When you put things into perspective, it really is sad.
Take ghostrek for example. Dude is dumber than a bag of hammers, but knew being a janitor was not the path to glory.
Packard is old enough to be ghost's dad and has always been a janitor. When he retires, if he keeps his job long enough to retire, his pension is going to look like something won out of a gumball machine.
Also, don't be surprised when he says he bought that shitty music equipment (because I can't think of a better word to call that shit) with loose change he's been picking up off the casino floor for the past 40 years.