This 'NEWS' page is one of the oldest in the website. There is also a lot of bygone history here, and I've just added a few upgrades. Click Instructions (or the ? mark on the navigation tool) for help. If this page does not work on your device you can still visit the Old News page, but unfortunately it won't be updated anymore.
--- 11/05/20 ---
SO!... First major update in 6 years! Why now? Well here comes a Long Story, because first I had to ask "why ever!" Planed changes
Things NOT planned to change
This update will likely be revised, but that's all for now |
--- 06/04/14 ---
New Businesses, Guitar Lessons, and Where I've been.
Well folks, I've been a busy boy and will likely continue to keep in touch with fans and friends via my Facebook group page. As always, there are impostors, so make sure you use a link from my own website to get there. |
--- 4/23/12 ---
12 years old, 12 million hits strong ...
Today, on April 23, 2012, Peter Pan's Home Page crossed 12 million visitor hits. Coincidentally the website is just about 12 years old now too. 12, 12, and 12 million. Though my site is pretty simple HTML code and certainly doesn't have the interactive capability of Facebook, it has already provided a lifetime of smiles, encouragement, and touched more lives in a decade than I ever thought possible in my whole life. Through the internet, this website has allowed me to share my life, visions, music, dreams and a whole lot of silliness, literally with the entire world. It has brought so many wonderful contacts,
Other than new songs and a few of these news items, I have not updated the site content in a long time. But this too is testimony of success. Like a good song, continued changes and new versions aren't always as important as the songs reach. The enhancements to my life all this online activity has brought are indeed wonderful, and I know from my email it continues to be an encouragement to new visitors every day. But as life is enhanced, it naturally gets more full, and it simply gets harder to find time to document it all. One thing is for certain, when I do move forward with new updates, I will have to find a web development tool to make it a little easier and faster. The site really is 100% hand coded HTML, which it part of the reason why its format is so simple. Simple like, well, like an old fashioned internet "Home Page" Anyway, the main thing is this... Thanks Everyone... Thanks for making this site such a wonderful success, and a 'must see' stopping point in a sea of a billion islands. |
--- 12/13/11 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!.... Financial statement for the year is posted in the donations area, under 2011 . For this year, the donations raised will be evenly split between the well known international Save The Children fund, and a local branch of Metropolitan Ministries, who always do a great job bringing smiles to a lot of needy kids during the Holidays.
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--- 4/1/11 ---
More performances, Music, and 'Official' Facebook Link!
Well last subject first. For quite a while now I've maintained a couple of pages on facebook, and the 'official' one is Randy Constan: The real Peter Pan. I still have every intention of keeping most of the photos and music content right here at pixyland.org, but obviously I've had a major challenge finding time for site maintenance. Facebook to the rescue! Now I have an easy way to keep in direct touch with fans and friends of the pixyland site, where others can share photos long before I've had time to post them myself! (In fact, there are already quite a few of Princess Dorothy and me from this years Renaissance fair!). So please go to the Official Facebook Link, and just click "LIKE". I'll need to approve your request, and thats usually done by the end of the day. Of course the regular Guestbook and email are still available, but you have to admit... with mobil access and virtually everyone everywhere joining FB, that's the easiest way to quickly interact! Remember that the FB link will only take you to a sign up page if you've never been there, but once you've jumped those hoops the link will work. |
--- 12/15/10 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!.... As usual, this years financial history is posted within the donations area, under 2010 . Considering the difficult economic times,
I think that's a pretty darn respectable figure, and a wonderful and timely blessing for a lot of kids right now!
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--- 12/15/09 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!... Once again, a hearty thanks for all your kind and generous gifts, from your favorite neighborhood pixies!
...Together we can take a chance, Join in the dance, Create some joy today...
and while we're on our way, we'll try and lend a hand to so many lost girls and boys, just buy them some toys, you know it's so easy, to make a better day!"
Oh and speaking of the CD, you can now order individual high quality MP3 files, as well as the actual CD. Again, see Peter Pan's Music Page)for more details. |
--- 4/29/09 ---
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--- 12/22/08 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!... A little less actually, but Tink and I added some to the 'PIXYLAND kitty too, in the spirit of sharing of our own blessings. As you know, each year PIXYLAND.ORG gathers donations in exchange for promotional gifts, both to help with website expenses and to raise money for various charities benefitting children (click here for 2008 financial history). This year's gifts were evenly split between the Make a Wish Foundation, and a local branch of Metropolitan Ministries, |
--- 05/29/08 ---
Moving on in 2008, coming show on WE TV, and general happenings.!
