Geez, I had to really think about it; starting at 12 years old:
Groundskeeper at the Army post ball field in Nelligan, Germany; skeet range "boy" loading clay targets and reloading shotgun shells at the Army post in Leavenworth, KS; paper boy (Philadelphia Inquirer) in Willingboro, NJ; US Coast Guard (briefly, as a cadet for 2 years at the academy in New London); janitor, garden shop laborer, beer store manager and finally quality control inspector at the PX (Hickam AFB, Honolulu, Hawaii); stage hand, head mechanic and shop manager at a Kawasaki dealership, radio DJ, radio station manager, assistant technical services manager at the University of South Carolina (all in Columbia, SC); sound engineer, then chief engineer, then VP for Audio Unlimited in Greensboro, NC; front-of-house sound engineer, then stage manger/master carpenter and finally backline/instrument tech (roadie) for 26 years for country music's "supergroup" Alabama (at my current domestic location in Fort Payne, AL).

I retired last July to concentrate on riding my bikes but economic stresses put me back to work. These days I'm the backline/instrument roadie for Wynonna (Judd). I do some studio recording engineering for local bands and singers as well as production management for a few local festivals when the weather's nice.


A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)