Well, I certainly don't mind admitting that I am old enough to remember the Weavers and their impact very well. I'm 66 (or is that 166?) and when I first heard them, it was like a huge earthquake hit me. I picked up a guitar when I was 13 and fell in love with the world of folk music then. By 14, I was living at the Seattle public library, devouring every book I could find on the subject. By the time I was 15, I probably had a repetoire of 1,000 songs.

The weavers were the FIRST group to hit the radio where I lived. They became very populiar very quickly. As the McCarthy era heated up, they did become somewhat controversial to the general public. But, NEVER to me. I was a HUGE fan.

When I was about 18, Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry and Sonny's cousin C.J. Burroughs, stayed at my home for a week, during which they performed several sell out concerts at Seattle's then biggest theater, "The Moore." I was instrumental (no pun intended) in getting Pete that gig and I was also very active in the publicity for it.

Even at my tender age, I was clearly able to see through the phonyness of the McCarthy era. And my Father, who was a republican businessman, was also a strong critic of what was happening at the time.

So, I don't know if this is the kind of information you're looking for? Let me know if there's anything further I can add. CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson