I have read some crap in my time, but this thread takes the cake. Just by its existence you feed the monster. Carol, you are a wonderful member of this community and I understand your heartache, but the simple psychological fact is that response is what these people crave. The really devoted ones know that if you ignore the first one, then they will start a second or third, because they eventually will get someone to react. And that is what they crave. I used to berate people to ignore, and starve these assholes. But there is always some good hearted person that just has to complain. So I have just taken to ignoring because I know that eventually it will go away. I saw the name Pol Pot, ignored the thread and moved on. Until I scanned this one, I had no idea who or what MAV was. Now I figure I will just ignore this person.

In short, be dismayed if you want, boycott if you must, ....... but in the end you end up hurting this place more that helping. Have you ever noticed that the really great Mudcatters never leave, and that there are more each year. But the jerks are always a temporary thing. Some have a little more staying power, but eventually they always leave. Remember Gargoyle?

All the best,

Big Mick, who is exhausted from 9 straight days of multiple gigs daily.