61.   And they go on saying it, on tape, until eventually we get the message.

62.   And the Burchfields get the message.

63.   And until everyone gets the message, spacer seasons like this one will never drop out of the equation.

64.   And they got the message.

65.   And they hope that politicians will eventually get the message, viewing them as a constituency to be wooed.

66.   And to make sure state politicians got the message, voters passed another measure that said the lawmakers could not undo what the voters had just decided to do.

67.   And when he was finished, the Knicks had gotten the message.

68.   And White got the message.

69.   And yet he had to be wondering just when and if his team was going to get the message.

70.   Apparently they have gotten the message.