Amen, Alice & Big Mick--I am thankful for the music and the strong sense of heritage which goes with it; thankful for the two generations preceding me, who taught me personally, and for the three or four generations before them, who taught them; thankful for the son and daughter who have carried on the tradition; thankful that my son impending marriage next month gives me a chance to work on another generation while I'm still "young". I'm just generally thankful to be blessed far beyond anything I deserve.