Don't feel bad for not developing into a clarinet player. i've busted my ass for several years and even got to play with the University of Texas Symphony band, but i've made exactly $35 in my whole career by playing at a church i'm not even a member of one Easter. That bought a box and a half of reeds. Other than that, I've been playing acoustic guitar for over 2 years and when i try to get with a band, I STILL don't have any credibility. Austin isn't exactly the hot bed for B&S type bands. I might try being a singer or something, but there are 5 million of those around here, too. s.s. oh yeah, I read the digest which makes me too lazy to cut and post the original message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------