I realize that artists take their calling seriously, and that there is rumored to be a certain sensitive artistic mentality. Not being an artist by any means, I must admit that I often find it amusing the way some folks seem to feel offended by the presence of the lower classes, the way a Park Avenue matron would be offended if her rustic cousins from the Ozarks showed up at a dinner party. Actually, I have a sneaking suspicion that the top 10% are less worried about the bottom 10% than some of the 80% in the middle are. But then again, what do I know, I'm just a civilian. Me, I'd rather look at naked Vicky than Picasso's women any day.

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken