That posted automatically...while I was in the middle of a sentence. Rather strange. Thanks to Jerry and to all of you!! That's very nice indeed. It is my birthday on Sturday---July 9th.---So we have put the card (birthday) before the hearse---so to speak. It may be prophetic if I die before then. ;-) But no matter.-----That's life!!

As a birthday present, but he doesn't actually realize it yet, an old friend, who shall remain anonymous for now, will be doing a short concert at the La Salle, Illinois Public Library tonight---at 6:30. La Salle is our twin city here in Peru, Illinois. We are generally referred to as "La Salle-Peru" by those outside the area or those in Chicago. So I plan to ride my electric scooter over there to see his show---and surprise him.-------That's how I get around now, what with cabs quitting here at six PM. Makes it hard to go to a movie.------- BUT I don't want any of you to tell him that I will be at his concert --- so I can't tell you, yet, who it is. But I'll be back tomorrow to tell you about it.

Alba, I know what it is---and I'm looking forward to hearing you.

We get VERY FEW musicians from our folk scene finding gigs here. Andy Cohen's great concert last month at the Princeton, Illinois coffeehouse, 30 miles west of here, was a rare tradition-oriented treat. Very few folks in these parts realize I was a folksinger back in the last century--or what it even meant to be one o' those. ----------

So, thanks to all of you again!! I'll be back tomorrow...

Art