OK, Justa, I suppose you're right. Many of us don't meet your definition of "musician." We make music because we like to make music, and we don't intend to sell what we sing.

But most of us here DO make music, whether you like our music or not. And don't get me started on THAT. I have a few choice things to say about people who think of themselves as "professional musicians" and of the rest of us as someting lesser. If some of those so-called professionals can tear themselves away from theig gigs and show up at a music gathering, it can be darn hard for us meeker folks to get a song in edgewise.

And yeah, we aren't a very good market. Most of us would rather make music, not listen to music made by others.

-Joe Offer-