From what I can discern, Sing Out! is, as are many of us, just about at their wits end dealing with repercussions of this depression we are enduring. I think it is a time for cooler heads to try understanding life's realities, and not a moment to act out your frustrations without seeing how this kind of pressure just could push this important magazine over a precipice. Actually, I have no idea of the facts of this sad situation. But simply hanging out in the folk music world certainly gives some of us insights (even if they are only informed vibes we are experiencing) indicating how the economic winds are blowing. -- Of course, you have the law on your side---and also the moral high-ground which you are placing yourself upon. With that duly noted, please back off until it can be known what the hell this is all about. Litigation is not the proper road to take from where I sit.

Respectfully,

Art Thieme