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| From | "Larry O Dean" <larryodean@poetrycenter.org> |
| Subject | Sutliff! |
| Date | Wed, 16 May 2007 15:54:03 -0600 |
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Here, here!
Michael Curry writes:
> Not wanting to blow smoke where the sun don't shine, but if there was any
> justice in the world, "New Red Shoes" and "Girl From Washington" should
> have been enough to secure your financial future for the next 2.5 decades.
>
> Mike.
>
>
>> From: "Bobby Sutliff" <rsutliff@columbus.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>> To: <audities@smoe.org>
>> Subject: Re: The Great Debate (No Answers Here)
>> Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:19:34 -0400
>>
>> Well,
>>
>> I made a very conscious decision 2.5 decades ago that I was giving up the
>> idea of making my living via the music biz. I found that I was making
>> compromises for the sake of eating and paying the rent that were at odds
>> with how I wanted my music to sound. Also, it dawned on me that perhaps I
>> wasn't really good enough at what I did to really support me.
>>
>> I have nothing but EXTREME respect for those like you, Michael and the
>> Bruce Brodeens of the world who are fighting the good fight. I do know
>> just how hard it really is.
>>
>> So my own "career" has been nothing more than a hobby underwritten by my
>> day job for a long time now. That works well for me but there's still
>> that part of me that wishes it was otherwise.
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