Reggie, you understand, in the way that Mr J does not.

Mr J is upset because he sees a projection of his own ego taking a bashing.

Reggie has been there, and gone way beyond that.

When I was a kid, I knew a violinist in an Aussie country town, who in the days of only 2 weeks holidays, would save up all year to spend the 2 weeks at The Brisbane Conservatorium of Music for lessons. He had been playing for at least 30 years by the time I 'discovered' his 'talent' ... He was so desperately keen, practiced a LOT, and had many violins that would have bought several houses overall, and which my dad drooled over - my dad considered himself privileged to be offered a chance to occasionally play on some of them - as Ben said, "they sound really good when you play them!". He was so loved by his community, that he was the leader of various musical efforts in the town.

But my dad said that he was almost impossible to play with in an ensemble, as he had no idea of bowing a piece consistently, or even playing it twice at the same tempo, and phrasing, and my dad swore that this guy could 'slide a note on an open string". If you are not a violinist, you may not understand just how good at being a bad violinist you have to be to achieve such an accolade...

Cast not stones at those you think less than you. Just make yourself do better.

As my dad said, "Any fool can play loud and fast. It takes talent, study, and practice to play slow and soft".