hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  gigi, o, gigi, you won't believe this.  i gave a talk 
on california at the plaza hotel in nyc about a month or so ago and guess who 
spoke on the panel before me?!?!?  you guessed it.  daniel william hissself.  
can't wait to tell you about it.  i, too, want to catch up.  how's coffee 
early tomorrow morning---like 8:30 am work for you.  otherwise, i'm in 
heewwwston for the rest of the week.  hey, we each had big 
birthdays--congratulations.  another decade well lived.  look forward to 
seeing you real soon.

best,
jeff