With Thanksgiving arriving tomorrow, it's a real mixed emotion day for me. Incredibly sad to see Not Lame close its doors today. A small ad for Not Lame in Goldmine magazine in 1995 re-awakened me to power pop (actually I had been collecting this music for 30 years prior but never knew it was an official genre until then) and thus changed the course and expanded the richness of my life. 

Bruce Brodeen is a true gentleman, superb friend and probably the finest judge of good music that I've ever encountered. I wish him all the best as he ventures into new music and social networking business ventures. 

We (the few of us remaining on Audities, that is) owe Not Lame and Bruce Brodeen an immense debt for his 16 years of tireless effort to bring us musical happiness. 

So from me, a huge thanks, Bruce! 



Jay Dravenstadt