Hi folks...

I'm new to the Mudcat and was encouraged to join by my good buddy Rick Fielding. He told me about this Stan thread and I've been following it with great interest over the last few days. It's wonderful to see the continuing interest in Stan's music, and I just love it when people discover him for the fist time and fall in love with his music. Tucker, to those of us who have been Stan fans for so many years, your enthusiasm reinforces our own.

I'd like to make a tiny correction to something said in this thread. Rick F. mentioned that I produced "Between the Breaks". This is only partially true. In fact, since I was on stage playing for that recording, I had some help in the recording truck - my old partner Bill Garrett actually co-produced this record.

The discussion about Stan's role as the gallant rescuer on that fated Air Canada flight is something I've always wanted to believe. It certainly would have been true to his character because I know he loved heros - just look at the songs he wrote! I guess we'll never know for sure. As to the cause of the fire on board, I was privy to the FAA report and it was, as reported in the press, faulty wiring that was the culprit - not someone smoking in the loo.

Now that I've had a taste of the Mudcat, I'm hooked. Seems like a friendly group who share my interests. So many of this listserves I subscribe to have just degenerated into gig announcements - but maybe that's a different thread!

Think I'll stick around if you'll have me!

Cheers,

PM