Post by ellen on Mar 8, 2007 19:08:44 GMT
…and in more than one way!
This morning I woke rather early, went to the bathroom to throw some water on my face and brush my teeth—yet, mid-brushing, I started to smell something, the distinctive smell of an electrical fire. Sniffing the air, I couldn’t tell exactly where the metallic-odour was coming from. Fearing that it was coming from another apartment in my building, I ran into the hallway but there was no smoke and the intense fregrance that I smelled while in my bathroom seemed to diminish. Heading back into my bedroom I heard a HUGE explosion—from outside my bedroom window (which incidentally faces the street). Drawing the blinds I was shocked and surprised to find an automobile engulfed in flames— not 20 yards below the window!!
My flat is on the 2nd floor of the building and, from my bedroom (and living room), I look down onto the street. From there a huge cloud of thick, black smoke towered up from the automobile as it became consumed by fire. For 30 seconds all I could do was stare. As I shook my head back into sense, I quickly grabbed my camera, opened the window and stole a few shots of the soon-to-be molten-car. After snapping off a few images, I stood and watched as the people started to accumulate down below. As the flames licked over 30 feet into the air, I could only wonder where on earth the fire department was!! The massive black cloud billowed upwards and towards my apartment building as the wind blew—snow flurries following the gusts into their heated death.
Finally, after 40 minutes—and several explosive “booms”—the fire department (FINALLY!) showed up in two trucks and put out the flames over a course of 25 minutes. It was haunting watching this automobile—praying no one was inside and watching as a crowd gathered down below. Thank God later that afternoon I found out that no one was injured and that the Cadilac-combustion started with a small electrical fire. But, because the NYFD took over 40 minutes to arrive on the scene, the car gave up its life—completely (as you’ll see in the images). (Good Morning!!)
The heat is on, also because the original video of “ a better way” has been submitted into a contest sponsored by the site MusicNation.com. If you have been a subscriber to my blog on my myspace.com page, you are already aware of what’s been going on. For those who still need to subscribe, let me tell you that the supporters on myspace.com are nothing short of AMAZING!! In a matter of only 4 days, “a better way” has moved to the #1 position in the “pop” music category—amongst the already submitted 375 videos.
Many have already viewed this video directed by the very talented visual-artist Gerald Slota. Fortunately, even though it was shot some time ago, it’s gaining an amazing following! The contest is in it’s 6th week and will continue for an additional 6 weeks. The cool thing is that people can vote for the video EACH DAY until the contest ends! So, I’m coming to you, requesting your (daily) vote—as well as asking you to let your family, friends and work colleagues know how they can help us continue to hold the #1 spot! We still have 6 weeks which is actually a great deal of time for these kinds of things… so we need to hit this full-throttle! To register and vote, head over to pop.musicnation.com/v9a8
Also, to bring you up to speed on the music front, I, along with friend and incredibly-talented bass player Jeff Allen, have put together a great group of musicians to showcase the new material. The line-up is as follows: Andy Ascolesen: drums; Andy Stack: electric guitars; Dan Kajeckas: acoustic guitars; and Jeff Allen: bass. We’ll be rehearsing for the next several weeks and then will schedule one—or possibly a couple—showcase date(s). We don’t know if these will be closed or open to invited guests, but I will let everyone know if we need to pack-out the rehearsal space for these limited and crucial performances—as record companies are already showing interest.
I thank you for taking time to register and submitting your votes for our video but most of all your continued support. I’ll continue to blog about current events on my myspace.com page (at www.myspace.com/tonyvincent ) so, if you’ve still yet to sign up there, take the opportunity now and join the people who are finding my drivel entertaining.
I hope you, your friends and your families are well. And, I’m looking forward to hearing from you on my myspace.com page.
Many many blessings—always,
This morning I woke rather early, went to the bathroom to throw some water on my face and brush my teeth—yet, mid-brushing, I started to smell something, the distinctive smell of an electrical fire. Sniffing the air, I couldn’t tell exactly where the metallic-odour was coming from. Fearing that it was coming from another apartment in my building, I ran into the hallway but there was no smoke and the intense fregrance that I smelled while in my bathroom seemed to diminish. Heading back into my bedroom I heard a HUGE explosion—from outside my bedroom window (which incidentally faces the street). Drawing the blinds I was shocked and surprised to find an automobile engulfed in flames— not 20 yards below the window!!
My flat is on the 2nd floor of the building and, from my bedroom (and living room), I look down onto the street. From there a huge cloud of thick, black smoke towered up from the automobile as it became consumed by fire. For 30 seconds all I could do was stare. As I shook my head back into sense, I quickly grabbed my camera, opened the window and stole a few shots of the soon-to-be molten-car. After snapping off a few images, I stood and watched as the people started to accumulate down below. As the flames licked over 30 feet into the air, I could only wonder where on earth the fire department was!! The massive black cloud billowed upwards and towards my apartment building as the wind blew—snow flurries following the gusts into their heated death.
Finally, after 40 minutes—and several explosive “booms”—the fire department (FINALLY!) showed up in two trucks and put out the flames over a course of 25 minutes. It was haunting watching this automobile—praying no one was inside and watching as a crowd gathered down below. Thank God later that afternoon I found out that no one was injured and that the Cadilac-combustion started with a small electrical fire. But, because the NYFD took over 40 minutes to arrive on the scene, the car gave up its life—completely (as you’ll see in the images). (Good Morning!!)
The heat is on, also because the original video of “ a better way” has been submitted into a contest sponsored by the site MusicNation.com. If you have been a subscriber to my blog on my myspace.com page, you are already aware of what’s been going on. For those who still need to subscribe, let me tell you that the supporters on myspace.com are nothing short of AMAZING!! In a matter of only 4 days, “a better way” has moved to the #1 position in the “pop” music category—amongst the already submitted 375 videos.
Many have already viewed this video directed by the very talented visual-artist Gerald Slota. Fortunately, even though it was shot some time ago, it’s gaining an amazing following! The contest is in it’s 6th week and will continue for an additional 6 weeks. The cool thing is that people can vote for the video EACH DAY until the contest ends! So, I’m coming to you, requesting your (daily) vote—as well as asking you to let your family, friends and work colleagues know how they can help us continue to hold the #1 spot! We still have 6 weeks which is actually a great deal of time for these kinds of things… so we need to hit this full-throttle! To register and vote, head over to pop.musicnation.com/v9a8
Also, to bring you up to speed on the music front, I, along with friend and incredibly-talented bass player Jeff Allen, have put together a great group of musicians to showcase the new material. The line-up is as follows: Andy Ascolesen: drums; Andy Stack: electric guitars; Dan Kajeckas: acoustic guitars; and Jeff Allen: bass. We’ll be rehearsing for the next several weeks and then will schedule one—or possibly a couple—showcase date(s). We don’t know if these will be closed or open to invited guests, but I will let everyone know if we need to pack-out the rehearsal space for these limited and crucial performances—as record companies are already showing interest.
I thank you for taking time to register and submitting your votes for our video but most of all your continued support. I’ll continue to blog about current events on my myspace.com page (at www.myspace.com/tonyvincent ) so, if you’ve still yet to sign up there, take the opportunity now and join the people who are finding my drivel entertaining.
I hope you, your friends and your families are well. And, I’m looking forward to hearing from you on my myspace.com page.
Many many blessings—always,