"make a semi-pro living" ?
My idea of semi-pro is doing paid gigs, but having a day job to pay the bills. That's what I do, anyway, though I've never seriously applied the "semi-pro" label to myself. I guess you drop the "semi" when you stop doing the day job and do music full time. It's a mistake, unfortunately, to think that you automatically make a living out of it at that point...

Anyway, Ray's back in business with something slightly different, so don't give up forever!

Anahata