M. Ted

I don't feel picked on, not in the least. Thank you for your concilliatory tone. :D

And I could not agree more. It is a shame that the industry does so much to strip a person of themselves in order to sell them. There *are* so many stories of tragedy out there, and it saddens me that so many have sold their soul, only to find out that fame was not what they thought it would be.

I apologize if I have thwarted the intent of the thread, Firecat and others.

On that subject, I can only say that I would rather be infamous than famous in this day and age. ;D