Susan, I like the effort, and it's been very helpful. I'm trying to set up a Picking and Grinning group at my church, (1000 members, there have to be a few more closet pickers there than have stepped forward yet!). Some of the ideas here have been most enlightening. I do have one piece of constructive criticism for you, though. I checked out the web site (great idea), and I found it has a rather common flaw to it. All to often, I see web sites that forget that it is a WORLD WIDE web. It wasn't clear to me where you are! Back in my newspaper days, a lead paragraph had to have all the pertinent info in it...Who, what, where, when, why, and how. Most websites I see tend to forget this. Look at it as if you were a clueless browser,(me!) or someone new to your area. I don't know where the Endless Mountain area is, would a newbie in your area? You might want to get real specific on where the jam sessions are, when they are, who is sponsering them, HOW TO CONTACT SOMEONE FOR MORE INFO (i.e., a phone number)what you should bring, and what the level of skill needed is. A lot of folks who are closet pickers have some uncertainty about their abilities, and so might be hesitant about being proactive in finding out about your group. Make it real easy for them, and they will come. Good luck, and keep posting info here. It's helping me alot in my efforts.

Blues