Neo, A few weeks back I was going through some old tapes looking for a song to post on the Mudcat, and came across a rendition of Sensation A Rag played on a guitar so sweetly that I knew I had to find out who it was and get some more of his/her stuff. By the time it came to an end I realized it was me when I was about 5 years into this adventure, back when I was a real ragtime junkie. After I finished kicking myself for trading that old OOO-18 for a long gone Telecaster I fished out some other recordings I used to make long ago to chart my progress and was, in all modesty, overwhelmed by the ebullience in my playing from that time. At first I was feeling a kind of sense of loss but I realize that I'll probably listen to stuff I'm doing now in another 15 years and will hear something worthwhile and reflective of the person I am right now. Frankie PS I use a lot of the same tatics mentioned above and find that a one week respite from playing, spending my usual practice time with books,films etc. helps bring on some fresh insight. More than a week though and I become klutzy.