ED Sheeran's Perfect Recorded live Melbourne AU

IHeart Music Awards are the only rewards based solely on the public voting. Not record labels just people like you and me. When I saw this it was not just the place and quality but the people the girls both in Melbourne and America were crying and singing it. It is one of the Most popular requested songs at Weddings across the America. I recorded it using a Nikon Camera viewing it on my Home HD TV. the quality of video and audio is Excellent. Copy right laws are tough to understand. Public TV seems to me to be Public, anyone in the world could have watched this. Recording it not live but off my TV again should be public just like watching it live on TV. I found 2 other YouTube videos from the IHeart show, and neither one is as High Quality Audio as mine. Every little twang of guitar every little tweek of his voice and make no mistake the audience singing is part of what makes this so much more special then the Official Ed Sheeran video. Making this the Best Version of this Song Ever. 
With Peace & Love - enjoy Perfect from Melbourne Australia 

MUSIC TODAY

I love music, so I decided to write a few things about Music today. I often wish I could see what the future will bring, because new sounds always are exciting.
I can only guess how you and I will experience music in a few years down the road. I would hope how we will listen to recorded music and how artists will be compensated for their efforts. Streaming music has completely changed the landscape in the past few years. So much of the illegal downloading is less of a threat in my opinion. In the past, it was far easier and cheaper to download music illegally than legally, but now listeners are able to enjoy music through services that are relatively inexpensive convenient and easy to use. Better yet they work great for selection and variety and even offer up similar artists that you never heard of before. Thanks to streaming services record labels are able to make money again. Which of course is good for everyone. I wish these profits were being shared fairly with artists and optimistic they will be soon. 

How Safe are you at a Large Outdoor Music Festival

Headlines after Vegas "Security Experts Predict Changes in the Wake of Las Vegas Massacre" and "Austin City Limits festival offers refunds after Las Vegas shooting" How Safe are outdoor music festivals? After research on what will change for the person attending; almost no change at all.

 What happened in Vegas was tragic, prayers for family and friends and such a sad day in America. Austin city limits did the right thing, announcing they will offer refunds. When you buy a ticket to a music festival they make it very clear NON-Refundable. A contract that has never been broken, even if you die in car accident. (extreme but still no refund).

So How safe are the music festivals that hundreds of thousand attends around the world? What will change and what can be done to make them safer. (note I did not include Ariana Grande’s in this blog, that is so much different as it is music venue that all ready offers strict security. ) I am only addressing Outdoor music festivals where anywhere between 1,000 and 100,000 attend.

 My research was not limited to America but should have been. Because Europe and Japan do not plan on doing anything different. Most likely reason just not that many guns. Detroit has more homicide’s than both countries combined. What you will find is tighter security as you enter. Take Electric Daisy where you are almost searched like HOB at the gate. Same with Peach, EDC and Ultra in Miami. Terrorists or a nut case, there will always be a threat but from research just little longer lines entering and what you can bring in. What about the festivals that you drive your whole car in? Got any glass? Nope drive in. Those smaller festivals do not plan on changing at all, Domefest, a NLQP event, Night lights, etc.. drive in and park.

Active shooter, run, hide, last resort attack. I mention Active Shooter? During my orientation day at Amazon, I had to sit through a variety of ethic and diversity questions. Amazing the company does not see a problem with asking a team mate out on a date. What was a total shock; the NEW 15-minute video and information on what Corporate America calls ACTIVE SHOOTER. Without taking notes, I did remember 3 things. RUN, Run away as fast as you can and keep running as long as you can. HIDE, hide behind a desk, or whatever you can hide behind. LAST Resort; defend yourself, by aggressively attacking the shooter (preferably with many others from a close proximity to shooter. OUCH the world a safer place absolutely, did Corporate America help make us feel safer? NO, like WTF. Sad very sad. I had to watch that. Crazy world we live in that I write a blog about security.

