I'm not a regular mudcat reader (or any other forum for that matter - not enough hours in the day) but as long as I've stumbled onto this thread and allowed myself to be drawn in, I'd like to commend and congratulate Stew and Bob for all they have accomplished in the past 3.5 years. I think it's great, and wish I was in the PNW enough to get involved.

And to Mary: to suggest that doing a concert is "a few hours work" for the performer misses the point. The few hours that an act is onstage sharing their music with an audience is the FUN part. If we could bill somebody for all the hours of work we put into making that show happen - even at minimum wage - we'd be RICH !!