Notes_Norton

Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones

Further On Up The Road - Bobby "Blue" Bland

I still use pencil and paper, have a landline, own a saxophone built in 1925, and read books made out of paper. (in creaky voice): These kids with their new-fangled gadgets, we had to walk to school and live without Air Conditioning - these kids are spoiled, let me tell you. Notes ♫

No, wrong Norton - he stole my name to ride on the shoulders of my greatness and popularity Actually, Norton Utilities - same Norton later to become Norton AV was around since the DOS days. Notes ♫

I didn't want to hijack Bitflipper's thread, so here is my latest adventure... I've had my website since the Windows 3.1 days and was mail order before that (1990), I've been in business selling Band-in-a-Box aftermarket products since the very early 1990s, and my shopping cart services have always been https, although my website wasn't. When I started selling BiaB aftermarket disks, they were on 5.25" and 3.5" floppy disks. I sold them formatted for Atari/ST, Mac (Motorola CPU), PC (called IBM Compatible, in both Windows and DOS formats). In other words, I've been doing this little moonlighting business longer than the Internet has been available to us mere mortals. I just did an 8 e-disk release after two years work, and my customers tell me they are getting warnings from browsers and malware apps warning people my site is insecure. Many of my customers knew to click-through, and they gave me the FYI, and I figured I might be losing business. You can check out the release at https://www.nortonmusic.com - and my S is showing now. So I decided to get that extra little s at the end of my http. (I needed a little S on the side). I called my webhost, they quoted a price, it wasn't so steep that I would lose my own S, so I said OK. They said it will probably happen same-day and no more than 24-48 hours. Little did I know what a pain in the S this was going to be. It took six days. Hours and hours per day. In those six days, I spent countless hours on chat sessions and phone calls to people with foreign (to me) accents. I was feeling like a ping-pong ball between my webhost and DigiCert, the certification company. ||: Hosting company says you need to contact DigiCert --- DigiCert says contact the hosting company :|| (repeat ad infinitum). --- Please hold while I investigate - please hold while I look up your records - please hold while I __________ (fill in the blank with whatever) sorry, you need to call the other company. <<Rewind<< At first, my web host said, all I needed to do was click "acknowledge" on the form my webhost directed me to. Easy-Peasy. A day later, DigiCert says they need some proof I'm a business. I sent them what they asked for. After a Win11 upgrade, my scanner quit scanning (probably needs new drivers, but that's another issue to take care of) so I'm taking pictures with my phone, e-mailing to myself, attaching to an e-mail to Digicert. Every time I submitted a proof, they said it doesn't fit their required proof that I am really a business. During the 6 days, I sent them documented proof of my: * Local county business license * State of Florida sales tax forms * Website with shopping cart service * Business bank account * Business phone line * Visa/MC merchant's account * Visa/Mc online authorization service Paperwork proof I've been in business longer that both DigiCert and my webhost have been in business. ||: I send them one proof, they ask for another :|| I asked for supervisors who promised to fix it but never did. I chat or texted with over 20 people, I was on so much I got a couple of the same people again. Not good enough?????????? Not proof I'm a legitimate business????????? On the 6th day of this, I was frazzled. That's when I lost my temper and yelled at the rep for a minute or so. Then I immediately apologized, explaining I wasn't mad at him but frustrated with the entire process. So the rep says I have every reason to be frustrated and adds, "let me see if there is something I can do to help". Here's the funny part, after biz license, sales tax, website/shopping cart, biz bank account, biz phone, V/MC merchant's account, V/MC authorization service, my copy of receipts sent to customers and other paperwork didn't solve the requirements to prove to DigiCert that I'm a legitimate business, what worked? The rep did a Google search and found me, called me on the Biz Phone listed and said, "That's it, we can certify you now." I guess in this Internet age, a Google search is worth more than all the other actual physical proofs I am indeed in business. Go figure. As they say, all's well that ends well. I'm no longer insecure. Insights, incites and a combination minor rant/lame humor attempt by Notes ♫

Tentative town.

'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk From back when the whole world was monochrome, before they invented color. I think that happened when Disney did the Oz movie.

It's about 10 o'clock

Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo (I don't care for the song, so I'm not going to post a video. If you like, paste that into utube)

The best part about having a short memory is enjoying the same joke twice. Same goes for not paying full attention. Is this one a repeat? Scientists got together to study the effects of alcohol on a person’s walk, and the result was staggering.

We Got The Beat - Go-Go's

Blues For Alice - Charlie Parker

Hungry LIke The Wolf - Duran Duran

Bono and The Edge walk into a Dublin bar and the bartender says, “Oh no, not U2 again.”

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

When we play this song, it gets much more audience enthusiasm than it deserves. I wish I had 100 like it. Taking Care Of Business - B.T.O.

