But I do have immense fun with it. Wy back in the dawn of time, I used to tour as a solo musician, and then with some Dutch friends playing Celtic and Appalachian folk music. The real word, as well as the need to make a living to support a family, intervened. Anybody can be a starving musician, but a wife and children change the perspective on one's responsibilities.
My dad was a past president of the Gridiron Club of Washington, who did this kind of thing once a year in front of POTUS and assorted dignitaries. The songs performed there are supposed to be written only by members of the music committee of Gridiron, although after my dad passed, one of the members asked me to write some numbers for them. I know that at least one of my songs was performed in front of Bush and Cheney, but I wasn't there to see it. When my dad is President of Gridiron, and Clinton is POTUS, THEN we fly over to the States for the weekend. When it's Bush and Cheney, I do NOT!! My dad was a very prominent member of the Washington print press at the time, and his shoes were, in my judgment, way too big for me to fill, so I went in a completely different direction. However, I did maintain many of his political connections, as well as enjoying hanging with major figures of the time that he used to hang with.
I learned the parody skills at the feet of the master (my father). On the other hand, our collaborator (Parody Project) who did the video IS a professional, with several awards for video work under his belt. He is an accomplished musician as well. I content myself with having fun at this, although I have gotten involved in heavier situations as well (once did a piece for The Nation).
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