My wife and I recently got back from the Spring Bada-Bing at around midnight last night. My satisfaction with the craft show is very high; I could say that it was a very good show! We’re both very exhausted, of course, and things didn’t go as smoothly as we’d expected. All in all, though, we still had a good time and made some sales.

We could not have hoped for a more organized show. As you make your way inside, you’ll immediately see that the venue is quite beautifully done; it’s perfect for an upscale craft show. Early in the morning, as we unloaded our stuff, it wasn’t much of a problem as there were a number of volunteers who helped us carry our items to our booth. It was cool to know that tables and chairs were already accounted for, and we did not have to bring our own.

Lunch might have been a bit of a problem as there weren’t a lot of options near the venue, but fortunately for us, the Mafia of Richmond Crafts organized a lunch-in option for the vendors. It was stress-free, and they brought the relatively cheap meals straight to our booths. It was unsurprising, as this is the 4th time they’ve put on this show; the organizers really know how to handle it. I heard no word of anything that went wrong, and if anything did, I’m sure it was an easily fixed minor problem.

The number of people who came was a bit lower that what I expected, but I never actually saw the attendance log, so I can’t really say. For all I know, that’s just me. Anyway, the place was nice and big, and there were a lot of fun places to go to. I’d say there was a steady, but light, flow of customers.

Of course, the most important question is how much we made in relation to the costs of the show. I guess we did pretty good: My wife and I both had tight schedules on the days leading to the show, so we weren’t as well-prepared as we would’ve liked. This affected our sales a little, I believe. So, I’d say, for us, it was a good but not great show.

Unlimited movie downloads have made it much easier for busy folks like us to watch our favorite movies conveniently at our own time. The fast pace of life we live sometimes simply cannot afford us the time to catch movies at the cinema. Watching a movie at home during our weekends or late at night thus becomes a more desirable alternative

If you want to download full DVD movies without spending a bomb, there is another reliable option. Dozens of services have established a presence online offering you movie downloads for a one-time membership either for a year, two years or for life.

The picture quality is of absolute importance. It is going to be a huge disappointment when you realize that the downloaded movie images are so fuzzy that you cannot make any sense out of the show. What a waste of time and effort! Go for DVD quality movies as these are now available at several popular download sites.

Try downloading movies instead of buying and you will understand why so many people all over the globe are turning to this alternative. Anybody can download full length DVD movies from the Net and basic computer skills and a few bucks are all it takes!

Most of the best online DVD movie rental websites keep coming up with great offers for movie buffs. While there are a number of websites that give their customers free movies or games every month, there are others that keep giving you points per rental which can then be redeemed for different types of gifts.

With gas now being more expensive than ever, why are you still driving to your local video game store to purchase all your psp games and movies? With today technology, you are now able to download psp games and movies for free without leaving the comfort of your own home.

You always have to be careful on the internet, whatever you’re downloading, but follow a few simple rules and you can find a great service that you can download all the latest movie releases from, whenever you want.

Now let’s take a look at picture quality. This is obviously very important as watching Speed Racer would be rather un-enjoyable in low quality. Make sure the service you’re considering offers your favorite movies in DVD quality.

Technology keeps getting better and better. As technology has increased with internet speeds, and clarity, more and more people are moving to the internet as a multimedia center for games, social interaction, and other forms of entertainment. It was only a matter of time before you would be able to download full version movies to your computer to watch at home, or even burn to DVD.

The majority of these websites do offer pc games, movies and software for free, but that is the problem. It’s great being able to get hold of full free games and movies without having to pay for it, but sometimes you also have to end up paying a price for downloading something for free.

By creating a network of users that are all sharing, the provider is able to keep costs down. Because of a low overhead, they are able to offer a very competitive price for access. Typical costs run from about $40-50 for a one time entrance fee.

People have been asking if those sites that offer unlimited downloads of movies for free are genuine or scams. The truth is you do get free movies, but there is a price to pay. For each time when you transfer a file, you could also be transferring an adware or virus onto your computer.

You can even burn the download full length DVD movies, burn them to a disk and watch the new releases as often as you would like. The great thing is that the quality of the recorded DVD will not be any different from the store-bought or rented DVD.

