People thought we were making the calls.

We got so much people that's helping us out and doing a lot of things. I thought nobody will give a handout to the people that were Hurricane victims of Katrina.

We all thought it was very fitting to bring that piece in for the first concert. There's been an extraordinary enthusiasm among the artists and board members about getting this season started which has been wonderful to see.

I thought it would be kind of a thing where they would say 'too bad, so sad'.

Nothing to me seems insurmountable. We can always find a way to reach a goal. I have never thought, 'I can't do that.' It was a question of how was I going to do that.

I thought we were a little bit overwhelmed early. We had some unforced turnovers and missed some open shots. But they're big, strong and intimidating.