I arrived on Planet Mudcat 5 weeks ago, and am just waking up to this new world. Are there really savvy people on this planet who don't think Richard Thompson is about as good as this genre gets? I've seen him 4 times in concert. Nobody, but nobody banters with the audience like Richard. In fact I was thinking of a thread: "performer-audience banter at shows." Anyway, Richard can do little wrong. I'll finish, however, on a mildly contrarian note: a thread on "favorite Rich Thompson songs" about three weeks ago voted heavily in favor of "Beeswing." Hummmmm, that one does not toss my confetti. -- sincerely, Harold