Thrust and parry. Thrust and parry. That is what teaching brilliant arts management students feels like. The students that I am blessed to have at Westminster Choir College of Rider University are incredible musical artists and bright. Teaching here keeps me on my toes and "in the moment." At the beginning of the semester, I challenged my arts marketing class to do "one thing to promote themselves daily." They stared at me - eyes glazed at first and then slowly the demon in side started to writhe to the surface. "You don't even have a web-site" parried one." "Yeah - an why aren't you blogging", countered another. Before I knew it the rapier had been thrust into my being. Ugh! They are right. Practice what you preach or get off the pulpit. So here I am. Pale, nervous, drymouthed, posting my first post - is that what you do? Post a post? Verb and noun - post a post? Anyway, here I am. Becoming part of the new millenium and starting the tail of teaching the biz side of the arts to kids who will be in the biz on one side of the curtain or another.