This original idea of Paula's would be cool, if Leonard perused the possibilities without anyone's knowing and, if he found something of interest, contacted them and went ahead with it, in some fashion. Then, suddenly [to us], there it is on the next album.
However, then there are all those royalty issues to consider, etc. Would the person be willing to just be there for the sake of being there and forget the money? At this point, with Leonard's financial issues, is he going to be willing to chance anything with an outsider [when an insider have been such a trauma]? It seems to me, he can use all the money he can get ~ dreadful to think of it in those terms, but it seems to be the truth. Then, of course, there'd be those saying, "Well, if I'd known that was happening, I'd have submitted my
best piece!" [Well, our Member's Poetry section doesn't deserve the
best from the git-go

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Well, other than all that, Paula ~ good on you for coming up with this so an excellent idea! It would be cool to see it happen, with everyone in agreement as to how it all ended up

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~ Lizzie