Okay, got my tea now. Will, I am as impressed by your unassuming psychological profile as I am by your playing, and in this regard, you remind me of Doc Watson. Of course, an unassuming profile is expected of all country performers, but with you I think that it comes quite naturally. And I don't mean to undercut John's point of view either, which I take to be that we owe it to ourselves to be the best that we can be at whatever it is that we decide to do. And then, of course, there is the furtherance of the tradition. These are all valid points of view, and of course it is the dialogfue itself which counts.

Will, I am still tryin' to catch my breath after your performance of "Freight Train", but I am going to go back now and listen to "Staten Island Steps", and then click on your links. Again, I think that there is an abundance of good will in this thread, and I am as much interested in the furtherance of the folk tradition as I think that we all are. And now I am off to appreciate more of Will's playin. Will,you're an okay cowboy!