Frank, you're going to have to excuse us asking all these questions (at least I hope you will) but sometimes the "new guy on the block" can get bombarded a bit. 'specially a new guy who's seen as much as you have and doesn't appear to mind sharing some of it with us.
When I first met Sandy I just had to ask him what it was like being a Wobbly back in 1913. He didn't hit me, and I realised then and there that his sense of humour was as warped as mine. When he told me to check out the Mudcat he said "I've been looking for a community like this all my life" (it's in a thread somewhere) and after a year - I know what he meant.
If you hang around for a while you'll find some of the reverence replaced by 1999 questions and issues, and you may be exposed to "tipple, possum, Cletus, "Fair Alison", Combat boots, Radio Shacks in the wilderness, and a whole bunch more obscure references. They will ALL become clear in time. (although no more meaningful)
Please forgive me one more question however. Do you know if "Nonesuch" is on CD? You can only play a record so many thousand times!

Art. Thanks for the understanding. Jeez, after my outburst I'm expecting a bill from Dr. Mudcat, for psychiatric services rendered!

Rick