For various reasons, I don't spend too much time around here anymore myself. I spend even less time "below the line".
However if Dave had never been here, I would never have met him and had a really GREAT day with him and the rest of the lads of Abram Mummers at the Lancaster Maritime Festival.
I would also probably never have been to the Swinton Folk Club (where Dave never goes when I am in England) and met Bernard also.
So as far as I am concerned the leaving of Dave the Gnome from Mudcat is a terrible loss.
Please give him my best wishes Bernard, you can keep a few for yourself too.
JohnB