The message was if you weren't the thin, pretty model type, then you'd have to stay in the rhythm and blues category like Aretha Franklin.

Early is James Brown, Little Richard and Smokey Robinson rolled into one.

What makes this show so good for the theater and the community is that it builds a diverse audience.

I thought for as windy as it was out here today, that was pretty impressive.

With the team we had in (the 4x400), that's pretty darn good. They ran exceptionally well. In a meet like this, you kind of have to be satisfied with whatever you can get because there's so many good people in it. They bring out the best in you.

We got a pretty good pounding on the beach, so that remains to be seen with erosion. But the tide was about a foot and a half above normal, and earlier we were told it could be two to four feet.