In regards to two hours it can be done.The usual arrangement is Ken states "This is a brick", silence and I rise my hand asking Ken "What is a brick" then he starts. By special request I can sit tight and after ".. a brick" the lecture is over, you are free to go or just contemplate fact of something being a brick for the next two hours in quiet.

Witold

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Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:03 AM

Subject: Re: [BP] Masonry

In a message dated 1/27/2004 8:07:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

One of the talks that I like to give starts out, "This is a brick." I
can then talk for an hour or two hours without notes

I would like to attend such a lecture, although perhaps not for the full two hours. Do you still give them, from time to time? C