules or pressures. We knew a few stops Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://pameladoyle.212connection.com/blog/?id=pameladoyle&eid=2134