I only have "pick tins," lapel pins, and posters. I can make use of the T-shirts and tote bags.

Maybe we could ask Elon Musk if he wants to send the stuff out of the solar system - you know, to reach across language barriers and show other beings how Wonderful earthlings are. As I recall, Elon and his brother were rather bold in reaching out to important people in their formative years.

But seriously, there must be collectors in Moodies fandom. Perhaps I'm wrong. But surely there are strategies to increase the value of the band (and thus raise ticket prices). From a simple economics standpoint, how does one deal with surplus gear that ought to find a loving home, instead of rolling around in the back seat of my car.

I thought of giving it away at shows, and actually did empty the back seat one time after a show to people I assumed wouldn't re-enter. I hesitate to do that again because it still may cut into profits from the official merch table. Besides, if I tried what you suggest, I would probably get caught by the gendarme for not having a luSANCE (as in chimpanzee minkee).

Anyway, I did some research. As posted before, I thought pick tins were a rather stupid idea. That was because any guitar picks with which I had any familiarity were plastic, and to my knowledge, plastic's resistance to biodegradation made it an environmental hazard. So, what was a metal tin going to do?

Well, I found out that some picks are made of celluloid, and extremes of temperature and humidity can cause the picks to get hard as they emit laughing gas. The conductive tin should help elevate any temperatures to make things funnier.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celluloid

P.S. Beware of postmen bearing pick tins.

I got this really cool mini-suitcase thingy in the mail today. It's smaller than the bag I usually take, and I'm fantasizing about amazing TSA peeps by stuffing a week's worth of luggage into it.

Why do Quickbooks and Quicken have the same phone number?

People who make anti-scalping laws could go to a Moodies' concert and learn the value of the music is not in the stuff. On the subject, I recall the only time the Moodies played in this town. The police chief, planning director, and who knows what other local luminaries showed up. One would round a corner and want to say, "Oh, you're a bluehead, too?" It made me like them more, so I was sorry when the police chief left.

Bluehead is the word that very nice girl asked if I was in Raleigh. It was my first time backstage. I put my purse down to shake hands with Justin. When I turned around, it was gone. I spent the rest of the backstage experience shocked, looking with this nice girl, who was the girlfriend of a venue roadie, over fences and in garbage cans. Then, she gave me $20 for gas to get back home and wouldn't let me take her address to pay her back.

So, yes. I lose my stuff at Moodies shows - two purses, a set of keys - what will I think of next?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ7it6w_hXU

That was nice. Udo knows I'm a drip, so he usually ignores me; but back when I did photo ops, he would always tell me to behave; and he scolded me once for being late to a concert. I was running down the sidewalk. I had come straight from work, so I told him to blame my boss.