I was fired from there, finally, for a lot of things, among them my insistence that the Immaculate Conception was spontaneous combustion.

Some say that this is the Israelis' original sin. With this I do not agree but I think we can call it Israel's immaculate misconception.

It's a relief to finally do it and get it over with.

Through the Immaculate Lord, all become immaculate.

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.

He always had this immaculate garden. It was gorgeous.