I had no idea. We had talked about some of palaur, but it went so much

deeper than ... wow. Hard times really suck. It is amazing how they form us

though in subtle ways, some not so subtle. It will be interesting to see how

this develops, although I have to admit it seems like reading someone else's

mail for some reason....taboo...oh yeah. It is someone's else's mail...

-Stephen

 

 

 

 

 

Adam....

Well, bud, I knew you during the divorce and everything that followed, but

since we only talked on line and on air, with a few exceptions, I guess I

didn't know the whole story. You know my reaction to "Hearing my Thoughts."

One of the most powerful pieces of music I've ever heard. I guess this new

project is part of that, a growing and changing part of your life that needs

to be expressed. I, for one, look forward to it. I always wished our

friendship could have been closer. Maybe this will be part of that, too.

Take care, my friend. Miss yakking at ya..

-Eric in Ashtabula

 

 

 

 

 

Adam,

That Palaur concept sounds very, VERY cool.

Can't wait! (Hey, man...I'm dying to hear your recordings

from your radio days).

You know, it's funny...I could relate to your emotional distress

with your ex...maybe we've all been there at one time.

Someday I'm going to have to hear all about those early days

with your wife and the divorce...it just sounds like an interesting

story. Not in a "good" way per say...just interesting. It's the kind of

thing every young couple should probably listen too.

What's Jess' thought on Palaur?

How's the gigs going?

Be well and I look forward to another journal entry soon!

best,

-Rich

 

 

 

 

Adam and Jess, I would respond to Paul whatever .com except I have no clue

what you are talking about. I have to wait until your Dad gets a chance to

read this and he can maybe explain what the heck this is all about. Just

wanted to say he and let you know how glad I was to get your email. I was

thinking maybe you had deleted me from your email addresses which would have

deleted me from your life. Thanks for letting me be wrong. Hope all is

going well - anxious to hear how Jess' job is going and how J-dog is

adapting to the new life style. Not much new hear - same old same old.

Your Dad got the third song done on the cd - 7 to go. I feel certain he can

get this project done by 2003. Gotta go - take care - we love you guys and

miss you. Write soon. Luv, me.

 

 

 

 

 

>At one point I must've stared at the bottle for 10 minutes,

> wondering "what if". I have never told anyone of these days. They

> changed my life forever.

 

Holy shit dude! I'm not sure what to say, but thank God you didn't take all

those pills! (4TVs would SUCK with out you! ;-) )

 

> And my favorite of all the goodies on this site is at the

> bottom of each entry: "Send Reaction" & "Read Reaction". Everyone will

> be able to click on a button, jot down some feelings about that entry and

> move on. In time the reaction pages will be much more intriguing than the

> story itself. This is what I will really make this site special. I've

> always been a fan of having the audience interract as much as possible.

 

That does sound *very* cool. I can't wait! :-)

 

>I know everyone's insecure about credit cards on the net, but I'm at a loss for

> any other way. I guess I could have you actually MAIL me a check for a

> password. How WEAK is that though? Any suggestions for solving this

> problem will be highly appreciated.

 

I'm not sure either, but there are a couple secure vendors on-line who

provide SSL (Secure Socket Layer) credit card transactions for you, like you

sign up with them and then you can have a link on your site which points to

their "Palaur.com Password Whatever" purchase form.

 

I'm not sure of another online way to do it.. there's a site which allows you

to enter your CC number and then have an online "bank" of sorts where you can

electronically transfer money to and from others, perhaps that would work as

well.

 

> So now you understnad why it's been 6 WHOLE days since my last entry.

> Y'all thought I was DEAD or something.

 

Actually, I was wondering when the next newsletter would come out, it's

awfully BORING in Oxford. However, I've managed to get enough of my

fraternity brothers interested in the great ADAM KONTRAS, some of them want

to buy CDs! You have any left? Also, I'm sure we could try and sell them

for you down here!

 

>My video compression program only allows me to make 1 minute MPGs because it's for

> email. For Palaur.com, I'm gonna need it to be a little bit longer.

 

So your camera outputs a big AVI file or something? Windows 2000 comes with

a video compression program that lets you convert AVIs and such to ASF files

(which are like MP3s for video) which are a heck of a lot smaller (and better

quality) than MPG.

 

> I've been trying to compress old footage through different programs to see

> what I can do, and I turned myself into Maxx Headroom. It was pretty

> cool. The audio doesn't sound like Headroom, but the video is perfectly

> DEAD-ON. This is a little clip from "Ordinary Joe" now starring Adam

> Headroom. Hope you enjoy it. CLICK HERE

 

That was pretty neat -- it reminded me of one of the 4TVs sets where the top

of your head (I believe it was a derby hat?) was unattached to your body and

had a tendancy to float around :-).

 

> Oh, and please write back on your feelings about Palaur.com, I really

> am awaiting your reaction on this one...

 

I think it'll be VERY cool. What does Palaur mean, BTW? Oh, and that

wasn't Beth in Mansfield, was it?

I do webpages now both personally and as a side-job, so if you need any help

don't hesitate to ask!

-Matt

 

 

 

 

 

hey adam, that sounds very interesting, man as soon as 4tvs hits and you've

got any extra time on your hands you have to write a novel, :) it's definetly

worth paying 4 $ hell thats less then a movie, but your right about the

credit card thing, i can't think of any other way though. by the way i

propossed to erin sunday, she didn't see it coming, she got about 3/4 of the

puzzle put together and realized what it said and started crying, she

finished it and i got on one knee and started my "proposal speech" and before

i got halfway through it she was saying yes yes and hugging me and crying,

she was sooo happy.

talk to ya later

-Aphid

 

I usually try to keep personal things out of these reactions because they have nothing to do with the letter, but this was really sweet. He made a puzzle for his girlfriend that when you put it together says "Will you marry me?" I thought that was a very creative way to get a shitload of tears. Which of course is the goal when asking someone to marry you...