Perhaps not as much as others, I do have my Piles of the Unheard -- LPs (God!), tapes, CDs, CD-ROMs, books, magazines, sales brochures, matchbooks, souvenirs of the Crimean War, etc. While it's obviously stressful to have so much to do/so little time, there is the rare occasion when the situation turns into a surprise party -- something catches your eye way on the bottom of the pile... and suddenly it's Christmas in June! Case in point: an unopened 1993 Sony CD of the 1974 `Gurre-Lieder,' Boulez conducting the BBC Symphony and `Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir,' the world lushest music under the control of the world's most Spartan conductor -- wow! It also helps to have a cast of Marita Napier, Yvonne Minton, Jess Thomas and Sigmund Nimsgern. Today's adventure gives new credibility to a pleasant rationalization: the more you have undone, the better your chance to find treasures in those frustrating boxes of unopened presents. [log in to unmask] (text only) [log in to unmask]