It's about time someone realized that the problems in the recording industry are due to the fact that a huge part of the market is being ignored. Mom and Dad have more money and haven't gone deaf in their old age. The industry needs to stop listening to marketing people and start wising up. Norah Jones doesn't have to dress like a hooker, and Josh Groban doesn't have to grab his crotch, to get our attention -- their music does that, which is the way it should be. ROBIN KROPFF robinkropff@yahoo.com Spokane, Wash.

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