Actually, I was thinking the other day that there were a number of threads that got people embroiled in the place. One was the death of Princess Diana (1997)! Another was that perennial question about what was folk music, and whether the Mamas and the Papas' lyrics should be hereabouts. And lots of others. The two things that most excited me then, and still do were: (1) The sheer elegance of this site compared to the clunky monsters that were (and are) out there; and (2) watching the group try and work on the evolution of long distance manners (for which we have to thank the infinite patience of people like Joe Offer). What struck me then, and still does, was how appropriate it was that folkies were doing this: who better?

But some threads did really tug us into a different league: Catspaw's trouble being the most powerful.

yours,

Peter T.