[shibumi]

"Whenevr the awful reality of todays conditions hits me hard, I pull out my “Last Waltz” CD and chill with wine and a good meal. Every time I watch it I still cannot figure what Neil Diamond is doing there?"

You have posed a metaphysical Gordian Knot, the untying of which is far beyond my meager analytical ability.

[blackdog]

An Alexandrian solution perhaps?

[Erasmus]

Perhaps it’s time to cut the Berry Gordian knot.