Let the games begin

        "To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you're there. And you can have that anywhere." - Bear Grylls

          Ladies and Gentlemen I am beyond pleased and humbled to be able to write this blog entry. I am also beyond ecstatic to announce my latest project which, with the help of the great music community could be my biggest project yet. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Pocket Rock Podcast!! *The crowd erupts in thunderous applauds* Well, that is how I hope this release is happening. Let's get to talking about it and what this means for the community.

          A little over a year ago I saw a need for more access to live music and live music venues. So just like any normal person would do I went to the bar, ordered some whiskey and forgot all about it. The idea came back to me the next day, then the day after and the day after that. So I finally sat down and started thinking of ways everyone could work together to keep live music alive. After what seemed hours it finally dawned on me. A WEBSITE!! A website that had all the major live music venues, the venues band schedules, and you click on the interactive map for the state in which you are looking for some entertainment. However this proved to be to big of a challenge for someone like me with little technology background.

          About a month after talking about the idea on Facebook, I was approached by a fella named Troy Mowry while his band was setting up for a gig in Millbrook Alabama. Troy is the frontman for the regional band Hunting Delilah and he wanted to help. So we talked ideas, talked about what I was looking for, talked about what it would take and Troy even agreed to design the logo. By this time I had my hand in numerous projects that were doing well and I lost sight of the idea. Sunday Funday was in full swing and the band schedule at the Blue Iguana was picking up. Not to mention all the requests I was taking for Sunday Funday, which was amazing. Who knows, maybe one day we will saddle back up for another run with SFD.

          Once it was obvious Sunday Funday was done for a while I went back to the drawing boards. The first thing that came to mind was Pocket Rock. Since I still didn't know squat about websites I figured I would start asking around to see if I could find someone interested in helping me. It wasn't until I talked to my wife that is really hit me. She pointed out my passion for helping people and my uncanny humor, then went on to pitch me the idea for a podcast and since I already had the equipment to make it happen I should turn my focus to that. So like any good husband..... I did what she told me to. Happy wife happy life, right?

Troy as Mr Kid Rock Sir

          Troy and I had continued to build our friendship from the meeting in Millbrook. He designed the koozys for SFD, he regularly watched on Sundays, and he even filled in on the show when one of us couldn't be there. We called him "Mr Kid Rock Sir." I don't think he really liked it but he took it in stride. So when it came time to build this podcast I mentioned it to him in passing (if he took the bait GREAT!, if he didn't move on) and he actually loved the idea and immediately agreed to be apart of it. So after a year of thinking and planning and forgetting and remembering here we are. At the start of something that could be monumental. So I know at this point, whoever is still reading this, people are asking so what is the catch? How is this supposed to help the community? Well here is your answer!!!

          This is a podcast where Troy and I will reach out to the music, arts and entertainment communities and tell them to send us their events. We will advertise them for FREE!!

Pocket Rock Ready For Takeoff

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!! We will also have artist interviews that allow the fans to get to know the artist. Not like a Q&A session but a conversation. We will take the show to gigs and do live in house shows with these artist when time allows. The biggest thing about this podcast is Troy and I are doing what we do best, we are sharing our passion with the world and we are doing it with the most effective tool on the face of the earth, synergy. Below is information if you'd like to submit your schedule to us. We look forward to this opportunity and hope everyone gets on board with us.

BANDS: Send us your gig schedule to:  pocketrockpodcast@gmail.com (if you know who we are or not) and we will announce them during the show. If we have to many bands ALL the schedules submitted will be posted to our website. In return, we ask that you share our weekly podcast from the band social media and ask your fans to support Pocket Rock Podcast by downloading the weekly show. Working together will allow us to increase each other's fan base and get people excited about live music.

ARTIST / ENTERTAINERS: We ask you do the same thing but send it to pocketrockpodcast@gmail.com with the subject community calendar. That way we are able to advertise your event in the correct manner your event deserves to be in.