Long story short...Covid retired me from music, had a bake sale to get over the hump, then I went corporate, except I work from home so I don't have to dress corporate.
Only two pedals I sold have I ever missed, the JohnK Animato clone and the MXR M85 Bass Distortion. Got another Animato but I had been kicking around whether to get another M85 or go full-on Fuzzrocious with the Cat Tail, now that I found out he can put them in a smaller chassis.
That decision got made for me today by Corporate America. I was awarded a crazy amount of reward points this morning, who are very nearly a dollar-to-dollar exchange but you have to spend on goods that are included in the reward company's catalog. Almost as good as money, and I'll darn sure take it!
One of the things we can order as rewards are GC gift cards. So today after work, I ordered a couple and I'll be using them to buy another M85. And since you all need pretty pics or you won't ever comment, it will look like this:
On one hand, I would have happily paid Ryan directly for a Cat Tail since it's not that much more money and it's more feature-laden. OTOH, I had to spend these points on something, so unless I buy stuff they're worth nothing. So after my wife got done ordering a new fancy handbag and ordering a couple gift cards of her own, I ordered a GC gift card. Will take a little while before I see it, but where am I going?
So what have we learned?
1. Covid sucks for musicians, but we all have to get on with things the best we can
2. Not all corporate jobs are the bomb, and they always make you work hard for it because customers suck, but I've had MUCH worse jobs and MUCH MUCH MUCH less positive work environments. And I can do it in my skivvies. I often do.
3. Doesn't matter if you're retired or not...you have to have more fuzz.
Only two pedals I sold have I ever missed, the JohnK Animato clone and the MXR M85 Bass Distortion. Got another Animato but I had been kicking around whether to get another M85 or go full-on Fuzzrocious with the Cat Tail, now that I found out he can put them in a smaller chassis.
That decision got made for me today by Corporate America. I was awarded a crazy amount of reward points this morning, who are very nearly a dollar-to-dollar exchange but you have to spend on goods that are included in the reward company's catalog. Almost as good as money, and I'll darn sure take it!
One of the things we can order as rewards are GC gift cards. So today after work, I ordered a couple and I'll be using them to buy another M85. And since you all need pretty pics or you won't ever comment, it will look like this:
On one hand, I would have happily paid Ryan directly for a Cat Tail since it's not that much more money and it's more feature-laden. OTOH, I had to spend these points on something, so unless I buy stuff they're worth nothing. So after my wife got done ordering a new fancy handbag and ordering a couple gift cards of her own, I ordered a GC gift card. Will take a little while before I see it, but where am I going?
So what have we learned?
1. Covid sucks for musicians, but we all have to get on with things the best we can
2. Not all corporate jobs are the bomb, and they always make you work hard for it because customers suck, but I've had MUCH worse jobs and MUCH MUCH MUCH less positive work environments. And I can do it in my skivvies. I often do.
3. Doesn't matter if you're retired or not...you have to have more fuzz.
