Well, tell him this for me.

FOLKLIFE is also about the passing of loved members of a community. It's about community, community, community.

The only thing crazier than honoring a passed musician with silence is the idea that those musicians doing the honoring could do it silently. It's wrong for the honoree and wrong for the honorors. Besides-- it being Jeb and all-- ain't we commanded in Scripture to make joyful noise????

Festival management should beware violating Scripture in that particular state, I'd think. :~) With Jeb up top, second only to He Who Created Hurricanes.

Well crap, there's a time and a place to quote Scripture! :~) Proof-text their asses right back at 'em!

~Susan