Ginny and I had a late breakfast "up Nort" from our grill on the deck. It was Bacon, American Fries from baked potatoes that I made on the grill last night and fried eggs. We pulled through the DQ for a cone on the way home. And I got to thinking that I'm not fired as LR until Sunday night.
I can't say much about G&L that I and others haven't already said this week. Some of you commented on the empty hanger and the Fender Custom Shop Cert. I moved others out and grouped the G&Ls together. I think I have 23 on the wall and that shot was the 10 G&LS. The license fee for the MP3 in Pro Tools is only $25. I am doing that. Bassman had comments on the Saddle Lock and Strap Locks. I do believe that by locking the saddles together would help tone transfer in theory but not being an engineer I do not know. His point on the part that is mounted on the strap for the straplocks, hitting the guitar and doing damage is a good point. That is exactly what will happen. I take extreme care when connecting the lock. The strap button on my Parker is extremely to get the strap onto. It will never fail. Thank all of you for you comments.
Not being Fired from the LR duties until Sunday night leads right into the next subject. I think that some of you may relate to this in hard economic times.
I HAVE BEEN FIRED FOR THE LAST TIME!!!! Actually it is official that I am now retired. I fired myself as I was my own boss. I worked in the computer business for 37 years and in 2002 my whole group was eliminated to downsizing. I had been offered a buyout twice before that but in the end was better off taking the severance package. Besides, I could tell people that I was fired and watch their jaw drop! I did not feel bad, or take it personal but took the whole summer, playing golf of course, figuring out what I wanted to do in my next life. Number one, I was going to be my own boss. I took pride in becoming the "Poor Heater Salesman". A friend of mine had a side business that he was trying to develop as a distributer for Radiant Tube Heaters. I told him that I wanted too develop the business for him. It was on a hand shake, no contract, commission only and I started calling on contractors. That was in 2002 and I had no intention of going this long. I will tell you that my competition will not miss me a great deal. The economy is soft and I talked myself right out of a job. They need to maximize their business in this economy and not share commission with me. Damn, I feel good. So for those of you who may be having hard times, hang in there and don't be afraid to try something different. Have faith in yourself and it can be amazing what you can accomplish. My challenge now will be to stay out of Ginnys way so she doesn't downsize me. I will be back to the recording now. Is that fun or what????
So thanks again for the fun week and Elwood will be doin' it to you next week.
Think I'll have a cold one! By the way, if you do a lunch report in the future , please put the date and day of the week on it so I WILL KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS!--- Darwin
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