Floyd,

Pat had a long and probing response that I've been thinking about all day - and still am - but when I looked at your review I had to get to that first. You know those deeep bows, torso down against the legs, that make an expression beyond words? I can offer that in return for your kindest of words. And know that they're coming from probably our most creative and skillful performer.

Not just that. You added another insight: musicality. Very hard to pin down. Pat mentioned complexity, also very hard to pin down.

I don't know if you were around when Dick Clark's American Bandstand was on TV, but the kids danced to the pop tunes of the day and were then asked for their opinion on the song. There were exactly two and only two answers:

(1) I like the beat, and
(2) It was easy to dance to.

Well, this ain't no American Bandstand, man. Here you get real answers from strong brains that help me learn something. Thank you.

Dean