Changing Gears...

[hookstownbrown]

I hear ya, Von... Be careful what you wish for.Like matto alluded to... You never really arrive at the pinnacle, you just move to another level and give it your best.I was very good at being a wannabe country songwriter, now my focus is to get good at being a competitive country songwriter. It's like starting over in a way. It's a different frame of mind.As far as your current project goes, remember... The toughest challenge always leads to the sweetest success. Give it hell, bud!

[mani]

Hi Hooks!I haven't been around this way much recently. Just saw your post and wanted to say Congrats! It's fantastic news and you deserve every little bit of it! Hope it keeps leading to bigger and better things for you.

[nomiyah]

Quote:It's always a love/hate relationship, Hook.Here, I'm working so hard with ONOFFON, all of the sudden this New York Foundation for the Arts sponsorship comes to produce this film about my dad. On the surface, this is a monumental occurrence in my life. On the positive side, it is tremendous validation for one of the artistic missions in my life. It's a green light I wasn't expecting.But, on the negative side, even though it's a green light, it's almost like God has dangled yet another impossible task in front of me. I'm literally pouring my heart and soul into making this project work - I've now written 297 proposals and received 75 rejections. I can't tell you how tough it is to receive one, or two, or three rejections every day and still keep positive about this.But, I also keep receiving support from all over the country. Even the negative responses tell me how worthy the project is. I know this is my destiny - I have no choice but continue...It's a blessing and a curse...I hope this leads to true artistic fulfillment for you!I can relate to every word of this, Von.