cdjunky41

ICE AGE- THE SPYS

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! I still wanna slap my ex-girlfriend for making me sit through that crap!!!

MOULIN ROUGE!!! I still resent my wife for making me watch that crap!!!!

MESCALERO-ZZ TOP

Last week I did some shopping: Went to PRINCTON RECORD EXCHANGE and picked up: RICK SPRINGFIELD-WORKING CLASS DOG THE ANSWER-RISE DISHWALLA-PET YOUR FRIENDS RABID-RABBIT FOOT STEW CASANOVAS-ALL NIGHT LONG JOURNEY-NEXT TOWERS OPEN FIRE-TOWERS OPEN FIRE REVOLUTION MOTHER-GLORY BOUND Then I drove to VINTAGE VINYL and picked up: STONE RIDER-THREE LEGS OF TROUBLE THE BLACK HALOS-WE ARE NOT ALONE DIAMOND DOGS-THE ROCK XAAL-ON THE WAY Yesterday I went to COMPACT DISC WORLD and got: JESSE JAMES DUPREE & DIXIE INC-REV IT UP & GO GO CLUTCH-BLAST TYRANT GILBY CLARK-99 LIVE OTIS-ELECTRIC LANDLADY

THAT'S NO FUCKIN' LIFE!!!!

My friend had an extra ticket for CRUEFEST and I had to turn it down because I had to wait for a new couch to arrive. FUCK ME!!!!!!

Great Job Fellas! Purhaps some day we'll all get together....

Just got my c.d. in the mail I picked up off E-BAY. OFF BROADWAY-ON

i will if i demand money while im young instead of playing originals for nothing... and as ive said before, if my dad can step straight into the music business then i should be able to, cause i have a pro musician for a father, and he didnt have that.....meaning i can always come to him for advice on the freelance part of the music industry.. theres no reason i cant make a decent amount of money out of gigging The words 'demand'....and 'no reason' are words that you might want to use a bit more selectively. As the business you are wanting to partake in does not favor on the side of the musician. Listen to the advice you're given......do with it what you will, but..............and I mean this, do NOT expect any sympathy when it goes awry because of your stance *father to fall back on, etc.* and the 'words' you use to indicate how it will or should play out. Backed 100%. But I do wish you the best of luck... the business has a way of making examples out of those that think there is no reason why they can't get what they want from it, be it stardom or a decent living. You obviously have experienced some personnel issues already. That alone will affect your income more than you can imagine... even as you get farther up the food chain, it still happens all the time, possibly even more so. You'll get a great band together, be making money one day, and then the next day your singer quits because another promoter stole him for one of his bands, or his girlfriend wants him to spend more time with her, or his dog died and he's sad, or he turned 30 and can't deal with it... laugh if you want but these are actual examples bro... shitty business... full of shitty people... And yeah you can give lessons... but I know people that give lessons and it's kinda seasonal, gets real soft in the summer, around holidays, etc. And seriously, you've been playing for how long and you want to start giving lessons? You don't play too badly, for where you're at, but be realistic, there's a lot of people giving lessons out there with way more experience and way more chops. This isn't to discourage you at all believe me, I wish you all the success in the world but you really don't seem to be seeing things the way they are. From reading your posts it seems like more of your projects and gigs don't come to fruition, and unfortunately that's a little more normal than one would like it to be... im not talking about teaching now, in a few years when i need an income, and its not falling back on my dad because eventually we're gonna take over the business ourselves. i knowim always saying "dad this and dad that" but he made a living out of playing live music and has spent the last 16 years teaching, and not gigging or working any other jobs. and here we are with our big house, pool table, 52" plasma TV, 5 computers....im not bragging, but dads making more money teaching than he ever did gigging. and i got a lucky break, cause the business has a 16 year reputation behind it already and i can start under his name. as for playing live, if a singer leaves, then why cant i replace him? and why should i only play in one band? whats to stop me playing in 3 or 4? i wanna try and be a house musician, or work the cruise ships (as youve heard me say a million times before, not to sound like a broken record), ill take any gig thats going for decent money. i mean you have to be a mercenary, play music you hate, play new years eve and christmas.....but thats how to make a living out of it, you cant do it just by playing the gigs and music that you would like to, thats the difference between a hobby and a job. its pretty simple, if i cant play music then i dont want to do anything....so with that, i will always find a way to make money from music, there are alot of openings. ill make it work, because theres nothing else that i can or want to do, whats the point if i cant do what i want to do in life? music is primary to me, and while it pisses me off that i havent had a teenage life....if i did, i wouldnt be half as good at guitar as i am. so i guess its worth it if i can follow my dreams.....5-10 years lost for a lifetime of doing what i want? seems like a fair trade to me. and no offence to any of you guys, cause some of you have been really helpful and i appreciate your input....but you guys favour originals over being in a tribute, you think that tribute bands are wannabes....i see it as a way to make a decent amount of money and most importantly, contacts. Dude, why don't you listen? There is NO GUARANTEE that any of these things will provide constant income for you. Just because your father stepped into a gig that paid well doesn't mean you will because you are his son. Just because your father can be successful as a music teacher doesn't mean that you can because you are his son. At the moment you don't play well enough to get the gigs to make a living. Maybe in 10 yrs but certainly not now. I am very glad that someone as young as you are is passionate about music but if you seriously want to be in this for the long haul you need to wise up a bit and realize that things are going to go wrong a shitload more than they will go right no matter how much you want it or how well you plan or how much your dad was able to do. It's called Murphy's Law and it runs rampant in the music business. I am seriously beginning to wonder if maybe your parents aren't related. that may be the case, but im already down as it is....if i go into the music business expecting to fail then where will i end up? i think the only way to go at it is headfirst, and confident. confidence and a big ego are probably one in the same, but you need to be confident to be succesful. you guys can all have a big laugh about it in a few years if i fail, but im not going to expect failure, or get a back up job because the time im working i could be doing even more with my music. you guys might not have noticed but even though ive been on here every day my posts are becoming less and less, im spending alot mroe time with my music than i was before. even when i am on here im usually recording or learning songs for an audition, at the very least im practicing scales. yes im planning on going to college, but even then im going to take a music course. i dont have any interest in doing anything that takes up time i could use to work on my music. music is my life, without it i dont have a life. and i wouldnt want one anyway, im not going to take any chances, im going to keep focused on my goal and try and avoid whatever distractions i can, including a job....so ill be broke, but in the end i think itll work out better.

