The Roland Zone

Edition #10 — Tue, 15 Aug 2000

It's Tuesday, I'm sweating, my butt-cheeks are numb; that can only mean one thing: IT'S REALITY CHECK NEWSLETTER TIME! [sparse applause; relatives, most likely]

I don't know if you realize this, but until I start typing, I never really know what this newsletter is going to be about. There was one time where I prepared something about a week ahead of time — figuring I'd beat the system: MY system! I deleted the whole thing later: too premeditated!

That means that if this were a deli, your type would always be guaranteed FRESH! [Read! Read! — you look so thin!]

WASSUP?

I've been going through some personal stuff — facing and trying to exorcise some personal demons of mine. I'm always trying to tweak my personality to suit more of what I expect from it rather than what I'm getting from it at any given time...

Luckily, (or not), I'm not the only one taking a psychic pounding these days. Everytime I make a phone call I hear from someone whose having a bit up an uphill climb on an icy slope. It's a time of renewal - generally preceded by discomfort.

As an artist — and like all artists — I relish my emotional suffering. It's the spark that ignites many a creative fire or important self-revelation. Some of my best songs are written in the Key of "WAHHH-HA-HA-HA"! (sniff)

So, as I'm licking my wounds, so to speak, and feeling sorry for myself (but not enough to make it commercially viable...) I've retreated back into The Roland Zone: that creative sanctuary that has been my real home since early childhood.

As I'm waiting for this cloud to pass, my energies have been directed toward upgrading my website and improving the surfing experience for you, my dear readers.

You can only crawl out of a hole by pulling the sand down from the walls and using it to step upward on... I'm not done yet, but if you're curious (AHEM! I said: "IF YOU'RE CURIOUS!!!) you can have a peak at my two new homepage designs at:

http://www.realitycheckers.com/ and then click on the "THE ROLAND ZONE" link to see where I'm going — or trying to go — with the design and function of my house of writing.

There's so much more on the way — at least from a developer's perspective — and I was hoping to have more of the site ready before this newsletter went out. Oh well. When you do visit, I'd really like it if you signed my "new" guestbook. I finally got one that creates files that visitors can read — wow! What a revelation.

It's waiting for you...(tap, tap, tap)

Don't Spend It All In One Place!

About the book: two weeks ago I got a call out of the blue from a bookseller in Burlington. He had a customer that had requested my book. He ordered two copies from me.

I sent out the two copies and got a cheque for them before the spit had even dried on my stamp. The amount was $6.42 — 2 copies at wholesale. The number looked so familiar to me: "642"? Hmmm...

Later I remembered that 642 was what I spent on a magazine ad in May to publicize the book, except that the decimal place was moved over slightly to the right. It had cost me exactly $642.00! I had to laugh: A 1% return on that ad! (yeehaw?)

Still, I relished the moment. After all, every runner must start from the standing position!

The Secret Wedding Of Lady F.

As you may recall, in my last newsletter I spoke of being invited to the wedding of my dear friend, "F". Well, "F" called me up and graciously offered me the privilege of singing and playing my guitar at the ceremony, accompanying her brother-in-law, "P", as he plays piano and sings a couple of nice, romantic selections from the Machine Head album by Deep Purple (OK, maybe not that particular album, but...something with a guitar solo in it, anyway.)

I promise to let you know if my voice cracks. And then, of course, there are the wedding groupies: free love; free cake; suggestive looks; soft whispers — and that's just the priest!

I'm already scouting locations for a reunion tour. Call the band "2BAD" — maybe you've heard of us????

All the best, dear readers and readerettes

Love, Roland K. (inside The Roland Zone)


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