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Believe me, I'm not impressed by big numbers.

What makes Norah's sales impressive is it's real music, played by real musicians. It's not prepackaged, computer generated, phony sounding, pro-tools enhanced, auto-tuned, tripe ala Britney, J-lo, Avril Lavigne, et al.

There's no synth overdubs, keyboard bass lines, programmed drums, samples, or any of that bullshit that's all over the radio. These guys actually played their instruments.

Look, ever since music became a saleable commodity there has been really bad stuff that has sold well. But you know that. Once the number crunchers took over the business overall quality of product has steadily declined. A quick look at the charts will tell you that. I've been waiting for this rap/hip hop thing to die for ten years now. What passes for R&B now has gotta make guys like Curtis Mayfield and the Isley Brothers cringe. Same goes for reggae.

The good musicians haven't disappeared, they're just underground. Norah selling records gives us hope.

I'd burn you a copy of her record if I could. My computer's a dinosaur and so am I. I'll gladly reimburse you if you don't like it.

She sat in with a friend of mine last month and I got to hang with her for a while. An absolute doll. I'll tell ya more.......check your mail.