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Okay - Who do you think arrived at my place tonight?

A GREAT trumpet player and guess how much it cost? $100
Can you believe that..

I TOLD ya be careful don't use up those requests Moke...

On top of all that he was a Pison! lol.

Weird day, started out rough personally, then I was about to throw out some junk mail including mail from BMI. Right before I do my friend calls me and tells me he got a check from BMI and asked if I got one. I said "NEVER IN MY WHOLE LIFE"

Sure enough I open this thing and there's a royalty check. I was shocked... It was sitting on my table for days.
Not a lot but enough for my broke butt to smile.
Seems the movie I had 4 songs in made it's way to TV a few times. Only I did it in 2005 so when nothing came of it, I wrote it off as another lost cause.

Anyway upon seeing this, the dollars meant little too me.
What meant the most and was AWESOME!!!!! was showing the check to my near 90 year old Mom. Her eyes lit up as she said, "Now this is from songs you wrote"?? Afterwards she say's "Oh that's great, and did you check the mail box today yet??? LOL

And It felt really nice to feel like a PROFESSIONAL songwriter for once.
But best of all to light up your Mom's face!!!

What's funny is it shows up for the first time EVER the week that I contemplate and decide I'm packing it in on writing songs for pitching and probably songs with lyrics as well. Retiring from the business aspect of music, like a beaten up fighter should.