Timing and lighting

- Timing and lighting is all about having the right idea at the right time, and being prepared to seize that moment and to maximize that opportunity when it presents itself. I want to tell you a little story that I hope will illustrate this idea of timing and lighting for you. When I was 16 years old, I went to see The Rolling Stones at The Forum here in Los Angeles. At the time, they were the biggest, baddest band on the planet. One of my favorite songs was a track called Midnight Rambler. It was this 12 minute bluesy jam, that slows to a break about two thirds of the way through the song. When the band got to the break that night, the stage lights dimmed, and a long spotlight was shining down on Mick Jagger. Mick was wearing a silk scarf which he slowly but surely unwrapped from around his neck, as he sang the lyric, "Well you talk about the Boston..." And as the word Boston came out of his mouth, he drops to his knees, he whips that scarf to the stage, and the stage lights turn…