I will ask him about the smudge stick. We are having a real cold snap in New York, and Vin is real uncomfortable about going in anywhere. I brought him several times to a reservation he asked to go to, however, he always leaves and thumbs it back to New York before a day passes. So, I wouldn't want to have him stand still and play in the cold. Vinny actually lives in a nook in a building, over a hot air draft from a celler door. He preferes the little Honer Harmonicas, so it is not a big expence for me to get him one, every once and awhile. They usually only last a day or two before he forgets where he left it.
How about another quote from the article? A sad one about Goomp. "... And it was a car that finally got him. Vinnie had some buiness accross second Avenue, and he left Goomp with a girl to hold onto until he got back. After crossing the street, though, he heard someone shouting. He turned around and saw that Goomp had broken loose and was racing accross the avenue. Suddenly, 'a car nailed him'.
Vinnie barrowed a wheelbarrow and shovel, wrapped poor Goomp in a piece of canvas, and pushed him down to East River Park, where he dug a hole and buried him. He found a couple of sticks and tied them together for a cross."
I will continue to send him you love.
Larry