It's very exciting. To me, he's someone who is a big-name musician that can bring other musicians along.
It's great; it keeps people from having to drive an hour to listen to good jazz. It's especially good for the kids. Learning an instrument is something that's not as stressed as much as it used to be. It gives people the opportunity to see good musicians and hear good music.
The endowment allowed us to not worry about the bottom line. We don't have to pack an auditorium with 200 people to make money.
Prices are in the toilet. Everything I've read and everyone I've talked to in the industry, they all anticipate and seem to be preparing for these low-low prices to continue through most of or much of 1999.
There should be no significant consumer impact from this situation. There is a bountiful gasoline supply in this country. We condemn unscrupulous gouging, and I think there are signs that it will cease pretty quickly.
By and large consumers are going to pay as little as possible unless their backs are against the wall and they're starting to buy late in this week or even next week.
