> the clip sounded poor and yes, the article itself was > unfortunate but Jessica isn't responsible.
So... I finally got round to listening to it, and it was far far better than I had been led to expect. How were today's (and yesteryear's) big names playing when they were 14? Are there any recordings to compare? After all, she's only a poor kid with a bumptious mother (and an undeniable amount of talent) and consequently a potential for inherited bumptiousness and psychological problems in her future. "It's time to cut her some slack. What she needs most at the moment is our understanding and support." Exactly! The article was diabolical, but any article I've ever read about a subject or event that I had any real knowledge of has invariably been paddling up the wrong spout with a birch tree. So we can hardly even blame the mother or KT for that. chirs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html