Al Whittle wrote:-
"this would imply a degree of fairness, gentlemanly conduct, basic rules and common decency - that ain't much in evidence. at least not with the reviewing system that ends up calling, Dick an embarassment in a public forum.

I would have thought that the analysis of that review that I gave above showed that overall the review was balanced. If the reviewer, whoever he was, expressed this opinion of Dick's singing of the blues, I can only conclude that this was a genuine reaction to what he heard. Many fans of old-fashioned country blues - what they would call genuine performers - are not the impressed in the slightest by the efforts of what I seen written as Dilettante young white boys. This may be wrong for others but it is a perfectly valid opinion.
I do, however, wonder what good Dick feels he can possibly be doing to further his career but exhuming a 21 year old review that has been totally forgotten and which carries damning statements of an album that was deleted many years ago.

Dick Miles wrote:-
"they may once have been very good, but they are there partly on merit but not entirely on merit but also because of opportunity, being around at the right time, good management, Luck and Networking"
Are you telling us that life can be unfair, Dick? This is very true, but it is not earth shattering news. I happen to believe that genuine talent and good communicative skills are much more likely to rise to the top on the folk scene than in a field that regards Lady Gaga as a major musical talent.