My candle burns at both its ends

June Matayoshi at Chicago Classical Music writes about balancing a day job with professional night music.

Socializing only occurred in car-pools getting to gigs or on rehearsal breaks. I was single most of those years, and if I went out on a date, it would be after 11 p.m. or on a sporadic night off. Shopping for food was accomplished late at night at the 24-hour grocery stores. I had my laundry done through a service.