More Tales From "Don't Go To The Basement"?

[forgive me... I just quick wrote this, and if I don't get it posted, it tends to languish... but I haven't had time to edit grammar and typos, so I'll recheck....and correct as needed.. But for now.. here this is.

Because it's all over the news . . . a bit more on this topic--the rites and ways of the entertainment business at the top levels.  Also, I have a family member who has landed very near that whole scene; it was a scene I worked my up to through talent, relentless creative hard work (because I am an artist, and of course, it would be nice to be compensated for creating art/music which you love to do, and will do and have always done, regardless if there is a payday or not.)  

When I wended my way, writing, producing, scoring movie/tv soundtracks (using at the time the most cutting edge digital/sampling technology--one of a few who were doing it, because it was so new, early 80s, I'm in my early 20s with wife and 2 children) . . . my first of several investors was John Browning, of Browning Arms . . . he liked my "soundscape" experimental music, but barely . . . he was an old-world elite type guy in a suit and bow-tie at 10 in the morning.... me, I was across the desk with my shoulder length rocknroll hair, rocknroll boots.. lol, it was a couple of surreal, funny meetings.  I pitched to him my philanthropic ideas (remember, I was about 22-23 years old, a bit idealistic, but also I've always seen the future of things going on in the world, before they have manifested... If I were a "playa" I could have long ago taken WORLDLY advantage of that foresight $....  BUT, I've always been more interested in and committed to--because bought and paid for by Jesus God and HIS purposes, I dare say.

Anyway, sitting there with John Browning Jr., I'm pitching my music, music video ideas 9early days of MTV)  . . . and telling him, if and when the money rolled in, then private prisons and animal rescue sanctuaries would be something to develop.  I did not realize how nefarious the "private prison" racket would be... (my idea was to actually create privately funded prisons that would REHABILITATE lovingly, Godly, the prisoners)  Re that . . . and regarding the animal sanctuary idea, he said, basically, "why would I care about that?" .... He then let me know that "they" were moving into "shale oil" ... in some part of the ocean around Australia.  I will say, he was kind enough to give me a moment of his time, several times, and DID invest a little bit into my musical creative ideas. . . . Well, and I could go on about that whole connection and how and why I even was allowed to end up there (mainly a few different family connections/legal related things...)  But bottom line (which is one of the songs "The Bottom Line" I wrote and produced via his "help" at the time  at Osmond Studios--which is about how... the "bottom line" is death--making terms and realizing . . . that for all the money, status, clout-seeking etc in this world... YOU DIE AT THE END OF THE DAY and YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT IT WAS ALL FOR!.....

Then.... I met with a dude who claimed to be one of James Brown's (illegitimate sons). . . .

That was early days.... 

I'm just recalling a few of the initial ventures into trying to "make it"... (spoiler alert: lol... I NEVER took the ticket, never "went to the basement" .... SO... I didn't "make it" ... but could have . . . several times over.)  Because I have always been focused on GOD, TRUTH . . . and very skeptical and resistant to the wiles and ways of the world.  Had no taste for that.  

But wait!  There's more! .... 

Does anyone want me to continue on with some of these tales?  It would be easier to do on a podcast, and I can fill in interesting details, if and when I can get that up and running.....