I keep trying to send this, forgive me. I am familiar with the producer from the band Between the Buried and Me, Jamie King, and I am pitching you a concept album based on the Egyptian Book of the Dead. I wrote to Metal Blade and they said if I signed you on, they would pick it up. I think they want you to be at the helm for at least 1/2 credit, so if you didn't want to work with him, or in NC, but you have some time off coming up, no? If you came here, we could go to my church. Even if it's a no, you can write back. Thanks for reading. Gerry

Hey Bruce, As in love with your tone as the first day I heard it. Like angels crying. In fact, it was the sole reason why I have been searching for a tone I unique to me as a person, and my playing and composition.A few years back, right before the whole Kory debacle, I wanted to send you a vocal demo, and you said you would give it a listen, and play it for Rick if it was EXCELLENT. Due to my addictions having not been conquered or even slightly tamed at the time, my father encouraged me against doing such, the same way he talked me through a struggle with the Food Network for a show of my own. (I pitched 1 chick 1 hour, and then did 4 more pitches, all the way up to the Senior VP or programing, who in turn faxed me a contract promising me upon my signature and faxing it back $13,000 PLUS a full crew to do the show, at my direction. At first, I thought I had to produce the show out of the 13 grand, but I was mistaken. They wanted an answer as fast as they gave me the nod for the show. My biggest con't