And I really wanted a driver's license. I was 43, had my learner's permit and had failed the test once already - but that was in Riverhead, on Long Island.

I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had.

I wasn't afraid of going places or doing new things. I would do just about anything or go anywhere. I'd get a notion in my mind and just follow it.

My name is Luka I live on the second floor. I live upstairs from you, yes, I think you've seen me before.

Don't uncork what you can't contain

Last year's troubles, They shine up so prettily, They gleam with a lustre they don't have today.

I fingerpick a lot because I can get more of a range of feeling from the guitar than I can when I bash away with a pick.