Anyone who wants to become an author or musician needs to venture into a used shop at some point in their life. In the used book store and used CD shop the writer or musician will discover just how lasting fame can be. Used shops are chock full of societal cast-offs, yesterday’s flash-in-the-pan, the would-be nobodys, and the did-be somebodys that just aren’t that big a draw anymore. Even the ones that are a big draw get cast off every now and then.

It’s a simple reminder that the world is not an easy place. If you can actually land in the limelight, the world has a short attention span.