To be honest I never know what to make of the Martin Gibson phenomenon.

You tell me here that he insulted WesleyS about his kid dying - I never knew anything about that. I can see that he has given deep offence to a lot of people. And his reaction to criticism is bizarre.

Martin has been friendly and helpful to me on a couple of occasions.

One of the things that has me puzzled is that nobody knows who he is. I live in a country of 60 million people. if there is a folk musician I don't know - I bet I know somebody who either knows them , or has worked with them, or has worked with somebody who worked with them. why nobody knows this Martin guitar playing, country folk type player, serious about his religion, admirer of the Kingston trio, with a son studying abroad, etc in a place like Chicago beats me.

and if wishing someone a nice holiday makes me some kind of asshole - so be it.