I CONTINUE TO BE GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED BY THE GENROUSUTY OF ALL OF YOU "MUDCATTERS." AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE A REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF OF FOLKSINGERS WHO HAVE BANDED TOGETHER INOUT COMMON INTEREST ... THE LOVE AND PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL FOLK FROM EVERY PART OF THE WORLD.

AS WE AFE, AND WE ARE DOING THAT EVERY DAY, IT IS QUITE PAINFUL TO WITNESS OUR TREASYRED FRIENDS PASS ON TO OTHER PLACES ... BUT SUCH IS LIFE.

I FIRST MET JOE OFFER AFTER MANY YEARS OF PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS WHEN HE GAVE ME INVALUABLE HELP IN LOCATING LONG LOST MUSIC FRIENDS, HIS HELP RESULTED IN A MORE COMPLETE "ARACHIVE" STILL AVAILABLE AT THE INIVERSITY OF WASHINGTION, SEATTLE. WITHOUT HIS HELP, THIS PRESENTATION WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY LACKING.

SOOOO ... HERE IS A HUGE THANKYOU TO JOE, AND TO ALL OF YOU (US ?) WHO CONTINUE TO COME TOGETHER AS A WORLD WIDE FAMILY OFR OUR COOMMON CAUSE.   BOB(DECKMAN)NELSON