joe, at a time when i'm getting slammed for grasping dan brown's coattails for my upcoming book "The Diet Code" which time/warner titled after "The Da Vinci Code", i came across a compliment by you, " i don't know how good a baker he is but the guy's a marketing genius"--- well, thanks!

i'm a good baker into the bargain, real italian ricciarelli, miilefoglie, copete, torta alla cioccolata, panforte,etc.

am an acclaimed abstract painter also. my manager, nicole, would like to send you a photo display--- your unsolicited compliment warrants an offer: if any paintings turn you on, you could use one gratis as an album cover. i've admired you for years, and although i've shifted from guitars to piano, still let you shred my head when i'm not plinking at the chopin and beethoven.