American's transcend decline

[Terrance]

vze422fs at verizon.net wrote:
> 
> Hey I have a great idea! My career is in the toilet. I'll go to your
> country. I'll listen to all these great songs that you sing. I'll study
> them. I'll write a whole bunch of songs that sound just like them. To make
> it sound really authentic, I'll hire you at union scale to play on my record
> that sounds just like your songs. People will pat me on the back for being
> such a cool guy who is so nice to give you a job. I'll keep the millions in
> royalties. I won't record any of your songs that mine sound just like
> because then I would have to share. I'm so proud that I did Ladysmith Black
> Mambazo such a huge favor when people started calling me Mr. Brickell.
> 
> --Paul Simon

oh come on payl, you can come up with something original. can't you? i
mean, how you gonna get money for nothin just doin what all the other
rock and rollers been doin for 50 years. and why pay union scale, eno
never did. and you know, unions ain't exactly so popular over here. not
for the same reason that ain't so popular over where old any randy comes
from, over there everyone is in the union and everyone, even rock and
rollers with long hair have to serve in the army. over here you don't
have to serve in the army and only 12% of us is in the unions. but
unions got us the 40 hour work week and your average carpenter makes
$100, 000 here in nyc. not bad. you never get rich digging a ditch or
swinging a hammer but it sure beats the hell out of office workin 80
hours a week and american labor day--not may day but everyday. 

seeya, 

harry b/t uttle