Hey, Ebbie:

While we venture into other threads, it's always nice to drop by in here.

This Tuesday is Halloween... something that my only be celebrated in the U.S.A. (do they celebrate Halloween in Hawaii and Alaska?) All it would take is to move the date a few days and we could celebrate Halloween and vote on the same day. Think of the possibilities!!
I really love seeing all the kids come to the door... we get close to 100 every year. And, there are always a few dogs in costume, which really cracks me up. I've got to remember to pick up some doggie treats before Tuesday.

Three years ago, we had a group of folks from the Shellback Chorus from England spend Halloween with us, and it was my favorite Halloween of all. They had just finished up singing on tour and had a couple of extra days.

This coming weekend is NOMAD around here... we're only fifteen minutes from New Haven, where we're holding NOMAD now, and I can hardly wait. I hope that the attendance isn't down because of the conflict with the Getaway. It'll be good to see old friends, and make some new ones. I've been dusting off old songs for the workshop Songs From The Attic, that I'm doing with Barbara and Frank Shaw, and having a lot of fun. I must admit that I have to stumble my way through the songs a few times before all of the lyrics come back. I'm glad that we're doing the workshop, because some of the old songs should never be forgotten. Among others, I'm dusting off Three Nights Drunk, Old Man At The Mill, Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender, Penny's Farm and a couple of songs I wrote so many years ago that they almost seem tradtional to my ears.

It should be a great weekend. I know it will be a great one at the Getaway, too. Plenny a tales to tell next week.

Jerry