You'll always be a contender, Susan!!

I pulled into the old home camp at about 0630 Tuesday morning, demonstrating that it really is possible to drive from Ellensburg to San Diego in 23.6 hours, single-handed. This is important for Jern Ellen to know in case she ever has to make a run for the Mexican border!

Guys I cannot thank you all enough for a real whooptidoo bash -- I ain't had so much fun since the pigs ate my other sister!

What talents these guys are!! Alex, you are a master showman and I LOVE your songs; Mudjack's incredible voice, singing "Roll on Columnbia" I will never forget; doing harmony with Jen on "King of Mercy Canyon" and listening to Mag's a cappella and hearing Amergin sing and dropping my jaw at the amazing repertory of Genie, listeniing to Angus' special version of "Proud Mary" and his "Early Morning Pain" rooster song, and RangerRoger's heart-stopping version of that "Alleluia" song whose name I never got. Wow.

Camp Runamuck was a pure-dee whangeroo success, mates.

(And Amergin was entirely right about our Jen :>))

Then there was cruising and drooling over strings, picks, guitars and violins at Ellenburg's only music store, which is a string-instrument paradise, and counting the amazing Fiberglass Cow art-works on sundry corners in town (no, really!!), and mowing and dancing with Angus, chasing mice and meeting Cleatus. Oh, and finally meeting the renowned Mister Ellensburg Bull, who is obviously one of Jen's great inspirations and is known around town as someone who keeps things under his hat!! :>) I only wish Rosie coulda made it to see the day!!

Many, many thanks, O She-Who-Dances-With-Drainpipes!! It was a gas!! ****bbbbg****

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