MCP, had I known that mentioning an off hand comment from one of my professors would take you that far off track, I wouldn't have done it. Sorry. But if you think of it be sure to send me the names of all your professors along with every comment they ever made and I'll check them out for you. Then I'll let you know if they're any good or not. Whether or not my professor's lack of fame influences anyone doesn't concern me. I don't think I should drop his name over a relatively insignificant comment he once made, do you? I'm sure he's not the only person who ever said that. Do I really have to be that careful about every little thing I say to avoid being pounced on by someone who just wants to give me s**t and NOT say anything about the ballad?

For all I care, anybody can pretend to be me. I have no inclination to come up with an alternate name, although Unwelcome GUEST strikes as rather witty. Body of work? On here? You've got to be kidding me. That's pretty much why I stopped using my real name. Mostly what happens on here is I try to discuss this ballad and people who have no real interest in it show up to talk me out of it. They done a pretty good job too-the gatekeepers. You're not bad yourself. But I figured I'd give it one more shot.

Bow to me? Absoutely not. It is I who bow to your venerable wisdom. Can't you tell?