That gave him satisfaction that he would have been considered good enough to play for that band.

Guys representing two bands came to his house one day. One came to the front door, another came to the back door. He went with the one that came to the front door.

Nothing ever seemed to ruffle him. He always had a smile. He was always cheerful.

That was for his ability to salvage casings and parts that weren’t made right. He could figure out a way to fix it so the company wouldn’t lose money.