Goals: Make $1495 in the month of March
Play 2 shows in March
Book 1 show for April
Memorize 2 covers a week
Blog every day
Cut a new Demo to sell in while on the street
Bills: Rent 350, Internet 15, Phone 30, Food 120, Fun 60, CTA 232, Grace 20, Nathan 60, Misc Debt 687
Current Funds: (Not Counted Toward Goal) 53.00 - Allocated 20 for Fun, and bought 33 CTA pass
77.00 from Day 1
68.00 from Day 2 (Allocated 30 for food)
Need: 1350.0
Below Goal:
Above Goal: 15.00
Day 2 of 26
Goal: Make 65 dollars by any means possible.
Actual: 68
TIME: 5 hours
WHERE: Monroe, Chicago
CD's Sold: 0
Temp: High 45, Low 28, feels like 38
WHAT IS THIS????? ITS 40 DEGREES OUT!!!! YEEEE HAWWWWW
Bread is was out of the oven 40 minutes ago. I should have left then. Whoever thought it was a good idea to start the movie "Captain Phillips" and think I was going to leave in the middle - was an idiot.
So, I'll be out in the subway later than usual tonight, but it's Friday, and warm out - so it's alright.
Really though - if you haven't seen Captain Phillips - Don't start to watch it if you have anything else to do for the next 3 hours.
COUNTRY ROADS by John Denver - Cover for today!
5 hours in the subway should get her good n' memorized.
Update coming tonight!
EDIT:
First off - Country Roads complete - This- is not a great recording - HOWEVER - It's proof that I know it. So it works. _ NEVER MIND_ my recorder is refusing to connect to the internet, and I'm too tired to fix it. BUT ITS DONE> I learned it. :)
Today was a long hard day. It was just - a long haul all the way around. Lots of periods where I wouldn't get tips for what seemed like and hour, and then get 15 - and that inconsistency is hard to handle when I'm out there. Because It feel like I don't make money for the entire day. Luckily, however, I did. It was one of those nights, where I just had to keep playing. Just put in the hours, and trust the money would be there at the end. And - sometimes it's not, at the end of the day. Today it was - so, I'm great full for that.
Not much happened today until I was walking home. I got 40 feet from my apartment and a man asked, "Comin home from a gig?" I said, "Well, yeah, every night's a gig when you play in the subway."
Turns out his name is Eddie, he's a musician, and he lives two buildings down from me. We started talking and had this wonderful conversation about how great the neighborhood is, and the wonderful journey of being an artist. He said, "Just enjoy the journey Ryan. Your hardest times will be the most interesting. Later on its all about passports and airplane tickets and merchandise, and now - for you - its all about playing in the subway every day - so enjoy that."
And he's right - This is a hard time. And it's really, really interesting. I'm always looking for the next thing. Always ready to move forward, and forget sometimes, that, Things are really awesome right where they are. That, by no means, means to stop progressing, stop fighting, stop growing, but - don't forget to enjoy where you are.
Such great advice from a neighbor today. Thanks neighbor.
Also, I wrote a song tonight with the help of Grace Allen and Nathan Scheetz, work-shopping an idea for Filament's production of Crossing Six Corners - I'd post it.... but the recorder... So, I'll have it up soon!
Love!
Ryan
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