I just talked to Mudjack, and here's what confused him. He saw this posted in the Three Rivers Folk Club News ( The people who bring you Tumbleweed):
Remembering Dave Dave Oestreich, a major presence in the Three Rivers Folklife Society, passed away February 1, 2001. A charter member of 3RFS, Dave was an accomplished old-time fiddler and blues harmonica player. Over the years, he performed with a number of local music groups and was a frequent host of 3RFS song circles. He was also active in the Old-Time Fiddlers Association. Dave was always interested in learning about new technology and became an avid user of the Internet, where he scoured the Web for music clips and interesting information. He also learned to make digital sound clips and contributed a few for the 3RFS Web site.

Dave always had a joke to offer, perhaps not a good one, but one presented with such genuine feeling that it was appreciated. Many of us were frequent recipients of the jokes he sent out by e-mail.

At Dave's request, there will be no formal services. He suggested a gathering of friends in a festive atmosphere sometime in the future. He would expect some levity from all of us.

Liz Campbell summed up our feelings wonderfully: Dave wouldn't appreciate that I'm crying, and I don't have any beer.