Yeah, I know. Things don't fall out of the sky. If I could give up my day job, I might have time to do promotions!

But here is something I was thinking about the other day. There's a girl in my office who's a fantastic singer/songwriter, and she's going to Be On TV. All these people in my office who have NEVER been to see me, are falling all over themselves about her. Because of TV. It's glamorous and exciting. Now, don't get me wrong - she is very, very good. But nobody made a peep until TV.

So I got to thinking about all that stuff... TV, record deals, tours, etc..... and I had to admit, I'm glad I don't have to deal with all that. I can make my own darn record when I want to, on my terms, and pick and choose what gigs I want to take, and how far I want to drive. (And I've been on TV.)

Not only that, I'm in a position to be able to talk to people after I'm done playing. I don't get whisked off the stage to a secret underground bunker. Sometimes I'm tired and don't want to talk to anyone but I do anyway, and I'm always glad.

Sure, I wish we had enough gigs so we could quit our day jobs. On the other hand, that would mean we'd never ever be at home. And I like my home, even if I do rent it.

So, yeah, I probably could do a better job of promoting. And I probably should. In the meantime, though, I suppose it really isn't so bad. Repeat business counts for a lot. :-)