oh yeah, and one more thing occured to me:

When I make it to good record stores with listening stations , I try to listen to a lot
of the new stuff. They have a fair amount at Streelight San Jose (Bacomb Avenue)
and the ability to listen to all of it on their listening stations.

Honestly, I've not been knocked out by much and I suspect that there's either an
underground scene of cool stuff that I"m missing or that we just seem to be in a lull
in these genres lately.

What's your take on the musical scene and it's output, Dante?

YOu have much more of your finger on the pulse than I do.

I'd LOVE to hear what is really turning you on.
I'll go buy it straight away as I can afford it.

Looking forward to your recommendations. You are the bomb.

yours, Rick

ps when is YOUR SHIT going to hit the stage, by the way. I think you would make fantastic music with your talent, knowlegde and obvious intelligence.