Final message on this thread. Earlier I promised to write to the Padstow Town Council and the Padstow Echo to state that they should consider euthanizing the Darkie Days celebration. Since then I shared my message with my two siblings in Padstow and they both have begged me not to post that message. They state that they're the ones who will have to live with the fallout, while I'm safe and secure six thousand miles away in Washington State, USA. After giving their request some considerable thought I have decided to let the cards fall where they will without outside intervention, even if it does come from a fellow Padstonian.