kat----just made it through an exhausting loooong day at work yesterday dealing with a temporary crisis....had a GREAT day today ( me and my Autoharp!!!) and even got some rest...so I think my brain may be working tonight at its normal limited best> Even though I think the idea of on-line stuff sounds great, can I encourage you to NOT give up on the book idea? I am brand new to the world of computors and relax with it ONLY while reading these threads......personally I would LOVE to be able to lie on my couch with my feet up and read!!!! To me, there's something more "special" about being able to share a book or hold a favorite book! I also have a few thoughts about grants but haven't had time to check them out yet...the more I think about it, the more I think that you would be the person to be paid under a grant. I also LOVE Sean Macruaraidh's idea above at first reading. (Sean-if you read this, can we just call you Sean Mac?) ...... And "what if" a book was out there that provided some insights to the commonality of people from different countries whose only common bond is their love of music? And "what if" there was a book out there that included insights from the horses' mouths about what was going on in our hearts and minds in the sixties, regardless of "Which Side" we were on,..... with the incredible "stand-up" comedy throughout these threads that gives us such belly laughs. And "what if" there was a book that chronicled factual stories showing that something else was happening besides being stoned all the time and wearing flowers in our hair.....which seems to be the current perspective of the generation after us and the mainstream news media when referring to the sixties etc.. And assessing what others think and how best to do it, "what if" we just did it because we WANTED to? And I agree, you should take a lead eventually, after all the information gathering is done. Keep an ear to Helen!!!! Patience with the communal PROCESS brings about a solid foundation....(I think)...but is the slowest method to produce a product. I think the hardest thing is for a "goal/product" oriented person to find the patience to put up with a "process" oriented person. Nuff of that...if you think this was long-winded, I'm trying to write a post to the Therapy thread....not a chance of keeping that one short either!!!!!Did I "hear" you say a year to coordinate and ensure funding for a book?? I think you're right!