Win autographed Harmony CD / Folk Alley

[Auburn Annie]

In the latest issue of Folk Alley Chat:

Test Your Gordon Lightfoot Knowledge:
Like many Canadian artists, Gordon Lightfoot's legacy is sometimes overshadowed by his American counterparts.
With his 20th release, "Harmony," now in stores, the master songwriter proves that he has the goods to outlast many of his contemporaries.

Play the exclusive Folk Alley Gordon Lightfoot trivia quiz and you could earn a chance at one of 10 copies of "Harmony" autographed by the Folk Laureate of Canada.
Winners will be drawn at random from the entries with the most correct answers. The quiz is only 10 questions long and covers Lightfoot's long and illustrious career.
Each listener may only take the quiz once.

Click here to play the quiz: http://www.folkalley.com/quiz/lightfoot/


Register at http://www.folkalley.com/ if you don't already subscribe.


[This message has been edited by Auburn Annie (edited November 02, 2004).]

[Auburn Annie]

In the latest issue of Folk Alley Chat:

Test Your Gordon Lightfoot Knowledge:
Like many Canadian artists, Gordon Lightfoot's legacy is sometimes overshadowed by his American counterparts.
With his 20th release, "Harmony," now in stores, the master songwriter proves that he has the goods to outlast many of his contemporaries.

Play the exclusive Folk Alley Gordon Lightfoot trivia quiz and you could earn a chance at one of 10 copies of "Harmony" autographed by the Folk Laureate of Canada.
Winners will be drawn at random from the entries with the most correct answers. The quiz is only 10 questions long and covers Lightfoot's long and illustrious career.
Each listener may only take the quiz once.

Click here to play the quiz: http://www.folkalley.com/quiz/lightfoot/


Register at http://www.folkalley.com/ if you don't already subscribe.


[This message has been edited by Auburn Annie (edited November 02, 2004).]

[charlene]

I played the quiz earlier today - 9 out of 10....and no cheating either!
lol

[charlene]

I played the quiz earlier today - 9 out of 10....and no cheating either!
lol

[johnfowles]

Congratulations! You got 10 right and 0 wrong.
The worst thing about that quiz was having to register first
I think that the final question was the hardest
Otherwise hard to imagine getting any wrong!!
And I suppose dear Witless of Whitby that you are gong to tell us that you got the wrong answer to the key question "who did Gord write "beautiful " for eh?? (which was not asked of course!!!)
John Fowles
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?

[johnfowles]

Congratulations! You got 10 right and 0 wrong.
The worst thing about that quiz was having to register first
I think that the final question was the hardest
Otherwise hard to imagine getting any wrong!!
And I suppose dear Witless of Whitby that you are gong to tell us that you got the wrong answer to the key question "who did Gord write "beautiful " for eh?? (which was not asked of course!!!)
John Fowles
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?

[charlene]

I got the EMR question wrong - who sang it first? I had a brain freeze....
All others were PERFECTION!
There's no sense in asking who BEAUTIFUL was written for - it's a well documented fact!
lol
MOI!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[charlene]

I got the EMR question wrong - who sang it first? I had a brain freeze....
All others were PERFECTION!
There's no sense in asking who BEAUTIFUL was written for - it's a well documented fact!
lol
MOI!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Station Master]

fun but i got EMR as well as the soundtrack one wrong, mainly 'cos i didn't read the question correctly

well, i was actually pretty lucky to get 8 'cos i don't know dick...or gord

thanks for the link http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[jj]

fun but i got EMR as well as the soundtrack one wrong, mainly 'cos i didn't read the question correctly

well, i was actually pretty lucky to get 8 'cos i don't know dick...or gord

thanks for the link http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[charlene]

i think i read the EMR question wrong-i read it a couple of times too!
lol
DUH!

[charlene]

i think i read the EMR question wrong-i read it a couple of times too!
lol
DUH!

[Auburn Annie]

The EMR one was tricky because I don't think many in the US heard the first recorded version, being more familiar with the other (and I'm being deliberately vague in case somebody else want to take the quiz without hints.)

The soundtrack question was a process of elimination; two I knew for certain, one I was pretty certain, and the fourth I never heard of. I guessed right, though.

I wonder how many people they'll have taking the quiz?

[Auburn Annie]

The EMR one was tricky because I don't think many in the US heard the first recorded version, being more familiar with the other (and I'm being deliberately vague in case somebody else want to take the quiz without hints.)

The soundtrack question was a process of elimination; two I knew for certain, one I was pretty certain, and the fourth I never heard of. I guessed right, though.

I wonder how many people they'll have taking the quiz?

[vlmagee]

From the results page:

"We will be e-mailing the 10 winners their signed copies of Harmony after November 29."

I'd like to see them accomplish that!

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Valerie Magee

Visit my business site at mageenet.biz (http://mageenet.biz), Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com (http://hamiltoncamp.com) , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com (http://cathycowette.com). Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page (http://longtailpublishing.com/jackpages/lightfoot.html).

[Tyler]

I got 10 but I did guess at the EMR, the only people I have heard do EMR PP&M and Gord.

