Daniel Carlson wrote: >Sounds funny to me. I think the jibe was directed more at Springfield's return to soap opera acting than the quality of his musical output. > > [sigh] And had Rick never been Dr. Drake Remoray Noah Drake he'd probably never have hit with his music. And that, of course, hutzed him forever with critics. I normally don't feel sorry for guys who have had that much success, but dammit, Rick really is committed to being a good artist. Maybe the bank account is running dry and he needs to be committed to paying some bills. Maybe they can hook him and Jack Wagner up for a Dinosaurs of Soap Rock tour... :) -- Sam Smith, PhD 1805 Brantley St. Winston-Salem NC 27103 336.480.6179 /m sam@lullabypit.com http://www.lullabypit.com ...it's a lonesome thing to be passing small towns with the lights shining sideways when the night is down, or going in strange places with a dog nosing before you and a dog nosing behind, or drawn to the cities where you'd hear a voice kissing and talking deep love in every shadow of the ditch, and you passing on with an empty, hungry stomach failing from your heart. - John Millington Synge