start up big generators -- 'Mudge means industrial grade electrical type generators, singlehandedly saving a concert after a thunderstorm knocked out the power. She's practical as well as decorati . . . I mean, musical. (Well, she can be decorative, too, sometimes.)

She's amazing with parodies, but also writes some seriously cool songs, especially the one about her mother which she doesn't sing anywhere near often enough.

Her tunes are good, too, and have been recorded several times. She's sneakily introduced at least one to the Press Room session -- by "sneaky" I mean she got other people to learn it and love playing it, but somehow never got around to mentioning that she wrote it. (Or else she just shrugged and looked innocent.)

Linn