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Coleen Theiss's avatar

I like that you pick number one I forgot to send in my vote, but that’s the one I was going to go with. Love the song🎧

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Coleen. Great minds think alike. 🤣

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John K Adams's avatar

Or, 'Yo! Potus! The man on the go!'

Or something like that.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I will never use “POTUS.” It sounds disgusting. And too much like Doofus.

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John K Adams's avatar

Right. I would never refer to you that way. I was thinking of others who have held the office.

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John K Adams's avatar

Maybe you can come up with something better than 'Hail to the Chief.'

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Maybe “Yo! Here’s the President.”

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Lana Yakimchuk's avatar

Perfect

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Lana. 🤓

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John K Adams's avatar

Congrats! Ride it all the way to the WH.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Yes! The White House needs a songwriting President.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

It looks good

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, Thaddeus. 🤓

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Congratulations, Mark! What an exciting event! Go Starlin!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thank you, Sharron. It is exciting to get music out where people can hear it. Just like publishing stories where people can read them.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Right you are! You can only strum on the back porch for so long, then you have to get off the porch and run with the big dogs - whatever the outcome. Good for you!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

As a songwriter, I am happy to finally be able to share songs I wrote. Whatever the outcome. 🤓

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David Perlmutter's avatar

May you actually make money from streaming music.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, David. I will likely make something. But, streaming doesn't pay much. A fraction of a penny per play (Apple has the best rate, Spotify has the worst.) I started streaming songs about a year and a half ago. I have made $111 total so far. But it doesn't cost me anything except time to record now, plus $40 per year for distribution. So as long as I break even I am pretty happy.

For me, it is really about getting my music out where people can listen to it. Like my writing. 🤓

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