COSMOPOLITANS LIKE I AM NEED THE CITY AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAPPEN ONLY IN BIG CITIES. NOW WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES, TO SELL JEWELRY FOR INSTANCE, ONLINE BUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES DID NOT EXIST IN THE 1980'S.

WHAT I DID HAPPENED IN LARGE CITIES. SMALL CITIES, TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS DO NOT HAVE THE MUSIC VENUES I HAD TO PERFORM AT. AFTER THE RURAL GANG STOLE AND BURNT EVERYTHING I OWNED I HAD NO WAY TO REPLACE MY GOODS, MY INSTRUMENTS AND MY JEWELRY MAKING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT MOVING BACK TO THE CITY. THE BADLY NAMED "COOPERATORS" INSURANCE COMPANY DEMANDED THAT I REBUILD ON THE SAME PROPERTY BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO THE "REPLACEMENT" MY POLICY PROVIDED. WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO BE A COSMOPOLITAN CITY DWELLER AND WORKER I WAS PRECIPITATED INTO POVERTY ONCE AGAIN.