lisa dickie helped me write the book. she got mad because i forgot to tell her about it.t. i happen to know that -- >> it's one of three things that i forgot to tell her. anyway, i had a tumor on this finger at one time, and it just got worse and worse. and i had a concert coming up, but i went to the doctor. he said, "i can't tell if it'sbine or malignant. but it feels like it's benign." but it would have to be removed because it was interfering with my playing. so i had been practicing buddhism for several years at the time. one night, i chanted for ten hours. it was the night before the operation. he did the operation the next day -- by the way, i felt great. i felt confident, i wasn't scared. that's the great thing about buddhism, it really lifts your spirits. it feels solid. anyway, he did something he never thought of before. he knew that i had to bend my finger in order to play. he figured out the best thing to do when he cuts is to cut like a "w" not across the lines, but on the edges because if you cut across the lines, it would hurt. >> oh, yeah. when you bring