of the music i was writing sound like it have some element of water, whether it was fast, slow, stillwatere of that collection is a slow peace. i always like to think that it feels like the surface of water. more importantly than that, if the composer, improviser, is connected with an image or story, no matter what that story is, the and the listener who hears it is going to feel that. a man that did the same thing. i may be thinking water and somebody else may be thinking garbage. or somebody might be thinking about a friend of theirs. but still, they feel that connection. something is going on there that is creating an emotional, or maybe a visual image that people are picking up on. i am not quite sure how that ties in. >> it is an interesting point. the performance, of course, has a lot to do with it. one can take a piece by chopin and play it on the piano in a rigid fashion, that is the way that it was written, but without the proper

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he has a brewery called stillwater. this is a beer from belgium. style they made during the springtime. we'll enjoy this now. it is a great beer for the cold weather. we'll start with this. a little white sage in this beer, which is interesting. a little for you, a little for me. right here early in the morning. we put in the wine glasses. absolutely. he makes this out in westminster. he makes beer all over. >> you can step it up a notch. >> exactly. next a wine called black ankle. we're convinced black ankle is the best. anyway, they drew this out in western maryland. they farm is virtually or begancally, which is impressive. this is a blend of miller -- merlot, and we will blend it and put it in a cocktail. >> what is great about wine is it is already a purple color. >> exactly. we are already a step ahead in terms of ravens fanaticism here. serm a great wine that competes with everything in the nation. what we would normally do is put this in a pan and reduce it down a little bit. we cook off a little and turn it into sugar. >> raw sugar? >> exa

host: tom is a democrat joining us from stillwater, oklahoma. good morning, tom.ler: good morning. with the people they have running in the republican party, it is obvious that none of them have been the idea about the constitution. none of them have any idea about freedom in america. none of them even have the right to be running. as a registered democrat -- i am actually an independent, but they do not have anyone running in the democratic party either. i do not know what is going on with their government. i can tell you this. it absolutely does not pay attention to the american people. host: tom, what do you think about the viability of a third- party candidate this year? caller: if we had a third party candidate that was worth it. host: "usa today" looks at some of the scenarios that could happen. tom said he was not a fan of the candidates. here is how "usa today" plays out one scenario. this report is given to us by cook. sarah palin or mitch daniels could cut deals. moving on to some of their scenarios. one is a quick finish. mitt romney could be the presum