Songs Missing/Using External HD

I have an external hard drive that I store most of my songs on. Sometimes I unplug the external drive. Why is it that iTunes shows a lot of !'s next to my songs, even if I have my external drive plugged in?
Is it better to designate my iTunes Library as being on my external rather than in the default Music folder?
I use a Macbook Pro and Mac OS Lion.
Thanks for any help.

Jeffrey:
It sounds like the database file, Library6.iPHoto, has been damaged. Check the size of that file. If it's very small than iPhoto created a new one that contains no photos even though they are save in the Originals folder. If that's the case your only option is to create a new library and import the Originals folder from the old library folder. This will give you the same rolls as the old library although some may have a different roll date.
You can try rebuilding the library, selecting all of the options, to see if that will bring them back but it's not been very successful for others. But worth a try.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.

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