Comments on: My New York anniversary

By: It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game | Jobless and Less

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:34:12 +0000

[...] show for it but an excel spreadsheet filled with notes about all the resumes I’ve submitted. New York City and its employers haven’t exactly rallied around me. Maybe they think I’m past my [...]

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:53:20 +0000

The Church’s “El Momento Siguiente” looks interesting but as an import on Amazon it sure has a stiff price. I, too, make more of an effort to buy stuff at concerts these days. Funny that you should bring up the thought about bands playing songs many, many times. I was just commenting to my manager friend at a show of one of his bands that just because his band is “sick” of playing their popular song, is not an excuse to not play it, if the crowd wants to hear it. I brought up with him that The Cure has probably played “Boys Don’t Cry” at 90% of their shows since 1977 and while they must be a bit tired of playing it, they play it. That said, each time they play it, they do seem to have fun with it…

By: Norm

Norm — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:09:49 +0000

I think our tastes are very similar, Jon. I saw that Luna documentary a couple years back. (They are, well, were, one of my favorite bands.) And the mention about the t-shirts struck me too. I used to rarely buy t-shirts and CDs at shows. But these days, I make more of an effort, even though I have a lot less money. In fact, right now I’m listening to a Church acoustic album (“El Momento Siguiente”) I picked up at the show a few weeks back. It’s all reinterpretations of songs, but it’s solid, especially if you’re a fan. I enjoyed the show too. It’s amazing how practiced they are on some of their more popular songs. How many times have they played “Under the Milky Way”? Probably many thousands by this point.

By: Jon S

Jon S — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:22:17 +0000

I feel equally unsettled, but without the MBA.

If you have family in the DC metro area, I hear that has been the *best* place to be in this recession, btw.

By: Ruben C.

Ruben C. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:59:50 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Norm! And thanks for the 80′s flashback that will now be stuck in my head all day. (I think I still have that album on vinyl somewhere.)

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:22:53 +0000

Now all of the music references in your blog make sense to me! Hey, at least you tried the industry, unlike myself. When I was younger I really wanted to give that industry a whack but ended up pursuing other things. It’s funny because recently I’ve gotten a taste of how hard the music industry is by providing some business advice to a friend who manages a few bands. Boy, making money in that industry in today’s world is exactly how you describe it – hard. I commented to my friend that it really was like the scene in Luna’s “Tell Me Do You Miss Me” where it’s pointed out that selling T-shirts is the big money maker.

Did you have a good time at The Church?

In any case, congrats on the anniversary!