Okay - I appreciate the posts but I guess I'm not being clear on what I want. I'll try again...

I am not writing a grant. I am not looking for info on how to write a grant, or where it might come from. I know, and you know, that our musical heritage is precious and important and must not be allowed to die a slow, quiet death from neglect. But imagine, if you will, that you're trying to explain WHY to some government bureaucrat!

What I'm after is some good old Mudcat eloquence on the subject. Hell, you guys go on and on at the drop of a clickie about anything and everything! *BG* Why the sudden reticence?

Thanks again,
Michael