Pro what? Pro entertainer, maybe. A Pro, at least in my mind, is someone who has mastered a skill to a level generally considered above the 'amateur' level. Too often I hear people use the reasoning that "if I make money doing it, I'm a Pro". Or, that if I'm able to 'entertain' an audience while sitting behind a keyboard I can barely play, that makes me a 'pro' musician. That is such BULL. That's just a way of deluding oneself while filing a void that most REAL pro's have absolutely no interest in. Most self-proclaimed "pro's" are able to accomplish this because they mostly perform in a non-competitive environment (ie. not competing against true professional musicians) in (less musically demanding) venues not courted by most professional musicians who are more interested in THE ART than how people might view them.

Down in our hearts, we all know what a true professional musician is (and you won't find very many playing arranger keyboards). Marco Parisi is a professional musician; Cory Henry is a professional musician; and there are literally THOUSANDS of others out there who play at that level. Few here play at that level. A housewife can walk into a bar and strip, and all the men will be highly appreciative and hugely entertained, but that doesn't make her a professional stripper (even if they toss her a couple of bucks).

Since you were interested in other people's thoughts and opinions, I thought I'd share mine.

chas