As the previous post indicated, I’ve largely moved my music career to the backburner, as evidenced by the vast majority of my output not being available. I’m in control of all of that, and it’s a conscious decision for the time being.
So, what am I up to? In short: improving society.
How? By using my belated scholastic education to help make the case for:
- More bicycle repair collectives everywhere. I’ve participated in a few, and they’re fantastic spaces where patrons can bring in their bicycle and perform maintenance or repair with access to specialty tools. Actually, patrons can even build a bike from scratch from assorted parts! Usually incredibly affordable ‘stand time’ and even sliding-scale for them experiencing financial hardship. Collectives come in all shapes and sizes. Check out https://bikecollectives.org/ to explore operations around the globe. With e-bikes booming I see a wave of do-it-yourself ineptitude coming that’ll make itself more known in the coming years as people ride more and more, so higher density of these collectives will help. A good trade to learn, too.
- Better nutrition for the homeless. From first-hand experience, getting dense leafy greens in the daily diet when one is homeless is an incredibly challenging task. Why? A whole host of reasons, including that the general population in the U.S. has an aversion to those vegetables in the first place (but not tomato sauce on pizza or potato fries), and then duh, the homeless by and large lack refrigeration options for those fast-spoiling leafy greens. More can and should be done to remedy this, as leafy greens are crucial to a better functioning mind- one that can ask for help or at least accept it when offered.
- Working on a nonprofit directory and map (and eventually hopefully a corresponding app) to assist anyone and everyone who needs to save money they don’t have. Think of 211 or findhelp.org but for a broader pool. For instance, you won’t find participating ‘free museum day’ museums represented all on one map with either of the aforementioned resources, nor specifically where and when there are free ‘food not bombs’ vegan meals.
In these turbulent times I figure there are more pressing activities than hyping my new music with fingers crossed that I can parlay success into helping in the above ways (and more). My old hope of what I’d do with success in entertainment was always humanitarian in nature, so after I finally earned my undergraduate degree in 2021 I shifted focus to become better-abled to help more directly.
And that’s largely all what I’m up to.