Oh, my research and firsthand knowledge from officer from Portage county task force. ALL festivals have under cover cops. Small or large they send a few or many depending on size. Why not, the easiest way to bust a huge drug dealer? At a music festival. I chatted with a Festival Girl from Croatia, she stated security into stadium at Split is like HOB, empty pockets and security all over, and she has no knowledge of undercover, I would assume so, but more or less, common sense. In Conclusion; Use Common sense when attending a music festival, leave the worries at home, you are as safe at one as going to a NFL or NBA, or Major league baseball game. After Vegas, security is behinds the scene with the promoters, those who promote Austin will tell you what they are doing to beef up security, as well as places like Ariana Grande. I have included one of the best articles, with links that I used for research.

 https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/las-vegas-shooting/security-experts-predict-changes-wake-las-vegas-massacre-n809431

CAR SHOPPING

I OWN A SUZUKI FORENZA Station Wagon I recently went shopping for a 2nd car sort of a backup for my Suzuki. There currently is nothing wrong with my Suzuki, it starts every time Runs fine but it is a car that was totally manufactured, and built in Japan Yes, it has no foreign parts from China, Twain, Korea, Canada, Mexico, or USA It is a 100% Japanese auto and when my clutch went out, 2 weeks later, the part Had to be ordered from Japan. It took another 8 days to get my part, total time to repair My car was 4 weeks. Since I missed the wedding because of my car, and not only the Time to repair but the towing and troubles and etc... turned into a $2,000 nightmare So it was time not to replace my Suzuki but have a backup. BACKUP requirements, It must get 30mpg on highway It must cost $3,000 or less It must not need anything, buy and drive It must pass inspections It must not have been in accident and have a clean title It must be insurable Cars that qualify were almost all makes and models, surprisingly once a car hits the Price of $3,000 you get Honda Accords with Civics, you get Ford Taurus with Ford Focus, Same with Toyota Corollas’ with Camry’s. Among other 30mpg cars. I test drove about 15 cars, the first car was a 2001 Honda Civic private owner, but it had 189,000 miles on it, new tires, and brakes, but it would hit 200,000 by end or summer not good. It got scratched when my brother convinced my mom not to lend me money to buy such an old car with that many miles on it. After which I secured a loan for 3,000 from bank and deposited the cash. So all the cars I looked at I had cash with me to buy the car. The Mazda protégé seemed to be a great car, until I read horror stories about front wheel bearing. Some cars had 4 doors, and that is when I thought, since this is a spare car Why not get a sporty car, which gets 30mpg, and looks cool too. Hence Honda Civics’ or Ford Focus FX3. I test drove 3 civics and 3 Focus, Today March 20th the 2001 Ford Focus FX3, I went to look at had a clean body, clean interior. It started and no pinging and ticking that several cars had, no white smoke, no huge vibrations. The test drive was slow and deliberate, over a few bumps and few turns, handling was good, the shocks seemed stiff as they should with an FX3, acceleration from dead stop with automatic was quick, responsive, no hesitation and quickly reached 60mph in less than a short city block. Making it the fastest car tested, faster than V6 Taurus and Camry. The tires were a low profile 205/55/16 and had lots of miles left. Will not need tires for at least 2 years. The 5 spoke 16”aluminum alloy wheels looked cool. The only thing I did not test in any of the cars was the radio??? Not sure why I never turned the radio on any of the cars I drove. At the time of writing this blog is when I noticed that??? I guess it was not part of the decision making? Here is the Car and Driver magazine review of a 2001 Ford Focus FX3 Introduced last year, the Ford Focus is one of the most enjoyable its price range. Its fun, it's practical, and it's safer than most, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Wild New Edge styling helps it stand out from the crowd. An available twin-cam engine give the ZX3 hatchback, ZTS sedan and SE wagon enthusiastic response. Yet all Models deliver good fuel economy Two 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines are available (a 110-horsepower single overhead-cam and a 130-horsepower double overhead-cam Zetec – the car I bought). There's also a choice of 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. The sedan comprises the bulk of Focus sales and is available in three trim levels, an entry level LX ($12,385), an upgrade SE ($14,040), and the fully-equipped ZTS ($15,260). ZTS comes with the more powerful twin-cam Zetec engine The hatchback is available as one model, the ZX3 ($13,125). This is a sport and comes with all the requisite hardware: a more powerful 130-horsepower twin-cam engine, 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, and fog lights. Its wild styling makes the hatchback look sportier and even more distinctive than the sedan. Power windows, mirrors and locks, and keyless entry are now available ($740), along with optional cruise control. (I GOT BOTH Keyless entry and cruise control) When Ford engineers designed the Focus, they didn't simply make a smaller sedan. Ford studied the needs of passengers and designed the Focus from the inside out. Instead of figuring how to fit passengers within the conventional three-box sedan profile scaled down to proportions, Ford