Yeah Joanne, this is great.

While I am not making a fortune by any means, I am just pleasantly surprised that complete strangers are buying entire albums I have put out, recorded at home.

By far some of the most fun I have had in a long time is just interacting with happy people on the forum, doing some collabs, making new friends. I have made some GREAT friends on this forum.

But as you have implied, it is all just so much FUN--in what otherwise could be a rather dreary and disturbing world.

Making music just makes me happy, it is as simple as that. I don't care if I never make "real money"--whatever that is. Real money has different definitions for everyone.

But you can't buy happy--and that's what music gives me so I'm sticking with that, hobby or not, it's what I love.