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From jchasin@nyc.rr.com
Subject Re: "Doug Powell is closed"
Date Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:21:01 -0400

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I suspect Doug has befallen the same fate that does in far too many 
fine working musicians... the demands of life have necessitated that 
he do something for a living that actually pays the bills.  I will 
miss his outstanding records-- and I bet we have not seen the last one-
- but I am sympathetic.


----- Original Message -----
From: mtn-high <mtn-high@comcast.net>
> I know it's a VERY tough business...and I'm sure the 
> disappointments have 
> been many along the way for someone so talented...but as someone 
> with no 
> musical talent whatsoever, such news of "turning off one's muse" 
> doesn't 
> register one fuckin bit here. It's like giving up a kid for 
> adoption...
> Music is in my heart and soul...and I am *merely* a listener. Even 
> so...there's no way I can turn it off.
> 
> To chuck such talent in the trash is such a waste. God...please 
> don't tell 
> me he's gonna be a Todd Rundgren and think that writing computer 
> code and 
> designing bad websites is on the same level as making pop 
> music...PPPPPFFFFHHH!


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