My friends, I know that every year the updates seem to get slower, and I thank all those loyal fans that keep returning to see if anything new is on the site. All your continued emails are much appreciated and very encouraging. There are good reasons for the delays, and plenty going on at Pixyland.
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--- 12/17/07 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!...
Another all time record!!. This is by far the highest amount ever raised in a single year, and remember, that's after all costs of website maintenance and promotional gifts were paid for!! There were many generous contributors, many that did not even ask for any of the usual promotional gifts in return. And as often the case, at least a handful of "performance" donations whenever an interview, documentary, or filming project took place. There were several of those which I never mentioned on-line, but the Web-Drifter Video was one example along with a recent Swedish TV 'Reality Show' a few months back, and I always require charitable donations for these. (Click here for full 2007 financial history). But despite all this, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention a fan named Robin (right photo) in California, who made several donations totalling over $1000, that really turned this year's fund drive around! Frankly, this would have been a lack lustre year for the fund drive otherwise. |
--- 10/17/07 ---
A new 'Web Cast', with Martin Sergent
webcast stuff... obsolete
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--- 10/7/07 ---
... and She Said Yes!!! Fairy Tale Wedding! |
--- 8/31/07 ---
Dorothy/Tink! That's really the long and short of my news update this time! Just over a year ago now, I met this wonderful lady at an outdoor dance party
Well in any case, the name 'Dorothy' also literally means 'Gift from God, and we've been an item for some time now. It's not the only reason I've not updated the web site a lot, because my grown up 'day job' work has been super busy lately too. But there's no denying that when you meet someone special and start spending time, other endeavors get put on hold for a while. And while we do take occasional pictures, it's only more recently we've taken the time to really set up a few. So please wander over and check out the page I started for us. You can't email Dorothy / Tink right now, because she has no email, and her work leaves even less time for on-line time than mine. But I'm sure that will change, and in the meantime you can always forward anything you'd like to tell her through my email. In other news, some short articles/interviews were recently done on me in the Free Information Society, an Internet based publication, and another more recently in the Carrolwood News section of the Tampa Tribune. The later has no photos unless you get the paper copy, and the author was a little upset that his editor chopped and shortened his text to the point where some of it made no sense. But all publicity is good. I also should report that the company that for many years hosted my website, digitalspace.net, has gone through a change of ownership. The new owners were completely unresponsive to resolving serious issues, and so I've just moved the PIXYLAND website to another company. Hopefully this won't incur too much cost, but just in case things seem out of place for a while, don't panic! But I also do have to stress that the pixyland site 'bandwidth' usage is over 2 gigabytes/day, and if you don't know what that means just understand that such usage does incur a cost. So more than ever, Donations will be needed to keep Pixyland completely commercial free, with no annoying advertising. Free systems like Myspace are kewl, but nothing beats the unrestricted freedom of a real personal 'home grown' websites. So please visit the donations link and consider ordering a T-shirt, mouse pad or photo, or a music CD. I also wish to send out a special thanks to Robin Ceballos, a pixie pal I met at in California. She and her family made a very generous donation in appreciation for the positivity this web site conveys, and it certainly was very encouraging to me. Finally, despite my recent pre-occupation with Dorothy |
--- 4/1/07 ---
Happy Spring, and where do I Go from here?
That's what's in my mind as I write this update. But before I get into that, I should point out that I've made a few new additions to the Pixie Friends |
--- 12/16/06 ---
Thanks again everyone for a great year. Don't ever stop believing! |
--- 11/13/06 ---
Donations update, and Another Birthday on the way!
My my, how the time speeds by! It almost seems I over slept last New Year's only to wake and find myself almost at next year! In fact my birthday is coming up on the 18th of November, and I certainly don't feel a year older. But then, why should I? I *AM*, after all, still on strike against whole 'growing up' idea. Besides, as far as I'm concerned, I'm still 5, a |
--- 10/04/06 ---
Fan Submission Updates. OK, so I have not taken time to do "photo shoots" of new outfits lately, and a lot of that is because I've just had less free time during the day, when the light is best. When I do have 'day' time, it's usually on the weekends and I'm usually off playing somewhere! But don't think for a minute that I've not been sewing new things, or in some cases buying kewl new things from thrift stores or e-bay dealers that sell ballet outfits! It's just that I've not really had time to do serious photo shoots.
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--- 08/08/06 ---
New Photos From Labyrinth, and 'Save the Internet' Video. On July 15, I got to attend what I can only refer to as the 'Mother of All Pixie Parties'. It was the annual
Labyrinth of Jarreth Party, at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre in Hollywood CA.
