Wednesday, 03/03/10

Today is not the greatest day in that I am tired as hell. I don't know what's wrong with me but I really feel I could go for a coma. Seriously. A little coma. Nothing big, like maybe a week. OK? Thanks.

I need to write an article to submit to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Getting them to give us any press (like a real story with art and everything) has been like getting my fat ass to the gym...very bloody difficult! But then I spoke to an art patron who knows a thing or two about a thing or two here in the Vortex and he said the Caller-Times is very thin right now. They hardly have anybody to really write stories, other than MAJOR articles, because they can't afford to have a full staff. Sad really.

Its sad because this city can't support its own newspaper. Granted, this city doesn't support much that isn't a bar or restaurant. We are a fat, drunk city, that's for sure. Recently they just added a few extra cops on the streets to curb drunk driving. Now my personal belief is that every single adult who imbibes has been guilty of DUI one time or other, and yes that includes me, BUT we seem to have a real problem here with driving buzzed, stone drunk and downright blasted. And fat....wow, we're a tubby lot! But man there are some great taquerias here and they have phenominal tortillas!

I think there are a lot of unhappy people in the Vortex of Hell. I know I'm not particularly happy and I think that may skew my view of the Vortex. I mean after all I call Corpus Christi the Vortex of Hell so yeah, my p.o.v. is a skewed. So maybe I'm the last person you should be "listening" to.

But anyway back to the article. I was told by that worldly man that I should just write my own article and get my own art together and submit it. If it works, then great and if they don't pick it up, then I'm no further behind than I was before. Makes sense. It's not like I'm going to be losing anything. However, I'm kind of concerned about this group is continuing. I have this feeling that no one really wants to do anything. Well not NO one...certainly there are people busting their butts to get their shit together and to work. But we do have our bottom feeders and that drains me.

So (as it was suggested to me and I found it a good idea) I decided to make a nominal charge of $20/year for membership fees. Keeps out the riff raff and helps pay for things like brochures and business cards, stuff to hang a show...it helps but it won't cover everything, that's for sure. We need a patron. Someone with loads of money who loves art and artists, that is who we need! But this is the Vortex...old money here (what there is of it) doesn't let it go, new money doesn't always appreciate the arts, and so that leaves us pretty much on our own praying for the kindness of strangers.

I have doubts, sometimes, that this non-profit will ever really get off the ground. Sometimes I only see us going really far, really fast. I just wish we were stable. But I guess if I wanted, really wanted stability, I wouldn't be dancing down this tightrope right now. Flying by the seat of your pants is exciting but it can be worrisome.