I only have the same reservations about this stuff as anything else I've ever done--namely, repulsion at my own stupidity, arrogance, and audacity.
Dont ya think yer bein a might hard on yourself der David?
Hell ya make it sound like a disease or somethin. Shit you put stuff out din go into hidin for years and we dont hear from ya till ya got more good stuff. Just askin for somepin to tide us over fer a while. Ya might evin think about throwin Dan der a bone of a couple of extra tracks. We like dem new tracks

  I think it's wonderful and fine that anyone could possibly be interested in my bleatings, and endorse wholeheartedly their pursuit of same.  I only wish I could share in the enthusiasm.  So, Dan, my silence on the subject is not a rebuke to you.  Quite the contrary.  I'm honored by your interest, and flattered by your efforts and compilation.  It's just that, for me, it's hard enough for me to hear myself sing without seeing my stupid face doing it.  Please, please, don't take my silence on this as an insult or rebuke.  I hope you can understand.  I can't tell you how much I appreciate your efforts on behalf of me and my music.  I havent yet gathered the courage to look at the collection you sent me, and doubt if I will, but hey, that's just me.  I did it, and stand by it, for better or worse.
Lighten up der Baerweld and quit takin yourself so Goddam seriously. Yous the one that told us that Triage was a joke
--Off to find the General Lee