Donny, no one is talking about sitting in a rocking chair and waiting to die. What would you do if you didn't drop dead on the job, but instead, had a heart attack or stroke that made it physically impossible to perform? Would you have enough money squirreled away to stay in your home and play with the grand kids? Would you be able to have the same lifestyle that you currently enjoy?

All of those things apparently don't seem important to most full-time musician/entertainers, thus the reason I started this particular thread. I knew so many really great musician/entertainers that left this world flat broke, left their spouses in destitution, and never really were able to take the time to smell the roses because they pissed away every dime they made. Yeah, they lived life like every day was going to be the last one, but those final years were not really much of a life when you put everything in perspective.

Cheers,

Gary