So, I've maxed out my credit cards. After recording at Frontier Studios I had just enough for a cheap $160 roundtrip flight to LA. I timed it around the music video ATO Record label "Contest," but who really knows if those contests are real. I'm here, but they didn't pick me as one of the five to showcase for the label. It's just as well. I'd loathe to be known as the "Contest Winner" kinda like some American Idol finalist. The $25,000 sure would have been nice, though.

Instead, I have plan B. I am selling my motorcycle. My 1972 mustang convertible didn't fair so well on E-bay. Everyone wanted a crazy deal on a car I had invested $15,000 into over the years. Seven grand was a paltry sum. Luckily a good friend has graciously stored the mustang in his barn for the winter. In the meantime, what's an artist to do? I need to sell the motorcycle so I can finish recording the album. I'm confident something will work out. Come on craigslist! Bring me a buyer!