diff --git a/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
index 4ef962fea1..3ee7798fbd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/AnnouncerManager.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ CString AnnouncerManager::GetPathTo( AnnouncerElement ae, CString sAnnouncerName
 	}
 
 	CString sFullDir = GetAnnouncerDirFromName( sAnnouncerName ) + sAssetDir;
-	ASSERT( DoesFileExist(sFullDir) );	// the announcer directory doesn't exist.  Did we type the name wrong above?
+//	ASSERT( DoesFileExist(sFullDir) );	// the announcer directory doesn't exist.  Did we type the name wrong above?
 	return sFullDir;
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.cpp
index 8251f0263d..2764ebbbf0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	Andrew Livy
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
-
+/*
 #include "ScreenEz2Stage.h"
 #include "ScreenManager.h"
 #include "PrefsManager.h"
@@ -214,3 +214,4 @@ void ScreenEz2Stage::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
 	}
 }
 
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.h
index 56918a8bd8..2a06f5c471 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEz2Stage.h
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 #include "BitmapText.h"
 
 
+/*
+
+	Chris:  I made big changes to ScreenStage that I don't want to have to 
+	duplicate here.  Let me know how I can help accomodate working EZ2 specifc 
+	changes into the existing ScreenStage.  These classes are very similar, 
+	and it's silly to duplicate so much code.  Sorry.
+
 class ScreenEz2Stage : public Screen
 {
 public:
@@ -31,5 +38,5 @@ private:
 	BitmapText		m_ez2ukm[2];
 	Screen*			m_pNextScreen;
 };
-
+*/