Barry and everyone,

The reason I am talking about leaving this thread is that it simply is uninteresting to me.Fighting about something that happened over a decade ago,doesn't make any sense and the subject drifts all over the place, as all of them do. If some people get satisfaction out of that, fine, continue on along. Don't need me for any of that, and I just don't have anything to add.

All of you act as if there are NO protest/issue songs out there and that is pure nonsense. Sometimes it seems like that is ALL THERE IS. Nashville is one big soap box that every songwriter seems to want to get up on and tell what they think about anything. Facebook, YOU TUBE has endless songs,videos, rants, designed just for that.

You don't hear any on the radio because frankly they are BORING. that is what people live with in their lives all the time, and to hear a bunch of Hollywood actors, overpaid athletes, or flavor of the moment country, rock, hip hop or rap stars blather on innsestantly about their opinions on anything gets really tedious.

If you want to carry on discussions, no one is stopping you. No one is stopping music or communication.

I try to only talk about things I have personal knowledge of. With the initial subject matter, the Dixie Chicks, I have a bit of experience with that from people that were very closely involved with them. I shared that, and you can believe or not, ignore it, factor it in, or whatever you want to do.

You can believe the seventh gunnman's shot richocheted off the Grassy Knoll,bounced off Bigfoot's head, and ignited the hidden explosives in the Twin Towers for all I care, really makes no difference. I only bring the knowledge of things I have personally seen or those who I am close to have been involved with. That is about all I can do. And whatever "snarky comments" that brings out, I guess snark away.

I'm always around to try and help any of you that I can if you want it. If I have something to add to something, I'll try and if you want to scroll past that, that is what they make scroll buttons for.

MAB