Hey, Brian, it's been so looong since you've been at one of the shanty sessions!

The Gloucester crew has been joining us and sharing their energy, songs and enthusiasm since last November. Really great to have Al and Barbara Cuenin from New York joining us again, too. More great songs! And Lynne Cullen's becoming a regular and welcome addition

The more the merrier! Each addition adds more songs, interpretations and knowledge to the session.

Ayuh, Brett took the prize for coming the furthest distance. Wouldn't it be great for all of us to converge on his place for his Fourth of July party? Where are REALLY cheap group air rates when you need 'em?!?

Fantastic to hear "youngsters" Owen and Colin joining the circle! Good choice of songs, too.

I don't know whether I caught on tape Jeri's re-working of "Ten Stone" to incorporate an incident at dinner last weekend. I was laughing too hard to notice when the tape clicked off so won't know until I listen to it when I flipped the tape and turned it back on. Yeah, yeah, I know it was an "in joke" -- ah, but a reminder to Peter that Jeri can commemorate in song just about anything that happens.

Linn