Usually, when I research musicians I check to see their 'net worth' listing and always surprised by my findings. There are times where I shake my head and say "Where do they get these numbers from?"
Grace Slick, singer for Jefferson Airplane estimated $20 Million
I believe that's an exaggeration. Old rock stars weren't paid high salaries.
Bobby Caldwell singer, songwriter, composer with credits of dozens of artists recording his hits is listed at $8 Million from celebritynetworth.com
Only $8 million?? Dude, you've got the wrong manager. Peter Cetera (who sings your songs) clocks in at $40 Million.
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac listed at $120 Million. 50 year career with lots of hits songs, touring, solo and duet ventures. Believable she earned that and only 20% of it was spent on cocaine.
Christine McVie, singer and keyboardist for Fleetwood Mac. $105 Million.
Mick Fleetwood, drummer and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac having sold more than 120 million records only has $30 Million. Forget about touring money... if he earned 50 cents for every album, he would have made $60 Million.
Something wrong with the math here. Mick too low and Christine too high.
Frankie Banali, drummer of heavy metal band Quiet Riot listed at $10 Million at the time of his death. I remember somewhere around $30 Million 5 or 6 years ago. QR was performing over 30 gigs a year. He was paid to do studio recordings for other acts.
Robert Trujillo, bassist who joined Metallica 18 years ago is listed at $30 Million.
That's $1.6 million per year. It was mentioned on his audition he would receive a signing bonus of $1 Million. Pretty steep, but Metallica were sitting on their a$$es when Jason Newsted left. Jason is listed at $60 Million.
Paul Stanley of KISS, $200 Million.
Gene Simmons, $400 Million.
Prince estimate between $200 - $300 Million at the time of his death.
I haven't qualified this, but I believe Paul McCartney with a net worth of $1.2 Billion is one of the richest musicians in the world!
It's great when YouTube plays full length movies... for free.
Usually, they are online for a limited basis then the status requires login, subscription, and a fee.
Be sure you have ad-block on your browser as I'm told every few minutes the movie is interrupted to play a commercial.
I'm watching STARGATE (again) tonight. I love the music score.
"Chevron seven locked in place"
I must have been eleven when my dad took me to a music store/pawn shop to buy my first guitar. It was $17 and we didn't have the cash to pay for it at one time. They trusted my dad to return later to pay the balance.
It was a no-name steel string Spanish guitar with a wound G-string.
The metal used in guitar strings before the 1970's wasn't very high tech. The first 2 strings (E and B) were solid and the other 4 (G, D, A, E) were solid with a bronze winding. The reason for this is a solid string of a thick diameter is nearly impossible to bend.
Electric guitars were increasingly popular and string manufacturers were experimenting with different metals to create strings of different factors giving guitarists choices they never had before. Thickness (string gauge) tone, style of play were some of the factors guitarists were seeking in a set of strings.
I remember strings would rust if you kept your guitar in a humid environment.
I tried stainless steel strings once (that didn't rust) but they were so hard to play they burned at my callouses.
The main guitar manufacturers (Fender and Gibson) had their own brand, but in the late 60's another string company Ernie Ball emerged. Ernie's product was superior in metal and string gauge. Slinky became a house name for strings that were easy to bend and play the popular styles. One factor in Slinky strings was the thinner unwound G-string.
I read somewhere that Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were dissatisfied with the guitar strings available and used thin gauge banjo strings. That helped them achieve a 'twangy' sound the heavier strings couldn't create.
Being left-handed it's unusual to walk into a guitar store and find left handed guitars on the rack. 20+ years ago I found a cheap Indonesian made Fender Stratocaster style guitar, left-handed so I bought it. For the most part, it's an ornament in my collection and today I noticed the strings were really high. Inspection showed the wood cracked there the bolts hold the bridge assembly. Okay, I removed the strings and bridge and did some surgery with toothpicks and super glue. Amazed at the amount of dust and corrosion, this guitar didn't get much care from me. I bought strings earlier this year... it's time.
I wiped a few years of dust off the guitar and with the bridge back to it's normal position it's playable with extra light gauge slinky strings. Unwound G and all...
Afraid of heights? I wasn't always. In my late 20's I installed a 40 foot high ham radio tower attached to my parent's house. My friends helped me tilt it up and bolt it to a wall bracket and concrete slab. That was the heavy part I couldn't do alone.
I was able to do the rest without help. Climbing the tower and using rope, I raised the motor that rotates the antenna along with a 10 foot long pole that supports the antenna.
The antenna was an 8-element beam above that making it nearly 60 feet to the tip of the antenna above ground.
It was a landmark when people needed to find me "Just look for the antenna, you can see it from a few blocks away!"
Years later, I made a stipulation the buyer had to take down the antenna. He choked and I had to do it myself.
One of these.
A guy I worked with was on his roof doing repairs and fell breaking his ankle in a few places. He had a permanent limp as bone didn't heal correctly. My level of caution rose after that.
The wood shop I worked at upgraded their factory lighting and rented a scaffold to reach the high ceiling. I declined to assist. Thanks, but no thanks.
