There was a time where I had a plan, a collaborative creative ensemble, making media and putting it out for public consumption. I think we were way ahead of our time. I did a “blog” in 1999, back before the software was available and the concept was even viable, did digital comics at about the same time, and even now they’re just coming into their own due to iPads. I had a team of artists, musicians, actors, comedians, writers, game designers, programmers.
Since the technology wasn’t there, and the doors we needed opened weren’t opening, we began to find other ways, ways that pulled us apart. One by one we made our way into separate ventures. Some of us found success in our pursuits, some found a way to live, but I don’t think any of us lost our creative edge.
I found a lot of distractions, a lot of challenges, lost my way quite a bit, but all of that is turning around now, and I’m finding a number of us are looking at the same kinds of projects again, fresh and with a new interest in making our own way. I’ve accumulated some new talents, and many of the old ones are still with me. What we wanted to do but couldn’t ten years ago is now easy. We may not be on the cutting edge of media or technology, but our products are still high quality, our skills are better, and our capabilities are greater than ever.
And the technology is finally here, the content delivery mechanisms to not have to go through a producer, a manufacturer, or a big company to be discovered.
So my next steps are pretty clear in my head. I’ll be meeting with a number of you in a couple of weeks. More of you are across the country, across the world, in the twitterverse or the facebook realm. We’ll find our ways to collaborate. But it starts now.
It’s time.
Change is good and now, affordable. Isn’t that fab? Many will be able to express themselves. It is going to be fun.