We were talking recently, and he asked me how fall camp was and if it was easy. I said it's still a tough camp, but from a mental standpoint, it's a lot easier after being over there (Iraq).

I think tomorrow I'm going to take the bike out and leave the truck at home, ... because it's too costly to be driving around all over.

It's pretty hairy … just one of those deals … you're there to do the mission, ... There were some nervous times going into a community, too, seeing signs that say 'Down with America.' You knew which areas were hot spots and were pretty sure that you were going to get hit.

If everyone in the group is a stakeholder, you're dividing that money in shares a lot more different ways. If you have one artist and a bunch of hired dancers, vocalists, and musicians, they're getting paid salary, and it becomes a profitable venture sooner, in most cases, with a solo artist.