David Runnion wrote: >I ask this because I think it is interesting that in my experience >professional musicians don't listen to music that much. Well Dave, you don't hang around the same crowd of professional musicians that I do. My personal cd collection is nearing 1000. Were it not for a nasty apartment fire three years ago, it would be nearly 4000. I buy 3-5 new cd's per week and listen to music almost every waking moment. My circle of close friends is about 80% professional musicians and we tend to go out and drink beer and play darts till midnight then crash at someone's pad to check out the newest additions to our collections. >My personal collection consists of about 100 CDs, less than half of >which are CM, and of those I actually listen on a regular basis to only >a handful. The rest of my collection is mostly rock and roll, Frank >Sinatra, Spanish and Argentinian music, and a bit of jazz. I also listen to a number of other genres, especially jazz and vocal such as Sinatra, June Chrity, Julie London etc. >I wonder if non-musicians are really aware of how little professionals >actually listen to recordings. I think you are the odd one out Dave, as I was in the record retail biz for 10 years and my experience says that my most frequent customers and most avid enthusiasts were the pros. >I find it a little coals-to-Newcastle, myself. I spend my days playing >CM, and when I come home, the last thing I want to do is to listen to more >of it. More likely a good dose of Aerosmith to get my head straight! That would drive me to drugs and alcohol. Kevin Sutton