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From: geffy@access.digex.com (Geff King)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Singers and Stylists
Date: 21 Dec 1992 05:11:05 GMT
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>In article <BzEswF.BJp@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
>lis450ab@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (lis450 Student) writes:
>Have you ever noticed how Christmas music separates the singers from
>the stylists?  And not just in country music.  The singers can take a
>Christmas song and sing it so it sounds like a traditional Christmas
>song.  Stylists take Christmas songs and sing them in their style, no
>matter what.  Some of these stylistic versions turn out really nice, but
>others sound pretty strange, if not rediculous. 

I don't think the question should be "Do they sound ridiculous?" but "Do
they sound sincere?" I doubt I've ever heard a Christmas song or album done
by anybody who subscribes to the traditional notion of Christmas with at
least one song that didn't sound as if it had some vestige of sincerity. 
But hell, what do I know - I'm still not convinced of the non-existence of
Santa Claus.,,,

>My observation is that stylists are abundant, but singers are few and far
>between.

My favorite all time version of 'Joy to the World' was done by a bluegrass
duet named Don Reno & Red Smiley.  I'd have a hard time saying their version
didn't sound like a traditional Christmas song. Not only that - I always heard
that 'Silent Night' was originally written on guitar.  I believe it, cos it
sure plays well on guitar a couple days before the holidays, when folks are
feeling warm enough & loose enough to sing softly.

In any case, maybe the reason stylists are abundant is that styles are 
abundant, just as there is certainly no shortage of differences between
people in this highly stylized world.  And I hope you'll pardon any
vestige of PC in this note - it's just the mood I'm in, and I just heard
this wonderful Radio Version of 'A Chrstmas Carol' with Lionel Barrymore,
so I'm in the mood good & proper....:-)

With that, a warm and Happy Holiday of your choice to all, and to all good 
night....

+----Geff King--Librarian (USEPA) by Day/Bass Player (NESB) by Night---+
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From: cbetz@radioman.cray.com (Charles Betz 66442)
Subject: Re: Country influences
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 15 Dec 92 14:44:40 CST


In article <1992Dec15.191415.3446@samba.oit.unc.edu>, dil.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Dave Laudicina) writes:
>I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
>particular artists who brought you to country music? 
>
>-- Jan (still addicted to Emmylou) 
>strictly 
>

Actually, for me, it wasn't any particular artist.  It was the advent a truely
dreadful type of music called DISCO.    (Believe me, this story gets worse).


Well, that should tell you I became a country music fan in the mid 70's, which
also happens to be when the cb radio craze hit, as did all the cb songs.  (I
told you this was going to get worse!)  There was one particular cb song that
at first only got airplay on the country stations.  That was Cledus Maggard's,
"The White Knight".  (Now the truth can be told how I identified this on one
of Bob Marshall's quizes awhile back!)  Well, I started listening to the local
country station more & more listening for that song, but I started getting
hooked on the likes of Johnny Rodriquez, Barbabra Mandrell, T.G. Shepperd,
Gary Stewert, Vern Gosdin...  


Charlie Betz
Cray Research, Inc.   Chippewa Falls, WI
cbetz@romulus.cray.com
From: oopcv@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Hello from Iowa!
Date: 13 Dec 92 16:10:50 GMT
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Organization: Montana State University

In article <1992Dec11.224217@IASTATE.EDU>, ditaylor@IASTATE.EDU (Diane R Taylor) writes:
>***After watching that country '92 whatever last night, I might start to think
>Billy Ray can sing, and is not just the Vanilla Ice of country.
>
I didn't see the show, but I really like BRC's voice in "Could of Been Me" (not
sure of the title).  I realize that he a tad different, but does anyone else
think he has a good voice?
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
From: gregk@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Gregory Krueger)
Subject: Re: Garth's last(?) concert: A review
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:46:24 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Colorado State U. Engineering College

In article <BzBC1F.G4w@fc.hp.com>, rodean@fc.hp.com (Bruce Rodean) writes:
|> Janet Rowell (jrowell@ssd.intel.com) wrote:
|> > I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
|> > particular artists who brought you to country music? 
|> 


Well, I've been a fan for just under a year now.  And yes, it was Garth
who got me interested at first.  It was a friend of mine who kept
playing more and more different artists that got me really hooked.
The biggest  source was probably Sawyer Brown (after Garth, that is).  
Although I don't consider myself a total fan of all of the old C&W
music, I can appreciate it a lot more now.

