George Stephens,
Thanks for the memories of those Washington D.C. times. I think that might've been the trip to the East Coast on which I met Craig Johnson and heard some of his unbelievably nearly perfect song creations. But, as you sort of said, the "panjo" (bedpan banjo) I made, and played in schools for a few years is the very same one I eventually gave to Cathy Fink. --- The line I often used was, "Make sure when you play the saw that the teeth are away from your crotch a few inches or else you could perform a cut-rate vasectomy on yourself. And, yes, there is a "vas deferens" between playing the saw right and doing it wrong."

And Sandra, that 'poodle song'/"North Country Tragedy" was written by Craig Johnson.

Burl, "The Soo Line" is one of Craig's too---as is "The Keweenaw Light" and "Way Down The Road" -- I do wish Mr. Johnson had made a recording of his thaumaturgic songs himself; but no! So I'm just glad I put those 4 songs on my records.--------------- Love to you and Elaine!

Again, thanks good people. I miss hanging with you at festivals and gigs.

Onward,

Art