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OldBaldy1701E

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16. The fact that it takes more luck than talent to 'make it' is so frakked up.
Sun May 28, 2023, 02:13 PM
May 2023

As Danny Bonnaduce once said, "Talent and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee in L.A.."

If you were doing that in the early 90s we may have crossed paths. I was in a rock band that did some regional touring and got into a few magazines. For all the good it did us.

I suppose I am 'giving up' but the truth is I am just done with everything and even attempting to do any of the things I used to do just hurts. It just reminds me that I was filled with lies and let loose upon a world that was already stacked against me. But thanks for the kind words. I did enjoy doing it. But, enjoying something does not feed anyone. I love performing. But, it will not help me when I have my next surgery.

I did not make this nation obsessed with making money over its own humanity nor did I make that the defining criteria of survival in said nation. But here we are. Those like myself, we are just fodder for the rich. Since I have no desire to be rich and therefore am not fawning over them as other are, I am worse than useless in their eyes and thanks to their influence, the eyes of society in general. And, they control it all. So, what do I do now? It is like I landed in the wrong dimension at birth.

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I would like to post my last endeavor. [View all] OldBaldy1701E May 2023 OP
Post it. I'll listen.... Joinfortmill May 2023 #1
Please post in M/A! quaint May 2023 #2
Thanks, quaint! highplainsdem May 2023 #9
wherever markie May 2023 #3
There are no failures. werdna May 2023 #4
Wisdom of Vonnegut: blm May 2023 #5
I was trying to think of a way to say this jmbar2 May 2023 #7
+1 appalachiablue May 2023 #12
Yep. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #14
Most artists are not appreciated until after their long gone. Bluethroughu May 2023 #6
I never sought fame or fortune. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #15
Everything has been monetized for mass production, Bluethroughu May 2023 #20
PLEASE post it, both here and in Music Appreciation. And you're NOT a failure. highplainsdem May 2023 #8
Too Hard On Yourself ProfessorGAC May 2023 #10
The fact that it takes more luck than talent to 'make it' is so frakked up. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #16
Truth Be Told... ProfessorGAC May 2023 #17
You actually created something. Many just dream but never "do", you "did". That is something LoisB May 2023 #11
Okay, here it is. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #13
Oh, it also dawns on me that maybe I should include a 'mature content' warning. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #18
I Record That Way Too ProfessorGAC May 2023 #19
I've already posted a response in Music Appreciation, but I want to highplainsdem May 2023 #21
Thanks for your post. OldBaldy1701E May 2023 #22
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