Annieglen...your reaction to all of this hullaballoo about Stan strikes a familiar chord with me. When we were working together, none of us (and especially Stan) thought this was anything like the stuff that legends are made of. Stan was just writing neat songs and we were trying to get them on tape in a way that would show them off the best way we knew how. Stan always hoped that his music would outlive him and be valued. If he could see the reverence being bestowed upon his music now he would probably be a more than little embarassed but somewhere inside he would be very proud. Hindsight is always 20-20 and now we can appreciate the genius of Stan's writing, but at the time, up close, it's hard to have a view of "the big picture".

On other topics: Capt'n Bob...on Mary Ellen, the double guitar run you referred to is actually my guitar and Grit Laskin's mandolin going in opposite directions. I'm doing a simple desending G-scale and Grit is doing an ascending scale at the same time. Glad you like it!

Ted....since I played the riff on White Squall, I should be able to help you out, but it's been so many years, I'd have to sit down with the CD and re-learn it. I'm going to do that. I'll be back to you unless Michael Miland beats me to it!

Rick...I didn't know about Lance Boyle! What a neat story!

Musicman...thanks for your welcoming message!

Cheers,

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