Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 32-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith.
Back in late January, when I filled out my application for Home Depot I put “unstable owner” as my reason for leaving the Gourmet Warehouse. I’m sure they’d know what I was referring to.
I would have liked to contribute to a small business where my work ethic, skills and ideas were respected, but working at the Gourmet Warehouse was nothing like that at all. Working for Home Depot makes me realize what being involved with the lunatics at Gourmet Warehouse was doing to me. I am so much happier now even though it’s a dollar less an hour.
I’ve been told that some of the folks at Home Depot “bleed orange” but I think it’s going to be OK to come in, do the work and maintain a healthy work and art balance. I don’t want to “move up” or get too involved. It all starts to unravel when people want to play the game.
“Don’t Heel Me Like A Dog Just To Break Me Like A Horse” from the album Who Shot Elvis? (Matador, 1996) (download):