Technology has played an important role in broadening the appeal of most movies to encompass a wider audience. Consider the movies of a half-century ago. There were spacemen on Earth and earthlings in space, but the scenes were usually very plain and the almost everything was left to the imagination of the view.

Never before has entertainment in all its forms been so widely available to so many people. We can thank the rapid expansion of the Internet for this as well as the proliferation of broadband use in increasing numbers of households.

If you want to play as many of your favorite songs as possible, learning the basic chords of which there are 10 or 15 will help. The background of songs are made up of chords which are accompanied by other instruments. Now, you are probably asking what is a chord. The chord is three or more musical notes which are played together.

On a guitar this would mean three strings are strummed if there are three notes in the chord you want to play. On a guitar the number of notes that may be played in a chord is at the most six because this is the number of strings. There are three groups of chords - Minor, Major and Seventh. Of these three each one has its own mood. The minor chords are melancholy. The major chords are steady and the seventh chords are upbeat and less stable.

Although everyone does not agree that there exists a standard number of chords, there is an overall consensus that from 8 to 18 chords exists that every one who plays the guitar must know. These are the chords that are used in everything from country to jazz to rock. These chords should be the first ones learned. By learning them you will be able to play more songs and get more pleasure from playing.

So what are the basic chords we are talking about? They are the minor and major chords of A, D,E, and the major chords of G and C. The chords are made by not pressing some of the strings in the chord out. In other words do not press that string(s) down with your finger when you fret. Fret means to hold the strings on the neck of the guitar with the fingers on one hand while the other hand strums. Leaving one or more strings out while pressing on the others is called an open chord.

Open chords are much easier to learn for the beginner. The basic chords are A Major, A Minor, C Major, D Major, D Minor, E Major, E Minor, F Major and G Major. By using a basic guitar chords chart you can see each chord and where your fingers go to make that chord. This is the way many people taught themselves to play the guitar.

When you begin to learn the chords the most used method is to learn the chord families. The notes of the family are mixed to produce chords that are the basics of many songs that people are playing today. This makes learning more fun when you think of it in this way and the families are learned much easier than just choosing chords randomly. You will be playing in no time.

There are many songs that are based on three chords. The process of studying and trying every chord you can find is going to do nothing more than confuse you. When learning to play the guitar for the first time mastering the easy chords is the step you need to learn in order to start playing right away. There are some places that have over 1200 chords which is by far too many for the beginning player and probably for many accomplished players.

If you want to be able to start playing in a few days, trying to learn all of these chords is not going to help. Using the basic guitar chords chart will allow you to look at the information until you learn it and you will know where your fingers are supposed to go and the music will be flowing in a few days.

Gosh, I can still remember my first parent-free concert experience which occurred in 1990, when I was 17. I went with a handful of friends to see Canadian prog-rockers Rush at the Worcester Centrum in Massachusetts. I remember sleeping in my friend’s beat up Toyota Tercel in front of the Centrum in the early hours of the morning the tickets went on sale. Back then we didn’t have cell phones with speed dial, and we certainly didn’t have online access to ticket websites.

As the sun rose, we stumbled out of the car and took our place in a small line that was forming outside the box office. We stood, bleary-eyed, in line for hours and waited for the tickets to go on sale, excited by the prospect of getting front row seats to our favorite band. At 10 a.m., when the box office opened, a grouchy older woman reluctantly and slowly began accepting cash-only for tickets. Back then, $20 was a fortune to a high school kid, but one that was well worth it. Needless to say, we didn’t get front row seats. In fact, we ended up in ‘nose bleed’ balcony seats. But the show-the sound, the lights, and the songs-were incredible.

As time went on, I would go on to wait in line for other concert tickets as a young adult, but clearly things have changed in the last 18 years in regards to how tickets are bought and sold. Technology has made it possible to purchase great seats for great concerts without even leaving the house. However, with ticket prices skyrocketing to as much as hundreds of dollars per ticket, there is obviously a price to pay for such convenience.

Now, the modern days, the easiest way to go about obtaining concert tickets is to get online the moment they go on sale, which is usually at 10:00 a.m. on a Friday or Saturday. Repetitious clicking of your browser’s refresh button starting at 9:59 should secure your place in the digital queue no matter where you are, or what you’re wearing.