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--- 6/30/06 ---
Some Ren Fair updates, Super year for donations, recent happenings and projects. I'm slowly getting around to site updates here. |
--- 04/12/06 ---
Still Catching Up!Well first of all, 'Hoppy' Easter!!!. |
--- 02/10/06 ---
Catching Up!
Just a general update to tell you I'm beginning to catch up here at Pixyland. Unfortunately, the site has become so huge, that what used to be a reasonably normal update seems pretty small. But if you have sent me links I've approved for posting, 'Out and About' Page submissions, photos for the Pixie Friends or the new Pixie Fan Art page, well I'm finally actually caught up with most of that! As these pages are all large works in progress, you'll have to search through them to see what's new. But that's part of the fun! |
--- 12/18/05 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!...
The most ever! And as always, all donors ought to be able to find themselves on the Financial history, 2005 page. |
--- 11/21/05 ---
Another Birthday, another year, another chance to spread good cheer.Yes, Peter just turned another birthday, and as if to affirm it all, the website crossed 8 million hits that very day! Of course I maintain that I'm now simply '5', and don't usually count those "in between" years. But This past weekend I really |
--- 09/9/05 ---
The CD is finally Done and available now!. For everyone that thought I had just lost interest in the website and was too busy playing (me? waste time playing?? HMMMPH!! |
--- 06/09/05 ---
Last Song done for CD, and New T shirts!
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--- 02/23/05 ---
New Pics from fans added on Pixie Friends , and Out and About' pages. Also, a cute little 'gif' animation graphic was sent in by a fan about my visit to the Conan O'Brien show was added to that page. Sorry it took |
--- 12/17/04 ---
Raised for Kids Charities This year!...
The most ever! And if you gave anything, you ought to be able to find yourself on this years Summary of Pixyland Financial history, for 2004. In addition to all your gifts, this years total also includes a direct charity payment of $200 from the VH-1 people (yep... they finally gave what they promised), plus another $125 courtesy of the Conan Obrien show, for my appearance this past summer.
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--- 11/05/04 ---
New Outfits and Adventures. Good things are happening for me here at Pixyland, So you really should stay tuned! I've now 8 original songs completed for my upcoming CD, and have also bought the licence to do a Rock version to 'cover' "I won't Grow Up", from the old Mary Martin Play, for song #9! But even more wonderful things are happening that I'm just going to keep secret for a little longer. In the meantime, |
--- 10/04/04 ---
Hurricanes, Donations, and Site Updates!
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--- 8/26/04---
My take on the"Totally Obsessed" show.
Totally Obsessed? I'll say. VH-1 is apparently so totally obsessed with their money, that their word means nothing. I'll stick with my obsession, thank you. At least peter Pan does not lie to people to make a buck. |
--- 8/12/04---
The Conan O'Brien show was a great success, and my entire New York Trip was wonderful. I've tried to condense the whole trip, including screen shots from the show itself, onto a single page, at this link, which of course you can also get to from the Home Page!. I appologies for cramming so much onto one page, and I'm afraid if your screen resolution is not at least 1024 x 768, you will have to scroll around a bit to read it and see all the pictures. But I hope you enjoy it!!
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--- 05/6/04 - 7/14/04---
More TV appearances... Conan O'Brien July 16th! As seems to be the usual pattern, right after springtime, interest in pixyland is once again surges. First of all, remember almost a year ago that VH-1 show "Obsessed" did a piece on me? At that time, the network never really committed to the program itself, and so airing was postponed. But recently they became interested again, and it was all re-done in the past month! This time (and from now on in fact), I always insist on a mandatory contribution to the web site and the charities supported, for any and all projects like this. That way, whether they are ever brought to completion or not, it's never a waste of time. But it looks like a definite this time, and it should air around late August. I'll keep everyone posted. Also, Turner South, a division of TBS, recently did a segment on me for their 'Liars and Legends' show. And if that's not enough, I've been invited to be a guest on the Conan O'brian show in New York, on Friday July 16th!!! It will be great to re-visit my home town again. For all these events, I'll do my best to get across some of the positive messages the web site conveys. And I do expect to be in town (New York City) that whole weekend, so if you know of any 'pixie friendly' places to go 'clubbing' and such, let me know! |
--- 03/11/04 ---
No I have not Gone Away! It's just shaping up to be one of those years where many things are cutting deeply into my play time. Lots of work related stuff. Gotta make a living too ya know. :-) And of course, I still want to get a CD out this year, and I'm shooting for it to have at least 10 original songs. So much of my free time goes into that too.
