About spelling:

My unabridged dictionary says that 'troubador' is a variant of 'troubadour.'

And it also says that 'troubabour' is derived from the Provencal word 'trobador,' which means to compose in verse.

So it looks to me like Burl's spelling is not only acceptable, it's closer to the original spelling from Provence, the home of the troubadors.
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Genie: nice coincidence about Phyllis. Or was it not coincidence but a form of happy magic?