February 2, 1968Davia C. Schechter, M.D208 Anderson StreetHackensack, New JerseyDear DaveI did not even say hello to you when I left New York. The dis-cussions with Adrian and at St. Luke's were most profitable andencouraging. In final analysis, I had to put my requests up to acertain level with Adrian and he is negotiating with NIH andMaimonides and Clarence, we shell see what comes out of it. Luke'sis also interested but Dallas seems to be "putting out the best."It is very much like a soiree' of Bach, Brahm's and Barber - inother words just 2% B's - in B minor with few chords in B-major,And I am not sure whether anyone of them truly likes music or justwant a childrens choir-----. A bass - or perhaps baritone in thatensemble may look ridiculous.I am surgically - too cocky - I admit; just look at my pastweek ne TE / ula ~ One mitral valve = one 8 year old decortication -(neglected fs ood ~ with fittings 'of a $4 Ga Bega someone messedup = and the firs' part of the book on Billrot setting finished(study years, youth, Berlin, ete), I. am too satisfied not to becocky, but pretentious not to refuse the elegant type of "super-lative surgery" "Life-Time kind" - God willing.By the way - they are locally trying to get for my lab a $30-50,000budget - we shall see then! Hello to all!YoursKarel B. Absolon, M.D.KBA:bc