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two different models for success in the arts. There is that one where they all work their way out of the crab bucket and the other is the one where parents have money and organizational skills that navigate the (possibly) talented youngster to the promised land. Two examples I'm thinking of the latter are Rebecca Black and Taylor Swift. For long term success I dunno which is better. We probably won't be doing the latter unless I get a huge settlement or win the PowerBall. An older brother was a talented photographer and video artist. I learned from his example that the best skill an artist can develop is the ability to talk to people with money.

I forgot Matt Boyd is on the Guardians. Wow...imagine that.

My hausfrau won't allow us to get anything beyond entry level for this first model. I told her as we surveyed the various guitars on display that having that next cool thing in mind would be the reason she gets a job and works her ass off in life. Just as it was for her older brother who saved all sorts of cash to buy himself a newish Camaro. Basically I told her: life is short buy the shoes but you have to work for that money to buy them. Now, she's been umpiring for cash but since she can't drive she won't have a job for a while. But maybe we plant the seeds with this. Specific models she seems to want are a Fender Squire in a certain color she loves.

This is why this website is amazing.

transactional people are best not engaged. Let them be soulless and vile on their own.

Forgot to post link above 11 Most Shocking Revelations in New DOJ Filing Against Trump (mediaite.com)

She wouldn't go there!

Trump lost the Star Trek and Star Wars fans by mixing up that reference to his lawyers.

ahh nah. she's RHH RHP. All this music interest would suggest left handedness

Corn husks

Its as if the Saudi Arabia of wood and paper products wasn't on our northern border and we weren't already well situated with our own industries. I gather that the average panicky person who shops at a bulk store thinks we import our TP from Belgium.

Yes, lessons are definitely in the cards. We will seek out a teacher in her same demographic (another piece of advice I received).

Also, i think Brad Ausmus squandered a lot of talent in his time.

Also, I was able to share the story about the Ibanez guitar in the game thread...

daughter was asking for a guitar for her 16th birthday. I was generally supportive but the wife was and is tight with the cash. Anyway, saw the girl up on stage at the most recent HS cabaret singing like a bird. Dad's ears might have been hearing more than existed but she seems to love performing and she's putting effort into it. I wouldn't have gone up on stage like at at at 15. I was more worried about hitting a baseball. Some of the kids in the performance were playing guitars, some were playing piano. So, the father-in-law had a banjo he left for the kids. When i brought up the idea of the guitar for her birthday again the green eyeshade wife said..."We have a perfectly good banjo she can learn to play!" and I'm like, DID YOU SEE ANYONE HERE PLAYING THE F'IN BANJO!?" so, took the girl to guitar center last night and the salesgirl who came up to help us through our dumbness looked like a 4 years older version of my daughter. She did a good job taking some of the nerves my daughter had about the purchase away. We didn't buy last night but will as her birthday gets closer. I think my daughter and my money will be at that place or places like it much more in the coming couple years.

gotta love panics.

worry about toilet paper supplies

What we say in public is less important than what we say on this board.

So was at the big box store last night...toilet paper was out. Looks like Trump's dockworker strike is one of the October Surprises. Not sure how making us use corn husks to wipe our butts helps you Donald.

I actually have been to Portsmouth recently and enjoy it immensely. Lots of fine looking ladies. I don't wish to disrupt your narrative here but it was a lovely memory.

This is amazing

Even if Ibanez doesn't drink.

ANDY IBANEZ YOU NEVER PURCHASE A BEER IN DETROIT AGAIN!