Gareth--magnificent! I have printed your post out and stuck it to the wall beside my keyboard so I can read it whenever I feel like getting grumpy in a thread...

John in Hull--I like your idea about reading the old threads if you don't like any of the new ones. (And have you checked out the "Unanswered Requests PermaThread" to see if you might know any of the songs wanted?? Or if you find any requests in the old threads that didn't get answered, add 'em to the PermaThread? Blatant plug for help in finding songs!)

Norton1: History is nice but current events and this forum's ideology of speaking their mind leans me to a new thread request.

IMO: Nothing wrong with new threads, but it helps to learn from history too, don't you think? A lot of the older threads (see, for instance, the "Origin of Found on Mudcat" thread, or the one on "Train Songs") have a lot of solid music information from folks who know whereof they speak, and make fascinating reading for people who, like me, get into "where the heck did that (word) (song) (idea) come from, and where can I find out more?"

Sorry folks--today I guess I'm one of those "long-winded bastards"...I'll shut up now!

Lin