Lost in Thought.....

In rock & roll, is there any behavior or action that could be deemed inappropriate? And if so, what action could one possibly take to cross the line & be dismissed from a tour? How does one draw the line when it’s crossed all the time?

It appears to be ridiculously hard to get fired in this business. In the real world, most of our actions and how we accomplish our jobs - we’d all surely be fired. Complete in-competency, drug use, alcohol abuse, stealing, bribery, chronic vulgarity, sexual harassment and behaving in a fiscally irresponsible manner…….. Please understand, I do not live nor work in a cesspool of humanity but on each tour, there are mild strains of disease mentioned above. We’re all guilty of something, yet we still have jobs & continue to get hired. Very few of us could live in the real world without a harsh bite of reality sandwich. The way we operate in this business simply cannot translate into any other line of work.

A crew member punches the drummer; those who go missing and don’t show up for the gig for days on end because they fell of the wagon and went on a bender. Disappearing with groupies during the show, only to re-emerge after someone else has covered your gig & your ass from the boss. Sleeping with the guitar player’s wife, throwing a TV from the hotel window to re-live the good old days of touring…. three square drugs a day - yet so long as the job gets done (half-assed or not), all actions are obvious and somehow expected

Maybe in a real 9 to 5 job, this happens too but I suspect it wouldn’t be as fun – nor pay as well. I love my job. No, you can’t have it. When it’s time, you can bid on my gig at www.ebay.com

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