[Chewbacca]

Actually I wont, I have become quite angry.

I spent many years working in the retail side of the music business, supporting artists by playing their albums, even if it a particular album wasn't sanction by my corporate masters. I Worked hard to shut down the many bootleggers who operated on my block selling counterfiets and illegal copies and to catch cd shoplifters who stole music further driving up the prices in way that filesharers could never do.

I literally worshiped my customers and was very passionate about hooking them up with music they may like but never heard of based on their purchases and listening about their tastes.

I loved my job as a store manager of a music store and it broke my heart and sent me spiraling into depression to close store after store til finally last spring I had no store left.

Many of of my colleage and friends, ranging from my hand-selected employees and peers to the label reps who came into my store to promote artists are unemployed now as well because of the decline of the music business. I follow the industry still. Thanks to my connections, I still get invites to the parties, good deals, sometimes free concert tickets and other perks including friendships with many musicians and people who support musicians. I may return to music retail soon now that I have found a company that doesnt toe the line of the big labels and their pricing schemes once a positon becomes available.

To imply I am out of touch and my perspective is pathetic, that dont have a stake in this topic is degrading and insulting.


Now I am done.