Hey, Max:

Thank you so much for this thread. We all needed to hear from you. For starters, I'll send some money via paypal TODAY. I have to agree that threads about the appearance of a musician at a local club (unless maybe it was Mississippi John Hurt :-) don't make any sense to me. If I was traveling and wanted to know what was going on, I'd just PM a couple of Catters in that area and get far more information than all the little three or four posting threads on local events. Part of the reason why the music section looks so top-heavy with UK is the local announcements.

I don't think of this place as Uk'ers or Usa'ers. There are a million threads that aren't place specific... If a thread asks about burning CDs from cassettes, or favorite movies, the responses aren't dependent upon which country that you live in. I must admit that if I don't have a lot of time, I tend to skim the music section because so much of it is specific to a locality. That seems stupid of me, as my primary reason for coming in here is music. Sometimes, music gets lost in the shuffle.

I left here once because of all the obscenities and thread kidnapping that was going on, but came back to look for those things I can enjoy on here. And there are still plenty. I tend to pass by the Shambles threads as I know that they are endlessly repetitive and a waste of time (this sentence is suitable for cut and pasting, Shambles.) I also drive by car accidents without slowing down.

Most of all, Max, I will show my appreciation with some money. Maybe you should consider at least an Annual fund-drive just to remind us to support you...

Jerry