Were I Scottish, I'd be "Gobsmacked"! Were I Jewish, I'd be "Plotzing", but since I'm Canadian...I can just murmer..."I'm not worthy", fifty times!

Wow, Dave. I had this dream one time about Cybil Shepherd, that was all too real and there wasn't a mandolin in sight. Plus another one featuring Marilu Henner, in which she.......WELL, ENOUGH OF THAT!

OK, now at the risk of exploding this lovely little space I'm in right now, I gotta say: Yes..you CAN play ALL the stringed instruments. It ain't difficult. Come for a visit to 1235 Kingston Rd. and I'll have dulcimers, dobros, Kazoos (rosewood), 4, 5, and 6 string banjos, and countless other weirdo instruments pulsating in your hot little hands before you can say "Johnny Canuck". By the way Swanno, Duckboots says that you can leave your hose under the bed anytime you want!

Rick (as usual, a mixture of pleased and embarrassed)