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« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2008, 08:43 PM » |
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Getting to play drums is truly icing on an already sweet cake.
Very nicely said. BTW, I also worked in education as an EFL teacher for very many years (twenty-five or so); that's a great job, but drumming may be more pleasant... or I don't know. |
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« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2008, 10:39 PM » |
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no boss, no schedule. Lets see if I have this right, son, husband, horses, rabbits, chickens, greenshouse and other farm stuff? What makes you think you have no boss? You need a reality check girl!  |
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>sigh< You've discovered my secret, Louis...  robyn |
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« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2008, 11:49 PM » |
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I'm an internal auditor at a financial institution. It's a decent job with both fun high level problem solving and long tedious internal control testing. Ultimately though I don't have any passion for it. That's why my buddy and I are trying to get our drum company going. We're both VERY motivated for it!
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« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2008, 09:50 AM » |
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I'm a newly graduated (University of Michigan) mechanical engineer running maintenance on robotic machine lines at an aluminum foundry. Working a 9 to 5 but ready to leave at any moment to tour full time... when the chance comes... if the chance comes... c'mon labels... haha.
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« Reply #25 on: February 25, 2008, 11:57 AM » |
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Programming/web design by day -- the day job's pretty flexible so I've managed to play on average 3-5 nights a week the last few years... I have to admit to nodding off at my desk on occassion -- about 2 years ago I had regular gigs Mon, Wed, Fri every week for about a year and a half. That was really tough - on home life and at work... but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2008, 05:24 PM » |
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Hmm. well, I've had about 20 jobs in the last 20 years in between my musical quest for artistic compensation, so I've done a bunch of things, haha. I can't tell you what I really enjoy as far as work goes, but I can name about 20 careers that I don't care for!
I did go to collage, but a genral business degree really doesn't prepare you for much. I always figured I would be playing music for a living anyway, so why bother. What a fool!
I mainly work in Industrial sales applications and over the years I've averaged around the 45/50,000.00 a year mark with cell phone, laptop and fuel provided by the company. I get bored quick, so no telling how long this current adventure in Crane building will last.
Fortunatley for me I have a wonderful career oriented wife that makes a nice six figure income that allows me to pick and chose what I want to try next. I don't take one second of that for granted and I do feel a huge amount of guilt that I was never able to produce the income that I thought I would be able to in life.
That's pretty honest for a salesman, but I never think of myself as anything else but a musician.
Wow, I really let it all hang out on that one! Haha.
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« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2008, 10:09 PM » |
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Since 2000, a University Professor (geochemistry), however, as of this May 2008, unemployed. I didn't get tenure, so I have informed my bandmates that I will be needing to 3-4 gigs per week.
Cheers, Bob
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« Reply #28 on: February 26, 2008, 11:33 AM » |
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Wow, I really let it all hang out on that one! Haha.
thanks for sharing. So what are you musical options for work. If you don't have to bring in much income, can you create music and find a way to make money at it? |
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« Reply #29 on: February 27, 2008, 02:09 AM » |
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Well, not that 45/50 K a year is all that bad, we certainly couldn't afford to live without it, but in good old Cincinnati it's a decent income.
The best I can do on the music front is about 60 gig's a year with my band at an average of about $100.00 per show, sometimes more sometimes less, so around $6,000.00 a year. That's not much. I have about 22 months left on a debt consolidation program, from chasing my dream for years, and then maybe I can think about doing something for a regular job that I might actually enjoy instead of being under the gun all the time to produce sales revenue. I think most sales jobs tend to suck the life out of you.
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« Reply #30 on: March 14, 2008, 12:38 AM » |
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I am active duty USAF. I am a flight engineer on C-130's in Japan. I have absolutely no schedule really, so a practice schedule for my drums comes a distant third to work and family stuff. I am lucky that I can keep my kit at work and play there after everyone leaves and not disturb anyone. I just got back from being deployed and told myself I was going to practice more on a practice pad while in Iraq, but that didn't happen like I wanted. I am in a band though that plays occasionally. Luckily they are all in the same business as me and realize that having no schedule is a way of life. Can't complain overall though!!
