Good job, Rick. Doctors say you're just a figment of my twisted mind. I give you three 5s (they're the ones in the middle).

How many 5's am I holding up? I'll give you a hint - and this is only a hint - ready? Okay, here's your hint: three.

Rick, I'd be voting on your songs if I knew the originals, but lately that's been like, one in 8. Perhaps you need to give me a music lesson!

Rick D - I'll raise my glass of O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer to you (and I only rarely even drink that these days). 5-5-5 here. Leah, that's the conundrum for older parody writers and/or total freaks: I know lots of songs I really like and would like to parody from the mid 60's - early 70's but so many of them were by groups that while not particularly considered obscure then are known to relatively few folks now. Or the group is pretty well known but the particular song is not. I'd like writing them but would be frustrated if no one at all could weigh in on it for not being familiar with the original. Like I've mentioned before, if I enjoyed writing it and think I did a good job and at least ONE person is able to relate to it enough to comment I don't feel I've wasted my time. One vote with no comment is somewhat less satisfying to me, even if "5-5-5" (but I'll gladly take it anyway, I'm not THAT snooty). So I'm also glad when you look at my stuff and give me a "DKTOS" - even though I WISH you could relate to my song and be able to vote on it I'm pleased when you take the effort to look at my stuff at all and tell me why you couldn't vote...I think Rick probably feels about the same way except not in as many rambling run-on sentences and side trips to the refrigerator, deli and medicine cabinet...I can see him reading this and going, "what the hell is that guy talking about? Wow, I'm sure glad I stopped taking that stuff when I did, look what can happen to your mind."