Having a plan and communicating with other concert-going friends at their own computers further ensures that at least one person will have access to great seats. Registering and establishing account information with ticket websites beforehand can speed up the process and prevent the possibility of being ‘dropped’ from the queue for taking too much time entering credit card information. Believe me, there’s nothing more frustrating than being offered fantastic seats to your favorite band, only to lose them because you couldn’t type fast enough.

A growing trend in the world of online concert ticket sales is the option to buy during a ‘presale.’ More and more bands are offering memberships to fan clubs that announce pseudo-secret presales that occur a day or two before the actual public sale. Some people believe that this is just another way to fleece music fans as it usually costs around $40 just to join the fan club. And there’s no guarantee that you’ll get the best seats anyway. However, some online fan clubs (one for a huge Irish band comes to mind) offer other incentives, such as a ‘free’ t-shirt or a ‘free’ CD of rarities. So, online club memberships just might be worth it for rabid fans with plenty of disposable income.

To be smart and to keep with the theme of Internet-based concert ticket purchasing, getting on ticket website email lists will keep you informed of any show in your area that may be of interest. It used to be that you would hear of an upcoming concert from a radio ad or from fan-base word of mouth. Being the first to learn of an impending Rolling Stones concert, for instance, was a source of pride and power that would impress others. On the other hand, missing a concert of great importance was also a possibility. These days, registering with major ticket agency websites or with your local event venues will keep you in the know, and make sure you never miss seeing your favorite band in concert ever again.

There are some occasions where you have missed the presale and the public sale, and find out that the only tickets left are behind a giant pole, you do have other options. Post-sale ticket agencies have decent tickets to just about anything. However, they sometimes tack on considerable fees and mark ups. If you have the money, this is usually the last ditch option to get concert tickets to popular shows. You can also try auction websites, as they have become a haven for scalpers to get rid of tickets for high prices. Either way, the price some people will pay for their tickets reflects the true power of a live performance and the effect it has on music fans.

If you are taking the technological advances of the Internet age out of the equation, some people still prefer to get their tickets the old fashioned way-by standing in line at the venue or other local ticket agency location. There’s an excitement and electricity when standing in line next to other hardcore fans, and camaraderie and new friendships are often forged. This is a more organic and hands-on approach to buying tickets. If you choose this route, be sure to wear a vintage concert t-shirt and have your cash handy. Those friends you’ve made in line will quickly become enemies if you hold up the queue by trying to pay by check or credit card. In the end, maybe it’s better to remain in the comfort of your own home or office, jump on the computer, and login to a site that house various concert ticket sales in one location.

Now we are in 2009 amid the credit crisis, which is a gloomy outlook worldwide. Consequently any little thing that we can figure out to lighten our lives in the present circumstances can only be a stroke of luck. Being an artist I can lose myself by doing abstract paintings where I can direct my emotions, or head on out to do some landscape painting to keep my feet firmly on the ground and add a touch of realism.

Nonetheless, not every person desires to paint, they need other forms of outlet, whether it is for them or to just keep their children amused. So it happens, at present rubber stamping seems to remain in fashion, consequently my article!

There appear to be a variety of forms of ink pads to be had to do rubber stamp with, so how do you know which ones to choose? So, let me establish the varied types to you.

Pads which comprise a pigment source are most likely the most worthy of note in several ways, seeing that there seems to be additional colours obtainable, together with metallics plus some fluorescents. These pads create a really eye-catching stamped look.

You are in all likelihood to find that you can sometimes find pads which actually contain multi colours. Though, I would say don’t make an effort to experiment with these with a polished surface. These are brilliant for handling on most papers, the only disadvantage being that they will take quite some time to dry.

Next you get what is branded as dye based pads, which are as it happens, used lots for mutually cards as well as papers. These turn up in very intense translucent colours. They are fast drying, although I would not advocate them if you intend to emboss.

Embossing I will go into further in an additional article, nevertheless they are pads principally planned for this reason. Generally, the colouring comes out quite light and transparent. Embossing pads have got to be used with embossing powders.

Do not expect to see the colour once you have embossed. These too, are slow drying. They are sometimes to be had in a pen format appropriate for, would you believe it, calligraphy.

The ink inside the fabric pads will become permanent once it is fixed. Set aside your work to become dry for a day, after that, somewhat like silk painting, draw on an iron to press your item. The iron needs to be on a hot setting to therefore press your creation on the wrong side.

