Once upon a time, before departing for australia, Test Subject Mickie Rat asked if he could get a bottle of Kona BBotE for the upcoming tour his band, The Secretions (blog to be found here), were about to embark on. As the day for hand-off approached, finances became dire and it was clear that money was best devoted to the gas tank for the tour and food so they didn’t starve whilst rocking. After some brief consideration that helping make music happen was a good thing, I told him, “You know, I’ve already made it, it’s going to a good home. I’ll give it to you provided you give Funranium Labs the pimping too.”
When he showed up in the Ratmobile, he gave me a Secretions belt buckle in thanks. Mickie, thank you much for keeping my pants off the ground in the event of the A to Z alien/zombie attack. Oh, and for some mighty fine punk music too. I find it is necessary to have angry music to do math properly and The Secretions make the equations flow for me.
Now, it has come to my attention that not all consumers of BBotE are high-falutin’ investment banker nuclear rocket surgeon physicists. Many are artists, writers, and musicians. I respect the creation of art mainly due to my own incompetence at it. I’ve choked on paint, fumbled words, and managed to bleed just touching a bass guitar but man do I think it’s important.
If you are a broke and starving artist but in desperate need of BBotE or a Stein of Science and willing to engage in the time honored tradition of barter, I am quite willing to do so. Heck, the beauty of the current incarnation of Funranium Labs you are enjoying now is brought to you by the power of barter. The worst I can say is no*.
*: Actually, I know many worse words, phrases and creative imagery. But the worst I’m likely to say is no.