"Time is to the musician... what space is to the painter."
Doug Smith

Have you heard the sounds of the cotton fields when farmers gather the crops that took so much of their time, money and strengths to raise?.."
Joe "Web" Wilkins

"I think I know why God made cows dumb... Because they're food, and food is not supposed to be smart..."
Dylan Ray, age 7

"Every composer knows the anguish and despair suffered by forgotten ideas. I write nothin' down... A lot is lost... And I regret that deeply."
Doug Smith

"All Good Things... Come by Grace. And Grace comes by Art, and Art... Does not come easy."
Norman Maclean from the motion picture
"A River Runs Through It"

A Generous Man will prosper; He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed...
Proverbs 11:25

In an email, Frank described "Freshcut"... "...here is a recent one that was done to Doug Smith Music. I saw these fresh cut rice fields as i was coming back from Houston. The sun was glistening on the stubble right at sunset...the mud was still wet and shining where the combines went through. Still listening and enjoying. Thanks again. fg"