My gawd, Barry! We go offline for a coupla days (thanks to the phone company who was screwing up, I mean "fixing", the phone cable) and look what happens!

Curmudgeon and I have known Barry for nigh on to 10 years, thanks to John Nolan who threw us all together (like neeps and tatties) at his traditional Burns Night celebrations.

I hope this replacement of body parts is under warranty! Get a good one, Barry! We're all pulling for you -- hope to see you at NEFFA. (I'm off to San Francisco in a week.)

I let Bob Frost know (while our phone line was out of commission) to pass the word amongst the Friday night Press Room types.
Bat Goddess