The 2nd August Ramble:

It's Just After Midnight,
and Have I Got News for You!

August 7, 2002

I guess you can consider this as one of the Midnight Rambles we missed along the way.

I've been listening a lot lately. To you, to other interested friends and trusted counselors.

And now I'm acting.

Tonight I raised the annual fee for Supporting Memberships to $75. And I've added a new class of DARts Subscribers who, for $35/year (I haven't decided yet if the new DARts Subscribers will have any other benefits, besides getting in on the Midnight Ramble community. Any suggestions?) will have access to all DallasArtsRevue pages.

Which, of course, means that not everybody does now.

You know about my dire financial condition, so you probably understand why I've done this. You may even have suggested it. But tonight I've changed the web addresses of some of DARts most informative pages.

I'm telling you this, so you'll know where to find them, because you will continue to be able to access any and all DARts pages. They are below.

Fear not. Your Membership Pages will always be fully accessible to anyone who wants to see them. That's the whole idea, after all. And I'm already planning another Supporting Membership extravaganza on the cover.

But many of DARts' more time-consuming pages are now inaccessible to any but the more intrepid web surfers. And -- soon as I figure out how, they'll be impossible for anyone to access, unless they have a password, which you will, of course, get.

I haven't decided whether to include the Calendar in this deal. Right now it's accessible but with a big warning label. Howsomever, since it's the most time-consuming of all DARts pages, it's inching its way into the Members- and Subscribers- Only pile.

Just thought I oughtta tell you about these changes.

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The New Web Addresses Are

Gallery & Art Space Information

Schools & Universities & Classes

Artists Opportunities

Aesthetic Crisis Center

Visual Art Groups

Dallas & Texas Museums & Art Centers

For obvious reasons, please do not give these new addresses to anyone. Also, please do not give anyone your password.

It's not easy for a dreamer to have dreams dashed, but I've had a lot of great advice lately -- after some attention grabbing experience. My brain is still spinning with new ideas. More changes are a comin'.

Meanwhile, the last Midnight Ramble (and this guided missive) have accrued several amazing bits of feedback and suggestions, and I'm still very much open to more. Like sharp intakes of breath while I'm driving, feedback is always appreciated.

Oh, and welcome to newest members Dallas multi-media artist Sheila Cunningham and Artist's Assistant Alison White.

Thanks for listening. Good night.

And thanks so very much for Supporting DallasArtsRevue.com

; j r