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I sit and stare into a lot of trees these days.  Its as if I'm waiting for them to share the answer.  I mean trees are survivors.  Look at how many storms a tree endures in a single Spring or Summer!  The human keeps trying to be the answer in every place we turn.  From news headlines to medical officials, business leaders to the man or woman just trying to get another tac...

The moon greeted me with a smile at 5 this morning.  A light painting of thin clouds added mystery to the good morning and hello.  The ground still damp from last nights rain.  The air and atmosphere didn't have to prepare to being refreshing.  In a matter of minutes I'll be returning to bathroom mirror.  To see the face of a wild man mountain man from Carolina.  The...

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 57: Cammwes just wrapped his big moment on NBC’s The Voice. What a lot of viewers didn’t know was how his heart was endlessly...

Put yourself in the latter days of 2016.  That was the beginning of 404Vincent's career. It all started with a group of friends and messing around and freestyling,  Everybody was motivated to start posting videos on Twitter and from there it all took off. At the time 404Vincent already had a pretty decent following but it quickly increased due to big pages taking my videos and promoting...

I come from a small town in Alabama called Gadsden and there isn’t much of a music scene there,” Keegan Bost told American Songwriter. On Monday night, Bost became the newest winner of NBC’s ‘Songland,’ the show which features songwriters pitching their songs to a panel of celebrity ‘producers’ — Shane McAnally, Ryan Tedder and Ester Dean — and a guest artist. This week, the guest was the megahit...

Pod-Crashing Episode 59: My Conversation With Comedian Todd Riley Not all funny people are built the same. Which is why you can’t hit a comedy club once a year. The stories, the laughter, the multiple layers of performance style, some meant to be improv others well-rehearsed and timed out. That being said not all comedians instantly stopped their careers twelve years ago during the Rogan and Maron...

It's almost like being caught on the corner of walk and don't walk.  There are so many messages racing at us at speeds that are getting tougher to turn off.  We try to duck.  We try to move to the side.  Run a different direction.  For what reason?  What did we get?  How can we activate in an age of where having feelings is accepted?  The picture being paint...

With Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe, best-selling author Rick Riordan (as editor/publisher, not author) presents the sequel to the critically acclaimed Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, a brilliant sci-fi romp with Cuban influence. Among many other challenges, Sal and Gabi have to try to make everything right with our world when there is a rogue Gabi from another universe running loose. Au...

Family takes on a different meaning in this transformative and inspirational new drama when Scott Perry, a loving father of five, has his entire life's plan thrown into upheaval by an unexpected health scare. He calls on a few of his most trusted friends to step in as back-up dads to help guide and support his growing family - just in case he ever can't be there to do it himself. There's Anthony,...

Are we even a dot on the map anymore?  Preachers used to call us mustard seeds.  In a world with so much unfolding so quickly, would anyone take note of you sticking your bubble gum to the bottom of the picnic table?  This isn't Ronald Reagan's Me Generation.  We've built mindset compounds around us for protection.

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 56: Praying For America Been doing this for 56 days. Had no clue it would last this long. Maybe a week or a couple. Nope. I pr...

Hailing from Gilbert Arizona The Rise features 9 incredibly energetic dancers ranging between the ages of 17 and 26. Founded in 2017,  this crew of Arizona natives already has a winning reputation, as they recently took home 1st Place in Hip Hop International’s USA Hip Hop Dance Championship. Featuring familiar faces Myson and Ben from “World of Dance” Season 3’s Elektro Crew, The Rise plans...

Finding Venerable Mother follows Cindy Rasicot's captivating journey to Thailand with her husband and son, where she found herself immersed in a foreign culture. Unexpectedly, Thai Buddhist nun Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni enters Cindy's life and changes it forever. Along her newfound spiritual journey, she discovers a beautiful life filled with faith, forgiveness, and love.  Cindy's mento...

Movies meant for theaters continue to make their way onto the digital platform as a first time appearance.  Judy and Punch totally puts you in several different experiences.  Instantly you can tell it was meant for those huge large rooms but don't let that spoil your movie craving.  You'll be talking about it well after the films credits.  Up next is Shirley starring Elizabeth...

I'm not one to talk about their physical dreams.  Mainly because I believe what we see at night can easily serve as a gateway for those things we don't want to deal with in the everyday life.  But when there's a connection between multiple nights, the pattern has to reveal something worth studying.  Living here in the Carolinas we are always caught up in a several thunderstorm, &nbs...

Invite yourself to stop judging the moment.  Stop thinking you're bigger than the moment.  Stop reaching outward for something beyond your control.  Get into the moment by being mindful of the meandering.  Meaning its impossible in 2020 to walk a straight line.  Give yourself permission to be present in every direction you're being guided toward.  Don't walk in fear....

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 55: The End Of Jobs Jeff Wald’s new book of the same title opens our heart to a new normal in the way of not only growing busi...

“In these sad, uncertain times, I wanted to write an uplifting, feel better song. I also wanted to thank all the fearless (yet ,understandably scared), front liners who are treating people and risking their own lives. I am hoping this video, JOEY SYKES - "Let's Get Through This" (official lyric video)   and song can reach the masses.. Joey Sykes is a singer, songwriter, producer and musician....

The series is based on the 1992 American rom-com in which Berry starred alongside Robin Givens and Eddie Murphy. The series will continue to follow the lives of Jacqueline Boyer's son, Bryson (Tequan Richmond) and Marcus and Angela Graham's daughter, Simone (Tetona Jackson) as they try to step out of their parents’ shadows and make a legacy of their own. Actors Leland Martin (Ari), RJ Walker (Davi...

We are so consumed with content, news events, worry, fear and other emotional tributaries that our focus is shifting.  How many times a day do you lose something and can't believe where it was located?  The Blind Gorilla is a real book that opens our eyes to understanding how to move through those moments when you can be at a gathering and never see someone you know.  They were ther...

The NEW YORK TIMES bestseller that was the LAPD's source for the re-opening of the investigation into Natalie Wood's death, now with shocking new chapters detailing Suzanne Finstad's explosive findings from her pivotal investigating over the past two decades. Just after Thanksgiving 1981, every major television network interrupted its holiday programming to report that Natalie Wood's body had been...

The message of the moment is to be ready at times for the swiftness of an invisible current.  If it remains unseen how can we prepare for what is to be?  Awareness.  It's within your moment of Now that its ok to admit that life as we presently know it is a raging river flooding everything we once had.  Surviving is based on how we stand.  

Hey it’s Arroe. This is Play It Forward. A look at the unexpected changes endured by entertainers, writers, camera people and all others affected but not infected by the global invasion of the Coronavirus. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 54: Micah Iverson just wrapped up season 18 on NBC’s The Voice. The first performers that didn’t get to perform on the world’s...

From that first Steeler album to recent releases like “South X South Dakota” and “Fight Like A Band,” Ron Keel’s 35-year career in entertainment has taken him from the concrete jungles of arena rock to the dirt roads of country music. Along the way, he has sold millions of albums and toured the world as both a heavy metal screamer (KEEL, Steeler, and a brief encounter with Black Sabbath) and a sou...

In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, baseball writer for The Athletic and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball , offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game. For years, Daniel Kahneman's iconic work of behavioral science Thinking Fast and Sl...