Mrrzy: Was "KEEP" addressed to Sinsull, or to me with the wrong name (someone else mis-called me "Carol" recently, too)? I'm confused! I think I'm having an identity crisis *G*

Kevin (McGrath): It's true that I can't un-write a song once it's written and posted publicly, but I could ask for it to be removed from the thread and, if Mudcat administration agrees to do so, I could then post a statement instructing anyone who wants the lyrics to send me a Private Message.

I agree with your feelings about the song "The Titanic". There's a kids' version of that song, and local radio station WXPN-FM plays it occasionally on its "Kids' Corner" show. In this version, there are all sorts of noises such as bells and whistles, intended to amuse, while the voices sing "It was sad..." happily and lustily – all in fun. What makes me uncomfortable when listening to that broadcast is that it's being directed at children, and I can't help wondering if they're learning from this to have a casual disregard for the loss of life.

Speaking of casual disregard, this thought about the Noble crematorium occurred to me: Ray Brent Marsh is 28. News reports say that some of the bodies at the crematorium site have been there for as long as 15-20 years. This would mean that they were dumped there when Marsh was anywhere from 8 to 13 years of age. It sounds to me as if Marsh was raised in a morally bereft environment where the practice of stashing bodies was acceptable, where he was never taught to be respectful of the feelings of the relatives of the deceased, where he was never taught about the sanitation problems that rotting corpses pose. I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that Marsh has severe emotional problems as a result of this kind of upbringing. But I am surprised that no charges have yet been filed against his parents. Talk about corrupting the morals of a minor!