From the booklet that came with the cd by Eddie Palmieri - The Sun of Latin Music: "When I am playing live , I'm not thinking at all." Palmieri concludes. "Estoy entregado." I'm completely surrendered. It's a unity of minds with the other players, a syncronization. Es el mazacote. I've had problems with sound engineers at the small clubs, the needles on their equipment are about to blow up. Pero asi se toca. That's the way this music is meant to be played. My mission is to make the dancer happy. I'm always thinking of him, you know. He smiles. "On stage I'm a warrior. And the dancer is my best enemy." And THAT ladies and gentleman, is why I dance salsa.