Dear Mudcatters.

I have asked a friend with better English to post this because the last time I tried to set the record straight, some smart guy made fun of my "Rs".

Yes I exist. I was not made up by Mr. Catspaw. I live in Nagasaki with my wife Yoko San, and two children Chang and Eng. I love Country Music, and I know quite bit about Mudcat. I know that Mr. Lonesome EJ owns the Radio Shack Company, and all I can say is that in my country, an executive with that much power and respect would not make fun of someone's name.

I know that Joe Offer has received so much honor at Mudcat that when I think of him, the phrase "Honor and Offer" immediately come to mind. His wife is a lucky woman.

Ms. Katlaughing has a beautiful name. I'm not able to use Japanese characters on this keyboard, but in my country you'd be called "Yo Mama San" which roughly translated means: "Mountain Godess with friendly beaver"

I do not know you well yet "Amergin", but I assume your "handle" means that you are from The United States and drink Gin. I often mix it with a little Saki.

So please, fellow Mudcatters, now that I have tried to get to know you better, do not make me feel like the figment of a very disturbed man's imagination.

Yours Folkily

Hiroshi Orguru.