raised the roof for today's taller average heights the elevated the seating height for more effective legroom. (WILT Chamberlain would fit in this car) To accentuate this change in concept, Ford employed its New Edge styling (introduced on the Mercury Cougar). Ford's New Edge styling, with tidy creases that define intersecting arcs, looks simpler than it really is. Large pie-section headlamps give the front end a distinctive appearance. On the ZX3, they are joined by fog lamps in the grille opening below the bumper. There's a similar, but smaller opening above the bumper that houses the turn signals. Both are outlined by arcs. The front and rear fenders are highlighted with geometric curves creased into the sheet metal. The roofline is highly arched, particularly noticeable when parked next to another car. The roofline is truncated just aft of the rear axle line. Wedge-shaped tail lamps set in the C-pillars enliven an otherwise plain rear end. Ford claims the tail lamps are more noticeable in that location and reduce repair costs in minor accidents, but the location is distinctive and effective styling. Lower bodyside PVC coating provides protection from stone dings on all models, and the underbody gets PVC coating as well. Clearcoat paint is standard across the board. The ZX3 and LX have black rather than body-color bodyside protective molding, but this is offset on the ZX3 by black rocker panels. The door handles on all models are black as well. The door handles on black cars blends in, but black also masks the distinctive lines of the Focus that are accentuated by the brighter colors. If you like the Focus outside, you'll love it inside. The New Edge styling extends to the interior. The dash is a collection of arcs, the instrument panel covered by an asymmetrically curved and sharply creased bezel. A 7000-rpm tachometer flanks a 140-mph speedometer in the ZX3. (Next month I will put pedal to metal to see the top end of my car). Both instruments are round and easily readable, clearly marked with white numerals on black, though the tach has no The fuel gauge has a small arrow pointing to the right, denoting on which side the filler is located, appreciated by those of us who drive a number of cars, have bad memories or both. The center dash panel is formed by an arc that sweeps upward across the dash to the right side of the car and an inverted parabola. The radio fits into the top of this area and includes a single-disc CD player. Part of the controls seating include a better view down the road, plus more effective leg room front and rear, and it takes advantage of the Focus' roofline with headroom for the long and tall. It also makes entry and exit easier. The manual height adjustment on the ZX3 allows almost everyone to find a comfortable position behind the wheel and an easy arm's length away from the manual shifter. The back seat of the ZX3 is best accessed by the young and agile, but both front seats do slide forward. Once back there, however, rear seat riders have lots of legroom, thanks to widely spaced runners under the front seats, plus adult-sized head and shoulder room. Versatility of the hatchback design is lost on most Americans, who prefer the more formal profile with its conventional trunk, but this design is hugely popular among Europeans for its practicality. Fold the back seat of the ZX3 and there's 18.5 cubic feet of cargo space and a big door for access. can be taken with you to discourage theft. Snuggled in to the left is the cigarette lighter/ash tray. Circular ventilation controls, less frequently accessed, fit below the radio and are styled in the New Edge theme, with buttons styled to fit the room available. The trunk release, on the left end of the dash, is triangular as well, shaped to fit into the intersection of the arcs outlining the instrument panel. The overall asymmetry lends an informal air to the interior, but the feel of the interior is rich. The control knobs all have distinctive shapes for easy identification; rotary controls are rubberized for pleasing soft-touch operation. The steering wheel on the ZX3 is leather-covered and satisfying to touch. Even the plastics used on the dash and door panels have a finger-friendly soft-touch feel. Painted silver accents around the center ash give the ZX3 a modern look, while wood grain in the same area enhances the ZTS model. The seats are comfortable with an exceptionally high hip point, 20 inches above the ground. The advantages of this Clutch take-up is good and easy to modulate. Shifting into first gear reveals a rubbery feel to the linkage of the long-shafted shifter. It feels like a Saab shifter; it's precise but not inviting. ZX3 doesn't act like an economy car. It accelerates and turns much more quickly, making this one of the most enjoyable cars in its class to drive. Response through the rack-and-pinion steering is quick and precise, and feedback is excellent. The car feels like it is leaning in corners more than it actually is because the driver is sitting higher in the saddle. Optional 50-series (16-inch) tires sharpen handling response. The ZX3 cruises easily on the Interstate. The engine is quiet and wind noise is subdued. Ordinary roads feel smooth, while well-maintained superhighways feel velvety. The Ford Focus breaks new ground in economy car design. The ZX3 hatchback proves the economical and practical can also be sporty and fun. Overall, the Focus shows that Ford has done some thinking outside the box. In doing so, Ford has created an inexpensive car that is desirable as well as practical. CONSUMER REPORTS – Average to above average reliability NO Black marks

