Dave, welcome. I was just conversing with Joe Offer (the HTML wizard) who lives up in Sacramento and is some kind of a snoop or something. I'm a bit closer to you--El Cerrito, and Mike Billo is in San Francisco. We've never managed to get together yet, but the Berkeley Pickin' and Fiddlin' potluck (second Sunday of each month, except June's is the first Sunday) is where we're trying to meet. Here's the schedule for this summer:

Summer '99 Schedule

June 6 N.B. 1st Sunday. Marian Gade 136 Highland Blvd, Kensington, 524-9815. Taking the Arlington north. Go rt. on Westminister, rt. on Kenyon, lt. on Willamette, and lt. on Highland. Park rt. side of street. Coordinators: Jean & Jeff Crossley, 530/795-2906. Note: NOT the 2nd Sunday as to not conflict with the Free SF Folk Festival which runs on Sat & Sun, June 12 & 13.

July 11 Alice Green, 2220 Sacramento St. Berkeley (510) 849-4929 South of University Ave., near Allston Way. Coordinators: Jean & Jeff Crossley, (530) 795-2906 Special thanks to Ed Hilton & Jean Rosen for switching with Jean & Jeff and coordinating in June!

August 8 Alice Sharp, 1535 Grant, Berkeley (510) 843-8259 between Cedar & Vine. Coordinators: Mark Berkley, (925) 803-0907: Lynn Wilde, (831) 758-3704.

Sept.12 Marv Sternberg, 1713 Cedar St., Berkeley (510) 527-3224, between Edith & McGee. Coordinators: Laura Stallone, (510) 704-1943; Shelby Sampson, (510) 237-1960.

Hope to see you soon at one of them. --seed