360 MERIDIAN, LLC and Lisa Tolliver have a new business address

Up-to-date contact information for 360 MERIDIAN, LLC and Lisa Tolliver (its Principal owner), as of July 13, 2019:

"SNAIL MAIL" ADDRESS (P.O. BOX, does not accept express mail or mail requiring a signature*):

26 First Street
P.O. Box 8549
Pelham, NY 10803-1836
USA


*EXPRESS MAIL ADDRESS & MAIL REQUIRING A SIGNATURE:

Please contact Lisa Tolliver, Principal for the appropriate receiving address.


TELEPHONE (accepts voice calls, voicemail, and text messages, NOT faxes**):

(01) 646-535-4728


EMAIL:

info@360meridian.com


FAXES:

To avoid "spam" faxes, we accept faxes only from pre-screened senders.
To obtain our private fax number, please contact Lisa Tolliver, Principal.

ON AIR (I'm hosting 'SCORE Radio' today): Matador Travel’s Ross Borden explores the world of freelance travel writing

Some episodes of SCORE Radio: Counselors to America's Small Business emulate Star Trek. They go where no SCORE Radio show has gone before, and take listeners with them. The SCORE Radio broadcast I'm hosting today is an example.

• ITINERARY: Matador Travel's co-founder, Ross Borden, explores the world of freelance travel writing with call-in guests and yours truly. [ASIDE: I'm an avid traveler and former Let's Go! travel guides editor.]
• SCHEDULE: Beam us up at 11:30 AM to noon, Eastern Time.
• DESTINATION/LOGISTICS: Tune to New York Radio WVOX 1460 AM or listen live online at wvox.com to lend us your ear. Or phone the call-in line - (01) 914-636-0110 - to hear and share.
• WHAT TO BRING: For your listening pleasure, I've packed a bag o' traveling music. I invite you to phone the show to share your favorite traveling tunes, and to post them as comments at the posts listed below.
  
  
  
  
  

This article continues. You can read the remainder at:

• SCORE306>>On ‘SCORE Radio’: Matador Travel’s Ross Borden explores the world of freelance travel writing, and at
• MatadorTravel>>Today on 'SCORE Radio: Counselors to America's Small Business', I'll interview Matador Travel co-founder, Ross Borden

ON AIR: Atten Hut! Join Music Minister, Major Ouida Harding, and me at 1200 hours, Eastern Time on the 'Lisa Tolliver Show'

"Is there a doctor in the house?" is usually the call when one needs healing. And retired Army Major Ouida Waltryce Harding (affectionately known as "Major") made sure someone answered that call - sometimes answering it herself - throughout a 26-year career in the United States Army and Army Reserve.

"Is there music in your life?" is another call Major has long answered. As a musician (piano, organ), Chaplain Musician in the Army, church minister, clinician, musical director, support guest musician, prodigy, pioneer, and instructor, she has ministered to the spirits, souls and senses of diverse civilian and military audiences, off-air and worldwide. These are just three of the doctoral candidate's current roles:

• Minister of Music at Walker Memorial Baptist Church in the Bronx,
  
• Dean of Seminars and Training for the National Baptist Convention, and
  
• Founder of The Worship Arts Theological Training and Resource Center, Inc., which, her bio says "will serve as a conduit with a training mission to assist persons who serve in Music and Worship Leadership, but have not had the benefit of dedicated training to support their assigned task; serve as pastoral consultant; and "grow" bona fide church musicians, especially back home in the Harlem community where for her it all began."

There's so much more. But I'll wait for the show to sing like a canary. Come and witness this glorious guest!

Today, Major will minister to the Lisa Tolliver Show audience on air and online. Join us at 1200 hours, Eastern Time. Tune to New York Radio WVOX 1460 AM, listen live at WVOX.com, or hear and share via phone at (01) 914 636 0110.

