I started my blog years ago with the help of my daughter, to reach out to other artists, tell my story and post original songs I have written or produced for great local artists I have been lucky to know. I added pictures and opinions from time to time. People visited. People viewed. People liked. People commented. I responded. I was encouraged to post more.
A few years back I retired from my day job. Shortly after I retired from musical gigs for other groups and individuals. I posted less often and as you (or anyone) would expect my views dropped. Because of this I noticed something strange after one WordPress Update, and you may have as well.
Then I got one of those surveys from WordPress and whatever they call themselves now. JetPack, I think. I responded and said basically everything was fine but I could not trust the view/like data. Now that I was getting very few views and responses to actual posts, there was an obvious problem. I would have two visitors and three views in a day, but have 35 downloads of my songs and PoetryPod or creative posts……. Sometimes the same song or file would be downloaded 10 times in the same day. But only two visitors. I scoffed and thought surely they know about all the AI e-bots scanning and copying creator content.
A month later and another update. To my surprise, I got a follow up message from my survey with the attitude of what could you mean by our data is not dependable? We are greatPlease tell us what you mean. I thought about responding but knew it would be a waste of time. So I just let it roll.
Another update. I rarely post now. Sometimes I respond to their question of the day messages……. but now I get between eighty-five and one hundred views in a day. Every day.
More views this month than all of last year. But no downloads. No likes. No Comments. No Referrals. No people.
It used to be fun.
I moved my catalog of music to my SoundCloud page under MIDIMike. Here is a link to one of my PlayLists of great songs so you don’t have to wander through more than one hundred songs I have posted there so far. If you do feel like wandering, I have a different picture or icon that indicates the various projects or styles of music.
I will be posting more on SoundCloud, but I am just too old to fight the system JetPack seems to be using now.
Over the years I have come to realize It’s not just communication or compromise. Maybe it has been staring me in the eyes But when all else fails; logic applies.
Guess I’ve known the answer, the way it’s been Just didn’t recognize what it was way back then. I’ve tested this theory again and again Works on women as well as men.
Now I’m Another Believer
I love Sativa (‘cause we get along so well).
You could be a believer
But there’s only one way to tell
Not good at being a couch potato
And you can’t stand still holding back this tornado.
Invent Move Dream Develop and make things grow
Another Believer before you and I know.
Now you’re Another Believer
And love Sativa (‘cause you get along really well).
You might be a believer
But there’s only one way to tell (only one way to tell).
Over the years I have come to realize
It’s not just communication or compromise.
Maybe it has been staring me in the eyes
But when all else fails; logic applies.
I added vocals and a few finishing touches so now I have a mix for ‘It’s About Time’. The LYRICS posted earlier can be found using the link above.
2025 was quite a productive year for me musically and personally. I am hoping 2026 will leave last year and all it’s political and environmental disasters in the past.
I will be sharing a lot of original music with you soon, including new tunes from my band mates. I will also be posting a collection of some of our favorite cover tunes performed by my band, ‘The Merchants’.
“It’s About Time by Michael S Kennedy
Enjoy the holidays, stay safe and prepare for a great year.
All religions should practice what they preach and teach. Makes sense.
We are taught not to surround ourselves with the trappings of the world. Gold, silver, statues, paintings, and jewels become temptations within the soul. For some, it’s a type of power that corrupts the mind.
In ancient times for communities struggling to build and survive, various eternal treasures were their ‘stock market’. This was the only way of preserving wealth through the ages until the day when banks and compound interest came along.
Face it, major religions stole valuables and profited from the conquest of many nations and then used that nations natural resources to finance more conquests. The stolen assets can also be seen at museums around the world, but not in the countries of origin. Those have all been stripped away in the name of some king or one god or another.
Each religion and many museums should sell all the treasures they have gained. Put all proceeds generated into independent world-wide trust(s).
Only a small portion of that global conversion of assets would be necessary to feed, educate and provide safe environments for every citizen of this planet. Distribute annual portions from the trust funds for the welfare of each future generation and to protect the planet and the heavens from ourselves. And still have money left over. The 1st STEP.
Future generations then might actually have a reason to become believers.
If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?
I don’t sleep more than four hours a night. For decades and decades. With that time I have always had a full time job and career, raised children and grandchildren, played in cover bands and ran sound, produced music and commercial videos, wrote and recorded three hundred songs, took thousands of band photos and helped people when I could.
I have always been amazed how other people sleep so much of their life.
MidiMike 