Whistlestop-- I totally agree; you said it better than i could. What I wish I could have more of is serendipity-- the thrill of finding someone or something you didn't know you liked until you heard it at random. For a small example were it not for Mudcat I would never have known the name Rick Fielding, or simply gone right past it while loking through the Folk-Legacy booth at Neffa-- so many CD's, so little time (and finite money) but thanks to Mudcat I said (last year) this is worth getting. . .other examples abound.