After reading Dave Swan's message, I went and looked in the mirror. My god, he's right. Mrs. Sauer Dough (she's from Bavaria) is a trifle better looking than I am, atleast when the light is right (or rather when the light is on. In pitch blackness, I am every bit as good looking to the casual observer as she is.)

Yes, we did have a good time and one of the things I found that we had in common was mutual friends (whom I hadn't met yet). It was terrific to learn a bit more about Catspaw, Rick, Big Mick and others from someone who had actually met these legends in their own _____.

I have only recently come to realize what chanteyranger has done. If I understand it right, for more than two decades, twelve times a year, on Saturday nights, he has volunteered to run a chantey sing on board one of the National Park Service ships moored at the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco. With a crew of other volunteers, some Rangers and some not, he hosts maybe a hundred people who come together to sing songs of the sea, some with skill, all with enthusiasm. I am sure that Chanteyranger and his crew have introduced hundreds, perhaps thousands of people to the joy of making their own music.

I can state with certainty that Pam is certainly prettier than Dave. I also got to meet Oak and Ash (Even though he claims he is the "&", after meeting his most collegial colleagues, he must be Thorn. They sure can sing!

Enough for now -

Sourdough