That is another point, how many young people (high school and down) can
be real and total fans.  Country music requires you to have lived through 
some bad stuff to totally appreciate some of the pain the artists are
trying to portraty (See The Dance, anything by Reeba).  I couldn't
really get into some of their lyrics until I had been through some of
this stuff myself.  Yes, the jokes about playing a C&W song backwards
exist, but that is what country, to me at least, is all about.  People
singing songs about real things, none of that pop crap on the other
stations.

I guess that what I'm trying to say is that it was more than an artist,
it was becoming a little more mature so that the songs and situations 
make some sense, it was just some artists who gave me a little shove
to get me into it!

Well, that's it for now, got to study for finals.....


Greg Krueger

gregk@longs.lance.colostate.edu
From: lau@sunset.ai.sri.com (Stephen Lau)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: worst country song titles
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:11:58 GMT
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
In-reply-to: stangem@columbia.dsu.edu's message of 12 Dec 92 05:57:23 GMT


How about...

"I'm White And I Can't Get Down"

and

"He's His Own Grandpa"

and of course,

"You're Climbing My Hit Parade Of Love"

Steve

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From: ganderso@ems.cdc.com (Gary Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Garth Brooks concert January 29, 1993
Date: 17 Dec 92 14:39:26 GMT
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Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <15DEC199214434025@quark2.aero.org>, flaskerud@quark2.aero.org writes:
|> I thought everyone knew about this concert, but it's a benefit for the 
|> Rebuild L.A. project, so maybe it hasn't made the national headlines 
|> yet!
|> 
|> Garth will do two shows that night, at the Great Western Forum in 
......
|> --
|> Cindy Dagen-Flaskerud
|> The Aerospace Corporation
|> El Segundo, CA

Cindy,

Do you know if this is the "Super Bowl" concert Garth is doing,
or does he have a different show?  I'm not sure what date the
S.B. is this year, and a local radio station is giving away
a trip to both the game and a Garth concert.

Thanks in advance.

Gary Anderson 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
From: bh419@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ted B Samsel)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: who hooked you on CM?
Date: 16 Dec 1992 17:40:32 GMT
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As a sprat, I heard an awful lot of Bob Wills, T Texas Tyler,
Ernest Tubb, etc. at my granddaddy's knee. But this was Texas
in the late '40s-early '50s. I even heard a lot of Spike Jones
and Sister Rosetta Tharp as well as Czech, German and TexMex
dance bands.
  (ho hum, hot new country... think I'll take a nap)...
-- 
Ted....
From: kjc7435@ultb.isc.rit.edu (K.J. Cater)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Clint Black DOES wear a hat!! sometimes!!!
Date: 15 Dec 92 14:08:09 GMT
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Originator: kjc7435@ultb

Hey!!  He wore a hat whn I saw him in Rochester Nov. 14th!!  I know this
because I met him backstage before he went onstage with it on, and me
and a friend who won front row tickets got our photos taken with him
when he was wearing it!!  He also WAS wearin cowboy boots throughout the
entire show...so I wouldn't say he's not waering country clothing!!

Best wishes..
K. Cater.

e-mail:"kjc7435@ritvax.isc.rit.edu".
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From: torourke@unix1.tcd.ie (Tiernan O'Rourke)
Subject: Garth Brooks
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:28:59 GMT

	Since it's the festive season and all that and I'm thinking of
buying a few more Garth cds, would anyone like to advise me on them?They
cost a fair bit of money in Ireland so I gotta look before I leap!
	I've already got "Ropin the Wind" and think it's brilliant, but
what about the rest?I heard a little bit of "The Chase" and thought it
was alright - just alright.Is it better than this?
	"Beyond the Season" strikes me as just another Xmas cd that's
not worth buying!?!...
	"No Fences", I haven't heard, but if all the Tracks are as good
as "Friends in Low Places" and "The Thunder Rolled" then it must be
worth buying!Am I right?
	Thanks in advance for any advice and Merry Christmas to one and
all!
	Tiernan O'Rourke.
 
