Thanks, Mac. You've known me long enough (pushing 20 years, IIRC) to know I mean no offense.

As I type, I am listening to John Hurt's rendering of his Delta Blues styling and I hear the Hurt influence in the music of "The Singing Brakeman," Jimmy Rodgers. Hurt pushed the envelope on censorship and profanity long before it came in vogue with his song "Richland Woman" (qv).

I hope merely to capture John's pronunciation of the English language, a language that I love deeply, without offending anyone. If I'm out of line to reflect Americana as I see and feel it, then please stop me.