Friends of mine paint felt tips directly on to their stamp and sometimes mix these up somewhat to combine interest. Certain stamps, you will get, may well really be bigger than the pad. This is not a problem, just cover the stamp entirely along with your ink before you stamp.

If you then would like to add colour to your images you would in truth need to take into account your surface. Then again, you can make use of crayons, oil, glass as well as fabric paint, hence take your pick!

As you store your pads, it is better to put your pads topsy-turvy so that the ink will stay at the top. This way they will be prepared for next time when you desire to use them. It goes without saying, similar to most crafts, that you need to keep them clean.

In this instance you will require a stamp cleaner. If you remember to do this with each usage, they should last you for lots of years to come.

It is possible to download free online movies legally, with or without p2p file sharing software. It is not the peer to peer networks that are unlawful but the way they are used, Is it unfair to blame the tool and not the user?

It is not only downloading free online movies that we are discussing here, however also so-called free music downloads as well as video game downloads. Here we shall not only be looking at P2P software services as well as how they are used illegally along with the ethics of free online music as well as film file sharing, But, how do you download movies along with music legally? A P2P File Sharing Software program allows users to connect to precise file formats on the storage disks of other members of the P2P network that are attached to the network at the same time.

You might use one of the free open origin P2P file sharing networks such as Gnutella directly. Though most prefer to do so through a paid membership system that offers some aids over the raw option, they offer expediated music and free film downloads. To pinpoint a free film, music track or game to download, you simply enter the name of the movie, track, actor or even genre along with you will receive a list of what is recently obtainable on the network. The quality of the reproduction, the file format, along with how many origins are recently available online from which to download. The more origins for each track or film, the more superior the quality.

Click on your option, choose the arrival location folder and the download starts. It is extremely simple to use. You will download free online films simultaneously from all sources (hard disks or other storage devices) offering you an alternative of free movie downloads.

The more there are, then commonly the shorter the download time. You might legally download as many such online movies or music tracks as desire. The same is real of new bands and singers that desire to construct up a fan base before discharging their work commercially. They amy also desire to advertise a new album by granting free music tracks from it.

Others might discharge a beta version of a new game on a P2P file sharing network to get some worms disbursed. In other words, free legal movie downloads, free online music downloads along with lawful free online games grant an aid for both the originators and the users of such free amusement files. This applies to all existent chart hits as well as online film blockbusters, new games along with most commercial software that is not open source or in the communal domain.

A good rule of thumb is if you are unsure, then don’t download it. Regrettably most individuals download free online movies illegally. An excellent membership P2P file sharing network should inform you if you are trying to download free online movies or music that requires a license to download - another advantage of utilizing a paid peer to peer network.

It is unfair to condemn the software or the P2P network because of its misuse - the comuter program is not unlawful along with neither is its use: it is the way that most persons use it that is unlawful. The Virtues of P2P File Sharing along with Movie Downloadscan be a double edged sword.

The movie as well as music industry could be better spending their time putting their own house in order than chasing high school babys and fining their mommys for downloading free movies or music tracks. Nonetheless, even though that is my opinion, there are circumstances where those that download free online films illegally might blemish the amusement industry. It is the virtuoso film, music as well as video game pirates that use P2P file sharing comuter programs to download entertainment files as well as duplicate them to compact storage gadgets. It is Dvds and Videos by the hundreds of thousands for sale that are inducing the genuine problem, as well as it is that they should be energectically pursued, not the kids.

A chief complication with this is that a large number of these pros are Asian, as well as it is not probable to prosecute these foreignors in their own countries. So where does that leave us? Is it right to fine a kid for copying a track from an album, who then goes on to buy that album or even to buy a ticket for the live concert since they enjoyed what they heard or noticed?

Many of the whiners owe part of their triumph to unlawful music downloads, because it was partially through these that they came into communal significance. One night, we will be able to legally download free online movies as well as music that has been specifically generated for promotional along with quizzing purposes, and this shall become a common marketing and quizzing method for new film and music genres, as well as new video game notions.

For a long time we have used the video store as one of our main ways to access movies. You can now save a trip to the video store and download movies right off the internet. You will find just about any movie you want with a good movie download site, below is a small sample.

