Ikigai: A Hard Look at Living With Purpose

…and why bastards live so long

As all of the bars closed during Corona Season, I felt the crunch more than most as a musician with no gigs. Naturally, I did what any sane modern person human of capitalism should do in a crisis… I CONSUMED. Yet, in addition to my blistering Netflix schedule and tearful enjoyment of Carole and Tuesday, I also started my Corona Season Book Club of One, and recently finished Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia. My hope was to find a new way forward for myself by carving out…