It was fun keeping it a mystery all those years that khandu ran the birthday threads, but khandu hasn't been around much lately and the thrill of the mystery wore off. So I "came out." I was born on August 17, same day as Davy Crockett. There was a time when I was very proud of my Davy Crockett coonskin cap and my Davy Crockett umbrella tent.

Did Davy Crockett sleep in umbrella tents?

Oh, by the way, Harpgirl and I lived very close to each other in Detroit when we were toddlers, but we didn't know each other then. We met at Mudcat, and in person at the Florida Folk Festival.

-Joe-