Dear Laurie Berkner

Dear Laurie Berkner,

I see that you and your band have released a DVD called We Are....The Laurie Berkner Band, and I would really love to buy it for my children. We enjoy a lot of music at our house, and I love spending our hard-earned money on CD's and DVD's that our whole family can enjoy. I would really like to support a woman musician like yourself - you might even be a mom, too. In fact, you look like the kind of mom-friend I would want to hang out with. I imagine we could talk about music and the latest products for curly hair and what it's like to play in a band with your significant other, and the time you spent playing with that all-female cover band, Lois Lane.

But the thing is, Laurie, as much as I would love to buy your DVD, I'm not going to. I've seen lots of your videos on Noggin, especially on Jack's Big Music Show (which my family loves, by the way), and I'm not really that impressed. I've heard enough of your music to know that, while you have some really cute songs ("Pig on Her Head")and catchy lyrics ("Buzz, Buzz"), your sound is just okay. I know you're probably going for some kind of under-produced, folksy, natural sound, but you know, a little bit of reverb never hurt anyone. Not that you need to sound like Moby or Mariah Carey anyone like that, but your vocals could really be a little bigger and fuller.

So congratulations on your success, and good luck with the new DVD. I'll keep watching you on Noggin.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Davis