If Mr. Selwyn calls again, show him up; if I am alive I shall be delighted to see him; and if I am dead he would like to see me.

This is an extremely good result. I am delighted to have polled well above predictions. I go into the next round with real momentum.

As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

To be awake is to be alive.

Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.

If it calls for a Madison or a Twist, I'll do it. And if it calls for a tone row or anything in surreal music I'll do that, too. But the dance band is what has given me the kind of little edge towards the jazz field.