Today's paper announced this sad event, and I looked on Mudcat immediately but cannot find that a thread has been started as yet. We here are deeply affected, as Mike was (is) a dear friend indeed, and we're so sorry to say this goodby- and I had heard he was ill, but was expecting to hear that he had recovered. Seventy-five is TOO YOUNG to leave the world. Could some of you tell us more about this? I met Mike when he was about fourteen, knew him for so many years- the New Lost City Ramblers had several of their early meetings in our home here on L.I. I'm just not ready to give him up. Love to all, especially to Mike's nearest and dearest at this time.    Jean

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Moved into existing thread. It had slipped off the page, Jean. ~JC