Jeri, one of the reasons this is working as well as it is, is that Mudcatters, being musicians, know other musicians around the country, so it turns out that in doing this, i.e. inviting Mudcatters here, we're giving lots of old friends a chance to sing together, including FSGW members who aren't on Mudcat at all!

Even at the Rick Fielding concert, I learned that Roger in B. already knew locals Judy and Dennis Cook from a coffee house where they all sing. And Sandy and Caroline Paton have been to the Getaway in the past and are always invited. And Dick Greenhaus and Susan of DT have been to every one I can remember and probably more.

And of course, when Joe Offer dropped in to an Open Sing and the Rick Fielding concert, he made lots of instant friends who would like very much to have him come back.

You get the picture. It seems like a very natural and welcome thing to invite the Mudcatters to come and meet each other as well as the people who are already here.