Miaomiao Yu wrote:

>However, I am slightly alarmed at Mr. Horwood's comment that "the
>sooner Lang Lang is shipped back to China, the better", and his derogatory
>remarks about the Chinese and Chinese art form of vase/plate juggling,
>or what have you.

Perhaps I was a bit derogatory about Lang Lang but I meant no
offense to the Chinese whom I have long had a high regard. I used to
try and unravel the mysteries of the I Ching a long time ago.  As for
vase juggling I was thinking more of the amazing contortionists who can
juggle a vase with their feet above their heads.  I was showing Lang
Lang as having more the skills of an acrobat rather than a musician.

Tim Horwood