G'day Bob,

I forget now what the title was, it was very famous when published, but it was the story of how Australia came to be a country... the beginnings. Ever since then I think that when I have thought of things Oz, there is this resonance that tells me that the Australians are likely to have a pretty good handle on knowing how things actually ARE in life. And I value this tremendously-- a reality-based view will get me every time. Maybe it's a stereotype, in which case I aplogize for being simplistic and presumptuous... maybe it's all too long ago to matter... but I don't think so.

Anyway it makes me see these sorts of songs in a wider context, and what had begun as an effort to just refresh the unposted-to threads became this breathtaking sense of the scope of what you had shared.

So... gee. I wish I could HEAR them.

~Susan (AKA Praise, I had a name change)