Knocked Up: A drunken, one-night-stand encounter between a young, attractive go getter Allison,, and a slovenly slacker, Ben, changes the tracks their lives are on. It turns out he didn?t use the condom, and she?s pregnant. Can these two actually become a couple and raise a child together?

Eagle Eye: After an attack on a potential terrorist proves to be false, America finds that it is under attack by terrorist forces. This sets off a chain off events that seem inexplicable. It turns out that the central analysis computer has deemed the actions of the government as against the people. The computer is taking action.

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Mysteries and adventure abound in this Harry Potter film. It is Harry?s third year at the Hogwart School of Magic. A prisoner has escaped Azkaban prison. It is Sinus Black, the man Harry thinks killed his parents. It won?t be until the end of the school year before Harry learns the real truth about Sinus Black.

Two Marines are being held responsible for the death of a fellow marine. They claim they were ordered to punish private Santiago, and his death was not intended. Lt. Daniel Kaffee will try to save the marines and get to the bottom of the case.

Jerry Maguire: Jerry is an agent for a top Sports Management group. When he is fired, he expects his client to come along with him as he sets out on his own. All of a sudden Jerry realizes that he has no true friends in this cutthroat, dog eat dog, business. Down to one client and one assistant, Jerry fights to build himself a business.

Ocean?s Twelve: Three years ago Danny Ocean and his team of eleven had pulled of one of the most daring heists in modern times. Terry Benedict, the casino owner they swindled out of $160 million wants his money back, and knows who robbed him. This leads to another and more diabolical plot to deal with this new mess.

The Da Vinci Code: Mystery and intrigue surround the death of a curator at the famed Louvre museum. Professor Robert Langdon, and police cryptologist Sophie Neveu team up to try to unravel the mystery. This leads them to learn a secret society shrouded in mystery.

Quantum of Solace: This is the latest next great Bond adventure. As usual Bond is fighting an evil force. This time it?s the sinister Dominic Green and his powerful organization that Bond must bring down.

Another 48 Hours: The team from 48 Hours is back in action. Ex con Reggie Hammond, now freed from prison, is coerced by Detective Jack Gates to help him with another problem. Gates has been hunting an elusive powerful drug dealer. He needs Reggie?s help to catch this guy.

We saw an explosion in the music business online a few years ago. We are now seeing the same type of growth in the online movie business. It should not be difficult to find a movie download site that fits your needs.

Starving for art, putting every dollar, resource and dollop of sweat towards your art, has its own rewards. Your passion drives you, but on such limited resources, you need to be able to make the most of them. That’s why you really should be taking advantage of the wide selection of wholesale art supplies and cheap art supplies you can readily find on-line. You’ll get the most for your dollar, spend less money on the supplies and end up being able to get more supplies for your art. Buying on-line enables you to create the most art possible.

Every art store has a supplier, usually an on-line outlet. The store then adds their own cut to the price, from which they pay their employees, rental space, utilities and make their profit. What many artists don’t understand is that with the Internet, you can get your own wholesale art supplies and cheap art supplies directly, usually the very same price the art stores are paying before they up the price to sell it to you in order to make their cut.

Buying your supplies on the Internet gives you all the affordability and selection the bigger stores have, just as if you were the art store. Whether you need the best in easels, brushes, paints or ceramic clay, wholesale surplus stores can readily meet your needs, at a greater savings than you’ll ever find in a store.

You don’t even have to leave your house. Order any art supply you need, at the best discounts available, right from the comforts of your own studio. Not only will you save gas and time from not having to drive everywhere to find what you need, you can go right back to work making art, getting everything you need in just a few minutes on the Internet.

When you starve for your art, every penny you have goes into making art and buying more supplies. When you purchase wholesale supplies through the Internet, you get the most for your dollar, which means you can purchase even more supplies for the same money. That means you can create more art on the same limited budget.

Artists need to hone their skill. It’s really all about practice, learning successes and failures through a variety attempts at creating beauty. When you have more supplies, you have more room to experiment, try new things, make new discoveries.

Get the full potential of your art budget through wholesale Internet sites. You’ll be able to not only afford more supplies, you’ll have a greater capacity to make more art, which will make you be a better artist. The more experimentation, the more practice you can give your art to make it perfect, the more beautiful it will be, almost as perfect as you first imagined in your mind.

Treat yourself to wholesale prices every day, the same rates the art stores enjoy. Skip the middleman, and get your art directly from the source. Every art resource you need is only a computer away.

