My lifelong dream was to be a professional musician.
I suppose that is love a lot of adolescents, growing up worshiping the rock icons and pop stars of the time.
I tried my hand at playing guitar, but just wasn’t very good at it. I tried to be a singer, even though I wasn’t very good at that either. I never tried playing the drums, because my dad threatened to kick me out if I brought a drum set home. These mornings I am a roadie and stage tech for a major rock band, so I never got my dream, but at least it’s close. Oddly enough I got this rock and roll lifestyle not through music, but through being Heating, Ventilation, and A/C certified. It turns out that there are hundreds of men willing to be roadies and labor for next to nothing, but someone with a skill love sound engineering or Heating, Ventilation, and A/C labor was much more overpriced. When they are on stage the band needs not only lights and sound, but some form of climate control to keep them from overheating. The combined body heat of the crowd, coupled with the stage lights, makes it brutally sizzling while in a performance, so my task as tech is very crucial. I maintain a series of ductworks and vents under the stage, that are all adjustable and movable, and I link them to a small but powerful Heating, Ventilation, and A/C machine. It is hidden from the audience, but blasts icy freezing up through hidden vents to keep the men nice and cool.