I've got a pretty good job now teaching private music lessons, mostly guitar, but a bit of mandolin, tenor banjo, and electric bass too. Not ideal, but as good as I'm likely to manage for myself. It would be better if all the students were perfect, and if I were perfect, and nothing ever went wrong, but what kind of life would that be? Insurance costs too much, paper and other supplies have to be watched closely, but all in all I like it better than anything else I've done. And it's full-time, and it's a living, so I can't complain. Self-employment wasn't part of the original master plan, but neither was getting older...

I also do a lot of repairs and setups, which I enjoy as much as teaching.

Now, if I could only afford a secretary, maybe centerfold material...

Peace, Mooh.