In a message dated 2/20/2004 5:01:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:

<<Don Henley Must . . . write a reasonably intelligent piece about the music 
industry ? ? ? >>

Shockingly, yes, but this paragraph disturbed me:

"Music stores used to be magical places offering wide variety. Today the 
three largest music retailers are Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Target. In those stores 
shelf space is limited, making it harder for new artists to emerge. Even 
established artists are troubled by stores using music as a loss leader. Smaller, 
more personalized record stores are closing all over the country -- some because 
of rampant P2P piracy but many others because of competition from department 
stores that traditionally have no connection whatsoever with artists."

Interesting words coming from the mouth of a man whose band offered a Best 
Buy EXCLUSIVE, effectively edging out those "smaller, more personalized record 
stores". Don Henley's entire argument collapses like a house of cards because 
of this, sadly... he's lured by money just as much as the labels he's 
complaining about. --Jason