LIVING ALONE IS IT NORMAL

Single Living Alone HAPPY I am divorced and live alone. During the divorce I read a book called, “married living alone.” It was written by a Christian minister and was suppose to guide me to mending the relationship and staying married. It might have worked if the marital problems were associated with drugs or alcohol or supposal abuse, or infidelity it even had a chapter on weaning your husband off video games. (Apparently playing video games all day can ruin a marriage). Since my marriage did not have these major categories for living alone married. It became clear, that I would either remain married, and be miserable or move on be single, alone and try to find happiness. After 4 years of living alone now, I started to do research on living alone and found some very fascinating results. Sweden ranks the highest ratio of people living alone at nearly 50% (47% survey 2010), while America, Japan, Canada, France and Italy are all hovering around 28%, while abnormal countries like India 2nd most densely populated country in the world is at 3%. First, living alone does not mean you are alone and lonely. It might be perceived that depression might come to those alone and lonely but is not the number one cause. This blog is not about being depressed as much as it is about the New Norm – living alone is the new norm. More and more people of all ages are now living alone around the world not just in America. The biggest social change in the history of mankind is taking place, Not long ago in the 1950’s more than 4 million people lived alone or approximately 9% of the population at the time. According to the 2011 census data, people who live alone is almost ten times more, with a staggering 34 million Americans live alone. It is the largest segment of America now making up 29% of the population, no longer is the nuclear family and multigenerational family the biggest segment. This is not just a one year indicator either, over a 5 year period the people living alone will continue to live alone. The majorities are concentrated in the big cities and are women. Yes the women are the biggest solo households with the majority ranging in age of 35 to 65, but evidence that the 18-30 young adults are the fastest growing segment. Living alone, being alone and feeling lonely are not the same as recent physiological experts are suggesting. The book bowling alone, by Robert Putnam stated living alone has caused a rapid decline in the quality of life. Other publications more recent about being lonely by psychiatrists that living alone has increased the aloneness and lonely feeling among many leading to decay in the community and social well being of America. Surveys indicating that many who are living alone have no one to communicate important matters with and seek social media sites to discuss personal issues publicly with people who are basically online friends, a significant change from the close personal friend of the past or even parents. MySpace was seen as a place to go to have fun and interact and take away the loneliness and even ask opinions of your issues in life in blogs. More and more interpretations of surveys conducted by large organizations like the American Sociological review indicate the record number of people who live in alone is a sign of how lonely and disconnected a society we have become. As modern technology has increased, it had a negative effect on communication between people. We twitter our feelings across the world; we post on Facebook what we are doing or did the past weekend. We now text our kids instead of talking to them. Fact is if you are parent today you better learn to Text so you can talk to your kid. All of this intertwined together with the many feeling there is no need for marriage either. There is no real proof that living alone makes you lonely however it has been found that it is not the quantity or how many social interactions we have but the quality of them. So for someone living alone having a few very high quality times and events will give them a sense of well being and that extraordinary feeling of happy, that can last weeks in between encounters. There is also an upside to living alone. The truth is living alone and being alone allows us to do what we want, when we want without the demands and constraints of the domestic partner, married or not. Living alone also serves a purpose; it helps us have more self control, and makes us realize what we find important in life. It gives us individual freedom to control our own destiny in a way that “lets us pursue our sacred modern values, individual freedoms, and self control” as Klineneberg suggests, and lets us discover who we really are, and the meaning of life as we know it. I am not depressed because I live alone. It is an attitude adjustment, much like the glass is always half empty instead of half full. Pick up a book if this blog piqued your curiosity. There are several good ones available, Loneliness by John T. Cacioppo, or the lonely American by Schwartz and Olds, bowling alone by Robert Putnam, one of the latest and well researched books is called Going Solo by Klineneberg So get out and say hi to someone, smile at everyone you meet; surely you will get a few smiles back. Most of all by having a positive, upbeat attitude, it will carry you through times of living alone and being lonely. I might live alone and goes places by myself, but I am not alone for long. I AM JOE.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is going to HELP NEW MYSPACE

