Robin Inspiration?

Dear Carly,

Recently I was reading a book entitled: The Book of Songs, translated from the Chinese by Arthur Waley. The songs range from 800 to 600 BC. The first stanza of a song entitled "Separation - Hopeless Passion" goes like this:
"SHU is away in the hunting fields,
THERE is no one living in our lane.
OF course there are people living in our lane;
BUT they are not like SHU,

So beautiful, so good. By chance were you inspired by this song when you wrote His Friends Are More than Fond of Robin?

Fay Bussell - Portland Maine

Dear Fay,

It is very possible that I was influenced by those words. It certainly does sound like "His friends are more than fond". It woudn't have been in that book, but I hold on to golden opportunities when they come my way and I might have heard it or seen it somewhere.

I don't remember that book specifically. Someone might have recited them to me and I might have said: "Oh good, that reminds me of Jake!

Good detective work!!!!
Love, Carly - 2/17/08

Dancing to Carly

Hi Carly,

I had read earlier on your website where you said you were working on a new project, and stated "You Will Be Dancing" .

Is that still true of your new CD?, I wanna dance with Carly!!!!


Danny - North Hollywood, CA

Dear Danny,

Yes, many of the songs on the album have a samba feel. I love to dance. I really love it.
This is a sultry kind of dance and not all the songs are prone to being able to dance to them.
But some, oh yes!!!!!!

Love, Carly - 2/5/08