Hi.
I’m 32.
And I’m a Bohemian.
Not quite sure how it happened. One day I’m a guy with years of marketing and pr experience under my belt, managing NASCAR sponsorships, securing articles in the AJC (That’s the Atlanta Journal Constitution, y’all), and getting clients booked on the History Channel, and wearing a tie (when I had to). Now I write a weekly column for the local alternative newspaper, play in battle of the band contests, perform in three improv comedy groups (by the way, check out The Sofa Kings site - we debut next Wednesday!), and host a trivia game at a local bar each week.
It’s a pretty great lifestyle, but now I know why Sienna Miller and all the other Bohos are so skinny. Well, Sienna’s skinny cuz she’s a celeb, and you’ve got to be able to stab someone with your collarbones before you can be somebody. But the real bohos and hippies are skinny cuz they po people, people. The natural life is a life of leisure and fun and wondering if the lights are gonna stay on this month.
Some of these gigs pay money. Others don’t. Yet.
But I’m putting my tie back on (figuratively speaking, that is), and using my marketing prowess to make this life pay for itself.
Would life be so bad if it consisted of hosting a few trivia nights, doing a little writing about whatever I felt like, and rocking the occasional stage?
I’m still not sure, but I think it could be pretty cool.
I’m still trying like the dickens to get a “real” job, but it’s slow goings. So, in the meantime, I’ll play at being artsy fartsy with an edge. A poser bohemian. A capitalist Hippie.
Anyone have a birthday party that needs a magician? I’ll start brushing up on my card tricks now.
Peace.
-Jay
sounds like a fun time…I say live it up while you can!
Comment by Melina — February 25, 2006 @
Thanks! I’m doing my best! That’s why the paypal button’s up there too - sometimes being a hippy is hungry work!
Comment by Kickball Superstar — February 28, 2006 @