Category: livestream

Keeping Musicians Going During the Pandemic

Posted in Facebook, livestream, memoir, music, musicians, pandemic, Paypal, snail mail, VenMo, virtual happy hour, virtual tip jarLeave a comment

(re-run) I am a dancer, a singer, and a music lover. When all the summer outdoor concerts were canceled in 2020, I grieved for weeks.  Then I decided that my goal during the pandemic would be to fund the musicians, so that they wouldn’t quit playing and get a real job. Many musicians quickly learned… Continue reading Keeping Musicians Going During the Pandemic

A TV Aha Moment

Posted in Amanda Fuller, Bachelorette, BIPOC, Disney channel, Game of Thrones, Hulu, Last Man Standing, Laverne Cox, livestream, memoir, Netflix, Orange is the New Black, reality TV, The Queen's Gambit, transgender, TV, YellowstoneLeave a comment

I didn’t livestream anything until my youngest child offered to share her account with me. This came about one day when she was using my TV to watch her stuff, and I asked her how to livestream. She put me on her account, and the rest is history. I’ve been able to watch shows on… Continue reading A TV Aha Moment

Live Music in a Virtual World

Posted in Beatles, California, chorus, Facebook, grad school, live music, livestream, memoir, musicians, neck, newspaper, pandemic, parking, physical therapy, Prius, stress, summer, weddingLeave a comment

Last weekend I watched five livestream music events on my laptop. I was out of town but didn’t feel too lonely until the last livestream guy looked right into the camera and sang Blackbird (Beatles) to me.  I had requested it in the chat feed. “This one is for you, Susan.” The next thing I… Continue reading Live Music in a Virtual World

Keeping Musicians Going During the Pandemic

Posted in Facebook, livestream, memoir, music, musicians, pandemic, Paypal, snail mail, VenMo, virtual happy hour, virtual tip jarLeave a comment

I am a dancer and a music lover. When all the summer outdoor concerts were canceled in 2020, I grieved for weeks.  Then I decided that my goal during the pandemic would be to fund the musicians, so that they wouldn’t quit playing and get a real job. Many musicians quickly learned how to livestream… Continue reading Keeping Musicians Going During the Pandemic

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Virtual Tip Jar Fail

Posted in Beatles, Facebook, live music, livestream, memoir, pandemic, Paypal, technology, tip jar, Zoom, ZumbaLeave a comment

I love live music, and the pandemic has made it harder to find. Some of the local bands have gone online, putting out their virtual tip jar while they play for an hour or two. Sometimes they are sponsored by a business, sometimes they do it from their apartments. I love the Beatles, so when… Continue reading Virtual Tip Jar Fail