John D. Barbato, OD wrote: > Can't you, just once, let me have my fantasy 'aha' moment without spoiling > it? Aw, shucks. Yeah, go ahead. I retract my statement (just this once, though!). <grin> > Anyway, professional musicians would never let other things, ie:DRUGS, > alcohol, getting whacked in the balls with a mike stand, affect their performance. Heh. They *shouldn't*, perhaps. :) I will say that there's a huge difference between live performance and a CD or video performance. I'm more critical of a recorded piece, because they get a bunch of takes to get it right. Live performances are completely different, which is why I prefer them; you never know what might happen to throw the performance off. I think my favorite performing experience (well, tied for first, at least:) was doing Vaudville/Melodrama with interactive audiences and a cast which loved playing "Let's toss this in, see what happens." At least there, if something unexpected happened to throw the show off, you could just turn to the audience and say "I love live theater..." <grin> > Your just too darn cynical. ;) Heh. That's what THEY<tm> want you to believe! <maniacal little grin> I can't be all that cynical--I still believe in the base goodness of human beings. <sigh> Just warring sides, and all. ;) :) Chris (Who doesn't wish to offend, and loves both the science and act of singing....:) "Blind man's night is music to the deaf, and everyone has *two* paths, not one, whence comes tragedy and comedy, forsooth and damn straight, son." - "The Gypsy" - Brust & Lindholm