This is exactly why I can't be in a band. It starts okay but after 2 weeks of rehearsal everybody hates me and they quit.

Things you don't want to do at my rehearsals:

Show up late.
Look at your cell phone.
Not know your material.
Not know your part inside that material.
Make the same mistake twice.
Not know what a simple music term like "downbeat" means.
Walk in with a bag of food and think you are going to eat before or during rehearsal.
Drink anything but water or iced tea.

All of the above are rude and disrespectful to the rest of the band who wants to do it right. This ISN'T fun. This is a job. If you have a day job, you give this job the same attention and respect you give to that job. What IS fun is when you get to be so good that there isn't another band in town that can touch you. But it takes a lot of hard work to get there.

Oh, and add to the list, disagree with me about a music point.

So yes, the struggle is real. And why I choose not to "struggle" anymore.

I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.

1. How much did you make in 2023?
2. Send it to us.