SUPPORT THE SHOW! Contributions and sponsorships to my creative and cultural works are tax-deductible. And with matching funds, you can double, even triple your money! Learn more, contribute here.### ###




BELOW: Dorothy Norwood and Cissy Houston are but two of the gospel artists Major has worked with. The ads below access some of their music.

The Power of Podcasting for Performers, Artists, Talk Radio Hosts, and Entrepreneurs

Summer camp, anyone? In less than two weeks, a few hundred friends and colleagues and I will be pitching tents at PodCamp City Online. I hope you'll join us there July 28, 2007.

What's on the menu? We will not have marshmallows, but we will toast the the joys and benefits of podcasting from 9:00 AM-9:30 PM, Eastern Time.

Why not come gather 'round the campfire from 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, Eastern Time? That's when I'll be hosting "The Power of Podcasting for Performers, Artists, Talk Radio Hosts, and Entrepreneurs."

Want to be spotlighted? My session, and others throughout the day, offer numerous opportunities to showcase your podcast, serve as a case study, ask questions and give feedback. To participate in my session, register for PodCamp City Online and follow the instructions provided at Lisa Tolliver On Air and Online: The pod people are coming! Come join us.

Are you wondering: "Whoa! What are podcasting and PodCamp?" Then read this post and participate in PodCamp City Online.

Need podcasting advice and tools, pronto? Then check out Shared Tools and Common Knowledge >> PodCamp.pbwiki.com, TheFreeSite.com: Free Sounds and Music, and the books featured here and in the ads below.

More interested in traditional camping? There are some resources here for that, too and in the ads below.

ON AIR (July 11, 2007): Today's 'Lisa Tolliver Show' features Michael Bongar and Tina Volz of BongarBiz

IMAGE: Courtesy of BongarBiz. Pictured, clockwise from center: Michael Bongar, Julie Surrey, Tina Volz , and Cheryl Lynn Schruefer.

Come one, come all! My guest and I will be on air today at high noon, Eastern Time. Come join us. Tune to New York radio WVOX 1460 AM, listen live at http://www.wvox.com/, or hear and share by phone at (01) 914.636.0110.

Today's 'Lisa Tolliver Show' features an interview with two creative giants at BongarBiz, the entertainment and event programming company formerly known as "The New York Follies" and as "Michael Bongar Entertainment, Inc". Michael Bongar is the firm's savvy President and a real clown. Tina Volz is the company's Creative and Marketing Director and the woman behind the man in the photo above and in real life.

Come let us inform, instruct, intrigue, inspire and entertain you. You'll meet two fascinating creative folks, hear about Barnum and Bailey Clown School, learn about some exciting events BongarBiz has presented on TV, in the movies and at live venues worldwide, and get a glimpse into the worlds of talent booking, and event planning and management.

The pod people are coming! Come join us.

The pod people are coming! And I'm one of 'em. Come join us at summer camp on July 28, 2007. We'll be pitching tents at PodCamp City Online, the virtual “un-conference” about everything podcasting.

1. WHEN IS IT? - July 28, 2007 from 9:00 AM – 9:30 P.M., Eastern Time.

2. WHERE IS IT? - PodCamp City Online is, well, online. You can register access information and participate at the PodCamp City Online wiki. NOTE: webcam owners who intend to participate in the underwear should first read: WHAT HAPPENS AT PODCAMP STAYS AT PODCAMP, SORT OF.)

3. WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE? Anyone interested in podcasting, from beginners to experts, from tire-kickers to techno-geeks. In particular, I invite members and friends of The Field and SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business who have something to say, show, sell or learn – that means YOU! - to participate in sessions we are hosting.

4. WHAT ARE PODCASTS? Anyone who asks really should attend PodCamp City Online! Good defnitions are available at Yahoo! Podcasts and at Podcast –Wikipedia.

5. WHAT IS A PODCAMP? – PodCamp.pbwiki.com states:

A PodCamp is a FREE BarCamp-style community UnConference for podcasters and listeners, bloggers and readers, and anyone interested in New Media. The first PodCamp was held September 8-10, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts. PodCamps are now being held worldwide.

