In Praise of Hobbies Where You Kinda Suck: The Wonderful Experience of Being Quite Shit
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I was never the greatest drummer. But I made a living from it. For a while. I made more money playing the drums in bands around the country than I have ever made from writing. I’d pack the car for a weekend and play songs I didn’t love to audiences there for beer and I would most often get paid in cash for the return trip. If I didn’t there was sometime…
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