Have you ever called or IM’d someone and felt guilty because you might not have contacted them but to mention something you wanted to promote? Perhaps you’ve done something similar, but it involved a favor that you needed of that friend. Either way, they’re your friend and its not that you never talk to them. It was just, at that moment, there wasn’t a pure, just-being-your-friend, motive involved.

I feel guilty and thus obligated to write about this, but I’m not sure if its entirely uncommon. In fact, it certainly seems to be all-too-common in the realms of politics and entertainment. You have friends who occassionally can provide connections, new job opportunities, or what-have-you. But in our day-to-day lives, is this kind of thing outright wrong?

I can honestly say that I have no friends that I befriended even in part for what connections they can provide. That’s not meant to make me sound better than politicians or anything, just something I should admit before going any further. I do, however, sometimes call people with multiple intentions. I want to catch up with them, but I also want to ask to borrow their edger. I’ve been meaning to call for a few days, but tonight there’s an event they might know more about. Stuff like that.

I admit all this for the following reason – my band is playing tonight from 8:30pm-1:00am at the George and Dragon British pub on International Drive. I know its been a few days since I last posted, so there you have it. Two good reasons for this post – guilt and promotion.

Tags: band, Politics

Categories: Public

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