In the absence of the Annexe, I would like to offer my own forum as a place for people to communicate about Mudcat's status when it's down. Membership is required to post but not to read...

http://www.acousticguitartalktalktalk.yuku.com/directory

The Talk Talk Talk forum is the main discussion forum. We also have two chat rooms people can use if they want. We are not currently ad free, but that can change.