Hi Marc:

You (the messenger) have arrived with the bad news and I thank you for "telling it the way it is!" Unfortunately, there appears to be "no joy in Mudville" for the plain, ordinary songwriter. You know, the one who is a lyricist, a melody creator/composer... or the one who has no desire to perform.

It appears we are "dinosaurs" and should begin preparing for our final demise. I don't like the way it is... I don't care for where it seems to be headed and I have no way of changing things.

That leaves only the possibility of enjoying what I do. With all the other catastrophes going on in our world today, I suppose creating songs will have to be enough. I've known for quite some time "there is no POT of GOLD at the end of the Rainbow."

Thanks for telling us what we refuse to heed... but really needed to know.

Have a great weekend, you big lug.

----Dave