I remember listening to Waites' Rain Dogs way back in early college days and being struck by his wild and raspy voice and his lyric poetry. Good to know that he's still at it. Also he sang in a number of cult movies of which my favorite one is called Down By Law starring Bernardo Bertolucci. whinsical film, matched by Tom's whimsical voice. If you guys like Waites you probably also like Leonard Cohen. he had an album out some years back that got good reviews. anup