Well, you never know....I'm always the last one to catch on. It took a really long time for me to get past Jonathan Richman's voice to embrace the music. And now I find his voice is nearly as embraceable as his songs. But I agree with Stewart....it's a bit unfair to judge an artist based on an arbitrary 30-second clip. Marty Stewart Mason wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Rudnick" > >> Just out of curiosity, went to listen to some samples at the iTunes >> music store. Hmmm...not my cup o' tea! > > > The curious can also check YouTube for the video for her best-known > song, "The Sprout and the Bean." That's probably a more > representative sample than some 30-second clips. Not that it's likely > to change Marty's mind or anything. > > S