Roy,

I hope you do not take what I have said as disparaging you or your service. I am not. And you might be exactly what our friend here needs. I tell people basically the same thing about my own services. I offer people on my web site who act as references for me. I put their e-mail addresses and encourage people to check me out.

In fact, I suggest other competitors at times, and they suggest me. So I do not want yourself or anyone to think I am being dissmissive of you or your efforts.

I think we are all trying to find our way and many of us have gifts toward the educational aspects of the business. I actually welcome education. There is nothing more dishartening than what
I went through a week ago with a woman who had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on songs and a career which is actually going no where. It is very difficult to play damage control.

So I say to Naomi Sue as I say to you and anyone reading this. Check out everything. What works for you might not work for someone else and vice versa. Give honest assesments of what you go through and do your best to keep an open mind. If any of us had the answers to any of this, we wouldn't be doing this. We would be on our giant boats, eating our expensive foods and drinking our priceless champagne. We are all the same here. People who care about our craft, art and businesses.

Keep your eyes and ears and minds open and work hard at what you do. Help other people and it comes back ten times.

MAB