There's still plenty to play for and the semi-final ought to act as an incentive to the players.

On this last tour we set it up like a play: We did act one and act two with an intermission and costume change, and that's hilarious 'cause we just exaggerated everything everyone would ever say about a band like us. And I think that we'll try to do something different on the next tour, step it up.

We don't want to act like we're No. 1. We just play our best game, no matter who it is.

I was just always struck, in the original one-act play, by the intensity of the relationship between these two women. It's a very pure and loving relationship, and those lifelong friendships are so rare and unique. . . . One of them is getting ready to make her transition, and basically she's getting all of her ducks in a row. And her best friend does not know this and is terrified of death.

I can't tap into the naive, spastic playing that you do when you're young, although we occasionally still play too fast. But, overall, I'd say we're much more muscular and we can play a lot heavier and, for sure, lighter,

If the receiver is tight, you play an outside technique -- do not backpeddle. We got beat and the ball is under thrown. If he catches up and dives, instead of pushing him, we're OK.