D'Cats-

I'm still going with "mudcats" for a label, and "mudcatting" for what we do.

I see us as a collection of creative and intelligent individuals. As such, we consume our respective realities, and produce something different, presumably better. Some of us create various forms of music, and some of us create in other ways in our lives--in our professions, in our relationships, whatever.

Mudcats are bottom-feeding scavenging fish that consume their respective realities, producing a flesh that is succulent and tasty.

"give me a fish, I eat for a day; teach me to fish and I never go hungry"

I'm afraid this little philosphical ramble doesn't clearly express what I'm feeling and thinking, but the gist is that I think the Mudcat cafe has a particularly appropriate name at a number of levels, and its patrons/habitues can refer to themselves as mudcats confident they are being accurate, humble, metaphorical, honest, and not taking themselves too seriously!

Proud to be a Mudcat!!!!

V