With the ease and convenience that the MP3 format offers, it is natural that MP3 audio books have become popular.

Purchasing MP3 audio books offers a lot of benefits that aren’t available when you purchase conventional audio books. The format itself is full of advantages. Let’s take a look at what you get when you buy a book on MP3.

1. MP3s offer greater usability than any other form of audio book.

Very little equipment is needed to use and transfer MP3 files. You don’t even really need an MP3 player: at bare minimum, you can use them using only your computer.

Part of the enjoyment of reading comes from sharing books with those around you. With MP3 audio books, you can listen yourself and then pass them along to friends. With a book on tape or CD, your friends would need some piece of equipment to listen. Many people do not have access to tape players any more, and even CD players are becoming less common.

MP3 books are much more usable than more conventional CD format books because they offer more choices for playing them.

2. MP3 formats offer a price that is much more reasonable than other formats.

Audio mp3 files cost a lot less to create than books, tapes or CDs, and this is because there is no packaging, no shipping, and virtually no overhead for the companies involved. You simply download the mp3 file directly from the website after you make your purchase.

Because the format is much cheaper to produce, you might even be able to get the best deal on mp3 books by purchasing two or three of them online at once. For the same price that it would cost you to buy one in the bookstore, expect to have several mp3 audio books at your disposal.

3. MP3 audio books surpass the convenience of other forms of audio book.

MP3s offer you the convenience of browsing and purchasing online, from the comfort of your own home.

You don’t have to drive through traffic to a store, deal with other customers and long lines, or limit yourself to the store’s selection and pricing. With MP3s, you can quickly and easily find the titles you want at the best deal.

4. You get a selection that is absolutely impossible to beat.

When you shop for audio books, MP3s offer a much better selection than any store possibly could. Whether you are looking for children’s books, poetry, biographies, classics, contemporary, or more, you are guaranteed to find something that appeals to you.

When you are searching for an MP3 audio book, you are browsing through an immense online digital library. These are much cheaper and easier to maintain than a store’s inventory, thus ensuring you the best selection and price.

Even ordering physical products online from websites like Amazon will be a tedious process if you are looking for a hard-to-find title, and that is exactly why going with the digital mp3 purchases and downloads is the easiest way for you to proceed.

MP3 audio books blow away the competition with better quality, lower prices, more choices, and greater convenience. It is the best way to get what you want fast, inexpensively, and easily.

A man of many talents, rap singer and actor Mike Jones was born in Aldine, Texas in 1981, and is based in Houston. Mike Jones music was the first of his talents to emerge, bringing him a loyal group of fans. His recording career began in 2002 when he released an album called Country Thuggin’, as part of a group named Souf Folk. That was his only record with them and he branched out on his solo career.

Jones was signed to the record label, Swishahouse and Mike Jones music was heard again in 2005, with the release of his album, titled Who Is Mike Jones? This contained the well known singles, Back Then and Still Tippin’. The album sold platinum, reaching number 3 on the Billboard 200. There is also a limited edition available with a bonus CD. In 2007, the EP, The American Dream came out.

This was also a straight to DVD movie biopic in which Jones starred as himself and co-wrote the screenplay. The movie featured both his grandmother and his girlfriend. The music for the film contained the hits, Back Then and Still Tippin’. Guests on the record included Snoop Dogg, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, and Bun B.

Another solo album was released in July 2008. Called The Voice of the Streets, the first single to come from it was titled Drop & Gimme 50 and it featured Hurricane Chris. After being on the Swishahouse label, the rapper put out his Mike Jones music on his own label, named Ice Age Entertainment. He then returned to Swishahouse but only to use that label to distribute his own Ice Age Entertainment. As well as owning his own record label, Jones owns a nightclub. A version of his song, Don’t Play Around, has been taken up as the official team anthem for the Houston Dynamo major league soccer team. This version is known as Houston Dynamo (Don’t Play).

Like many rap artists before him, Jones has branched out into an acting career. He has had acting roles in The Game and in two episodes of Prison Break. In Prison Break, he played an outside accomplice who plans a break out. In lighter mood, The Game is a comedy drama TV show. He has also featured in the adult animated show, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Mike Jones music and acting roles will continue to please the fans and his career looks secure.