AS FAR AS LIVE PEOPLE GO, THEY ARE: JOHN MCLAUGLIN, ROBERT FRIPP, DIAMONDA GALAS, AUDREY TATOU, MEREDITH MONK, BETTY DODSON AND HER RIGHT HAND, LIZARD MAN, KEITH JARRET, MARGARET CHO, AND OTHERS I CAN'T THINK OF RIGHT NOW. AS FAR AS GHOSTS GO, THEY ARE: GUSTAV HOLST, BELA BARTOK, FELLINI, IGOR STRAVINSKY, TORU TAKAMITSU, CLAUDE DEBUSSY, SALVADOR DALI, M.C. ESCHER, LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN, ELVIN JONES, DUKE ELLINGTON, THELONIUS MONK, JACO PASTORIUS, OLIVIER MESSIAEN, HILLEL SLOVAK (THE ONLY GOOD GUITARIST THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS EVER HAD!), PLUS I'D LIKE TO ASK ELLIOT SMITH WHY HE PULLED THAT STUPID HEART STABBING STUNT ON HIMSELF! WHAT A FUCKIN' IDIOT! MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, ANYONE WITH A BIG, LOUD, WIDE OPEN HEART!!!!!!!!!!