Temping Bowling was written about the monotony of a previous job. I think a lot of the time people think hard work and rewards go hand in hand but quite often that’s not the case. I was playing in bands, working 9-6 and had a pretty dismal boss. I started as a temp and before I knew it I’d been there for over a year. Ultimately most employers look at their staff as expendable and that was evident to me when Covid hit. I wrote this song as an angry riposte and to poke fun at the hierarchal systems people try to exist within. In a job full of daft training sessions, false promises and countless ego’s it’s hard not to be cynical and go full Bukowski ‘post office’ style. more