Deat Loren,

none of my friends would ever claim that they've ever
seen me completely speechless - to the contrary: IÄm afraid some of them have wished every now and then that I might shut up.

But this time I'm really running out of words which is the reason that it took a couple of days before I could reply to your wonderful comment.

I'm not far from turning 70 and I've made a lot of music in my life, music of different kinds and under different circumstances and, of course, I have got all kinds of feedback (not always as positive as I would have liked though...).

But I think I've never had such a wonderful reaction to a song of mine in all those years, so wonderful that I think that just saying 'Thank you' might not be enough. But what else could I say? I'm overwhelmed, flattered, excited and, yes, a bit proud, too, because I appreciate your opinion so much (as everybody on this forum does, I think!).

So thanks a lot, Loren, for the treat you made the new year begin with for Maha and me.

All the best to you,

Stefan