The labels going straight to the consumer has retailers more nervous than a cat with deaf kittens.

The labels are pushing the subscription services approach.

They're making consumers apprehensive. They're concerned that they're buying something that makes their computer crash. This affects all the labels. The average consumer doesn't know it's just Sony, so they become reluctant to buy CDs.

Opinions are like kittens," he commented. "People are always giving them away.

It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.

There were a whole lot of things last year that made me nervous. Starting off last season, I did not think we had a good enough team to get to the playoffs, and the truth of the matter is the kids all stepped up and grew up in a hurry and we ended up playing great ball.