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3:44 PM, Wednesday, September 4th, 2024:   Well there's no avoiding it now... it's officially "The Journey". So it occurred to me about a week ago that I was cheating The Journey a bit. What I'm attempting with Virtual Presence Productions is similar to Adam & The Egos 20 years ago. Believing in this THING you have to convince others of with a pretty clear GOAL. I got there with Adam & The Egos in 2006/2007. That was cool. But getting there? Needed some musical therapy. So many Journey songs. Things that litter the first volume... it was the only way to deal with how shitty this industry is. And it worked. It kept me sane and I guess it also gave viewers an insight? I barely considered that as I do this in almost a complete vacuum.   Come to 2024 and something similar? I'm just not focused on me so it felt weird to waste entries on that. But I can't deny it anymore. The shit that happened a year ago and losing that friend fucking hurts and music is my therapy. Being ignored by these companies fucking hurts. Trying to convince people to just LOOK AT WHAT I CAN PRODUCE and knowing these fuckers are going to DIE soon and I will miss capturing them... it sucks man. I can't email it, I can't text it - I have convince you to MEET WITH ME and let me strap this fuckin' thing on your head. Ringo, I promise you'll like it.   (sigh)   Or even these moments with athletes... I'm trying so hard to get into Lakers Media day to capture LeBron and Bronny and I actually may be able to pull it off. And that could lead to LeBron wanting that for the whole run. If it was my kid? I would. I have a laptop that can process that shit ON-SITE now just for the ability to put them in the headset and show it to them right then. But will I get the chance?   This is the journey. This is sooooooooooooooo familiar. Grasping for the opportunity to even GET rejected. It ain't the rejection that's hard... it's the inability to even GET that. I'm sittin' on the future, tryna give it to ya...     Man - that is a drastically cooler song with good headphones. Not really a song as much as an idea. To newcomers, you should also know that - it's almost always first takes just trying to capture a feel and moving on because holy shit I have a million things to do. And with VR180 it's REALLY true.   But more than anything I think I'm just gonna be a bit more open about how all this feels and I miss playing and singing. Alright September - you have the ability to be amazing. Come on man...   Adam