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K-Pop — our opinion

First off, we definitely do not like the supposed negative aspects associated with the industry, but that unfortunately is the world we live in. One likes to think that when you see a person smiling on a music video that they are doing it because they feel like it, not because they have been trained to do so. — Are the dark  elements there because of the singers or just the producer thinking that it is what viewer want to see? --- but ….. anyway. That said. I do like some of the videos found on YouTube, although not what I imagined they might be. Do not particularly like the makeup style which tends to make the members look like clones, albeit with different clothes and hair (which amusingly changes as often as the scenes). It does seem as though not all the groups are doing that, or at least some are hopefully now getting away from it. To clarify, my taste leans towards the female groups, simply because I like listening to the female voice (and think women are generally better singer
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Industry Plants

How might one spot an artist who is an industry plant ? Well, here may be a few things that seem suspicious? This is by no means definitive, or scientifically accurate, just our opinion; and opinions about music, like any other artform is subjective. None of these being a positive indicator, but…. We are not suggesting who is or is not, simply based on these. [but like many things, the more boxes being checked….] 🔲 Nepo Baby --  Rich kid / rich parents, close friends or relatives inside (or accociated with) the record / entertainment industry 🔲 Instant success 🔲 Going viral with first song posted to social media 🔲 Awards, awards, ... 🔲 Excessive number of followers / subscribers within a short period (even before actually being famous or popular) 🔲 Excessive amounts of airplay on commercial broadcast radio (AM / FM) — Do you hear their songs multiple times throughout the day, everyday, week after week, … after month, … years (?!)  Now for a bit of reality check: It takes years to
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a normal society ?

All to often Christianity is associated with the facade of a normal society, that often frowns on what it considers to be abnormal. However, in my opinion, Christianity is not typical in a modern society, nor has it been in any of the previously so-called normal societies. Some will say that, in the U.S. a majority of people identify as Christian (that's identify), but one can identify as anything. That doesn't necessarily make it so. And fewer people seem to be identifying as Christians, even in the U.S. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective), I don't think the percentage of actual Christians in any general society is anywhere near the numbers often suggested. Usually, when anything is considered normal, that is what the masses tend to identify with. For years, in many countries (including the U.S.) Christianity was associated with a normal society. So, the masses, wishing to fit in identified as such. So, don't mistakenly identify Christians w
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added a music F.A.Q

added some music Q&A stuff as a page (in the drop down left sidebar menu), the editing is a bit rough, but it's somewhat readable (maybe😯)
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YouTube Playlists

We really like the feature on YouTube, which gives us the ability to spotlight other people's songs and music that we like (not that any of them really need it). Showing some of our tastes in music (or lack thereof). With so many versions of some songs, we often wait to find one we really like (or like the best) before adding any. But we do occasionally swap some, or add more than one version. We prefer to list the official versions on the official channels, but sometimes that is more difficult than practical (at least for us). We do have a few self-imposed rules that we usually apply for thing we add to the lists. Which some would admittedly (and perhaps rightly) call stupid. Not that it effects what we like, watch or listen to ourselves. However, the rules can (and does) at times go out the window (being completely ignored) if we find something we really like, regardless of the content. 1 strong language (or at least excessive) --- we get it, sometimes it adds the extra kick in
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Giving Credit, Where Credit Is Due

In the past, on my various web sites, I have neglected to give the proper credit to God. I believe that all my creative ability, be it music, writing, creating web related stuff (as basic as it may be), or anything else, comes from God. Admittedly,  I know that not everyone feels the same about their own abilities, talents and achievements (that is okay). I am aware that others have their own ideas about religion and deities. --- This just happens to be my opinion.
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Writing Fiction

Although we don't consider ourselves to be anything more than novice storytellers and have written a bit here and there over the years, mostly stuff we would never publish due to the graphic content, but it was not until just the last several years that we discovered how much we actually enjoyed doing it.  By chance we dug out a horror story, which we considered to have been mostly finished, to do some final editing. Then decided there could be a bit more to the story, mainly in the form of a previously planned sequel. --- Well, considering how I was no longer on the Internet, I had plenty of time to work on a sequel as well as expand the original story (both expanding into novellas), start a spin-off and another spin-off of that. Then another idea emerged, and then some ideas for some short fan fiction came to mind. Which resulted in several stories based on the Pokémon animated television series (we are old enough to still want to call them cartoons). And although they should pr
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