Ahoy, Crew!

Was up at Captain BUNKER's the other day & he was inquiring about you all.

Weekends are pretty much agenda-driven, and holidays are a pretty big thing with Management, so havn't been doing much with the music lately - although have dug the concertina out from where it was hidden from Thanksgiving and occasionally try to get something approximating a tune out of it.

Was just plunking away on the ol' gut-strung 5-string "Minstrel" banjo this Morning, and it's kind of fun!

Jeri- I'd think you might make a pretty good banjo-picker. Once you get the hang of it, it's just a really FUN instrument and claimed by some to be a better natural anti-depressant than St. John's Wort.
It seems that Charlie BROWN once opined as how every baby should be issued a banjo at birth.

I don't lurk around the 'Cat as much as I once did, but like to check in from time to time for olde langsine, y'know.

Miss you rascals - cyber-hugs all 'round!

Aarrrrgh!!;

"Uncle Jaque"