Yeah, I'm still here in Sanremo. I guess, sometimes, it takes a leap of faith. Now, then. The problem with directional mics, as some of you may know, is that wind, say the breeze coming off the Mediterranean, will often wreck the quality of what you're trying to record. Now, if you're shooting a movie, you put that microphone as close as you can to your actors and wait for the wind to die down between "takes." But if you're recording a bunch of corrupt executives on the beach in Sanremo - from FAR AWAY - sometimes you just have to cross your fingers and hope for the best. rblake organharvest