Ed,

I'm looking for positive strategies. I can think of all kinds of problems that haven't happened and ascribe all kinds of motives and intentions to people who I barely know, but that won't sell any songs. If Brian or you or anyone can help, the best way for me find out is from the horses mouth, not second hand.

When I released my band's first album in 1974, I told some friends that I was going to bring a copy to WLS, one of the world's largest pop stations. Everyone told me it was a waste of time, they'd never play it, and they weren't interested in local acts. I went ahead and brought it in. The program director met with me. He told me that the amazing thing to him was, none of the local bands had brought their records in to him, I was the first one in years. He picked a song I wrote, and put it on rotation for a few weeks. Our band got an amazing boost, and got on several other local radio stations because of that.

Personally, I'm not going to be a filter. It would be an obvious conflict of interest. If JPF is going to offer itself, somehow, as a filter, that would be for Brian, no one else, and in his own way, to determine.

Thanks, however, for your insight.

All the Best,
Mike




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