Ya know Aine, I was with you right up to the wet grandma kiss thing and I had to go take a drive with the porcelain bus......I'm doing better now, had a shot of baking soda.

I think your best bet Ed would be to relax a little. You don't have to learn every detail of the place overnight. Yeah, some things would be better and eventually, they'll happen. But Max does have a lot of things going on with his real business and the improvements at the 'Cat are not the primary thing in his life. Putting out a "site guide" of sorts is in the works.

And as far as segregating the threads...never happen. Don Meixner makes the point exactly. Additionally, some great music comes up in the BS threads and one of our "hottest" discussions started life as a simple request for music. Take a little time and get to know the people who inhabit the village and if you don't like us...don't stay......If you do...Welcome.

Margaret Chase wrote the line for Elwood P. Dowd and I think it may be the best piece of advice I ever got.

"My mother said, 'Elwood, in this life you can be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant.' For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant."

Spaw