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From: mrice@saims.skidmore.edu (monica rice)
Subject: Re: worst country song titles
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 20:25:06 GMT


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From: lyndap@Novell.COM (Lynda Peterson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: re: Best of Country '92
Date: 14 Dec 92 19:48:56 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.

> >Did anyone notice that Alan was lipsynching? I wonder why, no one else
> >did. That, and the stupid "Solid Gold" dancers were the only things I
> >didn't like about the show. Why didn't they choreograph country dance
> >movements? It would have been better.
> >
> >The show was good, better than anything else on TV last night.
> >
> >lyndap@novell.com
> >
> Alan lipsynching???  I don't think so.....

I swear, I watched it again and for the first part of the song, he wasn't  
anywhere near a mike. Then, he walked over to a mike and sang. Besides, it  
sounded too much like the CD. (I oughta know, I listen to it all the  
time.)

lyndap@novell.com
From: geffy@access.digex.com (Geff King)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: Garth's last(?) concert: A review
Date: 18 Dec 1992 00:20:37 GMT
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In article <BzBC1F.G4w@fc.hp.com> rodean@fc.hp.com (Bruce Rodean) writes:
>Janet Rowell (jrowell@ssd.intel.com) wrote:
>> I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
>> particular artists who brought you to country music? 
>
I started out as a folkie and Bluegrass music fan (probably as an adolescent
reaction to Disco, about 1976) so I kinda missed the first Country craze.
Believe it or not, I found a lot of early Neil Young material to have a neat
C/W feel (check out a song called 'The Losin' End' on _Everybody Knows
This is Nowhere_, not to mention his version of 'Oh Lonesome Me' as a
waltz!!). I guess I could name ol Neil' as an early influence, which is
why I came to that guy's defense on RMCW a month or so back.

Other folks: Don Williams, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Chris Hillman,
Ray Price, Commander Cody, Roger Miller, Jim Reeves, David Allan Coe,
Travis Tritt & Marty Stewart (the best of the new, IMHO).

I found traditional country, like Bluegrass, to be an acquired taste. The rest
of Country Music was easy, 'cos (except for the Motown influence), I'd
been listening to the same kinda stuff since junior high school anyway...

        +----Geff King--Librarian by Day/Bass Player by Night---+
        | "Nobody told me. That don't mean nobody told anybody; |
        |  that just means nobody told me."  --Baldemar Huerta  |
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From: hirchert@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Kurt Hirchert)
Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell's "Chelsea Morning"
Originator: hirchert@pluto.ncsa.uiuc.edu
Organization: Nat'l Ctr for Supercomp App (NCSA) @ University of Illinois
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 03:39:30 GMT

In article <2B2A5AD4.19022@ics.uci.edu> jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw) writes:
>I am trying to locate a song called "Chelsea Morning," by Joni (sp?)
>Mitchell.  I was told the song is from the album "Clouds," and
>Mitchell is considered western/bluegrass.

Well, I certainly wouldn't consider JM western/bluegrass, but the song
was on "Clouds", and since my copy was only a few feet away, here are the
lyrics:

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heard
Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words
It came ringing up like Christmas bells, and rapping up like pipes and drums

Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll wear it 'till the night comes

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains, and a rainbow on the wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you, crimson crystal beads to beckon

Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
There's a sun show every second

Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passersby
And pigeons fly
And papers lie
Waiting to blow away

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too
And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to al my senses

Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses

When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
I will bring you incense owls by night
By candlelight
By jewel-light
If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won't you
Woke up, it is a Chelsea morning

[The lack of periods in the above was not my idea -- that's the way they
printed the lyrics on the album cover.  In case you want more, the liner 
notes indicate "All music published by Siquomb Publishing Corp., 55 Liberty
Street, New York, N.Y. 10005"]
-- 
Kurt W. Hirchert     hirchert@ncsa.uiuc.edu
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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From: rodean@fc.hp.com (Bruce Rodean)
Subject: Re: Garth's last(?) concert: A review
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 18:15:15 GMT
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Janet Rowell (jrowell@ssd.intel.com) wrote:
> I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
> particular artists who brought you to country music? 

