But ross--I don't want Art Thieme to die! Or Ian Robb, for that matter, who called himself a Folk Nazi enough times in print that Sing Out! wouldn't let him use the Na word any more.

I guess this phenomenon does exist, it's all a matter of degree. Sometimes you gotta tell someone something that they don't want to hear, for the greater good of all. As a small-time music presenter, and a veteran of too many hippie jam sessions, this has sometimes been my lot.

What's obnoxious is people for whom that seems to be all they're about. Really, the only time this type of thing is called for is when someone is truly and insensitively interfering with others' enjoyment.

Willie-O