Hi Mark,

As one living on the Social Security minimum and an even more minimal pension from three years on TIAA and whose retirement account has been decimated by the stock market, and will probably be unavailable for withdrawals for a few months, at least, I appreciate your specials.

Amid all the political wrangling about the economic situation, mostly by those not really affected by it, and the come-ons one sees on TV and in the papers (except grocery stores, where the prices keep going up, at least hereabouts), it is actually not as much the specials you have instituted that I appreciate as it is the beauty of the spirit in which you do it, which contains more of the love of music in it than commercial greed.

Congratulations and God speed.

all the best,
mgj

PS. Too bad the grocery stores can't find similar movtivation ;/ !

PS. It has taken so long to respond because I am at the time of life when it is time to get all my published poetry, as well as the things I consider worthy but either in progress or never sent out, in one place; that being the computer. Also time to think of setting some of those suitable to music.