I was idly chatting, sunday afternoon, with the Leo lass tending to the store’s operation.
“Yeah, Kramer, you’ve got a girl in every port.”
Not true. Then came the CC story, done here last year.
“And you look so laid back, but you work hard. On the road a lot.”
That much is true.
I’ve worked a number of venues, from full-blown conventions with press, radio and film, to just one-night stands (afternoons, really) in little “new age” bookstores and “healing centers.” It’s not the best life, but it’s my life, and it works okay. Wished it beough in a little more cash, but that’s always a problem, with any business these days. Except, I suppose politics and big corporations. Not like I’m about to get into either of those, either.
It’s about doing what I love, and some days are better than others. Or some days, it’s just for the fun of the road, rather than making the big bucks. Either way works, at least, nominally.
Part one, two and there.
Starts in Austin, winds up in San Antonio, then back to Austin.
Or not.
I showed up at the bookstore, and there’s that usual, “We weren’t sure you were going to be here again” problem.
But of course I was.
I’m liking SA more and more as time goes by. Laid back. Relaxed. Cheerful. Full of good Mexican food. Maybe not in my waistline’s best interest, but certainly a happy place.
Odd coincidence, two places I’ve worked in the last year, Dancing Moon in San Antonio, and Heart of the Dove in Las Cruces (NM), both places? They are moving locations. In June. Both places. Weird how that works.
Something I picked up earlier in the day? Maybe a new tag line?
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