Reply #27: With respect, tatertop, there are many battles out there. Paul Simon

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has created an association called Children Health Fund, and it's been going great guns for a little over 20 years. Give me your best guess as to how many people in the music industry can match a 20-year commitment to social causes and charitable work.

Most of them would be from the "Then" period you describe, and not the "Now" period. We'll take the Nows -- don't get me wrong. They're crucial & I honor them. But the Thens were there first, and longest. You should re-evaluate your notions of who contributes what to which battles.

Here's the site if you're interested in learning something about a talented man who is honored world-wide for his many contributions:

http://www.paul-simon.info/