Through the dirty little grapevine here in Sux Falls, I found out that our local newspaper will become the NEWSPAPER OF THE FUTURE in September. Trust me, this rumor didn’t come without some laughs. It’s the usual dog and pony show, NEW flashy layout, shorter cut sheet (you now, like the NY Post). But as I have said before, there needs to be some internal changes before anyone will read that thing, besides for humor, irony and cynicism.

Here’s a few suggestions, to truly make it the NEWSPAPER OF THE FUTURE:

• Help your employees form a union so the production artists, full-time carriers, pressmen and reporters make a living wage.

• Hire experienced, articulate, positive reporters that are not afraid to ask tough questions, Hell, any questions.

• I don’t know if this currently exists, I would assume not, but a research department would be helpful.

• Stop printing magazines that serve no purpose, and put all of the staff’s energy into creating a great daily.

• Stop discriminating. Give your special inserts to all of your subscribers, not just the ‘wealthy neighborhoods’. Do they pay more for a subscription? Does poor people’s money spend differently. *(NOTE: One of there periodicals was only being delivered in the newspaper to neighborhoods of 50K and up. How do I know this? They had an ad in the mag saying just that and when I had a short lived subscription to the paper, I never received the mag.

• Deliver the paper on time. Don’t tell subscribers that the paper will be there by 7 AM if it’s not. My paper came after 8 AM almost 50% of the time. I only had a subscription for three months before I cancelled it.

• Retention. When I cancelled my subscription, the only thing the operator said was, OK, Thank you.  I asked her if anyone there was concerned as to why I cancelled my subscription. She says “Sure, I can write something down”.

• Stop stealing your competitors periodical racks and claiming you had a right to because of bogus contracts. Oh, yeah, and come clean on it in your paper.

• Keep the Opinion page ‘Voice of the People’ just that. Stop editing important content from the letters.

• And lastly, stop cheating the public. Report current events when they happen, and take a stand – this makes great newspapers.

 

July 28, 2006

The Color of Sound – Music Inspires Art is an interactive concert featuring local visual artists and musicians.
 
Four talented Sioux Falls artists, Scott L. Ehrisman, Hope Happeny, Eyob Mergia & Jamie Scarbrough, will create several paintings on canvas while listening to the region’s premier Jazz and Blues Bands — Dakota Jazz Collective & Urban Blues. The five-hour event includes three 45-minute sets of unique performance art. After the event, the paintings will be available for sale. A DVD of the event will be available in the following weeks.

“We have high expectations for this film as a public educational tool,” Sioux Falls artist Scott Ehrisman said.  “The Color of Sound – Music Inspires Art is being independently produced by the artists and musicians involved. We are very proud of this aspect.”

WHAT: The Color of Sound – Music Inspires Art
WHERE: The Riverwalk, Harvester Building, 196 E. Sixth St., Sioux Falls
WHEN: Saturday, October 7, 2006
 • 6 p.m., Doors open
 • 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Performance: DJC will play 1st set; UB will play 2nd set; jam session for final set.
 • 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Musician and artists interviews, painting auction.
COST: $10 at the door, ALL AGES. FREE appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available for those 21 and over.
INFO: fb.art@sio.midco.net

PRODUCER: Scott L. Ehirsman
DIRECTOR: Chris Carlblom

Dakota Jazz Collection is: Jim Speirs, Chris Janzen, Matt Hackett and Bob Gripp •  www.jazzsd.com
Urban Blues is: Jess Christen, Fred Epstein, Dave Fermenich and Derek Snow •  www.myspace.com/theurbanblues

SPONSORSHIPS

Your sponsorship would include:

• Two FREE passes to the event

• Your logo, name or company identity would appear on the poster and
   other printed promotional materials.

• Your logo. name or company identity would be in the liner notes of the final DVD.

• You will receive one FREE DVD of the movie.

• You will have first option to purchase any of the paintings created during the event.

• You could appear in a locally produced movie.

• What we are asking of you:

SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS:

• Promotional; help us promote the event through your media, etc.

• Purchase materials for the event or borrow equipment

• Volunteer to help during the event.

• A financial donation (a minimum of $250)

• ANYTHING WILL HELP!

The great Traci will be returning to Sux Falls this weekend for a visit.

I want to start selling some of my t-Shirt designs. I have a dilema though. I could set up a Cafe Press account and sell through there, or I could get pre-orders and then have the shirts actually screen-printed. I like the screen printing idea, because the quality is better and there would be a limited run.

If you are interested in my first shirt, let me know. They will sell for $15 a piece plus shipping. Sizes M, L or XL. Light blue T-shirt with Brown Ink.

CONTACT: fb.art@sio.midco.net

SOUTH DAKOTA SUCKS – Duck

 

 

SOUTH DAKOTA SUCKS – One step forward, two steps back

 

 

 

 

Send your birthday greetings: fb.art@sio.midco.net

Oh, BTW, I’m 34 today. 16 more years and I’ll be a perverted old man.

“What’s the difference between an OLD MAN and a DIRTY OLD MAN?

An OLD MAN has memories, a DIRTY OLD MAN has plans.”

Hat tip, CL

This is a new digital drawing soon to be painted, framed and waxed.

7 x 11″ – digital Print: $15

– painted/hand accented: $25

– painted/hand accented/framed: $35

 

 

 

$25 w/o frame $35 w/custom frame (as seen)
Multi-media on artboard. Aprox 12″ x 6

$25 w/o frame $35 w/custom frame (as seen)
Multi-media on artboard. Aprox 8″ x 17″