Bart McPherson Weblog

Okay, so my Word Press install is now at 2.5.1. At least one thing on the site is up to date.

The spring semester is now over. I finished it with an A in 2-Dimensional Design and a B+ in 19th Century Short Stories. It’s back to the MBA classes this summer. I’m taking Business Statistics and Management & Organizational Behavior. Sounds like fun, huh? I’m glad I took the time to refresh my brain after the accounting and economics bashing I took last fall. I really want to get back into being creative and not just being analytical all the time.

Yes. Yes. I know. Like 95% of all the other blogs out there this one is out of date.

I plan on updating the Wordpress installation soon, so after that more stuff should be coming up.

Quick update. Took the semester off from business classes. I took an art and a literature class this semester. My brain was fried after last semester, so I had a couple of classes to refresh my senses.

I’m still doing the show on WCSB. Sundays from noon to 2 PM. Streams on the web, so you don’t have to be in Cleveland to listen in.

Out with the old and in with the new!

I’m moving stuff around on the website.  I hope not to lose any of the content, but you never know.

Hopefully it will be easier to navigate and maintain.  I’m going to use Wordpress as the skeleton for the site.  So far it’s pretty easy to manage and customization of the layout isn’t too bad as well.

Coming up with interesting things to post about has gotten harder.
Let’s see. See since the last time I posted the only thing of note is my graduation from CSU. I finished this summer and I’m going through the Kaplan GMAT prep book. I’m thinking about getting an MBA. To move into management at my company you pretty much need a graduate degree.
As always, listen to the show on Monday morning. Provide some feedback about the stuff I play if you like.

I just rocked and rolled Monday, so I’m okay on that.
It has been a long time since posting here. Tonight I attended my final class at Cleveland State (as an undergrad at least). I presented my paper on gentrification and urban renewal in the last course I had to take.
I’m glad it’s finally over. Now, what to do with this free time…

So it’s the weekend again. This semester has been crazy busy. 2 more weeks and it’s over (for a week).

Lets see. This week I had another show on Monday morning. I met with the Art & Science advisor to make sure I can finish this summer. I can, but I have to take 1 more class than I expected. This summer I’ll have Mediation and Contemporary Urban Issues. The urban studies course will satisfy a writing requirement and it’s the only good writing class offered in the summer. I will be done in August this summer. It’s strange to actually be finishing college up. It has taken many years and sidetracks to get to this point. This last semester has been a killer in the amount of time required to do the work and I’ll be glad when it’s all over.

On a higher note, Les Breastfeeders will be playing here in CLE on June 15 at The Beachland Ballroom. We negotiated a fair arrangement for both sides. It will be a benefit for WCSB. Still arraigning the opening slot(s) and handbills. The CMJ/Rock Hall Fest is the week before, so we should be able to get the word out to a lot of people.

Show on Monday (7 - 9 EST). R.I.P. Hasil Adkins

I am turning off commenting on the older journal entries here on the site. I am sick of deleting comment spam for poker. Most of it is automatically deleted by the WordPress software, but it does miss some and I have to go in a check on it once and a while.
I figure the easiest way to keep it from getting in is to not let them post.

We went to see Alex Chilton at The Beachland Ballroom last weekend. It was a different kind of show. First, the ballroom was probably at about half capacity. I’ve only ever seen it packed when going to shows there. Second, he only did 1 Big Star song (In the Street). Finally, the backing band must have gotten together with Alex that day. He had “play books” for them to know how to play his stuff. It was awkward at times watching them not fit together very smoothly.
Doug Gillard, former guitarist in Guided By Voices opened up the show. He doesn’t really have a stage presence, but he sounded very good and that’s what counts.
Here are some pictures I took at the show.

Doug Gillard
Alex Chilton 1, 2, 3, 4

We’re back from New York. What’s this snow stuff still coming down here?!!!
We had a great time in NYC. Saw the The Gates in Central Park, saw our friend John’s band Low Water play, had the best Indian food (I ate goat), had deep-fried candy, saw Les Breastfeeders (awsome Montreal band), and hung out with some good friends.
Tired now. I’ll have more photos that I’ll link from here.

The Gates Photos.
A little Quicktime video I took of the Gates.
Panoramic Photos one and two.
Les Breastfeeders Photos. (coming soon)

I’m looking forward to the new day and time of my show on WCSB. 4 to 7 was a good time. Apprenticing with Joe overnight got me into the late-night/early-morning listeners. I could play stuff I won’t be able to play in the new slot. ….Hmmm: note to self. Maybe this last show should consist of all songs I won’t be able to play on the new show. I was thinking of just doing a “Best of”, but who knows.
Boogie Pop or “_” has a nice welcome for me posted in his blog. He as the show on Mondays 9 - 11, and I’ll be “the openning act” for.
I had my first classes of the new semester last night. I’m taking Communications Inquiry (research) and Negotiation. I think COM Inquiry will get tedious, but I like science so it may be good. The Negotiation class is being taught by a lawyer, so I’m sure he’ll have a lot of real world experience. There is only one other person in the class that has taken the prerequisite class besides me. It may take awhile for the other’s to get up to speed on conflict management. That will be a drag.
Just 16 more weeks till the semester is over!