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For Immediate Release
November 8, 2006
Contact: Randi Reed
Editor-in-Chief, MusicBizAdvice.com
Email: muzbizadvc@aol.com
T: 818 487-9645
F: 413 825-8464
A Letter from MusicBizAdvice.com's Editor
Los Angeles, CA-- Hi Everyone,
You may have noticed that recently when it comes to site updates,
MusicBizAdvice.com has not been as active as we usually are.
Because I value you as readers and as people, I want to tell you why. Some
of my advisors would prefer I tell you a story about having to go out of
town on behalf of a client or something. But MusicBizAdvice.com is a private
company (mine) with no outside stockholders to keep happy, and you deserve
the truth.
First off, rest assured, we’re not going anywhere.
As many of you know, for over ten years I’ve battled the illness CFIDS
(Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, sometimes called CFS). I won’t
go into a rundown of symptoms, (you can read more in my CFIDS Q&A), but
Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and
former CBS Records publicity genius Howard Bloom have it, too, and Cher,
Daryl Hall, former Styxx frontman Dennis DeYoung, and Stevie Nicks have
battled similar illnesses. (CFIDS resides in a category of illnesses known
as autoimmune disease. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus,
Grave’s Disease, Epstein-Barr, and chronic Lyme Disease are other examples
from this category.)
As often happens with immune system diseases, recently the CFIDS Monster had
enough of my working around it and decided to raise its ugly head and be
noticed by intensifying the symptoms I’ve become accustomed to and throwing
in a few I hadn’t had for many years.
One symptom, something I call “CFIDS dyslexia” for lack of a better term,
makes it difficult to write. It’s been years since I last experienced this,
and I hope you’ll bear with us during the longer period it takes to post new
material while we regroup over the next several weeks (I'm the main writer),
rally the staff, and give my new vitamin regimen a chance to do its thing.
Meanwhile, there will be new material trickling in, so check back.
But, I reiterate: we’re not going anywhere. And the CFIDS Monster, colossal
pain in the a** it may be, will not win. After all, there’s always an
upside: on a bad day my number comprehension is off too, so having me order
lunch is good comedy. Maybe we can get Vegas involved and have people take
bets on where each day’s delivery ends up? Just kidding.
As you can see, my sense of humor is in perfect health. …Comes in handy in
the music business, as well as for putting the CFIDS Monster in its place.
Thanks, as always, for reading MusicBizAdvice.com. (Thanks too, to JH and DW
for their assistance in writing this.) And never, never, stop working toward
making your dreams come true.
Randi Reed
Editor in Chief, MusicBizAdvice.com
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Media Contact: Randi Reed
Email: muzbizadvc@aol.com
T: 818 487-9645
F: 413 825-8464
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