You do NOT need to be a podcaster to attend a PodCamp. If you're interested in podcasting or blogging, if you're a podsafe musician (or want to be), or just someone curious about podcasting and new media, then please join us -- and bring a friend or colleague.

6. WHAT HAPPENS AT PODCAMPS? PodCamps (in New Media parlance) are “meet-ups” by the pod-people, for the pod-people, where everyone from tire-kickers to techno-geeks participate in panel discussions, seminars, demonstrations, chat fests, and meet-and-greets. Most live sessions are interactive.

7. WHAT CAN PERFORMING ARTISTS LEARN AT PodCamp City Online? Come learn how podcasting can promote you and your work, build and engage stakeholders, raise funds, and sell tickets and wares. (Yep, there can be gold in them thar podcasting hills.)

8. WHAT IS THE PodCamp City Online ITINERARY? You can access scheduled sessions and add new sessions at the PodCamp City Online wiki. Learn about how to participate in The Field’s sessions below.

9. WHAT IS THE FIELD DOING FOR PodCamp City Online?

• Hosting Sessions and Artist Showcases: The Field’s Membership Director Patricia Burgess and member/multimedia artist Lisa Tolliver have “pitched tents” to host interviews, case studies, and show-and-tell sessions with members and friends of The Field. They invite you to join them.
• Transforming The Field’s members into pod-people. Lisa Tolliver offers seminars on Harnessing the Power of the World-Wide Web and on The Power of Pocdcasting. She can also help create your pod-presence before (and after) PodCamp City Online. She is offering special rates for The Field’s members. Contact her at ltolliver AT 360meridian.com.

10. HOW CAN MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF THE FIELD PARTICIPATE IN PodCamp City Online?

• Be a voyeur and voyear: watch and listen.
• Be an active audience member: ask questions, get answers, get noticed, and network.
• Be a session leader.
• Be featured in a case study, interview or feedback session.
• All of the above!

11. HOW CAN ONE GET FEATURED IN THE FIELD’S PodCamp City Online SESSIONS?
Send an email to patricia AT thefield DOT org and copy ltolliver AT 360meridian DOT com.

• Include PodCamp City Online in the Subject Line.
• Provide the following information:
  

  .Your name, phone number and email address.
  .Your discipline.
  .Your company/tour name and website.
  .Brief description of your goals for the session (e.g., to get advice on how podcasting can help you, to obtain feedback and pointers for your podcast, to participate in a meet the artist interview, other – please specify).
  .URLs to relevant home page(S), blog(s), podcast(s),
  press kit(s), reviews, etc.
  .URLs to media you’d like to include in the
  session, e.g., photographs, videos, audio files.
  .The title of your podcast site, if you own one or want to create one.
  .Your preferred time to participate.

• After reviewing your materials, we’ll contact you to schedule your session and to discuss any other relevant, open items.

12. WHERE DO I REGISTER/LEARN MORE/CHECK IN? Visit the PodCamp City Online wiki.

13. WHAT HAPPENS AT PODCAMP STAYS AT PODCAMP, SORT OF. - - All PodCamp City Online sessions will be archived to permit on-demand access, in perpetuity, to the world, free of charge. They’ll be accessible at the PodCamp City Online wiki.

Sonific's CEO responds to MUSIC: Sonific SongSpots and Sonific Mail are cool man, cool (for the most part) << Lisa Tolliver On Air and Online

Sonific's CEO reads Lisa Tolliver On Air and Online. At least, he read and responded to this post: "MUSIC: Sonific SongSpots and Sonific Mail are cool man, cool (for the most part)."

I like what he said. Read it yourself.

Gerd Leonhard wrote:

Hi Lisa.

Thanks for your blog post on Sonific at http://lisatolliver.blogspot.com/2007/07/music-sonific-and-ciao-bella-have.html .

