## This is my submission to @aggroed's SteemFest2 Minnow Contest. I want to thank him  all you guys who are putting together these contests to help some of us get there. The camaraderie here on SteemIT  is something that is beyond incredible, thanks guys.

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Hey fellow Steemians, your favorite Rapper/Tech Junkie is back with some more words to say about myself and my background and why i should goto Steemfest. Ever since i was younger I have been a major programming hobbyist, learning HTML and CSS back in the 90's and eventually onto some perl in the late 90's. I used to build IRC web bots back in the day on WebTV, wow...
I also have another artistic side that is into making music which i  do full time these days. I am Hip-Hop artist who is slightly well known in the underground you can google my name "Ron Donson" and check out my music. I've done songs with a lot of bigger names, and i am part of a group that was formed by a more well known artist named Carnage the Executioner.. Check him out right here..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCdlA0-KJI

### If i can get Carnage the Executioner on SteemIT in time, maybe he can come too..he's one of the best live performers you'll ever see.....period..
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I think my talents with being a computer geek and a excellent artist with some ties to the underground hip-hop world puts me in a unique position on what i am able to offer the SteemFest. I want to take this moment to congratulate @jacobts on him winning  a ticket to SteemFest2, and to also possibly sign myself in his entertainment night if i am chosen to goto Lisbon. Like i said i am a Hip-Hop artist and i don't just mean on the internet, i am a stage performer as well and i have performed in a couple of different states. Here is a video of me in North Carolina. 

### I AM A STAGE PERFORMER AND A  DEVELOPER IN PROGRESS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EadFIEHQ0w

So what i hope to bring to SteemFest2 is not only my technical prowess and eagerness to learn, but hopefully i could perform some good music for you guys too!. I have a lot of new songs that i think would be great for the crowd too. Songs with some prolific meaning that can reach people...it could be a lot of fun and it would be a nice addition to my artist resume :D. And i put on a pretty good show when i'm in the groove. 
One thing i also will bring to Steemfest2 is something that i think is priceless, and that's good vibes and good energy. I myself try to be a out of my ego as much as i possibly can, and i am always willing and down to help out anywhere if needed. And spending any time with me might give someone a different outlook on life, i feel my most best ability is to reach people with my words..which is why i do music. I've been told i have the ability to truly see into people and move them with my words so you never know who my words might help if i am sent to Steemfest.

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### Here is a screenshot of what a plane ticket would cost me to get to Lisbon about $1200 for the plane ticket, give or take.

https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmc9Rrqw22ZaEj6emtde5myZ4P7xzBzZm6RRjNDihwNH5S/Capture.PNG

### Here's another screenshot of the cost of hotel room @ HF Fenix Garden from 11/1 to 11/6 its € 375,00. which is about $420usd.
![hotel.PNG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTmZ58ea7oiC4L3YXTGc1f9ynNuuLwDfkyKPdPPHvLNfE/hotel.PNG)


# TOTAL = $1620
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# UPDATE THANKS TO @travelersmemoire FOR SUGGESTING A BOSTON FLIGHT AND NOW THE PRICE FOR THE FLIGHT WOULD BE ONLY $550 to $600, that saves about $500!. Bringing the total to about $920 or so, i'd round it off at a even $1000. Total saving is $620! thanks @travelesmemoire!

http://i.imgur.com/Gx2lSCm.png


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I am also eager to come to SteemFest2 so i can absorb some of the information and knowledge from my more advanced peers. Since coming on SteemIT about a month ago now, i have managed to start the rap challenge a new hip-hop contest here, i've become a backup witness and i have been learning python over the last 2 weeks.. although all i have learned pretty much is 
<code>print "Hello, World"</code>  lol. 
Having experience with perl back in the day i think i should catch onto python quite easily though. As you can see i am really dedicated to Steem and what we are doing here and i am extremely eager to grow here with you guys.. I am ALL ABOUT GROWTH and what we have here i believe is something incredible, and the growth potential is amazing. To all the other applications for the contest, goodluck and keep on on steemin on! Peace!


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