I wish! I'd be rolling in money if I was...and then I could afford to travel to California frequently, go on expensive dates with Winona Ryder, and play various annoying practical jokes on Amos.

Leeneia - You have some good ideas there. Perhaps Shane can be rehabilitated through the power of acoustic music. He might become a true folk legend in time, just like Doc Watson and Blind Boy Grunt. Ya think? I can see him playing the banjo...

Officer Dana looked quite cheerful at the festival (until the incident at the beer tent, that is). I think the small contingent of cops there were all enjoying themselves about as much as everyone else was, despite having to attend to their duties. There can't be any more pleasant duty for a cop than policing the Mariposa Folk Festival, because almost nothing ever goes wrong there. They just have to make sure that people don't take alcoholic drinks outside of the designated areas and stuff like that...and everyone is so relaxed and friendly and the general vibe is so nice that it's got to be the ideal assignment from a police officer's point of view.

Too bad about Shane, eh? ;-) But he didn't really do any harm. He just created a bit of impromptu entertainment, that's all. That seems to be Shane's main role in life, although he has been responsible, sadly, for the demise of a surprising number of snowmobiles, most of which are now resting at the bottom of some lake or river around the Sudbury/Blind River area.