I spoke to Susan a few days ago. There is another woman in West Virginia who wants to write a musical based entirely on The Gospel Truth, one of Susan's albums. Susan, being the considerate person she is, immediately contacted me to give me a heads up and see if it was okay.
She's offered me advice, suggestions, thoughts... I love it. There were things I was worried about, small concerns really, but it was still a huge relief to hear that everything was fine the way I was doing it.
Mainly, I was concerned that she might be upset if I changed a lyric or two. There aren't many changes I've HAD to make, but there are some. They are all for continuity, none because I simply thought it sounded better. So, when I asked her if that was alright, I was THRILLED when she got back saying "patti do what u want to do with lyric changes and if i can't take it i'll rewrite them with and for you to make the piece work. don't sweat that." You read that right "with and for". AWESOME!
I have never met a more accommodating person. She keeps reminding me, this is my piece - I can do with it what I want. She's honored. That's her word, not mine.
So the work continues.
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