John,
That's the understatement of the year!
This place can be very special if we all put special contributions into it. There is so much unrest and crap on TV and in the news ....... let's celebrate a true beauty - The joy of music - the UNIVERSAL language - the power that heals the soul.

It touches us all on some level ..... I want to share the feeling with as many people as I can. I sure hope I can get these kids excited this year.

There's a great line from the Broadway Play "Rent" ...... that says:

"The opposite of war isn't peace - IT'S CREATION ! "

So true. So true, and WE are the makers of the music. The creators of beauty. We have the power to change the world. REALLY, really change it.

I missed this place, and I'm glaf to be back! Thanx to all for the kind words.

Let's be good to one another.