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There are some pretty sweet things that money can't buy!Oh, I get it and I've thought about it. Already set my price at $1K/day. I'll probably give some free support while in the US, time permitting. After that it would probably blow a full day to travel to a good Internet connection, do the work and go home. Even for an hour or two of support. I really think I want wet and salty sand between my toes more than money or keeping up with technology
Al,
nopeYou’re not married then?
You know it is kind of a strange part of life....I've always said...when you are born you have a boss, your parents...when you go to school you have a boss, teacher, when you get a job you have a boss.. when you get married have kids you have a boss, your wife.....so when you get divorced and retired you don't have a boss, it is a strange freedom, you totally choose what you do when...might not be for everyone but I like it. (I do have a girlfriend but she feels the same way after 2 divorces)You’re not married then?
I saw a quote under a TB’ers post the other day..... “In my defense I was left unsupervised...” my wife/ best friend is my reality compass. 31 years and counting. The only other thing I’ve had longer is my 1981 Ibanez Roadstar II!No staying power eh!
We’re working on #50 in April.
With my wife cut back to part time, I'm only unsupervised two nights a week.
Thanks for sharing your story Dave! I'm sort of am extreme type A person and wish I was able to just sit back and relax a bit more. I am working on that though, and in as non-type A fashion as is possible.
I like how you quoted ‘owned’ Sir Paul, the honest, else we would have been left to ask "Who own who?"The only thing I have ‘owned’ longer than my Dorothy is my 1963 Precision which I bought used in January 1968. Five months later in June, whilst playing it at a gig, I met her.
Thanks for sharing your story Dave! I'm sort of am extreme type A person and wish I was able to just sit back and relax a bit more. I am working on that though, and in as non-type A fashion as is possible.
The one thing that being retired from the government and working as a consultant has allowed me to do these last 10 years is spend time actually focusing on what I do rather than multi-tasking and feeling guilty I'm not giving anything my best. I play a lot more music these days and do say no when the job would involve something empty or pointless in my mind.
I grew up in the Washington DC area and have worked in the DC rat race my entire life. I think a nice home a little further out from the suburbs is in my future at some point and should really help me dial back a bit for a real retirement. The DoD/Navy and my private employer since since have retiring could not have treated me better or more respectfully. It was still a vicious cycle though because every huge success seemed to set the bar a commensurate amount higher.
I guess the best way to say it is that my entire life I was trained and rewarded for being "a human doing". Now I have to learn how to be a "human being". As a good friend once told me, life is not an event to be endured, it's supposed to be an adventure to be enjoyed. We extreme type A folks have trouble deprogramming ourselves and finding a healthy balance, but good advice and good music certainly help!!
You can still be retired and type A LOL. I still wish I had two of me. I think I'm down to four bands now so need to start looking for another LOL. I'm owned by a house and 4 acres LOL and have a couple vehicles that need gettin' back road-worthy - not counting a couple motorcycles. Also politically active somewhat. I used to tell people that my hobby was collecting hobbies - and that was before I got back into doing sound and then playing LOL. And oh yah, a few boats including a schooner that's presently on the hard
. Probably done with ultralight aircraft but who knows? Oy Vey...
Waddya do in your spare time?You can still be retired and type A LOL. I still wish I had two of me. I think I'm down to four bands now so need to start looking for another LOL. I'm owned by a house and 4 acres LOL and have a couple vehicles that need gettin' back road-worthy - not counting a couple motorcycles. Also politically active somewhat. I used to tell people that my hobby was collecting hobbies - and that was before I got back into doing sound and then playing LOL. And oh yah, a few boats including a schooner that's presently on the hard
You can still be retired and type A LOL. I still wish I had two of me. I think I'm down to four bands now so need to start looking for another LOL. I'm owned by a house and 4 acres LOL and have a couple vehicles that need gettin' back road-worthy - not counting a couple motorcycles. Also politically active somewhat. I used to tell people that my hobby was collecting hobbies - and that was before I got back into doing sound and then playing LOL. And oh yah, a few boats including a schooner that's presently on the hard
TB and FB LOL. Three of my bands have like 6 sets of songs - some overlap but not as much as you might imagine. Watchin' "Bar Rescue" at the moment - great show and very relevant to those of us that do bar gigs.Waddya do in your spare time?
. One was an old band member from a few years back just sitting in and another was his last gig with us, off to Berklee (he just graduated high school, anybody in Boston area need a decent baritone sax?). Ages 18 to 67 I think LOL.
Today I feel like the exact opposite of a Type A. I'm playing Type Z!
Work never bothered me . I can sit down and watch it for hours.I'm sitting on my bum with Carey watching Smithsonian channel. Carey's trying to blast me out of my recliner to go to the grocery store for dinner!
