So this issue is a theme issue & about the biggest QRD ever.  The theme is “rock & roll” dads; though I guess it is a little bit of a stretch to call most of the music covered rock & roll.  The inspiration for it has come from a lot of things.  I’ve been reading a few interview books like Songwriters on Songwriting & Studs Terkel’s Working & wanted to try something where I dive in a little deeper into a subject when doing interviews.  Several of my friends lately seem to be making the commitment either to have kids or have a surgery to make the commitment to not have kids (which would be another issue altogether).  & of course there’s my personal interest/fear of children of my own since I am starting to turn into one of the “adults” instead of one of the “kids” in pretty much any setting I find myself in.  Now after all the hours of work on the interviews, I’m still not sure I understand what I personally should do any better.  But I think when Rune Flaten kinda explains everything with, “It is not like you are necessarily made a better person if you have children.  Everyone doesn’t have to become a parent, it is very okay not to.”  Anyway, I hope you dig this issue. I’m thinking about making a print version available for people to give as gifts to expectant fathers.  Thanks for all your time & support as always.

Hrt
Brian John Mitchell