Susan,
I'm really into the blues both the very early stuff (Texas blues at the moment) and the later stuff. You mention that you have found a lot from talking with people. Where are you doing your research? I have lived in Tioga county for a long time and can count on one hand the number of African American families. It is really clear just how few families there are when we host fresh air kids for the summer and you get stared at by the town folks everywhere you go. If there is a source of this music in our county that would be wonderful.
These perma threads must be a huge amount of work for you. I would imagine you have little time for anything between this and your 100 miles a week swimming routine. Just thought I would let you know that the perma threads are hard to find when you use the search function. If someone is going to go through all this trouble it would be better if there was a clear and concise database that can be searched. If that is the case please send me in that direction. But to sort through endless instructions from you to pull out little pieces of information to be honest is a huge pain in the ass. Maybe you should have your own website that way you would not have to redirect people all the time and make it just how you want it. It would also be a benefit to mudcat because it would cut down on the waste of their bandwidth. You could call it www.theworldaccordingtosusan.com
All joking aside, these perma threads are hard to find and search. If the people in charge want these threads to be a resource then I would suggest making them a little easier to find. Maybe a place on the main page for a link to them. Not telling anyone what to do just a suggestion.
Happy pickin,
Pete
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