I Have A Really Full Life, Both

Jazz And Blues Fests Are Everywhere Now, And Americana Is Going Strong On College Radio. What I'm Hearing Is An Appreciation Of Real Music.

The One Thing I Know Is That If You're Not Paying Attention, It Will Come Back To Bite You.

The Women's Movement Resurgence Of Standing Up For So Many Things That Were Kind Of Sleepy There For A Decade Or So, There's Been A Reawakening And I Think The Consciousness Movement In General Is Dovetailing With A Lot Of Recovery And Self-empowerment.

I Would Love To See A Revival Of What We Had Against The War In The '60s - We Could Do These Teach-ins On The Internet, Live And Split Screen, And Have Real In-depth Debate Between People That Are On The "other" Side Of Issues - Nuclear, Gun Control, Whatever. We Could Really Be Having A Much More Democratically Involved And Exciting Debate With People Emailing Their Questions And Having A Virtual Town Meeting.

The Consolidation Of The Music Business Has Made It Difficult To Encourage Styles Like The Blues, All Of Which Deserve To Be Celebrated As Part Of Our Most Treasured National Resources.