I've been on JPF for 11 days now and it's been an enjoyable experience. So I thought I'd take a moment to thank Brian Austin Whitney and all the songwriters and musicians who provide the music and banter here.

And since there have been a few occasions when I've committed a social faux pas or violated an unwritten rule, mostly out of ignorance, I thought I'd list a few of the things I've learned here in my first 11-days just to show I've been paying attention.


When a writer asks for criticism, don't offer it.

Don't offer unsolicited rewrite suggestions.

If you can't say something nice about a song, keep quiet.

Don't get dragged into debates over the morality of illegal MP3 downloads. Unless you have lots of time to spare.

Marc Alan Barnette knows a lot about the Nashville music business and is a funny guy.

Collaboration is King here.

"Rest" by Michael Downing is the best unknown song on the Internet.

Kurt Fortmeyer's "100 letter song" is the funniest unknown song on the Internet.

Brian Austin Whitney must have a lot of patience.

There's quite a few really good musicians and singers here.

People spend a lot of money on rough cut and professional production song demos.

Kevin Emmrich had at least two barrels of fun on his first trip to Nashville.

Last edited by Dan Sullivan; 07/30/10 10:55 AM.
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