<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Dean's people should know who the hell they're booking. If they want soft, safe family fare, hire Ray Romano.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/09/nyregion/09DEAN.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/09/nyregion/09DEAN.html</A>></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>DP</DIV></BODY></HTML>