The First Post

For the past several months, I have had the privilege and the chore of being a critic/reviewer for an online newspaper. While there were lots of good things about it (free theater tickets, books and CDs etc) there have also been lots of bad things about it (crappy shows, books that should have never been published, music to make you wish you were deaf). This particular paper truthfully only wanted "shiny happy reviews". While I understand that this could possibly generate advertising dollars, I'm not really a PR person and the compensation from the paper is not anywhere what I would charge if I were going to be a PR person. As a result of this, I've decided it is time for me to sever my relationship with that publication. However I do still feel the need and desire to express my opinions about art, literature and music. Therefore I am setting up this blog to do just that.

I consider myself a well rounded person. I am well versed in music and theater - industries that I work in - and I am an avid reader and movie watcher. I am also a very opinionated person and I have strong feelings on almost any topic. I don't think I am so very different from everyone else in this respect. Please feel free to agree or disagree with anything I say in this review. While I am a staunch defender of my own opinion, I enjoy hearing other people's thoughts and views.

The remainder of post on this blog will be titled by topic - and I promise, will be much more interesting than this introduction.