When The Pirates of Penzance: Revamped and Revisited was released on December 31, 2016, that date marked the end to an eighteen-month-long adventure that transported Adrian and his team to a level of notoriety they never anticipated.
(Purchase the album here.) One major success from the album release was the internationally popular interview series featuring some of the most venerated names from the world of the arts and entertainment. Readers connected personally with the likes of Kaye Ballard, Robby Benson, Patricia Routledge, and others, and traffic to Adrian’s official website skyrocketed to well over 50,000 visitors within the year. Today, the statistics continue their rise, as annual traffic nears 80,000, and is expected to climb even further by the end of 2018. Today, Adrian is pleased to announce that he will be reprising his role as interviewer to the stars of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, by launching a second season of interviews which will feature an even broader host of personalities and industries. As with the first season, Adrian will maintain the relatable and unequivocal realism that fans have come to know and love. The only difference will be a stronger emphasis on personalism which will in turn propagate a greater dividend of audience engagement and admiration.
The new season will feature more wonderfully talented individuals from the realms of entertainment, art, fashion, and travel. In addition to the printed editions of interviews, we will also release audio and/or visual recordings for as many as practicably possible. We believe these new elements will add new dimensions to audience interaction, and furthermore enhance previously established dynamics.
Adrian wishes to thank every fan, follower, subscriber, and reader for their loyalty and interest in his work and his art. Without you, none of the success we’ve experienced would be possible, and for that we will always be forever grateful.
The first interview, featuring globally acclaimed fashion designer Luly Yang, will be published on Friday, February 9, 2018.
Warmest regards, The Adrian D. Holmes Team 
Ever since YouTube opened its monetization market to upstart and popular content creators a couple of years ago, it has faced increasing scrutiny from its many partner advertisers. Last year, (in)famous internet star PewDiePie became one of the first major YouTubers to face strong disciplinary actions following a string of controversial actions taken on his channel, and now twenty-something American YouTuber Logan Paul has drawn similar heat for a poorly judged upload at the beginning of this year, allegedly featuring an actual corpse found within a “suicide forest” in Japan.
Although both YouTubers have apologized (somewhat) for their behaviors, YouTube has taken critical steps to assure advertisers that their brand investments are worthwhile and inoffensive to as large an audience as possible. In April 2017, YouTube announced that in order for channels to qualify for monetization, they much first achieve 10,000 lifetime views. Now in the wake of the recent Logan Paul scandal, YouTube has returned with even stricter guidelines, stipulating that all channels must have at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time within the 365 days to be eligible for monetization. For many, this news is the last straw. Whereas the 10,000 lifetime views imposition was an inconvenience, the latest development is quickly being met with various sensations of disgust, disappointment, disillusionment, and even betrayal. A few days after Logan Paul had posted his now-infamous vlog from Japan, many viewers wondered if and when YouTube would respond to the heinous activity on Paul’s channel. Following nearly a week of stalling, YouTube indeed responded, but this time it answered in a way few were anticipating, and even fewer were prepared to embrace. Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of YouTube as we know it? Likely not; but we likely witness major shifts in who or what will become trending on the YouTube community. Certain optimists argue that YouTube is returning to its roots. Back in the days of Ye Olde YouTube, people simply uploaded videos for the sake of sharing them. Money did not originally drive people to share. Perhaps we will see return to the original intent and heart of what YouTube was all about in the first place. Regardless of the outcome, we will remain strong. This evening, Adrian tweeted this poignant message:
Perhaps some bad players will be eliminated, and maybe a few disheartened good ones, too; but it's also probably safe to say that those who are truly dedicated to their craft will remain, and will continue pressing toward the greater goal of success—a goal which seems ever more elusive yet ever more lucrative once it has been achieved.
For many, the holidays are a happy time of the year when they can find escape from the pressures of the daily grind; however, for others, the holidays are a recurring reminder of hard times, disappointment, and disillusion. Let me share some ideas about how to dispel and overcome disappointment during the holidays.
It’s official. The time has come for all Floridians to hunker down, as the meteorological lingo goes. Although according to Dictionary.com (link to definition), the term hunker down means “to squat on one’s heels,” an alternative meaning is “to hide, hide out, or take shelter.”
That’s exactly what we’re doing now here in Brevard County. We made our final excursion outside before the arrival of Hurricane Irma, and from what we can tell, most others in our area have done likewise. At 3:30 PM, we streamed an impromptu weather report from Indiatlantic Beach via Facebook Live. This was after I shared a slew of Periscope broadcasts filmed this morning along the canals of Palm Bay. I made a last-minute ration-run to my neighborhood Publix, and confirmed with staff that area Publix stores would be open until 6 PM tonight—the latest opening hours of any store in my area, to my knowledge. It is now after 8 o’ clock in the evening, so I presume 100% of commercial businesses in town are now closed. Additionally, most if not all churches and houses of worship will be closed tomorrow. Many have opted to take advantage of social media live streams from remote locations instead. I’m afraid this blog post will be rather short. What more can I say? The whole world knows now that a major hurricane is hours away from making landfall. I don’t think I repeat that fact any other way to make any greater impact than what has already been made. 
Allow me to apologize for not delivering a Facebook Live update yesterday evening. I am a teacher. My school announced today that it will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday, and possibly on Monday as well, depending on how drastically conditions deteriorate due to Irma over the next ninety-six hours. Thanks to my abruptly lightened schedule, however, I should be able to share more consistent weather updates from my area beginning Thursday morning and on through the remainder of the work week and into the weekend.
I could have posted another live video yesterday had I really been driven to do so. But I’ll be quite honest: with the projected track of Irma shifted every several hours, I am rather glad now that I didn’t spin my wheels to make another video, when whatever I would have said yesterday would end up becoming moot today, thanks for the 2:00 PM AST update from the National Hurricane Center. Despite the ever-shifting imbroglio waged by various media outlets both large and small over the past forty-eight hours, I have consistently reminded my readers and fans that Irma had a modest but viable chance of missing Florida altogether. And now, armed with the latest data from the NHC, I feel confident enough to predict that we have already witnessed the worst that Irma will bring and that we should not experience anything near the intensity of what has already been faced by the various island nations in the Caribbean. What Are The Facts?
The reason why I even bother to update my readers and fans is because you are the ones who told me you care. I have received numerous emails, texts, and private messages requesting news on the current situation in my area, so out of courtesy to those concerned, I want to keep you informed—minus the sensationalism the media seems to be invoking.
Let us, then, begin by asking the very important question, “What are the facts?” Tuesday night I shared several facts about Hurricane Irma at the time. Today, more facts are known, thus expanding our discussion. I have listed the most important ones as follows: |
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