Much appreciated.

Here is the answer to your question: yes we plan to incentivize the bloggers, as well (if that is what you mean as 'publishers') --- just haven't build those tools yet. But stay tuned for more details.... cheers!
--

Gerd Leonhard
CEO,www.sonific.com
News: 125K tracks added to Sonific's libraryhttp://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/

ON AIR: On June 27, '07, Lisa Tolliver and Movers and Shakers, Dario Vaccaro and Patricia Burgess, will discuss the business of dance on 'SCORE Radio'

Dancers do it with rhythm, and often in groups. So do choreographers, musicians and composers.

Their performances, often seemingly effortless to spectators, can require months - even years - of training and preparation, not to mention substantial sweat equity, support and collaboration. Those subjects, and the muses that move dancer/composer Dario Vaccaro (Argentina's Cultural Ambassador) and musician/composer/producer Patricia Burgess (Creative Director of Watermoon Arts), will be the focus of the SCORE Radio program I’m hosting on June 27, 2007 at 11:30 AM, Eastern Time.

Read the rest.###

Support for Lisa Tolliver's creative, cultural and educational works is now tax-deductible!

It's now easier than ever to become my patron of arts, culture and education.
(Click here or read on.)

Support for my creative, cultural and educational works is now tax-deductible! In April 2007, I became the first sponsored artist at The Field (d.b.a. Performance Zone) who works in electronic (broadcasting and digital) media. Come see what I do (visit lisatolliver.com to access my bio, credentials, portfolio and more)!

The Field grows art. The not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501 (c) (3) organization serves the New York City performing arts community. Contributions to artists through The Field are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. (Read on to learn how to double, even triple your contribution funds, at no additional cost to you!)

For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10013, (212) 691-6969, fax: (212) 255-2053, email info@thefield.org. A copy of The Field's latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Field or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

Why that's "deep." Air's free for breathing, but not for broadcasting. (On air time is charged by the minute.) Moreover, it takes a boatload of resources to produce broadcasts, new media, multimedia cultural projects, exhibits, courses and appearances.

Come make a splash with me! Support my "four-eyed" productions (whose mission is to inform, instruct, intrigue and inspire listeners). Here's how:

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Cash or charge? You can contribute in several ways:

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• By phone: dial 212-691-6969, Extension 22
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Double (or triple) your money! Many organizations offer matching gift programs, which also make contributions tax deductible.Forms can be obtained from your company’s Matching Gift Administrator, and then mailed to us with your donation.
Questions? E-mail ltolliver AT 360meridian DOT com, or contact the 360 MERIDIAN at: (01) 646.53.LisaT.

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Tomorrow's 'Lisa Tolliver Show' features DRESS FOR SUCCESS and the DARIO VACCARO DANCE PROJECT

Come turn us on! Hear and share in to tomorrow's Lisa Tolliver Show from noon-12:30 PM, Eastern Time.

Make a splash with us! Tune in New York Radio WVOX 1460 AM, listen live online at www.wvox.com, or hear and share via telephone call-in line: (01) 914.636.0110. If you're listening, we're listening. Talk with us!

Here's who's making waves:

• Lisa Tolliver Show Arts & Culture Correspondent Patricia Burgess (the musician/composer is also Creative Director of WATER MOON ARTS). She deserves to be heard!
  
• DRESS FOR SUCCESS Bronx Regional Director, Regina Howard. What a suitable guest!


• DARIO VACCARO DANCE PROJECT Founder, dancer/choreographer Dario Vaccaro. He's one moving dude!###

Air's free for breathing, but not for broadcasting. Did you know: you can now support my "four-eyed" broadcasts (whose mission is to inform, instruct, intrigue and inspire listeners) tax free? To contribute or purchase advertising now, click here.

A word for my sponsors: today's show was made possible, in part, by support from The Field (they grow art!) and USPS (they deliver!).