GOT CRABS?

Did you hit up the DELETED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN web-site?

Wow! I just noticed this one! I have met BLUE CHARVEL & JOHN of KIVEL RECORDS at the KISS EXPO. Two of the coolest guys I've ever met. I also talk to JAMES STARYDER every now & then. I do hope PETE gets that H.H. reunion thing happening so I can meet a few more of you. Thanx for the compliments on the leather jacket and starz t-shirt.

That dude third from the left looks like the singer from that 80s pop band Dead or Alive. Y'know, "you spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby round round round round...." WOW! Look how politically correct they look! Starting Right to left: 1st guy looks like a metal dude! 2nd looks like a glam gal/dude 3rd looks like a wannabe rapper 4th guy looks like a reject from N-SYNC Pathetic!!

Just picked up today: VALIENT THORR-LEGEND OF THE WORLD JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS-I LOVE ROCK & ROLL LAUREN HARRIS-CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Here's my new woman! I met her at the bar last night during last call. I think I'm in love!!!

The last two concerts I've been two, you use an e-mail confirmation slip to get through the door. I FUCKIN' HATE THAT!!!

Did you just say SHIZNIT?

SSSSHHHHH! LISTEN! I HEAR CRICKETS!!!!

SISSY! ouch. thats harsh COME ON WIDDA! You know I gotta add fuel to the fire!!! C.D. JUNKEY = Not saying I wont always be able to control my temper, and maybe sometime there will be a smackdown Can I watch?

Went to F.Y.E. yesterday and picked up: RED RIDER-AS FAR AS SIAM PRIDE TIGER-THE LUCKY ONES Also got a free promo called BACKSTAGE PASS....ALL ACCESS Which includes: BOSTON-MORE THAN A FEELING E.L.O.-DON'T BRING ME DOWN KANSAS-POINT OF NO RETURN HEART-CRAZY ON YOU(LIVE) B.O.C.-DON'T FEAR THE REAPER REO SPEEDWAGON-ROLL WITH THE CHANGES TED NUGENT-WANGO TANGO MEATLOAF-PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT Not bad for a freebie

SISSY! ouch. thats harsh COME ON WIDDA! You know I gotta add fuel to the fire!!! C.D. JUNKEY =

CONGRATS DAN! To everyone else that makes this GREAT BOARD live on!

SISSY!

I've got a friend like that! GREAT! Now you got two!!!