Interestesting idea, and one I hope others will follow up on as well.
For me, it was first and foremost Reba McEntire.  I've bought three of
her CDs (the most of any country artist in my collection) and each one
is done extremely well.  Each one has at least one killer song that I
really like.  After that came Tish Hinojosa (can I ever recommend her
enough), Alabama, and K.T. Oslin.

--
Bruce Rodean                          Hewlett-Packard Company
rodean@fc.hp.com
From: aa536@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Alayne M. Whaley)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Re: worst country song titles
Date: 13 Dec 1992 04:23:16 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aa536@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Alayne M. Whaley)
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>17. Thank God and Greyhound She's Gone

That reminds me....Is this a Ray Stevens song?  Can anyone add a 
few lyrics to it?

-- 
Alayne M. Whaley            ! "It'd be a lie to say I'm not gonna miss you.
aa536@cleveland.freenet.edu !  So please don't say goodbye now, til I've 
-----------------------------  kissed you one more time, and held you..."
               Eddie Rabbit - "You Don't Love Me Anymore"       (to J.A.A.)
From: geffy@access.digex.com (Geff King)
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Subject: Appearance by Gram Parsons
Date: 17 Dec 1992 16:24:26 GMT
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Ted Samsel recently asked in re: 'New Country' the excellent
question:

"Where is Gram Parsons now that we need him?"

I am delighted to announce that ol' GP will be at Billy Ray Cyrus'
house on December 24, where BRC will hear him say.....

       "I AM THE GHOST OF 'NEW COUNTRY' PAST.  TOUCH MY NUDIE SUIT,
        AND WALK WITH ME..."

Can't wait to hear his next album.....;-)

Merry Christmas, RMCW!!!

        +----Geff King--Librarian by Day/Bass Player by Night---+
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        |  that just means nobody told me."  --Baldemar Huerta  |
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From: M15841@mwvm.mitre.org
Subject: Re: Best of Country '92
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:18:33 GMT

In article <1992Dec11.211308.22661@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
thughes@lonestar.utsa.edu (Toby . Hughes) writes:
 
>
>In article <168BAC680.M15841@mwvm.mitre.org> M15841@mwvm.mitre.org writes:
>>
>>I have to disagree about Billy Ray's performance.  I thought he sang
>>beautifully and showed proper restraint (no silly tank tops or outrageous
>>posturings (i.e. Sawyer Brown)).
>
>>PS:  BTW:  I happen to be a fan of Sawyer Brown.  I was just using the lead
>>     singer's (whose name currently escapes me) dancing as an example, not a
>>     negative criticism.
>
>
>Have you ever seen Sawyer Brown in live performance?  Or their videos?  They
>ALWAYS do that!  It's part of their act, not something added for that show.
 
I knew my comparison would be misunderstood.  I have absolutely no problem with
the way Sawyer Brown performs.  I am a big fan.  And if we have to have half-
naked women dancing around, I'm all in favor of a few pelvic thrusts by some of
the men!
 
I guess what I was trying to say (and saying poorly) was that BRC gave a nicely
restrained performance and was, hopefully, showing that he is something more
than one hip gyration after another.  It doesn't seem to matter.  It appears
that those who don't like him, never will.  That's their privilege.  I just
wanted to speak up as a fan; there seems to be so few on the net.
 
Mary Brick
e-mail:  m15841@mitre.org
From: jimmys@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Subject: Joni Mitchell's "Chelsea Morning"
Newsgroups: rec.music.country.western
Reply-To: jimmys@ics.uci.edu (Jimmy Shaw)
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 12 Dec 92 21:34:12 GMT

I am trying to locate a song called "Chelsea Morning," by Joni (sp?)
Mitchell.  I was told the song is from the album "Clouds," and
Mitchell is considered western/bluegrass.

