Yeah, well, Bobert, things like that just happen!!........(Praise God!)

Don, Thank you for your wonderful response!!! Time constraints, right now, from adequately responding back with all my thoughts, as I read your post..and BOY!..Did some thoughts get triggered!!!..so allow me to better respond tomorrow.

I can say, in this brief moment, that from the 'what it's worth department..., For about two years, every school day, on the way to taking the kids to school, I had breakfast with Giorgio Tozzi and his wife Marti. Tozzi is world renown as being in the 'top drawer' of basso/baritones, in the world...and his stellar performance role in 'Faust'. He and his wife were the vocal coaches for,(among others) Neil Diamond, Robert Plant, Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra. He also did the voice-over, for the Rogers and Hammerstein's film 'South Pacific', and has toured quite a bit with Howard Keel and Richard Kiley..plus a lot more stuff. During that time, he was the official host to the The Royal Opera from London's Covent Garden, when they visited Los Angeles. I believe, at this time he is living near Scottsdale, Arizona. When we knew him, he and his wife were living in Malibu, California, as was our family. We have since moved.

OK, for now...I'll get back to you...and I've got a 'dilly' of a question for ya'!

Regards!

GfS

P.S. ....and all of 'Mudcat' are rubbing their eyes in astounding surprise bewilderment!......Don and GfS????
Yes folks, gravity is just a rumor!!