And what surprises! Who owns the stars anyway, that they can be named by an earthly corporation? For a fee? Well I do wonder about it, but nevertheless I'm laughing and dancing (inside) that you thought of such a lovely outlandish thing, Kat! Say;, is this a thread? And just for your personal page? I think all should take part in the Mudcat Celebration of Stars....but perhaps you're planning another approach, so I'll hush and just say a private thanks to you and all who thought this up, dear. I'm so tickled! As a Kentuckian you'll know that expression. Speaking of KY, I just got home-again- from KY Music Weekend in Louisville and thence to The Woodsong Oldtime Radio Hour, in Lexington. A flying trip and a long weekend, to land home with this package arriving the next day.

One reason I'm so tickled: In 2007, three things happened, in succession: My uphill driveway going to our cabin in Viper suddenly sported a green roadsign, put up by the county, reading. "Jean Ritchie Lane..... Number two, soon after- the KY governor announced to the crowd at the groundbreaking for the little two-mile road between Vipr and Jeff (just rebuilding, but also it's moved higher on the mountain so is really a new piece of # 7) that it was going to be named for Jean Ritchie, local folksong legend. And now, number three, the idea has left Earth and sailed up to the stars..... I hear you're laughing too- it IS funny, isn't it?

Much love to all,    Jean