WHY IT PAY'S TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK

A WORK OF FICTIONAL HUMOR

BY PETE HOLLY

THE QUESTION OR COMMENT I'VE GOTTEN' MOST OFTEN FROM PEOPLE
OVER THE YEARS ISN'T-HOW CAN I BREAK INTO SHOW BUSINESS ? OR HOW CAN I GET A RECORD DEAL ? IT'S ALLWAYS-HOW DID YOU DO THAT ?
THEY,LIKE MOST PEOPLE,THINK THERE ARE SPECIAL TRICKS I LEARNED
SOMEHOW-AND THAT'S HOW I WAS ABLE TO BREAK INTO SHOW BUSINESS.
IT'S NOT SURPRISING SO MANY PEOPLE HOLD THIS BELIEF.MUCH OF
WHAT GOES ON IN SHOW BUSINESS-GOES ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.NONE OF THE
THOUSANDS OF BOOK'S ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS OR THAT IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS
ARE ACCURATE.THE THINGS THEY TELL YOU IN THOSE BOOK'S WON'T HELP
YOU ONE BIT INTO NAVAGATING YOUR WAY INTO THE BUSINESS-OR HELP
YOU SURVIVE ONCE YOU GET IN !
THE TRUTH IS THERE ARE NO MAGIC TRICKS THAT WILL HELP YOU
AND EVEN IF THERE WERE-WHAT WORKED FOR ONE PERSON-WON'T NESSASARILY WORK FOR YOU.EVERYBODY HAS TO FIND THIER OWN WAY.
THAT'S THE COLD HARD TRUTH.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS-THERE ARE NO RULES IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS-THERE'S NO
FEDERAL OR LOCAL AGENCY TO OVERLOOK IT AND MAKE SURE NOBODY IS
CHEATING OR DOING SOMETHING THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING.THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS THE ONE PART OF THE WILD WEST THAT NEVER GOT TAMED.
IT'S A BUSINESS THAT NOT ONLY CAN THE LAW NEVER COME BACK TO-THE
LAW WAS NEVER ABLE TO PENATRATE THE MUSIC BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
IT'S FULL OF OUTLAWS,THIEFS,RAPISTS,MURDER'S AND RAPSCALIONS OF EVERY
TYPE IMAGINABLE.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SHOW BUSINESS IS REALLY LIKE-WATCH THE
MOVIE-"ALL ABOUT EVE"-IT'S THE MOST ACCURATE PORTRAYAL {OR SHOULD I
SAY BETRAYAL } OF WHAT SHOW BUSINESS IS REALLY LIKE,CUT-THROAT AND
VICIOUS.
ONE OF THE CHARACTORS IN ALL ABOUT EVE IS A CRITIC.AT ONE POINT IN THE
MOVIE-AT A PARTY-HE TELLS THE SHOW BUSINESS CROWD AROUND HIM WHY
THEY ARE ALL IN THE BUSINESS{TELLINGLY MARILYN MONROE IN AMONG THEM}
"WERE THE MISFIT'S OF THE WORLD-WE'RE IN SHOW BUSINESS BECAUSE WE DON'T
FIT IN ANYWHERE ELSE".AND THAT'S ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU'LL EVER COME TO
LEARNING THE SECRET OF PEOPLE IN SHOW BUSINESS.THEY ARE IN IT BECAUSE
THEY DON'T AND CAN'T FIT IN ANYWHERE ELSE.WE HAVE TO BE IN SHOW BUSINESS
BECAUSE WE CAN'T FIT IN ANYWHERE ELSE.
GO AND TRY EVERYLINE WORK YOU POSSIBLY CAN THINK OF{I DID}AND
IF NOT ONE OF THE JOBS YOU TRY WORKS OUT-THEN YOUR MEANT TO BE IN
SHOW BUSINESS-IT'S THE ONLY CHOICE LEFT FOR PEOPLE LIKE US.
AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS LAWLESS,DISARMINGLY DANGEROUS AND ABOUT AS
SAFE AS JUMPING OFF A 500 FT. CLIFF INTO A BARREL OF WATER 5 INCHES IN
DIAMETER-YOU'LL LEARN TO LOVE IT-HOW WILL YOU LEARN TO LOVE IT ?
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CHOICE-IT IS AN OCCUPATION AFTER ALL-AND AT TIMES
IT CAN EVEN BE AN HONARABLE ONE-SO MAKE THE BEST OF IT OLD SPORT.

WRITTEN BY PETE HOLLY-2009-COPYRIGHT-ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

P.S. OH YEAH,ABOUT THE TITLE-IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO STUDY MUSIC OR ACTING
IF YOU WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS-BUT IT'S NOT MANDATORY.

NOTE-THIS IS A WORK OF HUMOROUS FICTION-IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN'
LITERALLY AND ANY RESEMBLANCE TO REAL OR ACTUAL PERSONS IS
PURELY ACCIDENTAL AND NOT MEANT TO BE AN ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF
ANY REAL PERSON'S LIVING OR DEAD OR SHOW BUSINESS IN GENERAL.