Hi, Jenny - the term "lurking" wasn't invented here at Mudcat - it's used all over the Internet to describe people who read but don't speak. I think there's a certain colorful humor in the term. But now that you've posted something, you are no longer a "lurker." See, that wasn't so hard, was it?
The next step is for you to figure out that if you've played and sung folk and blues for over 30 years, there's probably lots of stuff you know that people here would like to hear about.
-Joe Offer-