Perhaps this isn't the thread to talk about things other than "compassion, honesty, cliques, or my envy at folks like Jeri who can colour up postings with the push of a button" but since she's here....Jeri, I'll be making my professional fiddle debut (thanks to your encouragement..AND YOUR FIDDLE(!!) three days after I get back from Connecticut. Not being anyone's fool, I've hired super Maritime fiddler Jamie Snyder to be my back-up guy, and since I'm paying him well (and we're old friends) he promises not to laugh when I join him in duets of: "Soldier's Joy, Bonaparte's Retreat, Old Plank Road, House of David Blues, and two original pieces...one entitled "Jeri's Waltz. I shall report on the ramifications.

Rick