There are a lot of reasons artistic endeavors fail; lack of talent or training, a weak personal support system or terrible personality. Hell, sometimes good old fashioned bad luck sinks an idea. But in my very humble estimation, FEAR the single greatest obstacle to good art. In the words of the late, great Frank Herbert, … Continue reading Unsolicited: Fear
Well shit’s looking pretty grim my friends. Folks are dying, the stock market is in the toilet. Open mics are canceled. OH GOD THE OPEN MICS ARE CANCELED. If you aren’t a comedian, this is probably a relief. But for a very small percentage of the population, in these early days of the global pandemic … Continue reading Art in the Age of Quarantine
Hi Guys, Andrew here. Just a brief explination before we start the story. I decided to do something a bit different this month! It’s always been a dream of mine to write for television, and despite the fact that I have no hollywood contacts I wrote a half-hour comedy pilot. In a sense this is … Continue reading Tom in the Mail Room
If you’re reading this blog you are either a friend of mine or REALLY into blogs. Like, you’ve gone down the rabbit hole, bud. Maybe after you finish this you should go outside and look at a flower for a while. But either way, you probably have a personal connection to art and the artists … Continue reading Unsolicited: 5 ways to help your artist friends without spending a dime
Hey welcome to Unsolicited, a new monthly addition to Mindful of Madness where I’ll spend a bit of time every month talking about what’s going on in my life and artistic pursuits. I’ll talk about writing and comedy and maybe even photography, always with the cynical, hard-nosed humor I work really hard to keep out … Continue reading Unsolicited: Self-Promotion Blues
Hey everybody, I released a comedy album today! Liner notes aren't really a thing anymore so I thought I'd share my thoughts and feelings on the whole process here. Links to where you can buy or stream it are at the bottom. This recording is the culmination of 5 years of late nights, strained relationships … Continue reading This Was A Bad Idea Liner Notes
MIDDLE OF BUMFUCK, Nowhere – Festivalgoers were shocked this weekend to find Dave Grohl apparently joined every band on the playbill. The veteran rocker, who is most famous as the drummer of Nirvana and front man of his own band the Foo Fighters, has set a precedent of collaborating with artists from across the rock … Continue reading Dave Grohl in every band at Festival
I took so many photos that for months after returning from deployment I didn’t know what to do with my hands during social situations if they weren’t rested lightly on my Nikon D300’s battered casing. To this day I’ll occasionally find myself standing right arm uncomfortably akimbo, hand over my lungs as if ready to lift an imaginary camera’s viewfinder to my eye at a moment’s notice.
Hey guys, welcome to the new monthly feature of my blog, Stuff I Like. While I started this project to share my short fiction, I’ve realized a couple things in the past few months. First, nobody can hope to run a successful blog by posting once a month, and second, a lot of what I’m … Continue reading Stuff I Like: PUP
Happy Monday everybody! We’re picking up steam here over at mindful of madness and by “we” I mean myself, my long suffering wife, Brittney, who toils through editing my first drafts and of course our intrepid feline ward Zuzu, who generally just gets in the way when I’m trying to type. I want to say … Continue reading Updates and Announcements:
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