A gentleman never tells. Not that I'm a gentleman, but I like to give the impression that I am. :D Notes ♫

Never a dull moment. We sent out about 8,000 of these e-mails today. Wish me luck. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's time to put A Better Band In Your Box Two years in the making!!! New, fun, toys and tools for Band-in-a-Box from Norton Music. Introducing 8 new style and fake disks in these genres: Country, Jazz, Latin American, Praise/Worship, and Rock/Pop. We have something for everyone. These e-disks are the results of your requests and are available via instant download. So let's get right to the point. Here are your eight, new, BiaB add-ons. --- #1 --- Norton Music's User Style Disk #30 - Nashville styles for Country and Southern Rock 20 new, great multi-styles plus, 71 FREE, compatible MIDI intros and endings - 91 BiaB and MIDI styles in all. For style names, descriptions and mp3 demo files, go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/style30.html --- #2 --- Norton Music's User Style Disk #31 - Pop, Rock and Motown styles 20 more new, great multi-styles, plus 63 FREE, compatible MIDI intros and endings - 83 BiaB and MIDI styles in all. For style names, descriptions and mp3 demo files, go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/style31.html --- #3 --- Norton Music's Fake Disk #46 - The Real Latin Fake Disk (with optional Real Latin Book) This disk contains the chord progressions of Hal Leonard's "The Real Latin Book". It's a Musica Latina gig in a box. 400 Great Latin American Tunes in the following genres: Salsa, Merengue, Mambo, Rhumba, Bolero, Cumbia, Bossa Nova, Samba, Cha Cha, Son Montuno, Tango, Guaracha, Beguine, Son, Lambada, Songo, Calypso, Baiao, Flamenco, Paso Doble, Descarga, Ranchera, Partido Alto, Mercumbé, Latin Funk, Latin Rock, Latin Swing, Latin Pop, Latin Disco, Latin Jazz, Afro/Cuban, Nuyorican, and more ... For a complete description, song listing and a couple of free songs (.sgu), go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake46.html --- #4 --- Norton Music's Fake Disk #47 - The Praise And Worship Fake Disk (with optional Praise And Worship Fake Book 2nd Edition) This one has been requested quite a few times. If you are a Praise & Worship Musician, you need this disk. An Essential Tool for Worship Leaders, Praise Bands and Singers!. Over 400 songs, from the classics to the well-known and well-loved contemporary songs by your favorite artists. This is a fantastic collection of music, most of it newer, with many classics from the last 30 years or so, along with a few traditional hymns. For a complete description, song listing and a couple of free songs (.sgu), go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake47.html --- #5 --- Norton Music's Fake Disk #48 - The Real Book Fake Disk Volume 3 (with optional Real Book Volume 3) Continuing the famous Real Book transcription series, 400 more essential jazz tunes. It's a "Who's Who" of Jazz Composers. This is our most requested collection. Remember, there are no duplicate songs in the Real Book jazz series. For a complete description, song listing and a couple of free songs (.sgu), go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake48.html --- #6 --- Norton Music's Fake Disk #49 - The Real Book Fake Disk Volume 4 (with optional Real Book Volume 4) Another of the famous Real Book transcription series, 400 more essential jazz tunes. Along with the classics, this volume features many contemporary jazz compositions. Our most requested collection. Remember, there are no duplicate songs in the Real Book jazz series. For a complete description, song listing and a couple of free songs (.sgu), go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake49.html --- #7 --- Norton Music's Fake Disk #50 - The Real Book Fake Disk Volume 5 (with optional Real Book Volume 5) And the hits just keep on coming. Continuing the famous Real Book collection, 400 more essential jazz tunes. This one also has pop songs adopted by the jazz masters along with the classics. I get so many requests to complete the Real Book series, and we are happy to fulfill it. We have one more to go, stay tuned for our next big release. For a complete description, song listing and a couple of free songs (.sgu), go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake50.html --- #8 --- Norton Music's Fake Disk #51 - The Real Pop Disk Volume 2 (with optional Real Pop Book Volume 2) Another frequent request from people who bought volume 1 of this series. 200 more songs your audience knows by heart. Not just head charts, but full arrangements. It's a Pop/Rock gig in a box for BiaB. For a complete description, song listing and a couple of free songs (.sgu), go to http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake51.html --- And as always, with the "Roll Your Own Discount" http://www.nortonmusic.com/mega.html the more you buy, the more you save. Buy all 8 disks and save almost $100.00 Disks? They aren't on disk anymore. They are available via instant download. (E-disk???) I've been making add-ons for BiaB since the 1990s. Thank you for your support and all the kind comments you send to me. I am happy that you like my offerings, and hope you enjoy these e-disks as much as the ones you already have.

Nobody But Me - Human Beinz

Will I have to wear white socks with black pants and shoes?

No One - Alicia Keys