paying mortgages.........!

well you can't get much done when you're homeless - not unless you fancy the Robert johnson road where you anaesthetise yourself to not not having a roof over your head, and make a swift exit halfway through the first act.

I suppose I've known the Paul Downes gang since about 1975. they've never shown much signs of being materialistic - quite the opposite. Its always been about making the music work.

Its taken a fair bit of idealism to get them where they are - rooms full of people nationwide singing their songs - despite never really getting on telly very much, no major label, no major agency, no hit record. stuff that mored favoured artists take as a given.

I'm sorry you can't see that. I'm sure they will do better - but really they've done pretty good.