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--- 11/24/03 ---
Party Pictures, Tech-TV appearance, and a fund raising update. Well, my Pixie Birthday was about the most fun I've had all year! Definitely check out the pictures. We had a blast with some local friends at my house, and had some fans that really came |
--- 10/21/03 ---
Pixie Party in November.... Everyone interested in coming to my Big Pixie Birthday Party in November., please let me know soon so I've a better idea how much stuff to get! All nearby and out of town friends are invited. Wear 'pixie outfits', or something magical or childlike, or at least some wings!!! |
--- 08/8/03 ---
Lots of site updates, and general goings on! No, I don't have to |
--- 06/12/03 ---
Hollywood and National TV debut pages done! As usual, I have to start with apologies for the slowdown in updates, but I've been a busy boi. And I had to wait longer than expected to get a studio tape copy of my guest appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show back on April 22, and |
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--- 2/27/03 --- All's quiet at Pixyland... but not REALLY!! This has been such a busy season that I've had no time for website updates at all! So I thought I'd better write something to explain, and let everyone know I'm still here. Well, I am! |
--- 12/15/02 ---
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--- 11/7/02 ---
Television Debut, New article. This is actually a revision! On Tuesday, Oct 22, I was invited to appear as a guest on a fun TV show called "Because I said So", with Maggie Cassella, in Toronto, Canada! In in exchange for my being a guest, they agreed to make a generous donation to a local children's hospital, so I could not resist! I even had fans from the Toronto area, and it was loads of fun, and I was treated like royalty! The Topic was on Internet Celebrities, and the other guest was Danni Ashe, the 'billion download woman' |
--- 09/21/02 ---
Donations, Outfits, Recent interview, Pixanne and tidbits. In two months time, the Donations and requests for T-shirts, Mouse-pads, and signed photos have really taken off! As a result, Be a Pixie T-shirts are now available in 3 sizes, S, M, and L, and for photos, lower prices as I buy greater quantities from suppliers. In fact, a |
--- 07/01/02 ---
'T' Shirts, Mouse-Pads, Pictures!. Sorry I've not made any updates here in so long! But actually, I've been quietly adding lots of things here and there all along. |
--- 04/08/02 ---
A most difficult update. After much thought, prayers and emotion, I've come to realize that Jenny and I are better suited to be friends than life partners. Jenny, of course, is the one you knew as 'Tink' on my site, back since the 9/15/01 update. Though such things happen, it is amazing how widespread attention to a website can make them even more awkward, and I can scarcely imagine the pressure on real public personalities like film and stage actors.
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--- 02/09/02 ---
Donations for Pixyland. I'm now accepting donations to help with the costs of maintaining this site, while raising money for children's charities. For quite some time I've thought and spoken to many of you, about how nice it would be for this site to benefit some of the wonderful children's charities out there. In fact, I've always insisted that anyone with a business link on this site make such contributions. This reflects the spirit and original intent of the author of the Peter Pan's story,(J.M. Barrie). And with the site traffic crossing 2.2 million hits in just one year, my bandwidth and hosting costs are becoming quite a concern, and donations would be a big help. I am still committed to keeping this site completely non-commercial, non-profit, and have no plans to turn it into personal income, so here is what I have in mind. If you wish to donate, the first 20% of any amount you send will be unconditionally put aside for donations to one or more children's charities at years end. (I'm leaning toward the Make a wish Foundation now, but may decide to include others like CCF too.) Of all remaining money, every cent above the actual costs associated with this site and its maintenance will also be donated to charity, so that the 'balance' at the years end will be zero. And finally, just for fun, gifts will be available for anyone who sends a larger donation. For more info, just go to the Donations section of the home page.
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--- 12/8/01 ---
Guavaween 2001, New Blue Boy Outfit, and General goings on! Geesh... I've not updated the site in a bugs age. But I did warn everyone that I'd have less time for updates. Jenny has some interesting ideas for some pages of her own in the future, where she can share about her own interests and endeavors. Two titles we're kicking around are ' Tings Tink Tink's', and alternately, ' The Tink Tank'. What do you 'tink'? |
--- 9/15/01 --- This update was removed. It was mainly about the history of a lady I was dating, how we met, and our adventures together. As things sometimes go it did not work out, and sometime later I was asked to remove the website references. Having your own website is great, as you always have control. But still the experience taught me an important lesson: Do NOT post all about your relationships online until there is some certainty and longevity to it. Even when you can easily remove photos and words, the truth is they are not gone! Almost everything posted anywhere on the internet is archived somewhere. |
--- 7/28/01 ---
Webby Winner!!! Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh boy!!! I'm sorry friends if I start to get all silly over this, but I'm so happy to tell anyone that doesn't know, just For the record, that I won both the Webby Award, and the Webby's Peoples Voice Award, for the 'weird' category. I'm so thankful for all the friends who've brought me to this point, and who knows what will happen next!