My next broadcasts will be back-to-back on Wednesday, June 27:

• 11:30 AM - Noon, Eastern Time: SCORE RADIO: COUNSELORS TO AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESS. Visit my SCORE profile.
• Noon - 12:30 PM, Eastern Time: THE LISA TOLLIVER SHOW. Who's Lisa Tolliver?

ON AIR: My voice is back and so is the 'Lisa Tolliver Show'. Join us at high noon (ET) today.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY - My voice is back (hallelujah!) and so is the Lisa Tolliver Show. I'm taking full advantage by chatting up today's guests, callers and co-host Patricia Burgess (of Water Moon Arts) at high noon (Eastern Time). You can hear and share by tuning to New York Radio WVOX 1460 AM, streaming online at www.WVOX.com, or phoning our call-in line: (01) 914.636.0110.

Today's show should provide food for thought...and for the soul. It should also be a pod people pleaser.

My featured guest is best-selling author, motivational speaker and spiritual leader Mike George. His latest book is Don't Get MAD Get Wise: Why no one ever makes you angry, ever!Links to that, and some of his other books, are featured below. You might also want to check out Mike's RelaxCentre at www.relax7.com.

Today's listeners should also look forward to an update from Bruce Chambers. If you haven't read about him in Newsday's recent article, "Home is Where the Podcast Is," or any one of the other articles featuring website-design-savvy, music-loving podcasting experts then you might know him as the founder of Podcaster Who's Who and the Long Island Podcast Network (Long Island's fastest growing podcast station).

Old Bruce (pictured left, in the Newsday photo) has some new tricks up his sleeve, and I'll be involved with some of them. In his phone-in he'll dish some scoop about his new podcasting magazine (which I'll contribute to), an upcoming Podcamp (where I'll be a featured speaker), and more! Here's a hint: splish splash he'll be speaking at an upcoming podcruise. Stay tuned.

SPONSORSHIP: Thank you USPS. Check out what's new at www.usps.gov. Also, thank you to The Field. Check them out at www.thefield.org.

SCHEDULING NOTES: Our previously scheduled guest, Regina Howard from Dress For Success, will join us next month. In the interim, check out http://www.dressforsuccess.org/ and the organization's upcoming events. Also next month, we'll talk with (and meet via podcasts) three reknowned performing artists: dancer/choreographer Dario, musician/composer Patricia, and musician/educator Claire.###

ON AIR: I was silenced by laryngitis, so guests Tanya Calamoneri and Patricia Burgess of The Field interviewed each other

As I wrote in "ON TV: One monkey(wrench) don't stop no show - exhibit A is Jackie Warner," if you've really got the goods, you don't always have to flash them. Jackie - sans samples - muscled her way, verbally and conceptually, through what should have been a show-and-tell for her new clothing line.

In contrast, I was everything but verbal during yesterday's Lisa Tolliver Show on New York Radio WVOX 1460 AM and www.wvox.com. Silenced by laryngitis, I was a talk show host who couldn't talk. Nevertheless, I had the goods: one solid set of talking points and two great guests: Tanya Calamoneri and Patricia Burgess of The Field. Combining those critical ingredients made for a darned good show (if I say so myself).

The Lisa Tolliver Show listener who sent the following email message agreed. His subject line read: "Good Show!"

Hey Lisa. At least you had one chatterbox there. I could hear you but it was kinda painful to listen to. A good show all in all.

I appreciated the feedback. As painful as it might have been to hear the few lines I croaked out, it was more painful to speak. Talking was, for me yesterday, a classic case of "this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you."

About yesterday's featured guests and non-profit organization:

Tanya Calamoneri is a teacher, performer and choreographer. She is also the Co-Director and Manager, Sponsored Artist Program at The Field. Her bio at TheField.org shares:

Tanya Calamoneri came to New York after nearly a decade of working in the San Francisco Bay Area arts scene as an arts administrator and performer. Among her roles, she was Executive Director of Dancers’ Group, a Co-Director at 848 Community Space and Temescal Arts Center, Founding Faculty Member of the Experimental Performance Institute at New College, and a company member of InkBoat, a Butoh performance company, and Kim Epifano’s Epiphany Productions. In New York, she has helped found Studio 111, and is a member of The Fifth Floor, so.go.no. and CavEnsemble performance companies.

