Comments about SP sounding “better” (Dennis Miller conversation thread) got me searching for the Ride On Music interview that came out around Feb 2007. Fact is, SP was already rid of that “raspiness” in his speaking voice a few years ago. Judge for yourself:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/610155460/72 ... 594e3cd936
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/610156024/a1 ... d9c8b082fa
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