Devlin
You said: "This has been a great thread, though it suffers from serious thread creep. "
I'm not surprised, I have submitted 5 "Gigs to remember" threads and none of them resulted in a thread creep. I think it is because this group of folks responded to educational or fun threads, and that is as it should be. I proved this point when I posted a thread called "A Gig from Hell". Because this thread was fun it lasted over a week.
Does this mean that I don't think anyone should post this type thread? No, a story like this , I feel, adds quality to our site, but lets understand that we may not realize a long life for the thread.
Lloyd