Patricia Burgess is a composer, saxophonist and multimedia artist. She is also Creative Director, Watermoon Arts, as well as Manager, Membership at The Field. (I first met her in March, when I attended Patricia's orientation for Sponsored Artists at The Field). Her short bio at Watermoon Arts.com shares:

Patricia Burgess is a composer, producer and musician. Her works include the opera, The Dream of the Four Directions, produced off-Broadway, and music for theater classics including Hamlet, Trojan Women, and The Seagull. Collaborations with theater writer and director Ariane Smith include an original score for Lysistrata-The Human Cartoon which played in New York for nine months and The Decameron, which ran on Theater Row for Toontheatre Co. She also scored The Venus Cycle, produced by the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Burgess studied classical composition with Dominick Argento, jazz performance with Ruben Haugen and Joe Viola, world music with Jerry Granelli, and computer music with Charles Dodge and Brad Garton; she also worked with the Art Ensemble of Chicago in the study of new music. She served as Resident Composer for the Independent Theater Company of New York.

The Field is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is:

to serve independent performing artists on a completely non-exclusive basis. This means that everything we do is open to artists from all aesthetic viewpoints, cultural backgrounds, and levels of development. Our priority is to create a climate where risk-taking and originality are championed, and where the broadest range of voices are included. Field programs are affordable, accessible, and rigorous. To support independent performing artists, The Field's programs are directed toward the creation of new work and its dissemination.

In terms of creation, The Field: assists artists in making clear, cogent work through peer-oriented feedback groups;

• produces performance festivals focused on the exhibition of new work;
• sends artists on retreats at arts colonies such as White Oak (FL) and Earthdance (MA) to create new material and developnew collaborations;
• provides free rehearsal and performance space grants in the FAR Space, our new Chelsea gallery district studio.

Tanya and Patricia described the programs and resources offered by The Field, the benefits enjoyed by the organization's 600 or so members, the Field Network, and other organizations with which The Field has strategic alliances, e.g., Freelancer's Union, Fractured Atlas and Materials for the Arts.

According to my guests, these are some artist must-haves:

• a calendar to keep track of funding opportunties and residencies,
• a clear mission statement, artist's statement and boilerplate for use with proposals and promotional materials,
• and resources such as those listed here.

And now, some messages from our sponsors:

The May 9, 2007 Lisa Tolliver Show was made possible, in part, through the sponsorship of The Field, and with funding provided by 360 MERIDIAN (they're all around world class!), Dee Hargrove (she's the best!), and USPS (they deliver!).

The USPS messages shared in today's show addressed the USPS Help Stamp Out Hunger campaign, and Click 'N Ship options for Mother's Day.

Does your first date signal "keeper" or "cast another net"?

Today, MSN Dating and Personals united this pair of articles under "Finding the One". His read: 10 sure signs she's a keeper (a.k.a., She's a keeper!). Hers said: 6 First-date signs he's Mr. Right (a.k.a., First date signs he’s a keeper).

Those articles evoked memories of dates I've had and those of my friends. We've got tons of tales to tell about belles and beaus whose first date behavior signalled either "keeper" or "cast another net".

I'm sure you have stories worth sharing, too.

If so, I invite you to share them in a series of intimate conversations I'm planning for a few million listeners and me. They'll air during episodes of my upcoming talk radio and podcast programs.

Whether you're shy and commitment phobic, or demonstrative, even exhibitionist, not to worry. We can engage on any number of levels of involvement. You could:

• Emulate Cyrano de Bergerac by submitting your story, tips and advice for my team and me to report for you;
• Speak your own piece, live on air;
• Keep me, by serving as a paid sponsor, and, in return receive public displays of gratitude and promotion of your products and services;
• Serenade, and otherwise tantalize all involved, by submitting original AND RELEVANT (!) music, poetry, script, love potions, recipes for romance, and other products and services for consideration.

