Yeah to all of this, thanks for the interest and the ideas. Upon being shown the light, I strongly agree with you guys about not charging to post but agree with Susan about *maybe* a charge for personal message/email service. But prefer some other way.

To be a full-time resource here, Dick would have to quit his job. It would need to be ongoing, not just a 1-year grant. So the idea has to be developed slowly and lots of avenues explored.

The e-bay idea is appealing. Those of us who are benefiting most from this resource could be most involved in supporting it. However a steadiness factor of some sort is needed so Dick can rely on it. That's one trouble with grants. They're great, but have to be just one part of the picture.

I probably should have tossed this around more with some of the people around here, or waited til after the Getaway before posting the idea, but I was afraid I might put it off forever. So be patient and just start chewing on the idea. Among the benefits to the community are:

* The backlog of posted lyrics and tunes could be added to the DT

* There would be encouragement for people to post more tunes

* The Book would get written!

Dick, please tell us if you don't mind, some of the other ideas and projects you have in mind.