man, let me tell you. bluegrass doesn't have all that much going for it. i mean, after all, all the songs sound exactly the same, just with some variation in tempo, and there are only three things they talk about: love, or lack thereof, jesus, or the mountains. that's when you can even make out what they're saying at all. but...the fiddler person was absolutely incredible. they did this VERY fast jig towards the end and i have never seen anyone move so fast. this is coming from someone who has been to play at tempos upwards of 225. and then they let the bass guy loose. he did this solo thing that was unbelievable. we gave him a standing ovation. i have never heard, much less seen anyone do that with ANY instrument. simply astounding. so for those two perks, the whole two hours was worth it. although i doubt that you'll ever catch me at one of them howdy's again. just wanted to let you all in on my doings with my monthly post intruding on your lives! :-) ta ta for now. Zack