Well maybe I'm a masochist, but I kind of like the challenge of having to make my voice do something it doesn't want to do. And yeah, my guitar player speaks frequently about how the key change would affect his playing. I believe in his sound and wouldn't dream of playing with anyone else...so the burden falls on my ineptness. But I have been doing what "the foot" told me (LOL) and I hope it will strengthen my voice to where I can go for those notes and approach them from the top. A lot of what he said deals with the psychological approach to singing, which I needed to change as far as I was concerned. You both, Jim and Mike, have given great advice which is why I love this site so much! I am honored that you even took the time to go and listen to it and point out what the shortcomings were. I am learning from obviously very experienced musicians and am very grateful.

And Argo, I WOULD smoke the peace pipe, but I can't...for various reasons! LOL I adore cigarettes, but I don't smoke them either. A singer friend of mine and I shared an ultra light cigarette at a benefit show (featuring our own Bob Cushing!!!) and she and I both got a buzz from it because we never smoke! And I LOOOOOVE cigarettes. It's just something I can't do.

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