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   "Dave M"  wrote in message   
   news:3AtIg.11510$%j7.60@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...   
   >> You're kidding, right? You must have the driest sense of humor around.   
   >   
   > Although I enjoy irony, and practice it whenever possible, I wasn't   
   > kidding.  Perhaps I exaggerated by saying "most", but outside this little   
   > NG and SD's musician fan base, I'm sure much of the crowd at any SD show   
   > has no idea that Mike was on all those records and actually in the band.   
   >   
   > Either way, I don't think it would have been the international incident   
   > that the Prof suggested.  Although I thought it would be cool if Mike came   
   > out and sang, I didn't expect it--and certainly not for so many songs;   
   > he's got his own musical identity.  And though he opened the show, there's   
   > no doubt that he's more famous than Becker and Fagen, and probably has   
   > sold more records.   
      
   You underestimate both the average Steely Dan fan and Steely Dan's record   
   sales.  Alienating the fan base is *never* a good idea in the music world, a   
   topic you appear to know little about.   
      
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