well, claire, you and mikio and your buddies in the rutabreaka are definitely making it enticing to consider another party.

i don't want to confirm anything that is uncertain to me, so let me just see if we can come up with a line-up and a venue. it's gotta all happen quickly 'cos, as june carter once sang, "time's a wastin'."

thanks for prodding me and putting me in contact with the rutabreakaz. they seem well connected and inspired.

i emailed you offline to tell you some of the drama that kept me from wanting to pursue another party. the party was great, settlement, not so great. ha! well, settlement has yet to happen from the last party, thank you mr bob robertson. (luvlite@smilefest.com is the email of the guy who swindled the last party out of something like $20,000. feel welcome to send oversized image files of an inappropriate nature and clog his email or something.)

i'm trying to stay positive, and also only want to create a party if i feel reasonably sure it will make sense financially and match or better last year's in quality.