Barry, you write wonderful songs, with nary a navel in sight. (Barry is likely to sing one of his compositions with no explanation of where it came from. And, at least in the case of Ida Lewis - they can sound darned traditional.

One thing that burns my butt (along with a flame about 3 feet high) is a 20-something giving a musical account of the hard times they've seen, the trouble they've known as viewed by someone who has been granted insight above and beyond that of mere mortals. Other than 'preachy songs,' this never bothered me when I was 20-something. Even now, these songs wouldn't be so bad if the songwriters wrote about their experiences rather than their feelings. There's room in my heart for songs by anyone about interesting people and events.