Woody's mention of jazz brought up a deep memory for me. I was patter-calling a square in Ann Arbor, and the fiddle player walked over to stand very close to me. He started playing a shuffle in harmony to my patter. I got into the dance such that all my thought processes disappeared. It was just me, the music, and the dancers. It was a life-changing experience for me. I say my calling shifted from left brain to right brain that evening. I wonder if this is what other callers experience when they call without cards. I still refer to my cards for contras, especially at the beginning and end of a dance, but the calling comes from deep inside me. Susan