WIRTW #718: the ‘fireflies' edition

"Do you want to bring a backup guitar with you?"

That was the question I ask my daughter as we load up the car to leave for her Sunday-night gig opening for Rhett Miller.

"No," she responds. "I'll be fine with just my main guitar."

Flash forward to 7 pm that night. "Please give it up for norah marie!" And guess what? No sound from her guitar. Not one single amplified note. As it turns out, the guitar had a dead battery. After a few minutes of down time to swap dead for live — which included a very kind and gracious Rhett offering Norah his own guitar to play during her set — she was up and running. 

Despite the glitchy start, Norah was great as always. 

You can watch the (edited) video of her whole set here, or just the clip of her singing Rhett's song, "Fireflies," with him, which includes a sweet story of Rhett's own technical glitch when he was a 17-year-old opener for Rosanne Cash.

I know I'm fighting a losing battle when I offer dad advice to a stubborn 17-year-old, but I can continue to try, right?

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Here's what I read this week that you should read, too.

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Is 'Love Is Blind' A Toxic Workplace? — via The New Yorker

Our boss is being a jerk about bereavement leave for miscarriages — via Ask a Manager

Non-Competes in Limbo: What Recruiters Should Watch For — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas

Strike Over: Teamsters Vote to Ratify Contract With Molson Coors — via Brewbound

Supervisors playing doctor — unless they're doctors — is a bad idea — via Eric Meyer's Employer Handbook Blog

Starbucks Tried to Crush Its Baristas. What Happened Next Will Shock You — via More Perfect Union

Cleveland Labor Groups, Politicians Join REI Worker Push Towards Bargaining Contract — via Cleveland Scene

NLRB settles with Juvly Aesthetics for use of noncompetes — via Fair Competition Law

Proposed Marijuana Reclassification and Impact on Employers — via LE Blog

Retailers use police-like investigation centers to fight theft. Shoppers pay the price — via CNN

The Sam Alito Flag Excuses Keep Getting Dumber — via Above the Law