Silverback Digest is closing in on its 1000th post! It’s time to celebrate, but also to rethink our purpose, our goals, our format, our style, our existence.
We need your help. What are we doing right? Wrong? What could we do better?
The first post? It happened on September 23, 2020. There was a picture of some grizzled early members of the Silverback Film Society (circa 2016) along with a list of movies that achieved a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/movies-100-percent-score-rotten-tomatoes/
Since then we have gone to post almost 1000 entries on your Digest, falling into several general categories:
- Original pieces from the pens of other Silverbacks
- Articles suggested or sourced by other Silverbacks
- Original pieces from the roster of Great Ape SM.
- Articles from simpatico sites and sources such a Recomendo, The Outside Story, Delancey Place, and The Browser.
- Publication of an extended body of original music and accompanying narrative under the title of Old Rockers.
- Assorted nonsense of which no one wants to claim ownership.
- Various theme weeks featuring cute grandkids, Silverbelle Dolly Parton, assorted Bostonia, a celebration of Silverback Del Shannon, and a weeklong exploration of the best way to cook scrambled eggs.
As we approach the landmark 1000th posting, the question arises of where to steer Ship Silver in the future. Or, as we say in the universal language of The Jungle, “Oo-oo?”
Among the options:
- Just slip beneath the waves.
- Maintain the status quo.
- Make the publication less frequent, but more substantial.
- Monetize and grow it.
What do you think, fellow ‘Backs and ‘Belles? The future of The Jungle is in your hands. Grace me with a sentence or two that summarizes your wisdom. Where do we go from here?
