Reverb: The Official UTF Blog

In doing some searching around on YouTube, I found some classic Tina Turner. I’m not a 100% sure, but I think these clips are from the 1988 Live in Rio concert. Just don’t quote me on that. However, if anyone can confirm this clip is from that concert, comment on the blog or shoot me an email (via the Contact DQ link on the blog).

Anyway, Timmy is featured in these clips doing his thing (and doing it well) in the band. Unfortunately, I can’t embed the videos because some people (labels) don’t want you to watch their artist videos anywhere but on their YouTube channel. Therefore, I’m linking up the videos for your viewing pleasure.

• Tina Turner – “Typical Male”
• Tina Turner – “We Don’t Need Another Hero”

If you tried to visit the UTF message board and landed here, then your eyes (or browser) is not playing tricks on you. The UTF message board has been taken off line and the associated database will be deleted. The URL for the message board now redirects to Reverb, the official UTF blog.

If you haven’t visited Reverb before, this is the place where I post random thoughts on entertainment for the most part. I also will post UTF news here until the new version of UTF version 5 is up and available for the public. You can subscribe to any posts here via RSS. If you don’t know what RSS is, look for the orange symbol on the UTF blog, click on that, and subscribe using an RSS reader.

This is just a quick reminder to say that the UTF message board will be shut down either sometime tonight or tomorrow. All traces of links should be removed from the UTF web site.

On a side note, I have made significant progress for UTF version 5. Most of the content available on UTF version 4 has been added to the new version of the site with the exception of the picture galleries; that’s a task still on my to-do list for UTF. In addition to the galleries, I still need to set up the newsletter. To be honest, I’m still trying to determine if I should continue to publish it. UTF version 5 will be on a new platform that will allow you to subscribe to news and site updates via RSS feed. There may not be a need for the Official UTF Newsletter anymore; I will make that determination over the next couple of weeks.

I still have some additional behind the scenes tasks to complete for UTF version 5, but I’m pleased to say that the site is becoming more of a reality. I’m not going to rush things and am taking my time to make sure that everything is done right. Soon, everyone will be able to see the fruits of my labor. I think you’re going to love the new version; I do!

I have made a decision to shut the UTF message board down. The daily spam fights have just grown too overwhelming and has involved too much of my time over the past year. I’m one person against an army of spam robots. Maintaining the message board has become more work than I’m willing to put in, so at the end of January, the message board will go away.

As most of you are aware, you can contact Timmy directly at his web site. I will be directing any communications I have with you here at Reverb. If any of you have made friends here and want to keep in touch with them, I urge you to send that person a private message through the message board while you still can. I would not recommend putting your private email address in the forums as you don’t really know if everyone on the Memberlist is a real person. Thanks.

First off, with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, I want to wish everyone a safe trip who might be traveling. Don’t eat too much, and remember you only have to hang out with that one obnoxious family member once (maybe twice) per year.

Now, I know it’s been a couple of months since I posted anything here. Fortunately, it’s because I’ve been busy preparing UTF version 5 for a 2008 launch. With other things going on in my life, I just didn’t have time to code the site from the ground up like I originally planned. The good news is that by using a CMS (content management system), I will be able to get the new version up on time. I still have some customization to complete before I can start adding the content, but it’s coming along nicely. I really think everyone will like the new version.

As some of you are aware, I never did get around to putting up the Ken Dolls mini site with version 4. That actually slipped through the cracks, but I do plan to get that done this time around. It may not be up when version 5 launches since I do plan to code the Ken Dolls site from the ground up. The main thing I’m focused on is changing the design and making UTF easier for me to manage when I have to perform updates.