Dave:
Yep. That definitely describes me -- married, homeowner and also part-time
musician.
In addition to the free-lancing you mentioned, I also cover Pennsylvania
state politics for the Morning Call of Allentown, Pa.
I played bass in bands all through high school and college, and then stopped
for a while. In my mid-20s, I started again, this time doing the solo
acoustic thing, and now front my own band.

Thanks for the welcome.
John.
___________________________
John L. Micek
State Government Reporter
The Morning Call
Harrisburg, Pa.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Seaman, Dave" <seamand@MSX.UPMC.EDU>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:05 PM
Subject: audities listmember demographic


>
> <<<From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@mindspring.com>
>
> My name's John Micek, and I live in Harrisburg, Pa., where I front a
> "pop"
> band called Milkshake Jones
> by night I contribute to music
> magazines such as The Big Takeover, Pop Culture Press and (until
> recently) PopMatters.com.>>>>
>
> Is it just me, or are most of the audities subscribers either working
> musicians, otherwise in the music biz (critics, record label folks, etc.),
> or (like myself) would-be musicians who have played at some point and/or
do
> it as a hobby but now playing music takes a back seat to the day
> job/family/etc. ?  I would be curious to see the percentage of audities
> subscribers who are in the music biz full or part time vs. those who are
> purely fans and not in the biz.  Just curious.  I guess sometimes I feel
> like a disproportionate percentage of our audities membership are those
who
> play the music or promote it in some shape or fashion.
>
> oh, by the way, welcome, John.
>
> Dave
> long-time lurker, recent poster