Rudiments Video Update

I'm still working on my rudiments DVD/CD/Book and we're anticipating a release date of December 1st. I appreciate the requests we're getting to accept preorders but I'm just not comfortable accepting payments until the packages are in my hands and inspected.

In the mean time, my web site has been down for over four days due to circumstances beyond my control. This reminds me how dependent we are on technology and how we can be effected by factors that we didn't even know exist. Read this story from Wednesday's Baltimore Sun for an overview of how a company named Navisite, turned out the lights on thousands of small businesses around the world.

It wouldn't be all that troubling if some piece of equipment had failed and caused the outage. But this all occurred because Navisite did not have the technical expertise to do what they were doing. You have to wonder if anyone, at any point, said, "Wait a minute, what happens if we get in over our heads. What about the customers?"

This brings me back to my rudiments project and why I'd rather wait, than accept preorder dollars. It is exciting to anticipate how this project is going to be received, and I'm convinced that those who do the hard work will become more proficient players. This is my first book though, and I want to be 100 percent sure it is finished and will live up to expectations - mine, and yours. ¶ 8:04 AM