This is a little something from my private files. On my first recording, Enclosed from 1983, I had written a song for Red Skelton. I had long before read somewhere that Red had bequeathed that all his TV shows be destroyed, least they end up in syndication after his death. He was disappointed in television as a medium what with all the violence that had become so prevalent. And so this song "The Redman" came to me while thinking about all the generations that wouldn't experience his great work, like we can with Lucy reruns. When Red Skelton came to Columbus to perform at the Palace Theater, a friend of mine was the concierge at the hotel and gave my LP to Red's arranger. Here's a letter from Mr. Skelton thanking me. In his signature you'll see a clown. What he wrote was lovely and I just wanted to share this all with you. It's amazing what a little communication from an artist can mean and how wonderful it feels to have insight into someone's life. Goodnight and may God bless.