TODAY I WANT SALUTE REAL MUSIC FANS. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF MUSIC, IF YOU GO TO SHOWS WHERE LIVE MUSIC IS BEING PLAYED, AND YOU BUY CD'S FROM THE ARTIST, OR YOU ORDER ONLINE...THANK YOU. WITHOUT YOU THE WHOLE EXERCIZE IS POINTLESS. ALL THE PRACTICE, THE WRITING, THE PHONE CALLS, THE SET UP AND TRAVEL IS ALL FOR NAUGHT WITHOUT SOMEONE THERE TO LISTEN AND APPRECIATE IT.

 AS HARD AS IT IS FOR US TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A GIG OR A YEAR OF GIGS, IT IS ALSO HARD FOR THE FANS. THEY HAVE TO MAKE SPECIAL TIME TO GO SEE BANDS. THEY MUST BUY TICKETS, GET BABYSITTERS OR HAUL THE KIDS WITH THEM, THEY HAVE TO SPEND MONEY FOR GAS, DRINKS, AND HOPEFULLY MERCHANDISE. THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF ALL MUSIC BUSINESS. MUSIC LOVERS LOVE MUSICIANS.

 IN THE MUSIC "BUSINESS"...NO BODY REALLY LOVES THE MUSICIANS...MANAGERS ARE SUSPICIOUS THIER ARTISTS ARE USING THEM, CLUB OWNERS ARE SCEPTICAL IF THEIR CLUB ISN'T PACKED TO THE RAFTERS, LABELS ARE ACCUSITORY THAT BANDS DON'T WORK HARD ENOUGH TO SELL CD'S.... ON AND ON...BUT THE FANS, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT STUFF...THEY ARE PRESENT FOR THE MUSIC, HOW IT MAKES THEM FEEL, HOW IT HELPS THEM TO FORGET A BAD DAY, OR HOW MUSIC PUMPS THEM UP FOR A HAPPY OCCASION. THE LISTENER AND FAN IS KING...NOT THE REVIEWERS, NOT THE RECORD LABELS, NOT THE RADIO PEOPLE, NOT THE GROUPS, SOCIETIES, OR FOUNDATIONS...IN SOME WAY, ALL THOSE ENTITIES MAKE MONEY OR GAIN STATUS FROM MUSICIANS...THE FANS DON'T MAKE A DIME. THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GAIN. THIER LOVE IS PURE.

SO TODAY I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE MUSIC LOVER, THE FAN, THE GENERAL PUBLIC. YOU ARE WHY I DO WHAT I DO AND I AM SO THANKFUL MY MUSIC TURNS YOU ON.

REBA