Well, I didn't help much with my tone, for which I apologise to Art and to others. It comes from having to work on a Saturday (again), and ignoring kat's wise thought for today. I was responding (a) to Art's advocation, even jokingly, of total censorship; and (b) the idea of staying away for a week and then checking in to "find" something interesting (I quote). In the last 5 days, I have been privy to discussions about "The Big Ship Sailing", which brought out fascinating material about children's games and memories of the Manchester Ship Canal; about who wrote Joan Baez' version of "Annabel Lee" and got a message from the composer himself about playing for Mimi Baez' wedding, and his hopes for his new opera "Rostam"; I have had e-mail discussions generated from threads from people about minor key songs in Cole Porter; about Son House's burying place; about the new rerelease of Gram Parson's bio "Hickory Wind"; about Richard Thompson's "Beeswing" including a possible new recording by an artist I have never heard of; and the roots of the British folk scene in the 1970's about which I know nothing, even though I lived there at the time. I am not trying to brag: I am only pointing out that this can be a working site as well as a check in site. And I am seriously ignorant, and not even trying - this takes about 15 minutes a day. It is a gold mine: I am rewarded every time I get in here, by the music stuff that pours out here, and that is well before the often overthetop fun of the BS stuff. I have nothing against checking in -- I know lots of people who never post anything -- but there is a lot more going on here if one wants it. It can be a tool for new discovery. I am constantly amazed at the masses of music knowledge people are willing to send me, or post, for free and all because of this site.
yours, Peter T.