First Things First. 

Gratuitous White Sox Goof of the Week!

Bucket Head

I found myself drinking a Heineken and watching a solo guitar virtuoso with a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head. In addition, Bucket Head had a Jason horror movie mask on the entire time, did a nunchuck demonstration, and handed out Christmas gifts in a bag at some point to some of the 800 plus standing room only attendees at the Culture Club concert in Fort Lauderdale.

An old friend of mine from Chicago who lives south of here has a Twitter account with a handle, named the Music Mentor.  He started it as a hobby and is now an influencer with 26,000 followers giving all sorts of playlists, trivia, and going to loads of concerts in his spare time. So, when we were out to dinner and his wife exclaimed that she doesn’t love going to these, I volunteered my services.   Bucket Head was the weirdest performance I’ve ever witnessed. Bucket Head was the lead guitarist for Guns N’ Roses before going out on his own.  Ozzie Osborne, who also is kinda strange said: “I tried out that Bucket Head guy. I met with him and asked him to work with me but only if he got rid of the f&#*ing bucket. So I came back a bit later and he’s wearing this green f&#*ing Martian’s-hat thing. I said, ‘Look, just be yourself!’ He told me his name was Brian, so I said that’s what I’d call him. He says, ‘No one calls me Brian except my mother.’ So I said, ‘Pretend I’m your mum then!’ I haven’t even got out of the room and I’m already playing f&#*ing mind games with the guy. What happens if one day he’s gone and there’s a note saying, ‘I’ve been beamed up? Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great player. He plays like a mother f&#*er!”

Ozzie is correct on how he plays guitar and he’s worth a listen. I’m glad for the experience but Bucket Head was not on my Bucket list!

When you’re young, a bucket list isn’t much of a thought but as you get older and time is more precious, accomplishing your bucket list comes more into play.  For my wife, it’s going to New Zealand. Others want to open up a restaurant. But for most, finding their dream home they’ve worked hard for is top of the list. Once we get past Labor Day, people start thinking about putting their home on the market or looking for that dream home.

My favorite way of searching on our website is our Area/Lifestyle page.  If you dreamed of riding horses around your home, you can look just at equestrian communities. How about landing an airplane on the runway and walking a block to your house?  We have a site that only shows airplane communities. Is a goal to have secondary Airbnb to rent out? ECHO has areas that simplify the search to target just those. Same with boating, pickleball, gated communities without clubs, club communities, non-gated communities without HOA costs, and many more.  If you click on the map on any of these lifestyle pages, it will show you how many in each neighborhood are on the market and where on the map they are located.  If you are thinking of finding that bucket list home, give us a call and we’ll match you to the perfect expert who knows your perfect community. So, start dreaming. And you don’t have to wear a Kentucky Fried Chicken Bucket to search!

Here is a live shot of Buckethead playing at the Culture Club…

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Jeff Lichtenstein, originally from Chicago, got his start in the home furnishings textile business where he traveled over 35 weeks a year selling fabrics. After the family business was sold, Jeff moved to Florida and became a real estate agent. Today he is the owner and broker of Echo Fine Properties, a luxury residential brokerage voted best brokerage of the year. Jeff manages a non-traditional model of real estate that mimics a traditional business model. Echo has 80 agents, an average of one million dollars per transaction and over 500 million in annual sales. Between traveling for work and annual family trips to national parks with his wife and 2 now adult children, Jeff has visited 49 states. He is also one of the few Chicago White Sox fans you’ll ever meet.  Some publications he has been quoted in.

Author of business & leadership book How Making a Sandwich Can Change Your World –  The Amazing Success of the PB&J Strategy – Available to Buy Now!

Feel free to ask him a question directly at jeff@EchoFineProperties.com including a complementary  valuation of your home.