I’ve always envied musicians carrying their instruments around. No one can actually see if you’re good or not if you carry your guitar with confidence — but they know you wanna be a star. Knowledge workers are hard to distinguish from database adminstrators, programmers from accountants etc. Some bag with a hidden laptop inside is all we have to show…
What I suggest is this: Let’s start carrying our laptops like there’s no tomorrow. Fitted bags or a tight grip on the laptop itself, showing off the beatiful modifications and patina. You’re the rockstar. Tell the world. You’re just as close to signing the deal as the boy with the guitar and the dark eyes. Be proud.
And now excuse me, I have to go cut out the ass of my jeans.
:D Go for it! Watch the groupies line up…
Guitars are heavy and cumbersome. Trust me. And the rock ‘n’ roll attitude fades somewhat when you’re apologizing to everyone on the bus, as you continuously hit their seats with you case. It’s way overrated.
But flaunting your laptop might be good. Especially for muggers. ;)
Why not go all the way and build guitar laptops in the style of the 80s flauntable synths ?
I’ll go find my tight fitted bag now… and throw away the handy but ugly rugsack I’m using tooo often…