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OCR: Later that evening, after all the congratulatory visits to his dressing room by friends, relatives, and management types, I asked Alan why he didn't do more concert dates since he seemed to enjoy it so much. He talked about all the demands on his time with his many business projects and obligations. Then he looked wistfully in my direction and said, "You know why I love to perform? Because it's the only peace and quiet I get these days-no phone calls, no messages, no problems. You know, for somebody like me, the stage is a very restful place." "I'VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED MYSELF a blue-collar worker in an art form. Standing out there for an hour making people laugh, if that's not an art form, I don't know what is." "The best advice I ever got -- when I was a kid I remember meeting Bob MENU