Folks, I'm here. Never left. And, Susan, thanks for the unique kids book.
Chris, I will be at Fox Valley Folk Fest over Labor Day. Hope it's not too wet there for my wheels.

About this good thread: I do better writing out info when I know someone is looking for specific things I, surprisingly, might have info on. That is why I like to add my two cents into threads on a topic I might know a bit about. (See the "Who Is Steve Goodman" thread.)I rarely start threads because I am not a self-motivator. I like what I like and when I say those things I sincerely beleieve to be the truth of what folk music "IS" I piss off the MGs among us. So, realizing, I won't change minds out there by being strident myself, I've chosen to avoid those threads. Mainly those are the BS threads of late. --- But where I can be helpful, I will be here.

Thanks for "all the good people" out there and in here at Mudcat. It's a good thing to check back with you all. I do hate it when one of you dies, so please quit doing that. ;-)

Art Thieme
(P.S.---A new CD from some older tapes of mine will be coming out some day soon--thanks to the good work of Dennis Cook in Maryland. To be called CHICAGO TOWN AND POINTS WEST, please consider this just a warning--and a rather blatent plug as well.---Sandy Paton is involved in this as well.)