Jim Carroll,

I appreciate the clarification and your patience.

I am a yank.
Born in the USA!

For what it is worth,
In light of your clarification I now formally claim that I am a traditional musician in your sense of the term. I formally deny your claim that I am a revival musician in your sense of the term.

I should admit that my initial response to your original "suggestion" was decidedly and consciously NOT traditional.

Where I come from, a request for clarification is not the preferred first reponse to a perceived slight.

Bobert and Spaw have provided provided mudcat with many fine examples of more traditional responses.

Russ (Permanent GUEST and traditional musician)