I'm here, Sandy.

The parameters that limit the invitations at Indian Neck is not due to elitism or snobbery, but by the limits on space: number of beds and fire regs governing the general gathering places. Most of the attendees have been going for years, many since its beginnings in New Haven, and the place is generally filled to capacity within days of the invitations going out.

Although most of the people who go are competent, performing musicians, they all pay their way, so Kendall is right in observing that it's more of a convention than a festival where all are welcome who can buy a ticket. Before it got so crowded, it was possible for an invitee to bring a friend, but at this point it's only children, spouse or significant other.

Joan