Thanks, Nancy! I'll check to see if Baltimore's an option.
Shouldn't be a problem to bring bedding.

Thanks for the link. Ferrara, you're not the only night owl, y'know. ;-)   It'll be great to meet youse guys!

(See? I'm already talking like it's a done deal.) LOL

(Only thing is -- I hate to be a downer -- my dear sis is in critical condition. It has been touch and go for months now. I very well may need to use my free ticket to go be with her in Santa Rosa, if and when she's up to having visitors. Naturally, I hope she will pull through, and I hope I will be able to make the gathering this year. If for any reason I can't, I hope y'all have a great music gathering.
I'm getting the hang of this "getting bumped" thingy with the airlines, so if I don't make this year, maybe I'll have another free ticket next year.)

Genie