tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post400295001964991039..comments2023-09-02T10:15:35.040-04:00Comments on ________SpinTunes: LP & Deadline News (Quick Post)Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12452313762487064094noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260501053118933495.post-91727540379732826022012-08-13T22:29:57.584-04:002012-08-13T22:29:57.584-04:00As we enter the final week of SpinTunes #5, let me...<br />As we enter the final week of SpinTunes #5, let me just take a moment to thank everyone who keeps SpinTunes going. Travis -- the judges -- the deejays and the "publicists" -- the competitors (especially those who stick around and shadow!) -- and everyone who listens to and downloads the songs that get spun.<br /><br />I wrote my first songwriting challenge song for Masters of Song Fu back in August of 2008. Since then, I've written a total of 32 songs specifically to meet a challenge posed by someone else. And in the process, I've learned, I've grown, I've pushed myself, I've impressed myself, I've laughed, I've wept, I've beamed -- and I've even "inspired" a Friday cover.<br /><br />And then -- beyond all of THAT -- I've also become part of a very special online community. A community that is welcoming and flexible, that is creative and encouraging, that is honest and caring, that is fun and interesting.<br /><br />And it's for all of those reasons that I keep coming back again and again to rejoin my friends and spin out more music. So here's looking forward to tomorrow's listening party -- best of luck to the four "finalists," and congratulations to all of the shadowers. And long live SpinTunes!<br /><br /><br />:-)Edric Haleenhttp://happinessboard.com/Edric_Haleen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com