Shut Down....For Now

I have been meaning to write a note for many weeks, tossing around what to say in my head, but never actually sitting down to write it for a variety of reasons. But tonight, I sat down.

I started TDC in 2013 - which seems like an eternity ago - after I won a CMT contest where I penned an essay about Eric Church. I pounded it out in two minutes, and got a call a week later....I won an all expenses paid trip to Nashville, attended the CMT AOTY Awards and was on the tv with Cody Alan discussing music and EC. Not going to lie, it was pretty damn amazing. After, I thought, if I can write good enough for CMT and I love music, why not parlay that into a site?

It started out slow but I like to think my love of music was evident in what I did and the site grew and grew. I remember my first interviews and to see where these guys and gals are now (superstars who would never give my site the time of day) is pretty wild. Getting to listen to albums pre-release and write about them and then have actual conversations on the phone and in person and just talk with (and pick the brain of) artists and songwriters was beyond incredible. Those convos affected me so much, it's difficult to properly describe. And of course they allowed me to meet and be blessed to have people in my life I can now call friends.

I thank every single artist who gave me their time and allowed me to talk with them to listen to their record. Thank you in particular to those artists - the rare gems - who would actually RT or share what we did together. Thank you to some truly amazing publicists who worked with me over the years (you guys know who you are) and to every single person who actually read what was on these web pages, there is so much appreciation for y'all.

With all that goodness, why close shop for now? Well, besides dealing with some personal issues like we all have, the site got to the point where doing it on a daily basis (as a labor of love really) made me feel like TDC was a factory instead of a passion. I grew tired, was uninspired to write, and was just tossing stuff up to post.....which isn't doing anyone any favors. So I decided to take an extended breather which is allowing me to take care of myself and enjoy music as a fan and remember how much joy it brings me. 

Not sure if the site will be back in 2 months or 10, but in the meantime Enjoy music. Enjoy life. Tara