Eliot Fisk’s Notes

Dear Eliot,

I am afraid I am personally responsible for Mark’s comments. After your magnificent concert, we spoke briefly about it, and since he and I have known each other for many years, I shared with him my enthusiasm in no uncertain terms. He may have spoken to others as well, but he could not have missed the fact that the audience went crazy and asked you for so many encores. Certainly, a fact that was in stark contrast to their reaction to concerts by other performers. I doubt Mark had any specific intention here. He is one of the “good” guys. Perhaps this was just an unfortunate choice of words.

As for for the GFYM and GFYE exchange greeting, your readers ought to know that this can only work during a ceremony known in Russian as brudershaftrinken. Besides the crossing of arms, it requires two shots of vodka, drunk simultaneously. I think we used tequila instead, but it is still valid, my brother.

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