I snapped this picture on the way to the bus stop (I'm actually on the bus now! Isn't posterous cool?) and it got me thinking about my blog; Not this one, but AnthonyMendez.com My Wordpress-based blog. The one I spent $75 on a theme for and "75" minutes customizing. That one. The one I'm launching in January. The one that will focus on voiceover itself and, hopefully, further reinforce my brand as The Crossover Voice, while providing a "home" for my business, if you will. Well, I'm thinking of closing it before it even launches!

You see, I discovered posterous and it has spoiled me with its simplicity; Not only visually, but practically. As I mentioned, I'm on a bus on the way into the City writing this email. Once I'm done, I will attach a photo (the one above of my silhouette) and send it to post@posterous.com and it will instantly create a blog post for me. Additionally, it will let my twitter followers and Facebook friends know about it while posting the image to my flickr account. And if I really wanted to delve into the world of redundancy, it could even post it on my AnthonyMendez.com Wordpress-based blog (remember? The one I paid money for?)! All for free!

I don't want to turn this into an ad for posterous, although I do like to share things that can make others' lives easier in this multiple-cyber-personality world. The reason that picture got me thinking about posterous, is because as a voiceover artist - an individual - you can easily fall into the trap of following the herd (hence my setting up a Wordpress blog). But, on occassion, I like to go the "wrong way" just to see what I discover. Sometimes, there's a benefit. Sometimes there's not. But it's so much more interesting to explore rather than follow "one way."

So, unless you can convince me otherwise, I will stick to this posterous blog and leave Wordpress alone.

Gotta go! My stop is coming up... -Anthony

If you happen to catch this guy at the 178th Street station (A-train in NYC) this Friday, December 18th, please wish him a happy birthday. I never asked his name, but he did thank me for giving him two dollars and graciously agreed to have his picture taken.

I've seen this guy many times on my way to and from a session or audition, but never paid much attention to him or what he was playing; That is, until yesterday.

Yesterday morning, as I was checking my email, Alicia Keys was on The View singing her rendition of "Empire State of Mind" sans Jay-Z. It was beautiful and inspiring.

Later, that day I received a last minute call from my agent asking if I can make it into the City by 5PM. I was already waiting for copy for another session, but that wrapped in 6 minutes. So, I was off in the freezing cold to invest three hours (travel plus recording time) for a shot at a national network TV spot (wouldn't do that in this cold for a shot at a Spanish PSA radio spot - that's for sure.) I arrived at the George Washington Bridge bus terminal and headed down toward the A-train.

That's when I met Mr. Sax-Man. Guess what he was playing? For the first time ever, I listened to his music. For the first time, I actually slowed down on my way to catch a train. He was playing "Empire State of Mind." I smiled. Gave him two dollars. He smiled back a genuine "thank you" and told me his birthday is this Friday.

I believe in these little "coincidences" as God winks:
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Those Winks let us know that we're on the right track. We just have to slow down and listen to the music. It's beautiful.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Sax-Man!

On today's morning meditation walk, I came across this tree limb lying across the railroad track. My immediate intention was to remove it. But for a second, the thought crossed my mind of it being too heavy and hurting or, worse, embarassing myself while trying to move it.

I quickly redirected my thoughts to preventing an accident and all of a sudden found myself moving it as easily as if it were a twig.

The point? I am strong like bull! Kidding. The point is to never entertain doubt and let go of your ego. When you focus on what your actions will contribute you can move mountains (or big tree limbs.)

-Anthony