Guest Marty, hopefully you've seen how a fairly general-interest thread question, whether by a newcomer or a veteran, meanders for several days. Lotsa tangents, but if you can wade through it all you DO get your info. That's why I still like Mudcat.

It took a while after my initial queries, but threough the "cat" I got information on an incredibly obscure jazz guitarist (Snoozer Quinn), an even more obscure Django question (English lyrics to "Nuages") and recently, "Ramblin Sid Rumpo" on CD (Kenneth Williams thread). Amazing. Only time I got stumped was in a question on Panamanian folk songs....and that wasn't life or death!

Rick