Well Gary, as a do'er of good deeds, a giver of technical gifts, and a teller of tall tales for such a long time, I suppose you have earned enough forum capital as to be able to put up long posts that have absolutely nothing to do with arranger keyboards .

Well.....here's MY perspective. Music can be viewed as either a business or as Art. Because most of the people here are not professional performers, I suspect that most view it as Art. Consequently, wealthy megastars excepted, how well you do financially has little importance in discussions about MUSIC. I readily concede that a good businessman with mediocre talent will probably be more financially successful than a superbly talented musician who is a lousy businessman (you can see examples of that everyday ). That's one reason why, after recognizing my mediocrity early on, I chose another line of work .

Having said all of that, we still enjoy your tales of adventure, blueprints for success, free medical advice, and sharing of personal information. Heck, I bet any number of us ol' timers could easily write your autobiography. I AM proud of the one strong bond that we share, Religion .

Have a good day.

chas