What is this
place?
Parking In Bitterman Circle
is the personal weblog
of Aron Michalski. It's a place for venting, contemplating and sharing
thoughts, news and writing. It has a bit of a tilt towards the music
business as it is the way the author pays for cat food and server
space.
Free form in nature and not as
well edited as it
should be, it hopes to stand as a representation of where the author
stands at any given moment. Though currently based in a southern state,
this weblog will come to you from all over the place as travel is the
one constant the author has experienced in his
career.
Why Bitterman Circle? Is there an hourly parking
rate?
I often forget
that someone
would actually want to know! It comes from an inside joke from a tour I
was on; when someone really turns the corner mood-wise and says
something really off key (which seems to be quite often) the comment is
"Bitterman, party of one, your table is waiting..."
I ended a
tour in early October of 2003 and
literally put all of my belongings into the back of a rented mini van
in the parking lot of Shea Stadium. We drove to a suburban bar mitzvah
hall where rehearsals for another tour were taking place. I have worked
on this crew on the road since 1990 and had a hand in forming our
backline crew. To me it was a close band of friends from over the
years; it's rare when you know and love everyone involved. Close
friends pull no punches and seemingly give no quarter when it comes
time to complain.
Bitterman Circle was a place, a venting
point, a
axis of ire that was on stage left where we would gather to snipe, snip
and generally bitch to one another. Roadies for the most part consider
it an art form; we just gave it a home. Now it's a web address. I
aspire daily to be full of gratitude, appreciation and positive energy.
Most days I end up proving that I'm human and my goals, though within
reach, are often not met.
There is no hourly rate and that's
a good thing, as
none of us could afford it... my time in the parking garage biz
confirms that.
Who is Aron
Michalski? Does he owe me
money?
Aron
was born in Malaga, Spain in the eye of a hurricane. That's why his
hair always looks so bad. Raised in New England, he studied for a few
moments at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Though trained as a
musician, he answered the call of other musicians who were weak and
didn't want to carry their own equipment up the stairs. This skill drew
him to Los Angeles where he carried some more stuff for musicians until
they asked him if he would do it on the road. He did. He still is.
He also has written poetry and prose for a long
time, communicating his feelings and experiences on the road to his
family and friends. As therapy and a creative outlet, it serves him
well. Now that blogging and podcasting are a part of his life, it will
be interesting to see how he relates his goofball perspective to a new
audience.
And no, he doesn't owe you any
money.
3:19:02 PM 
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