aloha! ric & all, i sat with my feet immersed in r.c. dini's pool while listening to the talks given by david wolfe & then roe gallo. david spoke with greater enthusiasm, energy, & aliveness. at the end he dove into the pool, with all his clothes on! roe's first comment when she took the mike: "i'm not going to do that at the end!" and david stayed around with his dripping, cold clothes on, rather than put on dry things. during roe's talk, i asked her the first questions, after which a few others chimed in. upon hearing her "22 years fruitarian" statement, i asked, "what do you define as a fruit? cucumbers, nuts?" she said yes to cucumbers and no to nuts, with a slightly condescending "avocados are fruits, tomatoes are fruits, and cucumbers are fruits." i nodded and smiled. when she again mentioned eating nothing but fruit, i queried, "how long have you gone without vegetables." she began saying, "22 years ago..." to establish her raw foundation. then, "in 1988..." when she moved to 2 salads/week (i think). the punchline: "for about six months i've eaten exclusively fruit." the clincher! yes, she does look great, both in person and in a bikini on the back cover of her book. i did get a "ungrounded" energy from her, but that could have come from "having to play a role" at the party. balancing precariously on one foot while speaking, letting the microphone cord wrap around her body in various entanglements, and voice pitch shifts all indicated someone not highly experienced or comfortable in public speaking or "not all there." i hope everything goes well for her. gently, bodhi