i had a great time in nola and found a lot of music. i was trying to get over the bush election blues and it certainly helped. i'm hanging here in dc for now. the weather *was* great in new orleans, a constant bit of sea-breeze or something, and certainly more friendly to bike in than single digits sounds. susan, i will certainly get in touch with you if i have future plans to head up to brattleboro.
    thanks pete for the welcome to maple leaf music. i am no relation to the bailes brothers but i listened to their recordings in college in the 60s. when i saw that walter bailes was coming to preach a revival in winchester virginia near where i was living around 1972, i took my fiddle to the church and sat up on the pulpit with him and some singers and preachers. i came for two days and did a duet with him on "this world is not my home." unfortunately i did not know that you do not end gospel tunes with "shave and a haircut."