Morning, Earl, Gary, Donny and Don:

Interesting reading and listening to a guy who never performs. Donny's point about smiling while playing has to be a really key ingredient. Of course, without real talent, all the smiles in the world will not bring an audience into the realm of the song being played.

Don, I was impressed with your work ethic... getting all those lyrics written down... and then wearing out your fingers getting them into a word processor. I hope you have access to a database for sorting them in just about any way you prefer... assuming you set up "targets" on each Lyric Page for the DB to use in sorting.

Gary, most of us remember your fantastic vocal delivery and KB work from years past. Life isn't fair... but you've never let it hold you back. You are an inspiration to us all.

Earl... I know you've tapped into a rich resource for advice with these three stalwarts of the "Zone"... and I wish you success as you pursue being a KB performer/artist.

Merry Christmas, All... ----Dave