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Thank you, Brian! I have found many such "slots" for those and some other songs, that would fit into certain projects. ALL form the last few years wouldn't even send a request return to say , Not Interested, (EXCEPT for one), who was Peter Asher, from Peter and Gordon. Peter three times got back to me in conversation, but explained he could not review anyone's music, book, or anything he would be asked to review. The reason he gave: He is so busy with all he is doing in his Sirius Beatle's station show, ("From Me To You"), and all esle in touring, and family time, that he simply wouldn't be unfair to others if he reviewed anything for one person. I of course accepted that reason, and we continued to talk Beatles and other related topics. He, like Sir George Martin, who as you know from our Regent Theater Showcase, wrote back to me explaining why he also couldn't listen to anymore songs from anybody, (minus Paul and Ringo, of course).

But the hundreds of TRIES by me in requests emails? As John Candy said in the "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" movie while siting in his burnt out car, "No, Not A One"!).

Seems many if not all maybe have their close network of composers and such that they call on. I know first hand how our Sony Pictures/ASCAP selected score for the Top Indie Scores In The USA was suddenly scrubbed by a student director at Regent University, (another Regent), JUST from her later wanting her best friend to ONLY play flute through the entire short film, ("Confined By Silence"). Even the Head Professor of that department said to me on the phone, "We have to let our students even make mistakes on their own". That professor knew what I created and played. he told us to send it to everywhere we could. As you know, Ascap in NY, on behalf of Sony Pictures, called me at home after our late submission was reviewed by Sony Pictures, to still select that score and theme song. They created another spot just for us. (Was supposed to be only 12 winners to score for a Number One Selection AT Sony Pictures in LA, with a NEW score for their orchestra to play under my conducting). We were the lucky 13th! Right? Ha! Unlucky in a way, it seemed. WAS our best shot of becoming insider composers, to maybe then have a chance for real challenging WORK. Couldn't afford to go to LA for two weeks. Tried to raise money in three weeks to pay for flight, room and food for two weeks, while loosing two weeks of day job pay. Credit cards were already beyond maxed from all kinds of music gear and other trips and such. Our Wives still said to GO if we got any funds to pay for what was needed to get there and eat and sleep. Buddy and I still get a, "THAT was our real chance" feeling when talking about our days of TRYING.

So, I HAVE tried many, many avenues for those two songs, and others, when I saw fit to try this and that. Just that NO ONE except Peter Asher and Sir George Martin got back to me. I even LIKED their No's! At least we heard why. Same goes for our JPF Dominique. He didn't have to explain here, yet he took the time to do that. NOT others, other than the two I mentioned. Seems not too many kind people are in the music business. How long does it take to reply, Go AWAY!?

Brian, I am in process of TRYING to retire such tries anymore. How many non replies and such can one want to keep happening after 40 years? I played the Spectrum in Philly on a nine foot Steinway with The Philadelphia Orchestra with the band I was in. I played with Chuck Berry. Played The Kimmel Center in Philly on organ by being asked by Mike McCourt on behalf of Jerry Blavet, the show's producer. (An Oldies Review, with the old Frank Sinatra's horn section, (with who my friend, Jimmy Calore played trumpet WITH them! I won the ears of Springsteen's producer, Mike Appel, for playing many instruments for most of the parts on 7 of his songs, for which I only heard right before me saying, "Lets Record Everything" as I learn the song while trying things on piano first. I got so used to knowing what was coming next, I sometimes tracked parts while hearing the song for the first time. And NOW? I can't get work of any kind? For a few years now of constantly trying? Is why when I turned 65 two weeks ago, I thought, I now rather just play as a casual hobby, and not try to demand being heard or to be tried out. Again, NO ONE replied to even say "Go Away"! lol

Oil Well, this was deep!

Thanks again for being such a great supporter, and in my corner. Much appreciated! Wish you were also a working producer! LOL And not one that BS's much of the time.

Onwards and Upwards, DESPITE! (we ALL have to, right?)

John