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" >> Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >> To: >> 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.