A completely different type of audience. They really like traditional bluegrass music over there.

A completely different type of audience. They really like traditional bluegrass music over there.

So from that standpoint, it didn't seem weird to me at all. I think it's interesting and obviously audiences do, read more

So from that standpoint, it didn't seem weird to me at all. I think it's interesting and obviously audiences do, too ... I think there is a sort of emptiness in our look at life in general lately, and think this is a way to explore that.

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

It was no wonder that people were so horrible when they started life as children.

It's not clear that the Fed is going to move in June. Perhaps, the Fed moves late summer/early fall, if read more

It's not clear that the Fed is going to move in June. Perhaps, the Fed moves late summer/early fall, if even then. What is clear is that the economy's momentum, which was quite strong in the first quarter, is indeed slowing down It is also clear that profit momentum for the year is going to be slow.

Would they want Jeff Bagwell now making $17 million, or opt for access to $15 million? I can understand that. read more

Would they want Jeff Bagwell now making $17 million, or opt for access to $15 million? I can understand that. But he's under contract. Sometimes you have to live with it.

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to read more

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.

It was truly in the air.

It was truly in the air.

It's definitely an advantage playing all our Sectional games here. It takes time, but eventually you realize it's the same read more

It's definitely an advantage playing all our Sectional games here. It takes time, but eventually you realize it's the same distance to the rim and you start to shoot the ball [well].

I don't think countries in the region are ruled by constitutions.

I don't think countries in the region are ruled by constitutions.