There is a strike at York University, one of my professors left me feeling confused about where she stands. I considered raising my arm in class and pointing it out but realized it might add an unwanted conflict to my eventual grade. Age old problem of seeing and speaking up …or not. A musician wrote me to ask for advice about publishing between members of a band. Tread carefully I advised, the person who gets to cut the pie might be offended by your sense of entitlement. Treat it like chess, make your moves by thinking through worse case scenarios. Once found myself in a position where the leader of a band confided in me that other members might want part of the publishing, as if me being the older musician meant I would commiserate about how selfish side musicians could be. “But Joel”, I said, “if you honour people for their contribution you get something most bands rarely achieve – respect and loyalty.”