Wednesday, 22 November

 - Over the course of my life I’ve met quite a few Texas Troopers, a few Rangers, and an awful lot of local police and sheriff deputies. Out of all these, only one individual stands out to be a gigantic prick, all the rest were friendly, intelligent, and professional when the situation warranted

- Seen: I was going to cook an alligator for dinner, but then remembered all I have is a croc pot

- Food for thought…in 2020 the average income in the US was $67,500, or roughly $5625 a month. The lowest income for so-called middle class is $3175 a month.  A typical journeyman musician has to work 20 gigs a month, $160 a gig to make that.

20 gigs a month is a lot of work…not including travel time, set up/tear down, equipment costs, etc.  not including health care fees and such. A GOOD 5 piece band would need to pull down at least $800 per gig. This is already exceeding the budgets of quite a few/most local venues.

So next time you think “band is just too damn expensive “ think about what you pay an electrician, a real estate broker, lawn care pros, just about every other profession you can imagine.  True, musicians dont fix pipes, replace sockets, and so forth.  But we do bring something to the table, in far too many cases what we bring in someone’s lunch order

- It’s been said we have a mullet lawn…neat and trimmed in the front, long and scraggly in the back

- Why do they call them Congressional hearings when people only listen lo support their 15 minutes on soap box?

- With that, Deb and I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving.