I have to say that the USA is a really hard sell these days. That's ok because I expected it to be.

The true star of the early 21st century is the NOVELTY of technology. Communication between people via modern technology. It seems as if the mass audience is NOT looking for poetry in their music. The pace of life that the media has set seems to have bamboozled your average "consumer". And believe you me, the companies that sell "entertainment" have NO problem selling one dimensional, artless crap. It's fast and easy.

Where are the smart folks? Behind their computers of course. Using them as an alternative to mass marketed, hollow entertainment. Only problem IS...They (the smart and the passionate) have gone SO into cyberland that their physical presence is gone and they are being discounted by big business. Look at it this way.

Why would big business spend tons of moola to seduce a smart, sceptical person when they can easily market TONS of garbage to millions of poor shmucks who really don't know the difference between the true VALUE of good art and bad art.

I know, who am I to say what's good or bad, but It's pretty clear that we are all subject to a machine gun barrage of crapolla 24/7. The likes and breadth of which the world has never seen before. Interesting times. Before too long (I hope) the mass audience will start to tire of the novelty and start to look for art and entertainment that can express their feelings in a poetic fashion that cannot be expressed any other way.

There is a HUGE spiritual void in more than one recent generation and it will need to be filled. FACINATING! I feel totally flattered that there are people like you guys and girls on this site and beyond that are behind Monster Magnet. Thank you!

Smart people CAN rock!

Love, Dave.