Barry Seldes was asking about the role of Richard LeBlond, the late SF Ballet president, in the development of the company. My recollection is that as a fund-raiser and administrator, he did a great deal of good. Considering the nature of this list, I think ballet in the first place and then the matter of running such a company may be "off-topic," [It's not. -Dave] so let me try to bring it on-track again by mentioning the pivotal importance of the late Denis deCoteau, the company's music director for over two decades, in the history and growth of the SF Ballet. I think Denis - a warm, supportive presence on and off the the conductor's podium, with a wonderful sense of humor - never received his due for what he did for the Ballet, for the Oakland Youth Symphony, for hundreds of students and young colleagues he had helped along. Am I the only one who remembers him? Janos Gereben/SF [log in to unmask]