My name is Jake. I am 26 years old. I am an alcoholic. I have debt. I work a lot. I love my job. I have no siblings. I work for Black Sabbath. I like to eat steak and chicken. I know Ozzy Osbourne.
One of my parents as in the Navy. I have no siblings. I have two dogs named Bounty and Snickers. I am unemployed. I went to school in Spain and France. I like to eat hamburgers and french fries. I don't eat steak. My dad was in the Navy. My dad was a gambler.
I just started a tour with Black Sabbath. I'm excited to see so many different places. Where is the first place you are headed? Do you get a lot of free time to explore when you're on tour? We're going to be in California for a good amount of time, hitting all the major cities there! Then we head east. And yes, I should have a good amount of time to check out places! How is the job hunt going? I have an interview next week. It's entry level at a bank, so it feels a bit soul destroying, but at this point I'll take anything. I'm happy for you though - I know it might be hard but if you can lay off the booze a bit, you might make enough to put a dent in your debt. That's great! Hey it's a step in the right direction - maybe you'll love it. Yeah, the good thing is everything is pretty much paid for on the tour. Kind of hard to stay away from the drink when it's everywhere you turn at work lol. Yeah, maybe I'll find out that banking where I'm meant to be - my dad's experiences with gambling have made me very careful with money. Have you been working for Black Sabbath long? I didn't think they toured that often, do you work for them even when they're not touring? Well Black Sabboth actually had their "final" tour in 2017. But now they're kind of coming back for one more. So this is the first tour I've done in four years! I'm usually just working with their marketing team outside of touring. That's awesome that you can work full-time for them. I've known a few other people who work for bands that have to find other jobs when not on tour. It sounds like you have the perfect gig - did you have to have a degree in marketing to score your job? Yup I'm pretty lucky to be honest! Yes I do have a marketing degree which was really helpful in helping me get this job...but it's also the reason I'm in so much debt, ha! How are Bounty and Snickers doing?? They're doing well. They're a little stir-crazy from living in this tiny apartment, but I try to take them out pretty frequently. I'm hoping to afford somewhere with my own yard if I get this job. What kind of dogs are they again?  Both are medium-sized mutts; I rescued them from a local shelter. Snickers looks like he might have a bit of German Shepherd in him, and Bounty maybe some Golden Lab?