On 7/5/07, Sam Smith wrote: > I snorted Pepsi through my nose on this one. > > "Avril's a great songwriter and she's proving it over and over and > > over again," McBride said from Vancouver, noting that Lavigne heard > > the Rubinoos song for the first time after learning of the suit. Definitely way too wordy and in need of an edit. How's this one? "Avril's a... songwriter and she's... over...," McBride said from Vancouver, noting that Lavigne heard the Rubinoos song for the first time after learning of the suit. Yes. That's much better. ed. -- For the best in independent rock and power pop, check out the latest episode of "Suitcase Full of Dimes." Show #54 has an Independence Day theme and features podsafe music from Bad Religion, The Rewinds, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers. New shows every Friday. Splitsville is also the featured artist in the first edition of Suitcase 45s; both shows are available at http://suitcasefullofdimes.blogspot.com. "I began writing because I found myself possessed. I looked at what I wrote and I said 'How the hell did I do that?'" -- Kurt Vonnegut