Well, I've waded through the entire thread, and find that, unlike the OP's intent and that of Joe in re-opening the thread, no one seems to be discussing the issue. Things seem to have degenerated into name-calling and attacks/defenses of Ms. Goody. So, can we move on from that and discuss the issue?

Carla Ulbrich, a wonderful and funny folkie, was stricken with a debilitating illness not long ago, which caused her, among other things, to have to completely re-learn how to play guitar. One of her coping mechanisms was to put out a whole CD called "Sick Humor," full of songs about her experiences. I have to say some of it was funny, and some just hard to listen to, but it obviously was a great coping mechanism for HER. Of course, when I first heard it, it was shortly after my own wife died (breast cancer), and I wasn't really in much of a mood for the longest time for anything of the sort. Clearly, that coping mechanism didn't work for ME.