Welcome to Heaven Larry B. Folk music and philosophy on the same thread ain't news at the Mudcat. It can be extremely informative about all aspects of the music, but is equally revealing when it comes to folks' amazing and complex personalities. An aditional bit of excitement crops up every five weeks when some folks can hold it in no longer and explode with rage that their former "heaven" is turning into a living "hell", what with discussions like this. (or possums, or top ten lists, or birthday threads, or Irish folk who wanna march) As in the (very) old Theresa Brewer song, they want "Music, Music, Music! More often than not, they'll participate in both though, so don't worry about it.

Rest assured that Katlaughing and Joe will never come to blows, because I suspect that the articulate thought and caring shown in their debate is a lot harder to find down at the local coffee shop.
Welcome,

Rick