Greetings:

And thank you, Ada. I understand that CDs can degrade over a long period of time, but under normal circumstances they should last 15 years or more. CD-Rs, which mine are not, tend to degrade a lot sooner. As long as you don't intend to sell them, you can always copy the tracks from my CD onto your computer as MP3 files, provided you have the appropriate software. You can then transfer those MP3 files into an iPod or similar portable MP3 player, or you can burn them onto a CD-R. Yes, I know I'm telling you to pirate my own product, but as long as it's only for your own personal use I don't care. Disclaimer: Of course this advice only applies to the first 15 songs, the ones for which I own the copyrights.

And to all you other Mudcatters who bought one of my CDs, either through CD Baby or directly from me, a big THANK YOU as well. Because of Mudcat there is a chance that I will actually break even within a year.

--- Steve