I can recall an old saying often uttered in my circle of minstrel comrades over the years.
"All's fair in love and bands!"

....anyways,
Hang in there, Craig. Ya can't keep a talented good ol' boy like yourself down for very long, so just keep on rockin!
P.S. Dicky Betts and Great Southern played in my town a couple of weeks ago, but sad to say, I couldn't justify the hefty ticket price. My wife ,Cin pointed out that she wouldn't mind haring' some good ol'kick ass Southern rock, but , because the show was in a theater, you couldn't dance or drink beer! How to HELL could you sit in a galldang theater seat empty handed and listen to one of the legends of lower Mason-Dixon rock?
Seemed kinda oxymoronic to me too, so we just stayed home. ...Anyways,
It's good to know the genre is alive and kickin'!
Howlin'