I was at belly dancing class Tuesday night so Mister had to tape part 2 for me. I missed the first half of part 1 because I got the time wrong.:-(

Those of you who are interested in Bobby Horton - he is a really swell guy who plays a lot of instruments and knows a lot of stuff. He has done many recordings of Civil War music, and plays all the instruments himself. I don't think he has a website of his own, but anyone who sells Civil War stuff probably has some of his tapes.

I have always loved Mark Twain, though I have actually read very few complete works. A favorite story, that I had to read in college, is The Story of the Old Bull (or maybe it's the Old Ram, I don't remember). The gist of it is, someone asks the old man to tell the story, and he tells everything BUT the story. It's wildly hilarious. The part about the woman who loaned her false eye to people is especially funny. I think it's from The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, maybe.... well... I guess I have another research project on my hands...........