I'd like to thank everyone very, very much for working on my question. I see that the answer does not seem to be as dramatic as some have stated. I also see that a lot of the casual stuff is sort of the price of fame. I can't help but believe we will all get more skilled in sorting through the "static" as time goes on.

I would like to ally myself with Bill of Alabama: "proud to be here under any conditions."

Thank you all again -- Larry C.