I felt much better after reading Rick Fielding's list of authors. I've read several of them. But then I felt bad again after reading what Guest, Luther had to say. I'm not sure I know who Tom Wolf is. Is he the one who wrote the book about the girl with the huge thumbs who hitch-hikes all over the place? (I think that's Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.) I must be getting old-timer's disease. I'm forgetting too much. Bartholomew, maybe the answer to your question about who's going to carry the torch now is - your sixteen year old son.