From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017071411505344456-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Well  progress finally.  You at least are starting to accept this is about   
   > making money :-)   
      
   I stated as I did for those who look at it that way - actually I still   
   couldn't care less about the Filthy Lucre, because I simply DON'T LOVE IT,   
   and I Know it will follow a good act so I won't have to worry about it.   
      
   > some would say, you're nuts .......   
      
   They can say anything they want and I'll understand...that THEY are the ones   
   who are INSANE!   
   And that's okay, because here's what I have to say - it's Insane for   
   *supposedly* *grown up* *adults* to be MISbehaving like Stupid, Retarded   
   little Idiot Children, playing *Let's PRETEND* and *MAKE BELIEVE* with this   
   RIDICULOUS NONSENSE called 'money', which in True Reality is Nothing...but a   
   LIE...because it's based on a concept that's a LIE...and DOOMED FROM THE   
   VERY BEGINNING OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE VERY IDEA ITSELF!!!   
   It's NO DIFFERENT than playing that Silly, Stupid "Monopoly" GAME!!!   
   Only MASS INSANITY has POSSESSED Billions to Play the Stupid Game and   
   UNJUSTLY FORCE others to play it too!!!   
      
   > Maybe. Maybe not.  I've seen a lot of articles over the years that suggest   
   > that learning your craft ruins creativity.   
      
   ONLY insomuch as that would  apply ONLY to those seeking to forever Reenact   
   history rather than Further the STATE OF THE  ART!!!   
      
   > Mostly written by peole who don't have a clue.  Or, who have their own   
   > motives for misleading people.   
      
   There's always a lot, TOO MUCH of that going around, particularly nowadays.   
      
   > Lets look at that. Commiting yourself to a career risking choice, vs a   
   > plane flight that might kill you .....   
      
   > Life is fragile. One stupid moment can end it.  Sensible people plan   
   > ahead, and avoid unnecessary risk. I worked my life  ( I'm 63 ) as a   
   > musician. That's all I did other than a short venture into writing   
   > computer software and owning a company that did that.   
      
   Obviously, Music is where it's at for you - me too!   
      
   > I have friends that spent their life as musicians. Not lazy bum wanna   
   > be's, real, you can buy their records, musicians.  We figured out a few   
   > things about the business. Some might say I failed, since I'm not as   
   > famous as Mic Jagger, but no one who actually knows me would agree.  I've   
   > had a good life. Yes, there were some big deal deals I walked away from.   
   > Looking back, I've no huge regrets.   
      
   I'm still hoping to find at least a semblance of a 'good life'.   
      
   > One thing I walked from was the record company that wanted us to quit our   
   > club gigs, find a day job, and write music to record.  By the time that   
   > happened, I, we, were married, had nice apartments, and enjoyed eating   
   > regular.  No way we were tossing that all out on a long shot gamble.   
      
   Since I've currently got 40 songs written, I'm hoping to avoid some of that   
   trouble.   
      
   > If that record co wanted us to spend our time writting, then they should   
   > have done the normal thing, handed over $100 K or so as an advance (   
   > living money ) and we would have spend 6 months writting and recording. As   
   > grown adults, living under a bridge for my art wasn't gonna happen.   
      
   If they couldn't figure that out, perhaps they're not nearly as competent,   
   much less 'professional', and they might think.   
      
   > Instead, I played clubs, recorded now and then, made money, lived my life   
   > as guitar player. Too weird to imagine ?  Well, whatever.   
      
   Why would that be weird?   
      
   > I get offers constantly to go back on the road, or to record. I almost   
   > always turn them down. Been there, done that.   
      
   Okay, so you were on the runway, why not at least try it again and this   
   time, don't Abort the Takeoff!!!   
      
   > Big gambles that you roll your whole future on are for two kinds of   
   > people. Those with nothing to lose, and those so young they can survive   
   > losing everything.   
      
   Where do you get the notion that being young automatically equates to   
   surviving?   
      
   > Kids or broke people.  If you can't afford to lose it all, don't gamble   
   > it.   
      
   You're gambling between heartbeats too, that another one will follow,   
   because if it doesn't, and the trend continues, in f few minutes, you could   
   lose big time ;)   
   In short, EVERYTHING IS A GAMBLE in a Fallen world.   
      
   > Me ?  Not a kid. Not broke. Not rolling the dice.   
      
   Perhaps not, but they are nonetheless being rolled, even if you're not the   
   one doing it, which leaves a very simply question - Do you Choose to be   
   Passive, or  Active???   
   To me, DEATH is Passive, but LIFE is Active!!!   
      
   > I plan on learning one or two old 60's tunes today.  Why ?  Because I have   
   > some duo gigs coming up where we need a few more of those.  We'll play the   
   > job, have fun, go for pizza ( probably pre gig ), then in a week or two   
   > the check will show up in my mailbox. I'll cash it, and put that money   
   > away.   
      
   At least you'll have fun, and that's what it's all about.   
      
   > It's what I do.   
      
   Having fun is an Absolutely NONnegotiable, Mandatory Requirement ;)   
      
   > Maybe not as glamorous as the big kids, but I'm not dead of an overdose   
   > either.   
      
   Immaturity and the subsequently Lack of  Discipline is what Really does the   
   Killing!!!   
      
   > That's it. I've settled for a less glamorous, less risky life.  Steady   
   > money, but not riches.    That's what my karma gave me, so it's what I was   
   > meant to have.   
      
   Less exiting and more Boring has Nothing to do with risk, because that is a   
   Maturity and Discipline issue, in other words, a matter of Self Control.   
      
   > We're planning for the " post " band phase. Likely gonna become a club   
   > level duo, keep the drummer and extra singer around for occasional gigs.   
      
   Does that mean no songwriting?   
      
   > Hard reality. Bills have to be paid or the lights go out.   
      
   But Faith is what Enables the MORALE Necessary to proceed, and Succeed!!!   
      
   > Absolutly record advances are loans.   
      
   Probably at Loan Shark rates too.   
      
   > Well, no, not really. You only have to pay them back out of your   
   > royalties. And since that won't be happening, worring about paying them   
   > back doesn't matter.   They will keep all your record profits ( if there   
   > are any )  whether you took an advance or not. Look up a guy named John   
   > Fogherty for info on that.   
      
   There's a Reason for going Indie!!!   
      
   > What you get from a record deal is, if it works out, is famous. Use that   
   > fame to get better live gigs. Your money comes from the live gigs. Not the   
   > recordings. Records make you famous. Fame lets you sell out arenas. That's   
   > the business in a nutshell.   
      
   That's fine with me, because Live shows is how the Love Vibe is generated!   
      
   > By the time your big enough to get any money from your records its because   
      
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