". . . those that drink more than a beer or three are stupid and perverted. . . ."

Anyone who drinks as much as you apparently do IS stupid. And I say that, not because I'm some sort of temperance freak. I enjoy a few beers now and then. In fact, my old friend Bob Nelson was here this afternoon, and we swapped some songs and had a couple of beers together. But we didn't get positively stinkin' as you seem to do on a regular basis.

Like I keep saying, Conrad, it's obvious to everyone here that you have a drinking problem, which, equally obviously, is impairing any chance of clear and rational thought on your part.

". . . keep them out."

Damn straight!! Anyone who shouts out requests to a singer when he or she is in the middle of a song, or who, unbidden, pulls out a tin whistle and tries to play along—another tune in another key—should be either blocked from getting in or dragged to the door and kicked out. Because they obviously have no acquaintance with civilized behavior and are ruining the whole "folk experience" for everyone else.

It's plain to all why you are so bent out of shape about the folk scene in the Baltimore area, and are projecting that to the rest of the world. Through your own behavior, you have made yourself persona non grata in your local folk venues and are just generally pissed off at everyone—except the real cause of your troubles.

YOU!

Don Firth