I'm six foot four and about 250 (sorry, almost too old to learn metric). Full grey beard and longish brown hair. Dress casual just like my life. It is interesting to know about the folks on Mudcat but after we exhaust all thses personal threads lets get back to the music. Are there new trends among the younger players? Is there more interest in traditional music in some areas and not others? How are older performers compensating for time? I'm fifity and starting to get really stiff in my left hand. Anybody find ways to prevent this? I'm also moving to Champaign/Urbana, IL. Any Mudcatters around there to play music with or just talk folk? Dan