[Superman]

Nice to be chatting with you again, Dr. Lee.

A good drummer or bassist can do wonders for helping everyone stay focused, relax and touch the base pads. Yes, live music is a different animal. It takes on a life of its own. Try as we might, we end up playing a very faithful......interpretation.

On a related note, a guitarist friend of mine (a local guy admired by the Pearl Jam and Soundgarden guys but who just did not get the luck break) who is still playing and a VERY good guitarist, and one of the smartest guys I know, said something to me. I was talking about tone. Tubes and strings and whatnot. After listening to me, he said calmly but with certainty, "tone is in the fingers."