i'm writing this without a lot of thought so please don't expect anything profound--first, let me say a huge huge thankyou for all you have done for our foundation. words escape me(i write music not lyrics) but you know you've made a difference and my whole town of victoria now knows where grobania is. i think it's only fitting that i put up for auction my 21st century most prized possession--my j.g. gold album.it's my only one and i will not replace it but it truly belongs in groban land. it means a great deal to me as you can imagine. josh's rise and success has been one of the most rewarding pieces of my career puzzle. which brings me to the subject of the grammys. i told josh a long time ago "don't believe the good press--that way you won't have to believe the bad press--and you will get it--you can't have a great career without it!" the grammys are a wonderful organization--they get it right sometimes and they get it wrong sometimes--for every dissapointed grobanite there is an equal amount of excited john mayer fans--or britney fans. they only give 13 grammies out in 3 hours--can you imagine how many people are bummed that they're not part of that --people who felt they deserved it. i know what it feels like--one year i was nominated for 7 and lost all 7. many other folks were very happy that nite but not me. but when i had my whitney sweep--or my natalie cole sweep--or my celine sweep--i bet a lot of other worthwhile folks were mad at me. we're in a marathon here--not a 100 yard sprint. i think josh will be making great music 20 years from now--i don't know if i could say that about the other 5 best new artists. in any case--like my mom says--don't get mad, get even. we want to work hard to give you a great 2nd album. that's our mission. that will be our life for the next 6 months.and when i think of what all of you have accomplished on this web site--meeting each other--doing great charitable things--flying places--becoming good friends--donating time and money--helping a young man reach his dream and helping give the warner music group(that includes atlantic records and elekra ) their biggest album of the year - - all because bocelli was late-- WHERE--FOR A GRAMMY REHEARSAL. josh will have his day again on that stage--it just won't be this year--but it will be----david