Uh—Ron, I hate to mention this—I hate to have to mention this—and I'm not going to go into detail here, but ye gods! I grew up too, you know. I used to draw the stuff (still do now and then) and I've kept up with the evolution of comics, and on into graphic novels, and I have a couple of friends (e.g., the aforementioned Nora) who are very much into comic books and the collecting thereof. On one of my bookshelves, within arm's reach, I have a couple of books on the history of the comic book and several books on cartooning and illustration, along with a copy of Stan Lee's How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way. And in the other room, quite a collection of comics and graphic novels, from the late 1930s right up to date.

In this field as well as in folk music, my mind did not shut down in the early 1960s. I've been here all this time, and I have stayed awake and alert.

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Good grief, Jack! The woman has delusions of something!!

The lovely and elegant Ingrid Berman and Madonna don't even inhabit the same universe!

Who does Madonna want to play Rick?

Maybe Leonardo DiCaprio, or maybe Russell Crowe. He has a nice dark suit. Ah! Here we go! Brad Pitt.

Good that she's the only one—so far—who wants to do it, but just in case, I'll keep working with those spring-loaded grip exercisers.

Don Firth