John,

The cool part is when both parts come together. That is a thing I see in many forms of country music that are happening. There are some very good things out there and a lot of different styles and types of music in country.
And we always seem to get a lot of outside looking in people who say "Everything sounds the same". And I just don't believe that. Of course then you ask them, "What do you listen to" and they always say "I don't listen to the radio."
I have many friends who are very intellegent, very gifted writers and artists and they are putting a lot of varied material out there. It really is a pretty cool thing to see up close. And I always invite all of you to come to town and be a part. Particularly all you hot shot composer Dudes and dudettes. We can use ya!

MAB