As always, a thoughtful and insightful article, Chris. If there were an additional hint, I'd add "Respect that traveling professionals are normally working from a distance from family," so assisting artists and crew with a degree of normalcy is sometimes what makes a sometimes intolerable lifestyle more digestible. Sometimes it's as simple as a Tupperware container of home made chili or a few hours of escape on a charter boat. None takes much effort, but in the end... time off from the stage... it's always about fun with family and friends. Rock on, Bro... -- RR