singing out, singing r-e-s-p-e-c-t. there are some great voices there, they should do america s got talent or some contest out there right in the streets of detroit. joining us is david maranis, author of a detroit story, and the washington post s fashion critic, welcome both. and david, one of the things you ve written about aretha which really caught my eye was, you wrote in today s post that aretha was not a manufactured image like many of today s performers but a sound, a supernaturally wondrous sound from this natural woman, a great reference there, who made us all feel so alive. if the human voice is the most glorious of instruments, aretha franklin was the proof. speak to me about that. well, she was of course an image in many respects.