BobHolland wrote:I think a lot of my problem is stress. Being unemployed doesn't help. Can't find any work & when I get a lead on a job my age seems to rule me out. Too much time to think on my problems. That's why they call it the blues.

Hey Bob!
You must be the other bass player. I think there's just you and me.
Sorry to hear about your lack of work. I'm, (let me count a moment) 57 this year! I had a comfy job at Montgomery Ward, but they shut down the whole business just to get rid of me. That ain't fair.
So of all things, I had to go back to what I did when I was working my way through school: house paintin' and handyman services.
Plus, I'm in a tiny resort town in Michigan. I only get work from well-to-do people from Chicago, and then only in spring, summer and fall.
Nothing during the winter. But I did find some Mickey mouse work the will help me sink slower, until the rich people come back in the spring.
I'm helpin' a guy ship out professional recording tape, RMG. He's the only source left in the Western Hemisphere. T Bone Burnett and Jack White are a couple of his clients.
Hang in there, and don't die in the street, your clothes will get dirty.
Bill