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Thank You to My 3k(!) Followers
A Few Words and a Musical Dedication
I’m not going to pretend that crossing my newest milestone, 3 thousand followers, is no big deal. It’s a BIG DEAL to ME!
I’ve done this whole Medium thing my own way. I’ve read the advice of many over these past 2 1/2 years, taking what made sense and discarding the rest.
I quickly decided against the I’ll-follow-you-so-you-follow-me approach. It didn’t feel authentic to me and what I was trying to achieve here.
Though this might not be true of all of my 3 thousand followers, I know that some percentage of you follow me because you share my love of music or enjoy my dating stories.
I like to think I’m entertaining if nothing else. I subscribe to the Neal Page philosophy of storytelling:
“You know everything is not an anecdote. You have to discriminate. You choose things that are funny or mildly amusing or interesting.” — Neal Page (portrayed by Steve Martin) from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, but if I’m yours, that thrills and delights me!
I went in a lot of directions to find just the right song to dedicate to my followers as a thank you. Eventually I realized I didn’t want to do an entire mixtape; rather, I wanted to…
