Has been quite a while since I've read that piece by Mr. Egger's  - always liked these lines - for some reason remind me of Warren Zevon's "Enjoy every sandwich" comment about living your life. 

<i>What matters is that you do good work. What matters is that you produce things that are true and will stand. . . . . . . . .
What matters is that you want to see and make and do, on as grand a scale as you want . . . . . . . . .  
What matters is saying yes. </i> 

Even though live with a TV addict,  I watch very little and have not a clue about One Tree Hill.  But, as long as Grace is writing and singing and performing the great music I've come to expect, I don't really care what other opportunites she explores.  In fact I think it is wonderful that she has this chance for a new experience,  everything a writer does is potentially an inspiration for new song material. 

I am a serious fan of the guys and think they are fantastic musicians so I am not overlooking their importance in the least.    But since concert dates don't seem to be affected and there was recent mention of going into the studio to record a new album -  guess I don't see why Grace doing a "solo" on One Tree Hill is an issue as far as GPN is concerned.  I haven't been around as long as most of you so am I missing something ? ?