Ground Control To Major Tom

An old classmate of mine went back into space yesterday. Pretty amazing. In 2nd grade, this guy knew that he wanted to be an astronaut. Me? I wanted to be a professional boxer. Doh!

That reminds me of last fall, when my son's school had a party with a live band. My son came up to me and said, "bands are so cool!" And I was like, "NO!!!! Bands are NOT cool. There is nothing cool about bands!" Be a doctor! Be a lawyer! Be an astronaut! Stay away from the music biz!

Speaking of the music biz, an old friend just called me and one of the bands that he is managing is close to signing a major label deal and he's asking me for help and advice. I told him that unless a band already has a deal, I'm not willing to get involved. My days of working for free are over.

CMJ is this weekend and his band is showcasing. I like the band but I remember telling him that the female vocals weren't unique (good) enough to sell (enough) records. So here I am in a position where if I'm right I lose and if I'm wrong, I might be brought on board to win.

That's the music biz for you. Boy, this post really is all over space.