RECESSION???

I don’t know.

Maybe it’s just me…but do you see what I see?

Recession?! I heard BOTH Presidential Candidates – and their VP’s exclaim, and I listened as the entire multimedia repeated (and repeated) the disconsolate refrain: “This is the worst depression since 1929!!” they complained. But when I revisit my history books, view the pics and videos and then look out my back window, I must utter my disdain – “It just don’t look the same!”

Now this is not to say that there aren’t people in real pain and I know of plenty of people who have suffered from lay-offs and downsizing and outright unfairness (while others have actually profitted from the Bail-Outs) – BUT just this past week – on several different occassions, I have personally witnessed restaurants, cafes, diners and Mega Super Stores flourishing! I’m saying I even can’t find a Parking Space and do I really have to wait an hour and a half to get a seat here? And I’m in Northeast Ohio!

I had two meetings in 3 days in locations where the food is pricey (but delicious…but Pricey!) and nobody seemed to mind – in fact for a minute I thought I was at Mickey-Ds at high noon for all the whirring of the cash registers and cappachino machines. People Flocking In – People Flocking Out. I think I’m in the wrong business!

 

But, I don’t know.

Maybe it’s just me…but do you see what I see?

Are we really in a recession? Is this really as serious as they say?

Now as a Husband, Father and Entrepreneur, I constantly have to re-adjust my budgets and PRIORITIZE just like you do, which means the few times I was in those locations were because I HAD to be there in order to progress my business, but as I look around me, I just don’t see what I’m being told to attest to. Either we are in a stifling, gut-wrenching, gosh awful depression and should hold on to every penny until our hands bleed – or – people just don’t care and instead of saving for little Sammie’s future, they’re going to continue to buy him/her that over priced Tomato & Mozzarella Panini.

 

Maybe it’s just me…

Peace and Blessings!!

What’s Happening Friend?!

Finally, finally! We’ve started an Official Blog for the Jazz Funk Circus that is SounDoctrine. We plan to collectively and individually discuss many things with you musically, spiritually, personally & otherwise.  We’re looking forward to connecting with you in a very transparent way, letting you in on rehearsals, recording sessions, listen to unfinished tunes, share in a collaboration of ideas and hopefully offer advice to us on songs and similar ideas as we seek to develop them.  We also want to share our hearts, as there are a MYRIAD of things to discuss, especially in the present economic climate (which I’ll discuss a little in the next post) – but always in a spirit of grace, peace, reasonableness, love and respect, which is all we ask of all those who contribute here.

This doesn’t mean that we’ll be completely abandoning our periodic newsletter, but blogging affords us the opp to dialogue with you continually – and that’s what we intend to do.  So Here we GO!

Much Love to Ziko for the hook up!

Jere B