I'm sure pretty much everyone continuously uses and/or continuously hears a phrase that on one day reflects your attitude, brings you peace ... and on another day just makes you want to THROTTLE the SUMBITCH who's saying it, even if it is yourself doing the talking. Mine? "IT IS WHAT IT IS!" Not anything unique by any means, but the mantra for those of us continually involving ourselves in situations that repeatedly annoy us, yet which we cling to for dear life. Such it is with my band. It is used in reference 99% of the time to one particular member. From last night through this moment, that obnoxious phrase has been roiling through my head as, yet again, the "needs" (read: WANTS) of the one outweighed the needs of the many ... and I am ready to strangle someone, if not myself, soon! OMG, just WHAT am I rattling on about? Well, just in CASE someone reads this (NOT likely!), I'll be vague --- you know, "the names have been changed to protect the...."
SHIT HAPPENS! I am OK with that phrase. SHOW BUSINESS is a BUSINESS! Given? OK. So, back in the "real world," I can not recall in my EXTENSIVE exposure to said experiences, usually involving being a minion in the rank and file of someone or someone'S viable business -- print shop here, pharmaceutical company this way, casino there, toy store WAY over THERE! -- at ANY point the "Boss; co-Boss; Owner, Co-Owner; whatever title" saying, "Hey, I want to get my diddle on just because, and it will overlap to a day you would NORMALLY work, but I won't be there, and I have the ONLY keys to the front door ... SO, no work that day, OK?" ADDING, "Oh, and, by the way, since the doors will be locked, YOU don't get paid, OK?" Now add THIS -- "I TRIED to get the customers to accept a sub-standard product which would ALLOW you to work, but they wouldn't go for it ... SORRY!" FUCK YOU!!!! We ALL need to get away at times --- if you're IN CHARGE, you make the effort to get away ... BUT, when it looks like it won't work out without sucking money out of those who make your business VIABLE, you say, "SHIT! Oh well, maybe later ... dammit, I REALLY wanted to go ... but folks DEPEND on ME for their livelihood --- and, as much as I WANT it to be -- it's NOT all about me ...DAMMIT!!!" and you DO NOT get your diddle on, BITCH!!! Really --- am I out of LINE here?!?!? I don't THINK so!!!! Ciao!
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