I went back again tonight, about 5:30 to 7:00. I met banjoDick and guitarCharlie on the way in (they were on the way out) and told me that Sally was responding: Charlie gave her a standard series of consciousness tests, including "Stick out your tongue." She did, and Charlie added, "I'll bet you've been waiting to stick out your tongue at Dick," and she did. When I was there her doctor came to check on her and asked her to smile and to say "Hi," both of which she did. She isn't out of the woods yet, but the signs are definitely encouraging.

Nancy, our lead female vocalist, and Josh, our second lead guitar player, are planning to visit her tomorrow night, hoping they can get his guitar in. Nancy emailed me with the plan and invited me to join them...I said I wasn't sure if the ICU would bend the rules quite that far, since there are only supposed to be two visitors at a time, family members at that, but that it was worth the try. Whether Josh can modulate his guitar volume as low as I can my nylon-strung, open back, no tone ring banjo I don't know--and I suppose I'd better not try any harmonica pieces.

Oh, I'm going to send BBC a couple of pictures of our concert last year at the Cal Women's Faculty Club to put on my page so you can meet the people involved.

--seed