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David Kraus, composer & guitarist

The party is over, and it's time for these party crashers to go......

10/10/2013

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"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should
 on no account be allowed to do the job."
                                                                                      -Douglas Adams. 

I do believe Adams' insightful quote no doubt also pertains to US senators and congressmen. It seems the extreme right wing members of our US House of Representatives has actually shut down the government just to show everyone they could. Of course what will not be shut down are their yearly paychecks (from $174,000 to $223,500 with annual cost of living increases), their expense accounts for their Armani suits and matching shoes and other perks, their absurdly long paid vacations, life-long health benefits and pensions, limos and chauffeurs, office staff, world-class dining rooms in the capitol building...and this is just the small stuff. Keep in mind that during this five year long economic depression the wealth of congress has climbed obscenely while the people whose government they are shutting down crashed and is still crashing in spite of the "recovery." Keep in mind that this is true of all members of Congress no matter what party. Here's a fun fact worth meditating on from the Center for Responsive Politics: the median personal wealth for members of Congress grew to $911,510 in 2009, up from $785,515 in 2008. Nearly half of the members of Congress are millionaires. A large percentage of those who are not officially millionaires are worth into the upper hundreds of thousands, and with all of the perks they receive from our taxes they may as well be millionaires. So, economic depressions and government shutdowns do not, and never will negatively affect them, just like the wars they make. And in fact, these actions actually MAKE them money. House of representatives?....who are they representing? It certainly isn't the 80% of the US population scrounging around in and attempting to live off of the 7% of the economy we collectively own. So they must be representing the 20% of the population who bask in the luxury of the other 93% that they own, and we pay for out of our 7%. Ahah!

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened." -Douglas Adams 

Thank you Mr. Adams for making all of this so clear now!!

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    I'm a freelance musician whose career as a professional dates back almost four decades. And when I really consider the economic and emotional struggles that intimately accompany walking the path of an independent artist of any sort today, I am pleasantly amazed that I'm still doing it. I lived in the state of Vermont (USA) for three decades. What took me there were both family ties through marriage, and also  work opportunities. But, being that I am originally from Philadelphia where my own family still resides, and due to becoming single again, along with a thinning of musical work, along with the creative, performing, and general opportunities, and my tiring of the long Winters, I began pining for the energy of the city again. Philadelphia is a thriving hive of creative culture. So I made a decision, and in April of 2013 I sold my home and returned to my roots...and I am happy that I did. Some extra musical  interests include walking five to six miles daily (8km to 10km), growing tropical plants indoors, eating well, working out (no doubt I am committed to my physical, mental, and spiritual well being), studying a new language (now Spanish), reading, and traveling when I can, having already been many times off the continent, and lived in India and Nepal. So there it is. Anything you'd like to know, please check my Bio, or feel free to ask.
                    
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