Being Boston born & bred, I guess I'm out of the demise loop, been around folk music here since the mid 60's, I've never wanted, I'd say San Francisco was on the same level, but I'd be going back over 15 yrs. From freinds it's still very healthy there too. The Boston Globe had a headline article in it's calendar section yesterday, ( a major national paper giving folk music a headline plus 3 pages) "Catching The Folk Wave" by Scott Alarik. It goes on saying 'Boston is the healthiest folk scene in the country with over 200 folk venues, the only 7 day a week, all day folk format in the country (WUMB-FM), & more folk air time than place in the country. It continues to say that this (at least in this area) dwafts anything that happened in the 60's, the last great folk revival'. At one point I counted 22 sessions a week, for someone coming to visit. As for our cow paths, Art once we get you here we don't like to see you go, an old trick to keep the music going. Don't know Scott but I'll pass along a hi to Suzanne for you, she's at NEFFA this year along with mudcatters, Wally Macnow & LaMarca. Sorry there's no demise here, come & stay awhile. Barry