I'm one of the few, a stage 4 cancer survivor. 2 months short of a year. I did get within a few feet of death in late May, but somehow pulled through. The docs said a life time of weight lifting and an extra 30 pounds helped when I couldn't swallow or breathe.

I think the ability to share technical knowledge with personal non religious and political beliefs is important. We are, after all, humans not machines.

That said there are vast differences in our lives. Our educations, our outlooks, and our beliefs.

I would not want to be some cookie cutter person from elsewhere.

I'm me. And friken' proud of it.

Put that in yer pipe and smoke it.

And I still want 6/8, 12/8 and more old celtic Realtracks.

And I still read 300 pages a day, and darned if I'm quitting now. I don't care if it's Greek, French, German, or English. I'll even do Spanish if I can get it. And I start at Gregorian Chant and end about circa 1910. Almost no good music since then, but I put up with Jazz as the best alternative, except for a bit of Lightfoot and Stan Rogers. With deference to a few 60's acts.

John Conley
Musica est vita