Careful, Ron. Next Clinton will wish a burned house, theft and terminal cancer on you. That is the level of his wit.

Meantime, I have been known to retreat from wedding receptions when the music causes blood to run out of my ears. The younger people seem to thrive on it. I simply don't understand but have a theory. The art of conversation is nearly dead among the younger crowd. You need only to read Clinton's posts to prove that point. They fill the room with noise to fill the vacuum in their brains. The constant need of being plugged into a cell phone and for portable video games or a blasting Walkman to isolate them from their surroundings are additional symptoms.

At 57, I admit I am getting old, prefer quiet venues and acoustic music, Musak free restaurants. But to each their own. If the noise offends, I leave. Certainly a musician should have the right to play at whatever sound level he feels suits his music.