If you won Ten Million Dollars in the Lottery...

[horacejesse]

I used to spend a lot of time there--the Bay, not Sweet Jimmy's. Now I am ensconced farther north. How life changes.

[booker]

Wow, Nomi! You know Mr. T?? J/K couldn't resist

[pitterpatter]

Horacejesse: So, you were playing Ploker, eh? I don't gamble much but that reminds of another game. I think it's called 'Black Snacks.' And it's making hungry just thinking about it. lol

[nomiyah]

Quote:Wow, Nomi! You know Mr. T?? J/K couldn't resistYou mean in the picture? That's XSample, a very talented reggae artist from Kingston. I submitted some of the songs we did together to Taxi with 6 forwards so far.Didn't Mr. T have a catch phrase? I didn't grow up with a TV so I'm a bit hazy on trivia.

[onoffon]

Yeah Nomi - Mr. T's catch phrase was, "I pity the fool." I did grow up with a TV, albeit it was black & white... As for the ten million - I would build the west coast jazz museum that I have already started. Remaster more than 500 hours of analog jazz masters that I own defining west coast jazz for four decades. I would build an internet broadcast facility that would stream live jazz concerts over the internet. And I would fund a series of scholarships for deserving music students around the world. I would complete production of my father's documentary and continue producing a series of films highlighting the lives of great west coast jazzers.I want to leave something tangible for the cultural benefit of the world... I believe that would help in my own small way...

[gitarrero]

..well, instead of saying "I would, if...." it's much better to say "I do".I believe that for most of us there ARE ways to get more time for the music - some of us have family, but even then it might be possible to handle it so you can invest more time in the music - but that's based on each individual situation.chances to win in the lotery are so damn' small that I don't really care about it. Instead of, I work on goals I know my chances are REALISTIC. I think it's always better TO DO something instead of waiting for something to happen....but to answer your question: 10 m. $ would definitly be nice, I woudn't say no - and yes, I would build my studio where I feel comfortable, and cost's for flying to music trades etc woudn't be a problem.btw: here in Switzerland a guy won about 2 or 3 mio. Swiss francs (1$ is approx. 1.3 swiss franc) in the lottery. Guess what he sayd when he was receiving the winning message...."...thanks, but I don't want this money. My life is good as it is, and it would only be messed up by this money".and he *really* didn't take it - it was the first time ever that a person didn't take the money!

[andreh]

Quote:I think it's always better TO DO something instead of waiting for something to happen.Here, here!Quote:btw: here in Switzerland a guy won about 2 or 3 mio. Swiss francs (1$ is approx. 1.3 swiss franc) in the lottery. Guess what he sayd when he was receiving the winning message...."...thanks, but I don't want this money. My life is good as it is, and it would only be messed up by this money".and he *really* didn't take it - it was the first time ever that a person didn't take the money!A rare breed, that fellow...and lucky/smart for choosing to find happiness outside of money.As much as I love our country (America), our culture and media do emphasize the "glory" of fame and fortune over simple contentment. And as much as I try to, and mostly succeed at, finding happiness in the little, "real" things in life (like family, friends, music, and debating the value of karma points)...I'm absolutely positive I would take the money! Andre

[gitarrero]

Quote:Quote:I think it's always better TO DO something instead of waiting for something to happen.Here, here!...you've got mail...!

[booker]

Ok... let's play devil's advocate:If someone offered you 10 million dollars to stop writing music.... would you do it?

[drew]

ummmmm, YES.I would just start playing more poker