I have to stop reading his emails in Paul Harvey's voice. It's mostly due to the "statement" paragraphs he employs so often in his writing. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but it's also hilarious how often he does so. "Because that's the way he writes!" "And if you don't like it, you probably never particularly cared for The Doobie Brothers." "Didn't realize Sha-Na-Na were just kidding." "The whole time." "And that's the rest of the story." All that aside, he's a pretty great writer with keen insights into The Biz. Perfect timing posting this as a bit of an indirect response and/or meta-commentary on the Mellon Collie thread. There was also this piece on vinyl and the more sinister qualities of reverence for the album that I'd read just a few days ago. Seems like there's a fair amount of debate going on lately in the minds of musically-inclined people and it might all be a result of the soundscan data showing that old is outselling new.