(I know it's early. But it's Friday and Monday is a holiday, at least for some of us. So I think I'll start the weekend early, by playing a little hookey ffrom work and get on over to Newcomers.)

??????Locked????!!!!

Hey! (knock, knock, knock) Anybody in there? (knock, knock, knock)

Passerby: Oh, you can save your hand. Ain't been any one here in days. The place's been locked up tighter than a drum.

Empty??? No one here???
Sssssnnnniiiifff! :-(

Lonely I wandered by Newcomers Tavern,
Recalling to memory those happy days of yore.
Gone are the Catters; the Tavern stands deserted;
No light in the window. No welcome at the door.

Lone is the Tavern, and lonely its courtyard,
The Newbies are scattered; the Catters, they have gone.
Why stand I here so down-heartened and saddened?
'Tis time I were leaving; 'tis time I went home.

Hope to see you all again soon. Another time. Another place.