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« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2008, 08:04 AM » |
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I'm a special education teacher at a middle school in the California public school system. It's kind of a rough crowd... 13 and 14 year olds with the cognitive abilities of 5 and 6 year olds. Hormones + learning disabilities don't often mix well... I guess the most important thing to share is that I love my job and couldn't imagine doing anything else. Getting to play drums is truly icing on an already sweet cake. I'm a special ed. aide (finishing training to be a teacher) at the elementary school level. As opposed to your world, Ryno, I deal with 5 to 9 year olds with the cognitive abilities of 2 to 4 year olds. It's hard work, too, but dealing with an angry first grader is probably nothing compared to an angry 14 year old. I agree that it's fulfilling work (if it paid about twice as much, I'd call it a dream job  ). I have about an hour a night to drum after work before my fiance gets home. Sometimes I play when she's home, but since the band(s) rehearse(s) in my basement, too, I try to keep it down when it's just me and her. During the summer I work part-time in kid's programs, so I have more time to drum (but less $$$ to spend on drums!) during the warm months. |
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« Reply #32 on: March 14, 2008, 01:55 AM » |
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I've worked in TV in a technical capacity for the past 19 years. I've actually met several like-minded musicians at work, and am actually in a band with a former co-worker. He's the musical director, and I used to be his supervisor...go figure.
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« Reply #33 on: March 14, 2008, 09:50 AM » |
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I'm a special ed. aide (finishing training to be a teacher) at the elementary school level. As opposed to your world, Ryno, I deal with 5 to 9 year olds with the cognitive abilities of 2 to 4 year olds. It's hard work, too, but dealing with an angry first grader is probably nothing compared to an angry 14 year old.
Bravo bolweevil! I did a year teaching Kindergarten (principal was a friend who needed a favor) and I must say that it cured me of wanting to work with the youngest youngsters! Good luck with your credential program. I didn't check your profile to see where you are, but the climate in CA isn't very good right now for teachers. Cheers to you for trudging on! |
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« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2008, 04:36 AM » |
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During the day I'm an instructional designer (instructor-led, computer and Web-based) employed by a contractor on an Air Force base. I work four 10-hour days, which suits me just fine. My employer lets me negotiate my schedule to some degree, so making the two rehearsals and two gigs per week isn't a problem.
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« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2008, 08:53 AM » |
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During the day I'm an instructional designer (instructor-led, computer and Web-based) employed by a contractor on an Air Force base. I work four 10-hour days, which suits me just fine. My employer lets me negotiate my schedule to some degree, so making the two rehearsals and two gigs per week isn't a problem.
You give me hope for life after the military!! I still have 4 more years before I can even think about retirement, but it is still a somewhat scary prospect! |
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« Reply #36 on: March 16, 2008, 12:48 PM » |
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Does that mean in four years you'll hit 20? Regardless, if you plan to retire from the AF, you ought to be thinking about retirement NOW!  For example, it's never too early to network. If you want, I can PM you some info I discovered as I went through the retirement process, some of it being "wish I knew that earlier" sort of stuff. |
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« Reply #37 on: March 16, 2008, 11:19 PM » |
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I just got back from being deployed ......in Iraq Wow, props to you Scott. Thank you for your service. As for me, I use my Music Degree working as a mutual fund proxy coordinator for a Fortune 10 company based in Houston. If you want more details, please watch the movie Office Space, as it pretty much sums up a typical day at work for me. The good thing about this job is that I work 7am to 4pm with no weekends, which leaves me with plenty of time for my music. Also, I NEVER take this job home with me, as there really is no need to. So I've got that going for me.....which is nice. |
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« Reply #38 on: April 04, 2008, 04:42 PM » |
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robyn, i want your job [minus the kiddie and the rabbit] i'm in year 20 (!) of writing advertising copy. i write pharmaceutical copy now, which on some level is much less stressful than doing mainstream advertising, but not quite as fun or creative. however, i work with the coolest and most intelligent group of people ever, so that makes the work challenging and interesting, even when it grows tedious and the hours long. i don't want a new career. i want to win lotto. that way i can buy a big plot of land upstate, write the great american novel, grow my organic veggies, ride my horse, bake my coconut cakes and bang on the drum all day. or night. i'm picking up my ticket later this eve. |
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i'm picking up my ticket later this eve. I'm picking up my Winning ticket later. |
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