Comments on: Heeeeere’s Johnny! http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/ The internet made awesome Wed, 16 May 2012 19:31:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Johnny B. Truant http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Johnny B. Truant Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:22:22 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-460 Terry and Mike, I think you guys are right about this. (Well, and I'm right too, since it's my damn post after all.) Especially given my subsequent post to this one, it does seem that people are INTERESTED when I'm real. Now to find out if INTERESTED translates to ENTERTAINED and GENERALLY WANTS TO STICK AROUND AND ULTIMATELY BUY SHIT. Because as you may know, Naomi says I'm a whore. Terry and Mike, I think you guys are right about this. (Well, and I’m right too, since it’s my damn post after all.) Especially given my subsequent post to this one, it does seem that people are INTERESTED when I’m real. Now to find out if INTERESTED translates to ENTERTAINED and GENERALLY WANTS TO STICK AROUND AND ULTIMATELY BUY SHIT. Because as you may know, Naomi says I’m a whore.

]]> By: Mike Stankavich http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Mike Stankavich Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:31:18 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-459 JBT, I like where you're going with this. At risk of being WAY TOO SERIOUS on a humor blog, I'll share up this link that discusses (among other things) the difference between the person and the work - note items 3 and 4. http://lesswrong.com/lw/4y/on_things_that_are_awesome/. I know that your work is awesome, and I have an inkling that the real guy behind the apple is a guy that's definitely worth tipping a beer with. JBT, I like where you’re going with this. At risk of being WAY TOO SERIOUS on a humor blog, I’ll share up this link that discusses (among other things) the difference between the person and the work – note items 3 and 4. http://lesswrong.com/lw/4y/on_things_that_are_awesome/. I know that your work is awesome, and I have an inkling that the real guy behind the apple is a guy that’s definitely worth tipping a beer with.

]]> By: Terry Heath http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-458 Terry Heath Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:16:48 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-458 It's funny (but not the way you mean) because just awhile ago, before I read this post, I was thinking about my own blog, as most bloggers do. See, I'm pretty much a writer, or at least I play one on the internet since I'm working on an MFA and all that. But I also have this entrepreneurial side and have a lot of stuff I want to pretend I know about that. Then I realized (really, I did . . . I even tweeted about it) that if you have a writing blog, it's pretty much automatically qualified to be an internet marketing and small business blog . . . since many of us who play writers online are simultaneously trying to market stuff, like our brand and all that. We probably learn something along the way, end up writing a few ebooks, blogging, and you know. So. It's a natural combination, I think, writing (funny or not) and marketing (successfully or not) and I'm surprised I didn't think of that before. Okay, then my next point (yes, that first part really was a point too). I heard this thing once about Broadway plays. Some famous playwright said if you can make people cry your play will run a year. If you can make people laugh, your play will run two years. But if you can make people cry AND laugh, your play can run forever. Here's to having your play run forever. It’s funny (but not the way you mean) because just awhile ago, before I read this post, I was thinking about my own blog, as most bloggers do. See, I’m pretty much a writer, or at least I play one on the internet since I’m working on an MFA and all that. But I also have this entrepreneurial side and have a lot of stuff I want to pretend I know about that.

Then I realized (really, I did . . . I even tweeted about it) that if you have a writing blog, it’s pretty much automatically qualified to be an internet marketing and small business blog . . . since many of us who play writers online are simultaneously trying to market stuff, like our brand and all that. We probably learn something along the way, end up writing a few ebooks, blogging, and you know.

So. It’s a natural combination, I think, writing (funny or not) and marketing (successfully or not) and I’m surprised I didn’t think of that before.

Okay, then my next point (yes, that first part really was a point too). I heard this thing once about Broadway plays. Some famous playwright said if you can make people cry your play will run a year. If you can make people laugh, your play will run two years. But if you can make people cry AND laugh, your play can run forever.

Here’s to having your play run forever.

]]> By: LOBO http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-457 LOBO Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:43:43 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-457 I was poking fun at the idea of gaining or losing readership based on the "anon" factor ... I'll be back ... was just teasing I was poking fun at the idea of gaining or losing readership based on the “anon” factor … I’ll be back … was just teasing

]]> By: JoVE http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-456 JoVE Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:50:18 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-456 Great move. And happy birthday! (see, I did read the About, a day late) Farting monkeys... ha ha Great move. And happy birthday! (see, I did read the About, a day late)

Farting monkeys… ha ha

]]> By: Johnny B. Truant http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Johnny B. Truant Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:15:33 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-455 Yeah, I don't really do hugs here. I'll toss them out among Havi folk as a gesture of support when the rest are doing it, but then I feel like a total poseur and am sure they all know I just don't get it. Hey, if nothing else, this is an unexplored niche. Have you ever heard of another "ridiculous make money online guy"? Yeah, I don’t really do hugs here. I’ll toss them out among Havi folk as a gesture of support when the rest are doing it, but then I feel like a total poseur and am sure they all know I just don’t get it.

