Bob Hutton wrote:
> All I meant by my final comments...

I don't anything you originally wrote bothered me in particular....

until you got to the end, where you said this:

" I don't much care if people can make their living out of music or not" --

And what this seemed to mean was that you weren't making a comment
about your preferences for purchasing music anymore, you were making 
a comment about the way other people (musicians, label owners, record 
company employees, etc. etc.) make their living. 

I don't know you personally, but that seems like quite an inconsiderate
thing to say on this list -- and perhaps it's not what you *meant*... -- 
knowing full well that many of us work very hard at record labels, some
of us on the list (not myself) are working musicians, etc. etc.

I suppose we should all just realized the music business was going to be
difficult and all shifted our focus over to doing something that seems like
a better way to make a living. Maybe we should have all gotten jobs at
Halliburton, huh? They seem to be doing okay.

Adam, your post was right on -- perfect. Thanks for it.

I guess I just think it's tough to read the kinds of comments like Bob's
above after working my ass off all day at work (Warner Music Group/Rhino) 
and then coming home and reading emails where it's pretty obvious 
people are going to do whatever it is they're going to do and *too bad* 
if it affects your personal livelihood.

Tell us, Bob, what kind of work do you do? Something fulfilling, I hope.

Bryan