[NOTE: my team and I reserve the right to select and edit submissions at our discretion, and intellectual property rights to transcripts and recordings of my broadcasts and other media will be held by original creators and 360 MERIDIAN, LLC.]

Here's how to reach me. Email ltolliver AT 360meridian DOT com, or phone or fax (01) 309 279 7528.

Don't let this glitch in time black out these broadcasts

If you've been keeping current, then this MSNBC.com Tech News and Reviews report won't surprise you: Daylight-saving glitch threatens mini-Y2K. I hope you'll take a stitch in time to avoid suffering adverse effects (like these or these) or miss hearing and sharing in my March 14 radio broadcasts.

The February 28 and March 28 Lisa Tolliver Show segments, which will air at high noon, Eastern Time on New York Radio WVOX 1460 AM and WVOX.com, won't be affected, but my back-to-back March 14 broadcasts could. (On March 14, I'll be hosting SCORE Radio: Counselors to America's Small Business at 11:30 AM, DST (Eastern) followed by the Lisa Tolliver Show at noon.)

Here's what's happening. Spring's dead ahead, and one of the season's rites has been revised.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) has mandated a schedule change to stretch the daylights out of North America's energy resources. Consequently, in the United States and Canada, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will arrive three weeks earlier and leave one week later this year than we're used to.

Clocks will spring forward one hour on the second Sunday this March (at 2:00 A.M. on March 11, to be exact) rather than on the first Sunday in April. Then on November 4, time will fall back one hour at 2:00 A.M.

Why do this? WebExhibits provides this quickie explanation: "Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring." The site also digs deeper, shedding light on why Benjamin Franklin originated the concept in 1784 and on the subsequent history and logistics of Daylight Saving Time worldwide.

Why tamper with the Daylight Savings Time-table? Associated press (AP) reports: "Congress decided that more early evening daylight would translate into energy savings."

AP and other sources discuss the problems this might present and suggest solutions. If you're not ready for March 11, then they can help you get set.

I'm gearing up, too. For example, I'm downloading updated intelligence for my smartphone and other gadgets, dusting off the atomic clocks my father gave me, and preparing media messages to ensure my audiences won't snooze and lose out on anything.

Don't miss your favorite radio show. Record it!

Whether it's music, talk or talk about music, don't miss your favorite radio show. Record it and listen on demand! Telegraph | Digital Life | Bootcamp 340: recording internet radio explains how.

Here are some ideas for celebrating National Poetry Month

• Read Life Lines: New Every Day
• Subscribe to Poem-A-Day
• Read "One Word Poem" (really!)
• Find poetry events
• Enjoy the many other resources at Poets.org
• Feast on the literary/arts ezines LatchKey.net and Jerseyworks.com
• Tune in to the Steve Pal show on WVOX AM 1460 at 10:00-11:00 pm, Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 12
• Check out Youth Speaks, UrbanWord NYC and the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival and Slam! on April 25-29 in NYC

Provided by your 2006 Poetry Ambassador.###

August 24, 2005 "Lisa Tolliver Show" stays in tune with vocal specialist / writer / arranger, Deborah Hodge

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY - It was a hot and sunny day. Sometime between 11:30 a.m. and noon, I parked Dad's Olds in Pelham and jumped into her immaculate, shiny black late-model Saab convertible. It was fly and so was she: top down, flaunting the trademark flat top 'do that highlights her elegant widowÂ’s peak and graces her business card and CD cover; powerful stereo discreetly pumping the 98.7 KISS FM radio battle of the Ohio Players -vs- Parliament Funkadelics. In her French blue shirt, black summer pants and black shades, Deborah Hodge was all seven CÂ’ and a bag of chips: cool, calm, collected, confident, classy, captivating and chic. Like her music.

