Actually WW, it is exactly about music. Music has always been about the human condition. In the hands of the skilled music makers, whole generations of people have been affected, movements started, the seeds of change sown.

We sing for many reasons, and they are very personal. Some are not comfortable with these stories from my experiences. Some, like our friend Tom, would like to steer it onto a different plane. And if that is what my thread means to him, very good. For me, it is very simple. I have spent most of my life until now, and will continue to, trying to walk the path and see what is around me. And where I see a need for change, do what I can to effect a positive change. We are bards of the modern era, and our job is to tell the story of our people. In my work, I have seen the new poor. She is black, brown, white, beige, yellow..........She has several kids she is trying to raise herself.......often with no financial assistance.........He is the undereducated man who did not have strong role models......He and his wife are both working, and one of them has two jobs......and neither has health insurance. And I see the children. They didn't ask for any of this, and in their poverty they still have hope, God Bless 'em, they still have hope. I don't know how to write songs, so I just look for the good ones that allow me to use what little talent I have to tell about them......and I sing, most of the time in the wind, but I sing anyway. Someone will hear...........I hope.

Mick