Wow! what a speedy response. Thank you all hugely. I've missed my fantasy friends (sounds like very bad 900-number stuff, doesn't it? Of course, a LOT of Mudcat sounds like that ... )

Yves, I've been around on the 'Cat for a couple of years ... maybe three, now that I think of it. My photos are on the photo page, and I just keep getting better lookin'. ;-> But I've sort of been in remission lately with family business, illness and an insane schedule. I sing and plunk around meaninglessly on guitar, occasionally learning a new chord that gives me hope, but instantly slipping back into the mire of non-playerdom.

I exist mostly to keep Catspaw in line, to tease Chanteyranger and to make the rest of the kids play nice.

Yes, Mario, fine that you shared the tape. Share away. And MusicMan, I am SO sorry I didn't get to come up there. I was running a high fever the entire weekend, so you're really lucky I didn't do the Typhoid Mary thaing and come share myself with you. One of these days, though, I will absolutely make it to Vancouver and we will make bee-yoo-tee-ful music together. With John the Squeeze carefully watching from the second row, of course.

xo/ww-who-is-touched-moved-and-inspired-by-your-responses