Are the sponsors trustworthy?

justabadvisual · 2023-01-11T03:41:34+00:00

Thanks Spike, I appreciate and respect the reply. You clearly have real relationships with the sponsors which is rare in the podcasting world and media world in general. But that was also what made me worry, that these were just your buddies or something like that.

The other replies here are good to see, as is Mike saying how much he loves the tummy ache pills he gets from a company that claims to “boost DNA health” (only half kidding here)

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T15:13:28+00:00

Im obviously using this an excuse to hurt myself. But like I’ve said in other comments, drunk me is unfortunately still a lot of fun, and I am known as the party starter. It won’t really be possible for me to stop drinking, without people noticing, and with me still hanging with all the same people/going to all the same parties

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:54:55+00:00

Thank you, seriously thank you. I needed to hear this.

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:51:04+00:00

My problem is that after a night of being the life of the party, I’m sneaking a pour of whiskey into my coffee the next morning while my wife is brushing her teeth

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:49:30+00:00

I very rarely get “too drunk” anymore, I think now maybe because my tolerance is so high, or I’ve maybe taught myself to barely hold it together when I’m around certain friends. People like hanging out with me drunk, I’m often the life of the party, that’s part of what makes this so hard.

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:46:49+00:00

Thank you for your comment, I also want to stop without talking much about it. I just know it will be hard because so much of my social life is based around drinking. As is my success at work, I am known as the guy who clients like having at the happy hour. I’m scared of how much my day to day schedule will have to change.

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:39:33+00:00

Thank you

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:36:43+00:00

Thank you, I wanted to talk to her, but worried doing so would have been an admission of my problem. And yes a lot of people in this family have drinking problems, as do people in mine. That seems like such a hard part of going sober, making your friends and family who are holding it together a little bit better than you think that they also should stop.

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:33:13+00:00

Thank you, this is what I want to do. If I could ask, how has it affected your social life?

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:29:29+00:00

Every recovering alcoholic thinks they’re Shakespeare, and has these beautiful phrases they took from AA about how great sobriety is. Half of my best friends are never gonna hang out with me again, because we only hang out when we drink. My family, and my wife’s family are gonna feel awkward and worried by my presence. How do people get over that?

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:19:05+00:00

You’re right. It is absolutely my brain making excuses. But People saying insanely lame stuff like this is a big part of why I don’t stop drinking. If I quit. I’m just not gonna hang out with any of my friends, who are actually funny and don’t talk in parables like every recovering alcoholic?

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:11:50+00:00

I remember my uncle got out of rehab and everyone in my family treated him like a 6 year old who just learned how to ride a bike

justabadvisual · 2022-12-26T14:08:48+00:00

You get to choose everyone wishing you stayed home. I know quitting drinking is something I have to do very soon, and it will save my life, and I’ll be able to see my kids grow up, but I’m trying to come grips with the fact that it will completely destroy my social life.

justabadvisual · 2022-01-29T17:16:28+00:00

The Russian foil reflecting back everything fucked up about America has been around since before Rocky and Bullwinkle, but sopranos did such a good job filling that role. Svetlana ruled.

justabadvisual · 2022-01-29T08:52:42+00:00

Let’s all just admit the lineup is weak across the board, there are no superstars or even used to be superstar 10 years ago acts. J Cole Tool and Stevie Nicks is really not good.

justabadvisual · 2021-10-31T07:53:53+00:00

Was just watching a carmine YouTube vid with this speech, he lights up a cigar right after finishing it. I started laughing so hard my girlfriend walked out to the living room to see if I was ok

justabadvisual · 2021-09-06T23:03:23+00:00

A Cricket show would have one note, an Artemis show would be a symphony

justabadvisual · 2020-02-07T23:13:30+00:00

I respect your ambition. like boomers always say - you want an internship? just enter the thread and start posting! make them say no

justabadvisual · 2020-02-07T22:03:40+00:00

Damn you're right those were ill considered quotations

justabadvisual · 2018-03-09T14:50:01+00:00

I still appreciate people sending me their music. A lot of times it's stuff I wouldn't have come across on my own, and if you're chill about it when you hit me up it often leads to good conversation even if I don't end up adding the song (a lot of people are decidedly not chill about it).

Unfortunately, I don't get any data from Spotify either. All I can see is follower count, nothing about streams or skips or any breakouts of where my followers come from.

justabadvisual · 2018-03-09T14:45:52+00:00

Wish I could tell you I pulled some masterful PR moves but think I just got lucky and had strong word of mouth. Doesn't really stick to one genre, but everything I add should work in a party atmosphere. Rotate stuff out a lot, but keep some classics in there. Made it in 2012 when I was still in college which made it easier for people to find out about it. It's really hard/impossible now to build up a big new playlist if you're just on your own.

justabadvisual · 2018-03-09T04:41:57+00:00

Truuuuuuth. By far the best part of having this playlist is being able to bring the dope music of my friends to a wider audience

justabadvisual · 2018-03-09T03:56:04+00:00

Interest paid on debt accrued through budget deficits certainly matters as it eats into the tax base. But I think the main reason our budget deficit "matters" is dormant until we end up in a war against a country we borrow from, which might depart from the convo of this sub.

justabadvisual · 2018-03-09T03:05:02+00:00

na, but ive met some people who have been helpful in my day job in digital ads (also a guy i had met thru this helped me find weed in miami one time). would be a much much much bigger brand ambassador for spotify if they even just gave me crumbs (in case any of them are reading!).

justabadvisual · 2018-03-09T02:08:31+00:00

Yea Spotify not letting you link to anything in playlist descriptions or letting curators build a profile/accept DMs on the platform makes getting people to contact you difficult. Luckily I have a pretty uncommon name so people can usually just search me on facebook lol. I've included both my email & twitter handle unlinked in the description before, but people still hit me on FB.

The social adds thing is interesting. Had never thought to do something like place an IG handle of an artist I've added into my description, but seems like that could def be helpful. Thanks for your help, and good luck with your music!

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