I've never seen Pete Seeger in concert. I'd like to hear him now, but I'd much rather have heard him back in the 1950s and 1960s, when his voice was at its peak.

And here I live in Northern California, and I didn't even hear of Kate Wolf and Malvina Reynolds until after they died. What a shame. Oh, and I really would have liked to have met Sam Hinton in person, although I did have the privilege of corresponding with him on the Internet.

But I HAVE met Sandy Paton, and had enough contact with him that I think I can call him a friend. I've never met Art Thieme and Jerry Rasmussen and Jean Ritchie and Frank Hamilton in person, but I've had so much contact with them online that I feel I can call them friends, too.

So, I feel like I'm blessed.

-Joe-