Lance Johnson Phoenix, Arizona, USA

I've been a fan of Chris de Burgh since seeing his Don't Pay the Ferryman video on MTV. A long dream finally came true when I flew from Phoenix to Halifax to see him in concert in May 2003. Thanks to a friendly stage hand, I and some mailing-list friends were able to meet him back stage after the second concert.

I have no musical background and I apologize for my voice. :^) However, I did create and record everything myself, including the lyrics. At least my grand piano has some talent. :^P

I wrote The Core and the Fluff when the CdeB mailing list was having it's semi-annual argument about posting off-topic messages. It is based upon real events as seen through my warped view. A special thanks goes out to Thomas, Astrid, and Rainer for their permission to use their names in the lyrics.

"The Core And The Fluff" did not appear on the tribute CD, but you may download it here to add it as a special bonus track.

Let us post no more, let us just relax,
Let the bits fly on through cyber space,
Until we know the facts;
I am sick of it, sick of it to death,
Sick of all the bickering,
And the constant nasty threats,
That I must read online, and in e-mail,
We have a chance to work it out,
For we cannot post on-topic, and we cannot post this stuff,
It's the internet enigma between the core and the fluff;

Tom is counting now, counting all the posts,
And though there is some bias he has numbers he will boast,
I am lost in math, Astrid has some too,
She has tallied all member options,
Giving them to you to read aloud,
Oh here we post again, the insulting's pretty rough,
For we cannot post on-topic, and we cannot post this stuff,
It's the internet enigma between the core and the fluff,
The core and the fluff;

Now the polls begin, and still there is no truce,
Rainer posts for all the lurkers too afraid of the noose,
There is nothing new, nothing left to post,
The members and list head will see, off topic should be toast,
Now hear the fluff:
Lots believe that time has shown,
It will always be a part of this world,
They don't want to see it go,
So they plead their case to post the fluff,

Be friends... It's time to discuss Chris - I don't want to discuss Chris...
It's time to discuss Chris - I don't want to discuss Chris...
It's time to discuss Chris...
And in this internet enigma,
I find for - the fluff.