On Wed, 14 May 2014 17:59:49 -0400, H*a*r*r*o*l*d
wrote:

D'oh. I'm not the former half-term governor of Alaska.
nope, you an little known jingle writer.

Actually, the heyday of jingles for local radio and tv ad clients in the
DC market pretty much died out when President Alzheimer's took office. I
don't think the two events are related, though. Jingle writing was fun,
especially when you could commission a bit of new music. But most local
jingles were done against a background of what we called (incorrectly)
needle drops. The local ad biz isn't much fun anymore.

Was that the cause of your financial ruin?

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More like a classic case of poor character, mismanagement and
irresponsibility.