Hey, if nothing else, this is an unexplored niche. Have you ever heard of another “ridiculous make money online guy”?

]]> By: Tracy http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Tracy Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:57:18 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-454 Hey! That's awesome, I can't wait to see what happens next. I went through something similar; I couldn't figure out how to combine the things I like to write about with running a forum full of moms in a way that fit how things were supposed to be and gave myself a headache and finally decided screw "supposed to be". I'm really happy and excited for you! Err, hugs? Do you do hugs on this blog? Hey! That’s awesome, I can’t wait to see what happens next. I went through something similar; I couldn’t figure out how to combine the things I like to write about with running a forum full of moms in a way that fit how things were supposed to be and gave myself a headache and finally decided screw “supposed to be”.

I’m really happy and excited for you!

Err, hugs? Do you do hugs on this blog?

]]> By: Johnny B. Truant http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Johnny B. Truant Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:19:11 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-453 @unfinishedrambler - Your comments make me angry. Fortunately, the Pot O Gold toilet made up for it. @Lynn - Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Business can be funny; it just never is. @ A. Venefica - I don't know about you, but this sneaked up on me slowly. I was never really trying to hide anything; it's more that some things didn't seem to fit with this blog. I didn't realize how it would change the whole persona. @ TGP - OF COURSE I would never forget my early fans. EVERYONE, THEGIRLPIE HAS HAD MY BACK FROM DAY ONE. You all read it here. And this avatar on Twitter and FB is temporary. I also like the apple-face too much to give up forever. Okay, I can't keep replying individually but suffice to say that yeah, it's awesome to attempt to just totally be myself, so we'll see how that works out, but LOBO, WTF? This WAS one of your favorite blogs? You'll MISS me? I'm not going anywhere. @unfinishedrambler – Your comments make me angry. Fortunately, the Pot O Gold toilet made up for it.

@Lynn – Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. Business can be funny; it just never is.

@ A. Venefica – I don’t know about you, but this sneaked up on me slowly. I was never really trying to hide anything; it’s more that some things didn’t seem to fit with this blog. I didn’t realize how it would change the whole persona.

@ TGP – OF COURSE I would never forget my early fans. EVERYONE, THEGIRLPIE HAS HAD MY BACK FROM DAY ONE. You all read it here. And this avatar on Twitter and FB is temporary. I also like the apple-face too much to give up forever.

Okay, I can’t keep replying individually but suffice to say that yeah, it’s awesome to attempt to just totally be myself, so we’ll see how that works out, but LOBO, WTF? This WAS one of your favorite blogs? You’ll MISS me? I’m not going anywhere.

]]> By: James | Dancing Geek http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-452 James | Dancing Geek Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:40:59 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-452 Finally! If truth can be stranger than fiction, then I'd say real can be funnier than façade. Honestly looking forward very much to seeing you integrate the parts into an hilarious whole. There's no maybe about it. Finally! If truth can be stranger than fiction, then I’d say real can be funnier than façade.

Honestly looking forward very much to seeing you integrate the parts into an hilarious whole. There’s no maybe about it.

]]> By: LOBO http://johnnybtruant.com/heeeeeres-johnny/comment-page-1/#comment-451 LOBO Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:32:49 +0000 http://www.theeconomyisnthappening.com/blog/?p=467#comment-451 Now what the #@!** am I supposed to do with all these Skittles mosaics of Robert Goulet!? ANSWER ME DAMMIT!!!! -I'm kidding ... it's weird as I was thinking of dropping the "privacy" thing too (I wrote something for tomorrow I might not publish). Anywho, Congrats Johnny. This was one of my fave blogs and I'll miss you. (Now that I know so much about you, I dunno. It's gotten weird.) :) Now what the #@!** am I supposed to do with all these Skittles mosaics of Robert Goulet!? ANSWER ME DAMMIT!!!!

-I’m kidding … it’s weird as I was thinking of dropping the “privacy” thing too (I wrote something for tomorrow I might not publish).

Anywho, Congrats Johnny. This was one of my fave blogs and I’ll miss you.

(Now that I know so much about you, I dunno. It’s gotten weird.)
:)

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