Never Gonna Have a Real Career

A year ago, I applied for a street performer's license to play on Santa Monica's 3rd St. Promenade. When the city hall clerk handed my permit to me, a sinister voice in my head joked, "Ohhhh, that was their first mistake." Later I thought, "Actually, their FIRST mistake was giving me a guitar ...", and, thus, the song was written. Ironically, if you enjoy the song, your vote would actually be undermining the song’s entire message by helping me to build a real career (thereby unraveling sp...

A year ago, I applied for a street performer's license to play on Santa Monica's 3rd St. Promenade. When the city hall clerk handed my permit to me, a sinister voice in my head joked, "Ohhhh, that was their first mistake." Later I thought, "Actually, their FIRST mistake was giving me a guitar ...", and, thus, the song was written. Ironically, if you enjoy the song, your vote would actually be undermining the song’s entire message by helping me to build a real career (thereby unraveling space-time).