"Anyway, sorry to sound miserable. I take the night for what it was - mostly a meeting of friends and very enjoyable for that reason."

"Well, Bill was inviting musicians, so presumably that would be a whole lot different from you inviting boaters, etc. And, he wasn't inviting just any, he was inviting Mudcatters,"

"I go on a Wednesday because I enjoy the session, enjoy the crack and catch up on the gossip, including chewing out work problems with others a lot of the time - it's great for support."

"If all you want to do is play music then go join a band. If you want to play music with no audience then join the Ukelele Orchestra of G Britain"

Just a few quotes, You really are missing the plot, It is not a social event it is a music session. If you want a mudcat social evening then start one as someone who has been a regular contributor to mudcat for 3 or 4 years I would support it, But on a different night or at a different venue, get off the coat tails of the session