Yes, Gern was having some health concerns from what I was told. Hopefuly he will be able to join us soon...if not we will storm his house one day...if it keeps raining like it is here we can all climb on board that bass in the store and use our banjos for paddles to get here! (You've got to visualize this with me folks), Bobo in his Hawiian shirt standing at the helm, acting as sort of a warning light at the bow (with the shirt I'm thinking of he could be seen for miles, even in a dense fog), with the rest of us piled on behind, paddling with whatever form of banjo or madolin we can muster!! I'm sitting here at the keyboard giggling all by my lonesome, except for the dog who thinks I've finally lost it!! :)