Doug, you never cease to amaze me :)

Conservatives are progressive and Liberals hold onto the past?
And the dictionary is wrong for contridicting you?
Well Doug you are certainly "progressive" about the english language. It's kind of an "Orwellian" approach to things but if it works for you Why Not??!! **BG**

And Doug why do you assume that I have never listened to Limbaugh? Do you believe that everyone who does is immediately captivated by his charms? ***BG*** I've heard him. He stereotypes and makes fun of peoples names, humour it is, I guess, entralling it is not. The reason I don't listen to him is because he is boring and predictable and seldom says anything of substance. If he does occaiasionally make a salient observation, but only because he talks so much that probabilty would not allow it ALL to be garbage. He doesn't actually have a stand, he just pokes fun of the beliefs of others. To each their own.

GUEST,EdTheLurker,

Who on earth starts a written sentence with "Uhh"? Are you a 13 year old from the San Fernando Valley? *G* No, until I read Ebbie's post, I didn't know who he is. My interest in folk music, does not include an interest in the Byrds or the Weavers. My interest in folk music lies mainly in Irish folk music and in Canadian folk with Irish roots. I do know who Stan Rogers was. I am happy for Mr. Hamilton that he has been so influential and impressed so many people, including Studs Turkel, whose opinion I respect. I won't be making any kind of a study of his life or work. I'm sorry that I didn't who he was. I also am sorry that you are somehow offended because I do not meet your criteria of being a "folkie". Please pardon me.

Ebbie, thank you for explaining what ETH was in a huff about. I can use that kind of "gasoline" any time! Is the "Frank Hamilton" with whom I have had the exchange of views, indeed the, one and only, Frank Hamilton to whom you refer. I would imagine it to be a fairly common name in english speaking countries.