Five unusual jobs I got paid for in no particular order. Delivering belly grams. I had my own finger cymbals, a beaded belt and silken bloomers on loan. Pearl diver then assistant cook at Camino Real. That’s where I learned to make Mary and Tito’s carne adovada. Forty plus years now I’m still working on the recipe. NM legends. Champagne King at the Roxy. Nude model for UNM art classes. Shout out here to Don Schrader. Singing maitre d’ at Ole Henry’s. I proposed to a gal in the bus station. We almost got married.