I.m very pleased that you enjoyed the show and found my talents mysteriously amazing, Kathleen. It was my great pleasure to perform for you and the entire audience.

I am very distressed that your perception of me was "somewhat arrogant", as I generally take great pains to be considerate and friendly to others, both onstage and off. I can only imagine that your feeling comes from a small incident at the start of my performance, when I asked the audience to respond to a question I'd asked by "a show of hands". A very enthusiastic young man in the front row began a verbal exchange, and I abruptly cut him off.

For a performer, the first few moments onstage in q performance are critical. I must establish a sense of timing, and even MORE importantly with my unique type of show, a control of the events and the audience.

I thank you for bringing up your sense of my handling that badly, though, as I do appreciate the opportunity to consider better ways to deal with such an issue, should it arise in the future.

As to the question of whether I use plants/accomplices in the audience, I can assure you that I do not. In fact, I have a standing offer of l. $10,000. to anyone who can show that I use paid confederates in my performances.

So thank you again, Kathleen, for being "Wowed" by my performance, and I'll make a more concerted effort to sow greater humility, both onstage and off.

Cheers,

Thomas Baxter
www.ThoughtControl.ca