A BLOG ABOUT MYSPACE AFTER THE SALE

No one ever lost their job on Facebook because it is not addicting, never was, never will be, but MySpace was addicting, so addicting we logged on in the morning, logged on at work, logged on when we got home, and stay logged on way past bedtime, and when we were not logged we dreamt about logging on. people actually lost their jobs, because instead of doing their jobs they risked it all to log on to MySpace, it was just that fun. you could meet new people, make new friends and have a blast, What did not work on MySpace - imitating Facebook, status comments did not work on MySpace, and that is the only thing Facebook actualy has, sure they might have games and music, and groups, so take note; WHEN MYSPACE was Addicting FUN, it had bullitins not status comments, it had HTML comments, it had a incredible Blogging community where there was more talent on MySpace then all other social media combined. You were able to create your own profile, you learned HTML, you had music jukebox players, you had games, like mafia but so much more. Most important you did not have to know the persons last name, or e-mail address to message or friend them. Try meeting stranger on Facebook is simply is not going to happen. Facebook is for sharing things, stories and pictures, BUT GUESS WHAT most of the time you really don't want to share stuff with your Uncle or Aunt or close family, and what about people you went to High School with? Well If they have not found Joe Radgowski then they sure weren't looking very hard I take the first 3 pages of Google, not hard to find, so screw old high school people, you did not need HS people on on MySpace and I would rather not invite my whole church to my Myspace page, thats for Facebook Why because facebook only has status comments so you log on and say what a bad day you had or wake up and tell a funny story how you made coffee but fogot to put coffee in. NO bring back the MySpace of 2006-07 you will see bloggers come back and blog contests where comments go on for days as everyone writes on a specific topic, there use to Music blogs about new bands and such, people from across the world would come and join in the converstation, next thing you know they like what you wrote and tell you, next thing you know, you met a new friend from Australia, or UK or Germany, get rid of the facebook like button too. My Dad died and people stopped in and hit the like buttton, HUH, if there is a like button there should be a dislike button, so when your dad dies people can dislike the fact your dad passed away not hit the LIKE button whats there to like about your dad dying. Trust me when I say, Myspace use to be FUN and ADDICTING, why because it was a real social meeting place from around the world, where strangers shared stuff, and people woud drop a comment with some flowers or cool graphics just to say Hi. been on MySpace since 05 I wrote a very throughly researched blogs on how MySpace formed, how it got moving, all the way to News corp buying it. Facebook is boring, status comment and log off, average user on Facebook (who does not play games) - 10-15 minutes. Average time a MySpace user back in 2007 - 4 to 5 hours or more. enough to get you fired because you just had to find out if someone commented or saw your latest post. Wish you luck thanks for not closing and Justin is cool so hope he has some good insights, i wrote a blog about the Movie the Social network, good review of Justin in it. women, women, sex, and more women. LOL take care thanks for listenng to my opinion of what works and what didn't. I AM JOE or scuffer12345 =privacy settings ZERO - WHY becuase if you are afraid of what someone might think don't post it. it is just that simple.

Cleaned up your Facebook profile yet? Your next job may depend on it.

Cleaned up your Facebook profile yet? Your next job may depend on it.