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--- 7/16/01 ---
Busy week ahead: I'm Going to California for the Webby's!!!. As most of you know by now, I had not really planned to go to San Francisco for the Webby Award thing, as it was too expensive a trip. Well, some outside funding came through at the last minute, and so California Here I come! (or maybe I should be singing "If you're going, top San Francisco...". Click here to find out more about the Webby Awards!. They are going to "Web-Cast" it too, so anyone with a fast connection should be able to watch. I believe it will be 8:00PM California time, on Wednesday night. Also, I'm going to join up with Kim Corbin there, the |
--- 6/5/01 ---
Webby nomination, Gifts, Interviews, and new Friends. I've already mentioned that my site has been nominated for a 'WEBBY' award. If you have a moment, please go to The WEBBY Awards, people's Voice page, register, and vote for my site! Apparently, they're also having a 'voice of the people' type of vote going on, and right now I'm tied with another site in category. I do not know whether I'll be able to be at the actual award ceremony or not, since it is mid week (Wed. July 18) in a very expensive area to travel and lodge(San Francisco). But we'll see.
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--- 5/30/01 ---
A Sad Day at Pixyland. Some of you already know that I actually did have a 'wabbit' named Woodie, and only used the stuffed animal in the Fashion Page picture, because the real Woodie would not sit still. Today, in the early morning hours, |
--- 5/11/01 ---
New Outfits, Music/MP3.COM, new toys, and Webby Awards. I've been a little bored lately since I've had some minor surgery, and have to take it easy for a few weeks. It was no big deal, but not being able to go out 'clubbing' on weekends, for at least a few weeks, is a Major Major Boo Boo face! |
--- 4/29/01 ---
Visitor Count: 1 million!
Yes, today my visitor counter quietly crossed the 1 million mark. I'll have to take a picture of this before the counter breaks! |
--- 4/10/01 ---
Guestbook and Email. I just thought It was time to say a little about this. My email has been wonderful, overwhelmingly positive, and has come by the thousands. It should also encourage everyone to know that the negative mail is only about 1 in 10. Of course the number of 'attempted' mean spirited messages is greater in the guestbook, where cowards believe they can reveal their small minds without leaving an email address. In truth, the server does log all message origins in case something needs to be tracked, but it's of little concern because the guestbook is moderated, and very easy to manage. Posts that are inappropriate in any way, are simply trashed, and never get displayed, or even read for that matter.
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--- 4/4/01 --- Documentary! A California producer came to Tampa this week with a small crew to begin a film documentary into my life, and my work. While this is a labor of love for them, I think it is a wonderful opportunity for me to share many wonderful things with a wider audience. I laughed the other day seeing a commercial for a new movie about the Navy, in which the narrator asked, "when was the last time anyone made a movie about your life?" Of course I have the utmost respect for the servicemen who put their lives on the line for our country. But I'm sure you can see the humor that crossed my mind. Anyway, I'll be sure to keep you posted about this!... addendum... the filming went well, and a good time was had by all! More to come on this! Costumes I've added one very silly 'Happy Easter' photo, which you'll have to go to the fashion pages to see. I've gotten so many requests for more photos, but of course these elaborate outfits are not created overnight, and I've just not had the time lately. However, a costume company in New York has offered to make me something! If they do, I've promised a link to them on my site. In the meantime, if you have any links to an interesting painting of a really cute outfit you think I might link, send it along! It is not often I will have an opportunity to have a professional costume made, and I want to make a wise choice! New Link added: "ISKIP.COM" If you really want to feel like a kid again, check out this link at the bottom of my main page. This is an organization destined to form a tight alliance with Peter! (LOL). |
--- 3/20/01 ---
Articles! I can't believe how many newspapers and magazines have been calling for interview and articles. Many that were simply after someone to poke fun at were turned away outright. But many were interested in a real story and more good hearted humor, which I felt was worthy of my time. But working a full time job along with personal projects and a social life, it rapidly got to the point where I simply had to turn down many. I continue to do such interviews, most of which unfortunately do not have permanent online versions. But here's a link to one that archives it's stories online, and I'll post others if I find they are available: |