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How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
Friend
What is your greatest strength?
Leader
What are you working on?
Building a new business
How big is your business?
Self-employed
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://www.cocktailsax.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://www.ptbass.com
What is your alma mater?
Anderson University
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
Meet new creative people, do some new business... find sources of people to help me with my business...

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Paul Thomas

Smaller Indiana at Work

I attended the Smaller Indiana hits 1000 party at the Rat tonight and wow what a great event. What was cool was that everyone was there to meet other people and learn about them and all see how we can help each other. I found that I had valuable contacts and information that will help several people and I also found several people that know people who will help my jazz band. Events like this where you can go and meet new people really continue to surpris… Continue

Posted on March 5, 2008 at 9:55pm — 5 Comments

Paul Thomas

New audio and video posted on web site www.cocktailsax.com

I have received numerous requests to have audio samples and video of the band on the web site. Wow, what a project. While this seems like an easy request, getting quality audio and video posted, going thru appropriate licensing requirements, and looking for web players can be a significant project. I have now posted new audio files from the band on the web site, but without a player. I have found issues with different hosting provider tools related to what players will work and integrate... it… Continue

Posted on February 13, 2008 at 11:30am —

Paul Thomas

Just back from Disney .. again

I have just returned from yet another trip to Disneyworld. My family makes an annual pilgrimage to pay our annual Disney tax and see the life sucked out of my wallet, yet we keep coming back for more. I am constantly amazed at the incredible infrastructure of people, organization, strategy, technology, and culture imbedded into the Disney environment. Everytime I go I see "constant change and improvement", I see new advanced technology deployed, and I see continued focus on the

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Posted on January 14, 2008 at 11:04am — 1 Comment

Paul Thomas

25 years in corporate America, now an Entrepreneur

Wow, a long time climbing the corporate ladder...but I did get the payoff. I now have some financial freedom from years of hard work to now start my own business... but wait... a music industry business? What am I thinking, musicians and venues are flakier than corporate america.

The difference is in the "fun" factor. I can chose how to do this with keeping my values and fun, and not have to sign up for the hassle and friction that comes with being enslaved to a job. There is still ple…

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Posted on December 17, 2007 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

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At 11:18am on November 14, 2008, Aaron Dicken said…
Hey Paul!
I'd really like to hear your band live sometime!
Let me know when your gigs are!
Thanks!

Aaron
At 4:20pm on May 29, 2008, Amy Stark said…
I figured out how to make it play automatically when you open my profile, but the loop function works only when you have multiple songs. The 30 seconds is enough to make me smile whenever I open my profile, though. Music can be very powerful. Thanks again for letting me use it. I promise to direct people to your profile when they ask me about it. :)
At 6:31pm on May 28, 2008, Amy Stark said…
Hey Paul-- I was able to grab Loverman off your SI profile, but I haven't figured out how to make it begin automatically or to loop. It is only 30 seconds long, but it cuts off at a point so that if I had it on a loop, it would sound great. Any suggestions?

Thanks for allowing me to put it on my profile.
At 10:41am on May 23, 2008, Amy Stark said…
Hey Paul,

How much would charge to allow me to play your rendition of Loverman on my SI profile? It is a personal favorite, and has been since Linda Ronstandt's Lush Life Album a million years ago.

It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday, and if it's ok with you, I would like to add you as a friend.
At 5:36pm on May 22, 2008, Paul Thomas said…
Hey, the band is playing from 11:00 - 12:00 noon at the MPI Trade Show and luncheon at the Westin Hotel downtown on June 19th... more info at www.cocktailsax.com or contact me...
At 3:47pm on May 22, 2008, Matthew Theriault said…
Paul,
It was good to hear your perspective on trust and relationships today at the book club meeting. It's a topic I'm very interested in. Perhaps we could talk further about it at another time?
It was great to meet you.
At 6:34pm on April 27, 2008, Joel Phillips said…
Paul,
that music you just heard during the catalyst meeting came from your page... thanks!
At 8:43pm on March 25, 2008, Daniel Andrew Young said…
Hey, Paul! I am very interested in Cocktail Sax. I see from the website that you have a lot of bookings for 2008, congrats on that. I want to find out if I can sing with the group some time, and see whether we're a good fit. Let's talk...
DA
At 10:35pm on March 15, 2008, Bob Roudebush said…
re: Buying a Mac. Apple tightly controls the pricing in their channel so most brick and mortar stores (and online outlets for that matter) will have prices very similar to Apple's own website or retail stores. You may be able to catch a deal online where the company bundles in a printer or other accessory for free with purchase.

So, if price is your main concern, there's not a clear cut advantage to not buying directly from Apple. In Indy, Fry's is the only "big box" authorized retailer left since CompUSA went belly up. There's an independent retailer called "The Mac Experience" but their closest location is on the east side (Washington/465).

All said, if you're going to purchase new I would buy directly from Apple's site or from their Keystone location. Check out the Apple.com store for "refurbed" units which will have the same warranty as new machines but may save you a couple of hundred dollars.
At 9:32pm on March 4, 2008, Heather Lapham Kuhn said…
Hi Paul! Welcome to Smaller Indiana and the Musicians Unite! group. I hope I have the opportunity to hear you guys live sometime soon!
 
 

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