I'm enjoying this thread SOOOO much that I have to share a story that happened just a month ago. I had been living away from home while I was building a very large deck for a family. It was a three hour drive, and the 'customers' were friends, so I stayed with them during the week. They had two sons, 9 and 12. In the evenings, I would play chess and cribbage with them. Finally I brought up my guitar and started singing songs.

One thing led to another, and my last day up there, I went to their school and sang to 400 kritters. Oh ... it was SWELL. The look on those youngsters faces as they were marched into the gym and seated in groups on the floor was priceless.

Big eyes, some scared, all nervous, but eyes just'a shining. I sang twice, first for the younger ones, then for the older ones. I had a blast. I've forgotten just how much fun children can be.

The topper came when I grabbed a couple of children and asked them to help me pack my guitar up, and help me carry to the car. I need to do that more often! CHEERS, Bob