Speaking of Washington's old ax that's had two new blades and five new handles, how about the Ink Spots?

All of the big bands had members coming & going; when do they quit being the original? What about the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? Which one's the real one?

When I was nine or ten I found a little book on Buddhism. An E. Haldeman-Julius Little Blue Book, 5¢. It suggested you think on a candle flame. Is the flame now the same flame you lit two minutes ago? What if you'd blown it out after a minute and then lit it again? What if you light another candle from it? Or several?

So I've been thinking on it for a long time now, off & on. It's about Identity, and what's the difference between a noun and a verb and all like that there.

Seems to me like whether a group is The Original or not is a question of scholarship, or maybe sentiment. The musical question is whether they're worth listening to or not.

clint