My first ever exposure to Morris was in Charlottesville Virginia Albemarle Morris Men in late 1990's. I thought it was wonderful, not weird and not quaint.

My next experience was New Years eve 2002 I came upon the same group on the downtown mall in Charlottesville. My soon to be husband (he is English) was with me. He told me about the Rochester Sweeps. And we went in 2003 less than a month after I moved to UK.

Totally smitten. If I did not have arthritis and wasn't a life long clutz I would join a side.

Sucks that in this country the govmint can pressure schools and local councils to put progammes in place that encourage appreciation of cultures and folk traditions that are not of this country and ignore its own.