Art ... Man, can you WRITE. "...being there at those incandescent times, moments in history, might have made these people more than the sum of their parts." When I see writing this good, I just want to pack up my box of crayons and steal away, very quietly.

I also agree with everything else that's been said. BUT, I'd like to get away from the subject of Walt.

For example, there were a couple of other people that did influence me some, but I was never able to hang around them very long. One of course was Pete Seeger, and the other was Guy Carawan.

I only knew Pete briefly when he stayed at my house for three days, back in the fifties. It was that experience that led to my quitting college and traveling and singing for a while. (even though he almost begged me to stay in school).

I saw Guy Carawan a couple of times in Seattle, and for one weekend on a mountain top in Canada (remember that weekend Don?). But as he lived in Tennesee, and I didn't, I never got the chance to learn from him.

Another influence was of course the late Roy Guest, from England.

So, let's hear some of the stories, please. CHEERS, Bob