mousethief and Little Hawk, in case you were serious ... ? ... the "Greater" in "Greater Washington" refers to the "Greater Washington Area," which is a longstanding term to refer to Washington, DC, and its many large suburban areas such as Silver Spring, Hyattsville, Bethesda and Potomac, etc, in Maryland; Anacostia, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Vienna, etc in Virginia.If we only had members from D.C., we sure wouldn't be one of the biggest (and best!!!) folk clubs in the country.... :-)