Wow. There are a lot of real professionals on here with a lot of fantastic insights on what it is to be a real musician. Thanks so much for the picture of the guy playing upside down. Since I have known several musicians that played flip, including myself for a time, that have made quite a substantial living playing music and who never had any kind of wrist injury lol, your expertise is fascinating!

Also, if you are a local cover musician, and you have made enough of a living to buy a house and car and have been doing it for over 20 years, you are not an amateur. You are a professional. Just like if you are a plumber for a living, you are not an amateur plumber.

If you guys would like to post some videos of your band playing, I certainly wouldn’t mind posting a few videos of mine. We can take the Pepsi challenge on who has talent. Cheers!