The Temporal Nature of Failure

Last night I was supposed to have an album release party. My apologies to anyone that came out. Medusa had electrical problems and we found out about it the same way that anyone who tried to come found out – we read the sign on the locked door.

There are many ups on downs along the road to accomplishing anything worthwhile, so I guess this was just one of the downs. I was looking forward to being able to play the album for a relatively large group of people and to seeing their reactions. I think I mentioned this in an earlier entry – I’m not quite sure what to make of this album. I am counting on the initial reactions to help me determine who it appeals to and how I should be trying to push it. When I put out my next project, I’ll know exactly what to do with it – it will be hip-hop and feature me as an MC as well as a producer – but on ‘Meeting of Minds’ the musical genres vary and it does not have the same mass market appeal as hip-hop. Last night was going to be a very important night in my process.

There’s some saying that was quoted a few times in the book I just finished reading that I can’t call to mind at the moment. Something about the best laid plans always going awry… whatever the saying is, it held true in this case. I guess – scratch that – I know I need to just take this one on the chin and keep it moving. I’m already feeling better than I was last night. The release has been rescheduled for this coming Tuesday (7/25). A good amount of people were prepared to come and show support, so hopefully they’ll make it next week. Disappointment always hits so much harder when you’re unsure or already worried, so I won’t let it keep me down. Setbacks like this are only temporary.