Just joined, guys. My credentials are growing up in Chicago, in Hyde Park - born in 1945. Went to grammar school at St. Thomas Apostle. I hung out at the Fret Shop, knew Paul the Wobbly, hung with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield - and Mark Dorinson. Was in attendance at the first U of C Folk Festival, where aside from the music, Severn Darden presented his Theory of Resistentialism. Knew Fred Holstein from when he was a teenager. Went to the Barbarossa, knew Terry, of course.
Anybody remember Lou Yeidel and Inman and Ira (both drinking buddies)?    How about Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap? I once, in my deep folk days, collected 347 verses of Barbara Allen and 17 tunes for it - and my grandfather is mentioned on liner notes of Carter Family recordings because he was instrumental in bring them to prominence. Are my credentials okay?

I'm now an actress in NY - living, of course, in the Village.

Wendy