Great to hear that your mom did so well, Smorley! And I agree with you that so many tests are undertaken, often owing to a heightened concern of missing something, and perhaps a resulting lawsuit. What a pickle! I can't recall asking you this, forgive me if I have, but were you at the show in Newton (near Boston for the non-New Englanders) when DB and the NFU came by? Did you too step over Reg, as he lay in a pile of his various bodily fluids? I'm kidding, Reg, you weren't THAT far gone! And Smorley, can we possibly include you when next Reg, Dale, and I get together at the Red Hook Brewery? It only happens every couple of years. GM and Lee would naturally be invited as well. I think that's the extent of New Englanders on the board. Peter T.

Peter,

Sadly I was sick as a dog the day David played out in Newton and could not attend. I hardly ever get the flu but I have a knack some times for missing musical acts I badly wish to see through the untimely advent of the flu. Glad David is fairing well healthwise as I missed Roy Orbison and Muddy Waters on their last tours as a result of said illness.

I don't know where Red Hook Brewery is but sure if I can get there. More of a scotch drinker myself, much to the chagrin of my renal system.

Thanks!