Hi Mike! I'm late for this ummm, party, but I got a few comments.

First of all, I have gone through all the pages here on this thread, and unless I missed it, didn't find one female who responded.. which is interesting in itself, to say the least. HA!! Here is a quote from someone on here...
Sometimes we forget that the entertainment industry is about entertainment not art. People want someone to help them feel the way they want to feel. Taylor does that for a lot of young teenage girls.

So.. since all this TS stuff, I have to admit it just blows my mind that grown men, and a lot of, as you guys have put it here, "old geezers," like TS's songs. I mean it REALLY blows my mind. Sure, I can tolerate some of her stuff, but what, may I ask, makes an older man, heck let's even go with as young as a 30-YO man... what makes a man like this stuff?? I'm just curious as all-get-out.. EXPLAIN someone, please.

Also, MAB you said that the industry puts the same promo money and marketing behind all new acts.. did I get that correct? Or close? ... and then you went on to say that they "fail" every day... you mentioned Jessica Simpson... sure, they did a "country" (cough) album on her... but... I just don't see every single artist that comes out being promoted and in our faces the way they have done TS.. and yes, others along the way.. I'm just saying that I don't see this with every single one.

TS surely has promoted discussions about the business. I have my own opinions about this artist. Do I think she is talented? Yes. But sorry, not to the extent that they have made her into what she is. I know 10 others here where I live around her age that could do the same thing.. perhaps.. if in the right spot at the right time.