If indeed Mitchell does fall into this category, would some please
email/post the lyrics to this song.

Thanks in advance.  (My new girlfriend's [yeah!] name is Chelsea,
and a friend of mine told me about this song, and she said I
should let Chelsea know about this song.)

Jimmy
jimmys@ics.uci.edu


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From: rosesha@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Sharon E Rose)
Subject: C&W beginnings(was Garth's last(?) concert: A review)
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:32:38 GMT



>I'm curious...for people who haven't been lifelong country fans, were there
>particular artists who brought you to country music? 

>-- Jan (still addicted to Emmylou) 
>strictly 

Well, I grew up listening to my dad's country.  He still likes the really
old stuff like Hank Williams Sr.  I didn't mind it, but I didn't listen by
choice, until....

In 1990 my grandmother handed her 1977 Oldsmobile to me when I learned to
drive.  This car only had AM radio, and the only interesting station I could
pick up was a country station.  I would annoy my high school friends with my
country music because I could tolerate it and they couldn't.  

One day, I was driving along, and Garth's "Unanswered Prayers" came on.  (I
still remember where I was.)  That song converted me.  I went right out and
bought the tape myself, and I started listening to country music by choice.
Now I love it, and I still drive that car around to see concerts, both old
stars and "hot young" stars.  (Who was at the Jamboree in the Hills?)

...just thought I'd tell my story.  Anyone else?

					-Shari
From: ELLIOTP@WSUVM1.BITNET (Paula Elliot)
Newsgroups: rec.music.early
Subject: <None>
Date: 16 Dec 92 11:37:37 GMT
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Please tell me how to unsubscribe from this list until January 6th, and
how to resubscribe then.  Sorry to address the whole list, but I don't
know the protocols.  PE
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Subject: RE: **QUICK SINEAD SURVEY PLEASE ANSWER**
From: JAMES QUINN <QUINN@GONZAGA.BITNET>
Date: 11 Dec 1992 23:10:00 -0700 (PDT)
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> Question:
> Do you still support (or have a general good opinon of)
> Sinead O'Connor?
 
Hey, Jason -- have you stopped beating your wife?  I ALWAYS thought
Sinead was lame.  But I must admit, I got a kick out of the pope thing.
It was too silly and cute for words.
 
James Quinn
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From: "Stephen T. Moore" <STMOORE@PUCC.BITNET>
Date: 14 Dec 1992 07:59:30 -0500 (EST)
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Please no more postings on topics irrelevant to the list , i.e. Sinead. Thanks
Stmoore at PUCC
From: QUINN@GONZAGA.BITNET (JAMES QUINN)
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Subject: RE: Copyright (Was: standard representation of music)
Date: 20 Dec 92 16:39:00 GMT
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> Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 09:18:49 GMT
> From: Allyn Weaks <allyn@MILTON.U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
> Subject: RE: Copyright (Was: standard representation of music)
>
> Modern facsimiles I'm not altogether clear about.  My understanding is that
> if you have a facsimile, you can put out your own edition based on it with
> no trouble, but you can't photocopy or scan it and give that out.
 
First, I want to say that this is a magnificent post -- a definite
keeper.  I really appreciated it.
 
One thing I would add is that I'm not too clear on this point either,
and it's something I've always been a little uneasy about.  Being a law
school reference librarian as I am, I am moved to make one humble
recommendation:  if you are contemplating any commercial venture, invest
the maybe $300 it would cost to have a lawyer review your plans and advise
you on the copyright issues.  He or she will probably tell you exactly
what Mr. Weaks just has, but the advantage will be that if you
subsequently get into trouble after all, you can sue the lawyer for
malpractice and recover at least some of the fines or civil damages
a publisher might get levied against you.  Look at it as the postmodern
equivalent of insurance . . .  :-)
 
James Quinn