John has introduced me much music. Richard Einhorn's composition for the silent Joan of Arc film in 2006 was an amazing experience at New Sounds Live, and on a late night drive back from L.I. this past October I was introduced to the ARTE Quartet.

My favorite Schaefer moment, though, is when I first met him in 2005. I was listening to Soundcheck for about a month when I was assigned to write a script/outline for his appearance at Celebrate Brooklyn. During the short meeting before the show I became affixed to his face because his voice sounded like it did on the radio! He talks like that! Soundcheck should take a page out of Wait Wait and offer John's voice for telephone's messages or mixtape compilations.

I've only listened to John for six years, but I hope my children get a change to listen to his voice and become exposed to sounds and voices that are not presented to the masses. Here's to js60.

Patrick

Brooklyn