 the Daughters of the American Revolution said that you're not going to perform here. And it was Mirta Silva who saved the day on that occasion. She gave an impassioned speech before their executives and said there's nothing more American than what you see on the stage and what you hear in Mambo music with Afro-Cuban rhythms combined with North American jazz harmonies. And the Daughters of the American Revolution were so moved that the concert in D.C. went forward.