You guys are right. It's a much harder road to travel, but it is possible.

We're alluding to the music vs. entertainment issue again.

On top of everything else, jazz people listen, but don't drink much. That makes paying the bills even harder.

In spite all of this, we diehards live to keep the music progressing, while we know that, with every improvement in knowledge and technique, we're one step closer to playing ourselves out of a job. Can't stand playing Buffet or country
(don't mind listening to some...Jimmy Wayne is really good).

No wonder top jazzers over time have had such miserable lives.


Russ