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[favoritebean]

I’ve seen a lot of greatness in my travels. In India, they broadcast entire concerts devoted to regional classical arts on morning television. In Japan, they rehearse passionately for hours upon hours. When they perform, it is truly from the heart. In Italy, Germany and France, music is revered, and their musicians are subsidized by the

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[livejournal]

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[pixiebelle]

As a writer in LA, I can relate to so much of this. I am out of here in the next few months. I can no longer keep up with the $2000 a month rent even when I worked several jobs in addition to freelancing. You captured that desperation well.

[favoritebean]

I'm fairly certain that if things don't change, many more will leave. Meanwhile, places like Ktown and Venice are full of NIMBYs refusing to give spaces to shelters for the homeless. It's pretty depressing.

Thank you, for your comments, by the way. I was hoping that local friends and readers would lend their thoughts and voices.

[alycewilson]

Excellent portrayal of the difficulties of being any kind of artist in the U.S. I have to wondee, though, if the Space Force really is hiring musicians!

[favoritebean]

It's possible. The Army heavily recruited musicians at my undergrad music school, and the other military branches did the same at different times. I think it will happen eventually. Well- if it ever takes off.

I'll let myself out.

[lyssa027]

I'm a teacher and I can relate to this. I got diagnosed with cancer about 6 years ago, and I had to take off from work to get treatments and eventually have surgery, and my union did absolutely nothing to help, my coworkers did absolutely nothing to help, I wasn't getting paid for something beyond my control, and we barely made it through those few months, and even after I went back to work, we still kept on having to pay doctors money :/

[favoritebean]

I'm so sorry that you had such an uphill battle. It's possible that the unions may someday have power to help, but they're so gutted right now, that they're essentially not helpful with regards to health care.

I hope you things get better, and that you're cancer free.

[lyssa027]

Unfortunately, in Texas, unions are pretty much useless :/

[roina_arwen]

Intriguing idea behind this. The arts rarely pay well, unless you’re Taylor Swift and her ilk.