LOL Frogprince. If they take me on, they can kiss a capella goodbye. In honesty, I don't know why the would like to do that, because they are spendid, as is. Maybe they haven't thought it out clearly. Or more likely, they're not a capella by choice. My wife and I went to a doo wop concert last year, where they performed. It was a great evening with close to 4,000 people in attendence. The headliners were the Satins (for legal reasons, they can't be the 5 Satins anymore, although the original lead singer, Fred Paris still leads the group) Gene Pitt and the Jive Five (only four people in the Jive Five and six in the 5 Satins... math was never a strong suit in rhtyhm and blues) and the Chiffons. At least the Chiffons were smart enough not to be the 3 Chiffons. Although there were three of them. It would be a strange experience playing in front of 4,000 people. As a folk singer, I'm more accustomed to singing to a sell out crowd of 60.

And Gol, Elmer! Now you got me going to my dictionary. I know it's around here somewhere. Maybe under this pile of old magazines and empty bottles. Maybe it's just safer if I say Fatherly.

Always glad to have folks standing in the doorway, by the way. We'll pass a mug of coffee to you when you drop by.

My wife, being an elegant woman, likes to drink coffee out of a paper thin, white china cup. It tastes better to her that way. I prefer a large, heavy ceramic mug. If it's cold outside, I can wrap my hands around it and warm them, and the coffee tastes bolder. It's not a male/female thing, either. Maybe it's all dependent on poor hand circulation?

Jerry