That's right, Larry. I did because -- we did actually. When we knew that we were going on this last tour, go to South Africa, started the tour there almost two years ago now already, I knew that we were going to South Africa and we hoped to meet with Mr. Mandela. And we did. And I wanted to take a little course of history, of course, before we left because I wanted to know about the apartheid and I wanted to know how great of a hero he was. And I wanted to know what he did better. And so I met with a teacher and I learned about -- much more. And so when I met with Mr. Mandela, my mom was there, Rene was there, Rene's son Patrick was there. Our son Rene-Charles was there. And it was such an impact to meet with him. What a hero. What a difference he made. And we decided to name one of our sons after Nelson Mandela. And for Eddie, that was another hero of our lives as well. Eddie Marnay was a French lyricist who wrote five of my French albums and he also wrote for Edith Piaf and Barbra Streisand and many, many wonderful singers. And -- so two heroes in our lives. And we wanted our boys to grow and say, you know, we're named after wonderful people.

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