I am completely dumbfounded. I would never have imagined that 16 posts would have followed my respectful request to the community. Obviously I had hoped that a long and valued friendship would not be put in jeopardy, by my careless indescretion, and hoped that the thread would die quickly, lessening the chances that Davey might be hurt by it. I wrote Max yesterday asking if anything could be done. I've not received a reply. To Graham in Guernsey: You said "Yes, threader, you should never have mentioned his name". Did I indicate anything OTHER than that? Or was this just something that needed to be said again?
Rick Fielding

Rick, see my comment under your initial message. I hope this solution is satisfactory. It IS a topic that warrants discussion, I think.
-Joe Offer-