Polite Guest, you are indeed polite and you have a lovely view on life. Thank you so much for your tender comments. The folk world is indeed a world that cares,and as many of you have shown,has a BIG heart and really should be CELEBRATED.

Like you Azizi I took Bobad's posting with the "Formal Apology" form as a well intentioned attempt to lighten some of the stresses and strains that had hit this site (my fault!) and it tickled me pink. I thought it was great.

And to pick up on some of the other comments posted on this thread I am totally "enbiggened" by your more than generous forgiveness and support and truly trust that this thread will keep "rolling along" to Celebrate 'Folk' and what it is that we all love about it.