We were told this morning that we had a week to "ask to be laid off" - I would get 4 wks of pay, 2 mnths of paid medical plus my vacation if I "ask to be laid off" today or Friday morning. No diff.

Friday they will cut 15 employees from our staff of 40. It's gonna be huge. I have NO IDEA if I will be laid off or not - I am a bit of pessimist so I lean towards thinking I would.I hate the work I do and love the atmosphere and people I do it with. I am overqualified and bored. But - dude - seriously shitty job market out there.

But - if they aren't going to lay me off and I ask to be let go - I could save someone elses job who is happy here. I am really struggling with this - I am terrified of change but I know I can do more than this (what that is - I don't know - but a well trained poodle could do my job). Sorry - this has absolutelty nothing to do with music.

I hate the work I do and love the atmosphere and people I do it with.

One thing to consider: Will you still love the atmosphere when the staff is halved?

Will you still love the atmosphere when the staff is halved?

Yeah - assuming I am left here - it's gonna be nightmare 15 hour days and LOTS OF PRESSSURE. And it will feel weird. And I will feel like I missed my chance to get out.

I totally should get out of this job. I'm just a glutton for the easyness of it. I work in a hip office with funny cool people. Downtown. I get paid just enought to spend a crap load of money on music and never save anything.

I guess I have to figure out what I am more scared of - sitting her next week knowing I missed my chance to get out with decent severance and unemployment or sitting at home next week realizing I can't buy ANYTHING and I have to find a new job.

Stoopid being a grown up.

Southern rock, sorta newish:

Gov't Mule
Drive-By Truckers

Drive by Truckers is a good call since they're reviving that whole thang and got a lot of press with their last concept album.

I heard a busker on the Union Square N/R subway platform doing a solo (just drums & vocals, no lie) "Freebird". Didn't hold a candle performancewise to ASH in "A New Man", but conceptually it was hard to beat. It was new and it was Southern Rock (that's a genre upper case), but it's not really "new Southern rock" nor "new Southern Rock." But I enjoyed it a whole lot & I hope you enjoyed my little anecdote even if it wasn't much help. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

Edit: Giles sang "Freebird" in "The Yoko Factor" not "A New Man". And "Behind Blue Eyes" in "Where The Wild Things Are". No singing in "A New Man". Oh well, I liked it anyway. Go, Jane! Go, ASH! Yay, Ethan Rayne!

Isn't My Morning Jacket supposed to be southern?

Edit: Also, could someone explain the Walkmen to me? I got their CD because it got such great reviews, but the noise has yet to coalesce into appealing songs after several listens, and I can't hear what makes everyone else say their singer sounds like Bono.

Hec! I went to a book reading with George Pelecanos tonight, and I name-dropped you, and told him I'd sent you a book of his, because I knew you'd dig the way he used music. And I am currently listening to the soundtrack CD for his latest book -- how cool is that?

Thanks Hec & Hayden (y'all should have a show called that).

I had DBT, but couldn't think of anyone else off the top of my head. I was arguing against someone who wants to hold up Kid Rock as the posterby for southern rock

While I can enjoy him at times (He reminds me of Jon's dead boss and some good bar times), I don't thinks he's the second coming of Skynyrd.

I was arguing against someone who wants to hold up Kid Rock as the posterby for southern rock

I would think that KR's strong roots in hip hop would put him out of the running for that title. Not that he doesn't have serious southern rock influences. But, to me, he's much more AC/DC meets Run DMC meets Skynyrd.