Before the show
We stopped by Best Buy to pick up a second copy of The Diary of Alicia Keys [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD] for her and package of blank cassette tapes for me. In the cool, air-conditioned store, I felt my tension begin chilling out. The day had started stressfully: with inquiries about getting Dad into a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering; investigating how my brother fared in the previous day's medical procedure; and canceling out of a two-day class I'd really wanted to attend in DC but could not, because my actual - rather than virtual - presence was required on a consulting project that's at a critical point.

Deborah's funk music nourished my spirit, reminding me of great times in days past.
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
(x2)

La la la la la
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, owww!
(x2)

Source: “Tear the roof off the sucker (give up the funk),” from Tear the Roof Off - Parliament

And Deborah herself - whom I met last year through a mutual friend - is a soothing presence. Plus, I get a kick out of even the prospect of broadcasting my shows. (Click here to see Mom's theory about that.) I think it's because I get personally informed, instructed, intrigued and inspired when pursuing my "four-eyed" mission.

My dance with music
Some say music calms the savage beast. It's also energizing. Low-key or upbeat, music has always nurtured my soul. A musician-in-hiatus, I have sung in my church choir, K-12 choruses and the Harvard Radcliffe Kuumba Singers; played first violin in innumerable pit orchestras, recitals, chamber orchestras and full orchestras; dabbled with the various other stringed and reed instruments; and (regrettably, in retrospect) declined a scholarship to study music in college. But despite its being integral in my life, even I can't live on music alone; I need tangible sustenance, too. So Deborah and I grabbed a bite en route to Whitney Radio.

During the show
If you joined us at 1:30-2:00 pm, Eastern Time on New York Radio WVOX AM 1460 or http://www.wvox.com/, you sampled a delicious smorgasbord of original music from Deborah’s CD: Deborah Hodge (play list: “Is it Really?,” “Some One,” “Back in the Day,” and “If Your Heart”) and enjoyed tasty tidbits of her perspectives on the music of today, the music business versus the business of music, and what constitutes good musicianship.

Deborah knows from whence she speaks. The vocalist, composer, arranger, writer, music teacher and bandleader has performed internationally, at times with top “cats” like Stanley Turrentine, and in the camp of Alicia Keys, i.e., MBK (“My Brother’s Keeper”) Entertainment.

Listeners feasted on Deborah’s dish on Ms. Keys, presented over the backdrop soulful selections from The Diary of Alicia Keys [Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD]. But first, my guest prepared listenersÂ’ palettes in anticipation of an upcoming artist Deborah praised as a must-hear. I can't spell her name or find her easily online, but according to Deborah, talented teen Karinna Passione (sp?) speaks multiple languages and boasts an imminent debut with the house of Jay-Z and Antonio "L.A." Reid (Island Def Jam/Universal Music Group). Deborah will review the CD in an upcoming "Lisa Tolliver Show" segment. Stay tuned.

Contact Deborah Hodge
RoMo & Associates, Mgmt.
Telephone: (01) 212.580.0613
E-mail: eborada@hotmail.com

Listen to upcoming shows on New York Radio WVOX AM 1460 and www.wvox.com
September 14
1:00-1:30 pm - SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business
1:30-2:00 pm - Lisa Tolliver Show (featuring author Nina Foxx)

September 28
1:30-2:00 pm - Lisa Tolliver Show

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April 13 "Lisa Tolliver Show" broadcast celebrates Poetry Month and the business of creativity

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY -
Today's guests:
Cheryl Dixon, Entertainment & Media Professional and co-founder, DC Film Society
Rocco de Giacomo, Editor-in-Chief of Latchkey.net
Fred C. Rutherford *
Jessica Nyel Willis *

* Co-organizers of MCNY's MBA in Media Management Program conference on April 26--The Business of Creativity--and founding member of the Graduate Media Association.