“What a Time to Live”: Trumpeter and Entrepreneur Steve Baker’s Harrowing Account of Losing His Livelihood – And Nearly His Sanity – Because of the Lockdowns

<p>Steve Baker was among the sector of society most affected by the covid pandemic: the live entertainment industry.</p><p>You don't do wedding receptions via Zoom, right?</p><p>So when everything shut down, he was hit hard, and was forced to adjust fire, as they say.</p><p>In this episode, Steve will share how the lockdowns affected him, and how he changed his priorities - and even discovered a calling in life he may not have heard without it.</p><p>Says host James Newcomb: "Steve is a dynamic performer, terrific trumpet player, great singer, just a terrific stage presence and it was just&nbsp;a treat to share the stage with him for a short time when I lived in the Raleigh/Durham area. I learned a lot about being a showman and&nbsp;seeing the value of entertainment and knowing how to carry a crowd. And if I were to really examine my own music or my podcasting career, I would say that I've learned a lot or I've applied a lot of the things that I learned from him while with the Bull City Syndicate there in Raleigh and Durham."</p><h3>In this conversation with Steve, you'll hear:</h3><h4>-The initial reaction to the pandemic and lockdowns...05:32</h4><h4>-The toughest thing to deal with regarding the lockdowns...12:43</h4><h4>-A contrarian view to the virus and the government's reaction to it...17:46</h4><h4>-Worshipping at the First Church of Covid...23:05</h4><h4>-How our resilience and response to adversity changes as we age...30:51</h4><h4>-How others within Steve's world have responded to the pandemic...46:15</h4><h4>-The true story of how Steve got "fact-checked" by a Hollywood gossip columnist...55:40</h4><p><a href="http://jamesnewcombontrumpet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Steve-Baker.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to download the transcript for the episode</a></p><h3>Resources mentioned:</h3><p>-<a href="https://bullcitysyndicate.com/home" target="_blank">Bull City Syndicate</a></p><p>-<a href="http://thepragmaticconstitutionalist.com" target="_blank">The Pragmatic Constitutionalist website</a></p><p>-<