Inukshuk - ah yes, The Snake...I will have to reach back and pull that one right out of my repertoire...have not done it in a long time.

Jim, thanks for the info. Yes kids and Signifyin sure do go together. A few years ago I was playing at a small place....a large group of adults with their young children came in to have coffee, deserts, etc. The people plunked the kids right down in front of me as if to say - now watch the nice man play music. I did Signifying, Swinging On a Star (Van Ronk's version), You've Got A Friend in Me (which the kids all knew), and some others. Lesson learned? - entertain the kids so the parents can relax and chat a bit and you get a very full tip jar!

I sat with Dave on a couple of occasions. The guy could talk about almost anything I think. I learned to play from his old audio lessons (now available on CD from Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop). With the patience of a saint, he takes you through note by note, string by string, fret by fret to learn the songs. The only "can't miss" lessons I have ever run across.

dw