Hey mglinert and Mac,

I'm having a blast reading your posts. Rule #1 for a songwriter - you must have the skin of a rhino. Believe me I've been torn apart by the best. Only a beginner thinks their song is the greatest ever written. I've had my song characters lose family members, lose parts of their body, get divorced, seduced, lose their money, their farm, and their credit rating. I just try to write from my head and heart (half the 4H approach) and hope that some of the people like it some of the time. And as Bob said, 'Don't Look Back.

Pete Gallatin
http://www.reverbnation.com/patiopete