On a cruise ship once, I was on the observation deck that had an extended reach with clear plexiglass floor and walls. The view was totally unobstructed. My hands began to sweat and my skin crawled. Beautiful view... 10 seconds was all I could tolerate.
On the highway headed to work I saw a boom crane holding a bucket by a steel cable. There were a few workers inside. It appeared they were working on a church steeple crucifix easily at an altitude of 150 feet. I passed again the next day and they cladding around the crucifix was removed to reveal the inside was a few arrays of antennas used for cellular service. I've seen this on 'thick' flag poles and would guess the cellphone company paid the church for the use of the steeple. Watching those guys bouncing around made my hands sweat at the thought of the danger in their occupation.
I think back to all the times I've watched circus performers and wasn't affected. The guy with a beam walking a tight rope... the same. Maybe I'll call up a YouTube video to see if it has an effect on me. Soon, but not now...
A few weeks ago I saw an SUV on the road that I didn't recognize. It had a Ford Mustang emblem on the back and on the center badge for the rims.
Taking a closer look, there wasn't a tailpipe on this car!
Woah... electric.
Yes, it's the 2021 Ford Mustang MACH-E all electric car.
There are basically 2 camps about electric cars... Those who believe they suck, or those who believe they're great.
Priced over $40,000 I know it's not on my list of cars to buy. But it does support some awesome eye-candy appeal.
I was a musician in my teenage years and often deprived myself of sleep rehearsing and playing gigs. After the music career subsided, my obsession became model helicopters and weekends were late night marathons of building, catching 2 or 3 hours sleep and heading to the field for a few hours flying, lunch then a nap and Sunday night getting back to a normal sleep cycle that I maintained during the week.
After a divorce, I cared for my father until his death. To do this, I took on several part-time jobs so I could check on him, cook a meal, administer medicine, cat nap and head to another job.
30 years later, I find myself doing the same broken sleep cycle syndrome. I'll work on a design project, catch a few 'winks' shower, go to work, come home have dinner, take a nap and start all over again.
I read somewhere that Thomas Edison possessed a similar ability to work to exhaustion, take a nap (on a cot in his workshop) get up and continue with his projects.
Retirement wasn't something I considered and I was with my daughter this evening (setting up a wireless printer) and she's going out for a week on job training. Her comment was 6 more years until she can retire. I know if I retire it will be a never ending series of projects, be it home renovations or hobbies. Collectively, I'd be getting 6 hours sleep every 24 hours, but it (most likely) won't be in one session.
I came across an interesting story today about anxi-vaxxers using the drug Ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19.
According to the FDA, Ivermectin, is generally used to treat or prevent parasites in animals. It's NOT an anti-viral drug and it is highly concentrated to be used on large animals like horses and cows. High doses of this drug is/can be toxic to humans.
One manufacturer warned people it's not to be used to treat or prevent COVID-19. But that doesn't stop people from going to the feed store and buying some!
Mississippi poison control has seen a rise in calls of people using Ivermectin obtained from livestock supply. While there is a formula of Ivermectin intended for humans it's a totally different grade and not found in the same place you buy cowbells.
Mooove over. I need some Ivermectin.
I do like that logic. Be fearful of a vaccine and rush to get medicine used to rid cows of parasites.
I selected the blog category of 'health' because 'stoopid' wasn't available.
As I watched the video, I wasn't sure what the end result was going to be. It appeared to be the consistency of salt water taffy, then as they worked it and the candy cooled it was brittle as though they were working with glass.
Al that work is revealed in the last minute of the video.
During the pandemic, many women on CS changed their occupation status to student.
I see spending the time wisely has paid off. There are lots of new profiles listing their education level as masters degree making less than $25,000 and... they are working in a salon doing nails/pedicures.
Obviously something wrong here...
I was up early for a client meeting west of me and on the way back (heading east) I passed a private school with 'golf course grass' along the front of the property. We are getting radical changes in temperature this time of the year. Afternoons register 105F degrees in the car and 78F degrees this morning. Combined with daily rains, the humidity is very high.
The entire lawn was covered with dew that glistened in the sunlight. It appeared white like a fresh dusting of show and disappeared as the angle of the sun changed.
The song Morning Dew was covered by many. Written by Canadian singer Bonnie Dobson and released in 1962. I first heard the Jeff Beck version on his 1968 album Truth that featured Rod Stewart on vocals.
I saw this story last week and it's still on my news feed. It's about a man in Vancouver, Canada who went through the McDonald's drive-thru. He dropped something from the window while paying for his order and opened the door to retrieve it. The car rolled forward with the door open and him leaning out. The door strikes part of the building pinning the man between the frame and door.
First responders were unable to revive the man and sadly he died on the scene. Police said there is surveillance of the incident, but are seeking dashcam footage or an eyewitness.
Considered a freak accident as no other vehicles were involved, but it's not the first time someone was injured or killed in a similar way.
I've heard of people putting their car in park to make the payment then then accidentally putting it in reverse only to strike the car behind them!
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