2011 August | rickyleepotts.com | a voice of rhythm, reason, & reality

on August 11, 2011 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Todd Berry

Considering I am from a small town, it’s no surprise that I like country music. As of late, country music has pretty much turned into pop music, but there are still a few guys out there producing some good old school country. For example, listen to the new Eric Church album. He even has a song called Country Music Jesus. In the song he talks about needing “God, send a country music Jesus To come and save us all.” So when I come across a performer [...]

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on August 10, 2011 -
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Nice to Meet You: Gavin DeGraw Attacked

Before he was attacked, he was with a bunch of buddies out drinking and having a good time. He left later that night and was soon attacked by a group of guys. But what gets me is that after he went though all that, and was beaten up… he was hit by a cab! I mean, as if it couldn’t get any worse. Sure, hit me in the face a few times. Kick me while I’m down… but then I get hit by a taxi? There is just nothing good to say about this. I did hear he was released from [...]

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on August 8, 2011 -
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The Marketing Nut: 26 Things Twitter is NOT Blog Post Response

When I was first introduced to The Marketing Nut, I thought to myself, “Oh great, another social media expert.” Just what we need… another person that thinks social media is a means to an end. Wonderful! But that’s not the case, and after reading only a few blogs I fell in love with her content, subscribed to her RSS feed, and have been reading everything she has posted since. So when she posted a blog called Tweeting Clueless: 26 Things Twitter is NOT, I just [...]

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on August 7, 2011 -
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National University Rankings: Top 10 Colleges in the USA

Going to college was never an option for me… I had was always wanted to go to college, for at least for an Associate’s and a Bachelor’s degree. Now that I have three degrees from two different universities, and I am ready to go back and get one or two more. There is just something about continued education that I can’t get enough of. I have an Associate’s degree from Marian College (now Marian University) and an Associate’s and a Bachelor’s degree [...]

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on August 7, 2011 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with The Red Wire

Every six months, I grab six local bands (all from the state of Indiana) and put them on one stage for a night of live local talent. I also grab tons of local sponsors and try to get as much media exposure as possible. These events are coined as rickyleepotts.com presents six bands for six bucks, and I have now done three of these. The bands all just sort of fall into my hands, and as I built the bill I try to marry bands to perform on the most recent [...]

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on August 6, 2011 -
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Beat the Odds: 50/50 Movie Review

Do you know what it’s like to be living a perfectly normal, happy life as a young adult in their late 20′s and be diagnosed with cancer and be told that you might die from it? Unfortunately I do. 50/50 is a comedic movie to give those, not so fortunate people a feel of what young adults facing cancer go through. 70,000 young adults (aged 18-39) get diagnosed with cancer each year. We sit in waiting rooms with people two to three times our age facing a death [...]

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on August 3, 2011 -
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Hotels for Dogs: Pet Friendly Accommodations

Last year, Sheryl and I had the chance to spend the nigh at Homewood Suites. I was staying for a few nights to write an experience review for my blog. I like to write those any chance I get, and will write them for hotels, restaurants, and more. They are duh for me, and allow me a chance to experience an establishment from an outsider’s point of view. One thing I liked about this particular hotel was their pet policy. Nearly every place you go, they don’t allow [...]

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on August 2, 2011 -
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The “Electroman” Benny Benassi returns to Electric Zoo!

Benny Benassi became a worldwide phenomenon in electronic music with his 2002 electro-soul single Satisfaction, which is still spun in nightclubs nearly a decade after its release. In 2007, Benny left his stamp on the Public Enemy classic Bring the Noise, which eventually won him a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording (Dance) a year later. Last year, he released a video for Benny Benassi vs. Iggy Pop Electro Sixteen – a mindblowingly kaleidoscopic experimental [...]

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