The Spin I’m In: A Little Help From My Friends
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"New York Groove" Mini-Kiss |
I'm really impressed with the writers on this website: Jane, Christy, TRex, Pachacutec, all of them. Some write multi posts a day that are informative, well researched, and entertaining with all kinds of fancy schmancy links and quotes. I don't know how they do it.
This week I was a bit stumped on what to write about. Now, I could go on and on about The Grammy's which I always force myself to watch some of, but I try to keep my posts positive so I couldn't really write about that. It's not the artists per se, it's just that the event/telecast is so god-awful.
I have a friend who is a recording engineer. He won a Grammy a couple of years ago and gave it to his parents who have over the years constantly harassed him to quit his "childhood dream" and "get a real job" (you know, with benefits and security). His parents display his Grammy in their living room but the "get a real job" hassles continue. Harsh yes, but they do have a point. He still can't afford health insurance. You see, most people I know in the music making business have it pretty rough financially. As my mother always said, "feast or famine," and there's a lot more famine than feast.
I always thought it was peculiar that when my band was signed to a major label, selling hundreds of thousands of records and touring the world ten months out of the year, none of us had health insurance. Even the lowliest 19 year old mail room clerk at the label was "covered" and building his 401K. It's a brutal business.
So let's just lighten things up with a little Mini-Kiss!
I called some friends to find out what they were listening to this week for The Spin playlist. I'd love to hear The Spin You're In in the comments section.
The Spin I'm In: A Little Help From My Friends |
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AMG |
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Da Da Da |
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Technologic |
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Across 110th Street |
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In Shock |
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Nerve Endings |
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She Watch Channel Zero |
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P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) |
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It Wasn't Me |
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