Hey Notes, run for office. I'll vote for you. My wife and I are similar to you and yours in that neither of us care for the so called reality tv (we both worked in emergency services for our careers and have seen the real reality), haven't cared for a sitcom since Mad About You went off, and don't know any of the new actors that are out there. But we do watch the tube. We like movies of all kinds, find some to be very inspirational and informative as well as thought provoking and love the History and History International channels. Things we see there that aren't mainstream knowledge we generally follow up on with internet research. And then there is BIAB and/or live playing. Too much fun. Unfortunately I recently found out (the hard way from you and other posters here:) that the open mic venue is in violation of copyright laws. I'm with you on that issue - if the people listening want to hear me do a cover, it must be something they have heard before and the copyright holder has made his nickel. Shouldn't he/she/they be pleased with that? I don't get any money for it, the coffee house made money selling coffee, not the song, and everyone is having a good time. There are some exceptions to the copyright restrictions (according to my internet research after getting spanked on this forum) but I don't fit into them. So here we are, all of these great songs that we can play for ourselves or friends in private. Takes some of the fun out of it. I don't want to make it sound like I don't understand the copyright laws, they just seem a little too broad and vague, maybe because lawyers have been involved. I don't know.
Must be a day for rants. I'm done with mine. Next.