I am a bass player and concerned citizen, as well as a banquet waiter. I am libertarian and socialist in my politics; I think that Michael Albert's idea of participatory economics (along with that other character's complimentary participatory politics) is an ideal we should all of us be working towards...in the meantime, we must make as much noise as we can, and fight the parasitic capitalists however we can, even and especially if that means fighting them on their own turf (eg., the courts, capitol buildings, and town halls of the world). I am also soon to be married to the most wonderful woman I've ever had the priviledge of knowing. Life is about as good as it can be...