[brink]

I got 10 but I did guess at the EMR, the only people I have heard do EMR PP&M and Gord.

[stationmaster]

quote:Originally posted by charlene:
i think i read the EMR question wrong-i read it a couple of times too!
lol
DUH!


Don't feel bad, I did the same thing!
I thought it was PPM...

[LSH]

yeah well, jj and I scored the same. we don't know dick, or gord. oh well.
I got the emr question wrong. sheesh. and I knew better. never second guess yourself. ah well. I'm not a detail girl. I belong to the school of "give me the music, then shut up so I can hear it!"
cheers

[Station Master]

absolutely, lsh...let me bore you here...i started off the quiz thinking this will be easy, then realized it was kinda easy but with a few early exceptions it was still quite stimulating for an avid Gord fan (and i certainly don't know diddly compared to what so many of the folks here and at the ng do, then i got some buds who know real lots, like 'unhealthy real lots', lol)...

...but then i got just stupid with the EMR one and it was like getting asked one of those Trivial Pursuit questions where you immediately have your instinct direct you right but then you somehow go against it thinking "well, it can't be that obvious, it must be the other one, they're just trying to suck me in, i'm smarter than that!"... my brain was still having this unfinished discussion but in the time being my mouse was clicking away saying "ok, let's go, next question please"...lol, almost any Canuck GL fan would have heard of WHO and how Gord got that first break or exposure, shame, shame on jj...i'll sleep standing nose in the corner tonight, after re-reading ALL the text at Wayne's site and all the ng postings back to '94, lol

ok, i was still pouting about the EMR one while i was now into the process of elimiation one, but i never read the question really to realize it was process of elimination, i just glanced the choices, "HH" jumped out at me, i went back to the question for a glance and "soundtrack" jumped out at me, then i clicked away again just as my brain was saying "why don't you just take 5 more seconds to read the question" ...funny, so impatient... i had taken 10x as long to register as i gave myself to do the dang quiz, no stamina, premature quizulation...i just wanted my prize ASAP, typical male instant gratification syndrome... well, it also may be shrink time, that or overinhalation of diaper fumes...ok, gotta run, he's right on cue http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

ps) don't read this, lsh, too many 'details'

[jj]

absolutely, lsh...let me bore you here...i started off the quiz thinking this will be easy, then realized it was kinda easy but with a few early exceptions it was still quite stimulating for an avid Gord fan (and i certainly don't know diddly compared to what so many of the folks here and at the ng do, then i got some buds who know real lots, like 'unhealthy real lots', lol)...

...but then i got just stupid with the EMR one and it was like getting asked one of those Trivial Pursuit questions where you immediately have your instinct direct you right but then you somehow go against it thinking "well, it can't be that obvious, it must be the other one, they're just trying to suck me in, i'm smarter than that!"... my brain was still having this unfinished discussion but in the time being my mouse was clicking away saying "ok, let's go, next question please"...lol, almost any Canuck GL fan would have heard of WHO and how Gord got that first break or exposure, shame, shame on jj...i'll sleep standing nose in the corner tonight, after re-reading ALL the text at Wayne's site and all the ng postings back to '94, lol

ok, i was still pouting about the EMR one while i was now into the process of elimiation one, but i never read the question really to realize it was process of elimination, i just glanced the choices, "HH" jumped out at me, i went back to the question for a glance and "soundtrack" jumped out at me, then i clicked away again just as my brain was saying "why don't you just take 5 more seconds to read the question" ...funny, so impatient... i had taken 10x as long to register as i gave myself to do the dang quiz, no stamina, premature quizulation...i just wanted my prize ASAP, typical male instant gratification syndrome... well, it also may be shrink time, that or overinhalation of diaper fumes...ok, gotta run, he's right on cue http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

ps) don't read this, lsh, too many 'details'

[SilverHeels]

quote:Originally posted by jj:
absolutely, lsh...let me bore you here...i started off the quiz thinking this will be easy, then realized it was kinda easy but with a few early exceptions it was still quite stimulating for an avid Gord fan (and i certainly don't know diddly compared to what so many of the folks here and at the ng do, then i got some buds who know real lots, like 'unhealthy real lots', lol)...

...but then i got just stupid with the EMR one and it was like getting asked one of those Trivial Pursuit questions where you immediately have your instinct direct you right but then you somehow go against it thinking "well, it can't be that obvious, it must be the other one, they're just trying to suck me in, i'm smarter than that!"... my brain was still having this unfinished discussion but in the time being my mouse was clicking away saying "ok, let's go, next question please"...lol, almost any Canuck GL fan would have heard of WHO and how Gord got that first break or exposure, shame, shame on jj...i'll sleep standing nose in the corner tonight, after re-reading ALL the text at Wayne's site and all the ng postings back to '94, lol

ok, i was still pouting about the EMR one while i was now into the process of elimiation one, but i never read the question really to realize it was process of elimination, i just glanced the choices, "HH" jumped out at me, i went back to the question for a glance and "soundtrack" jumped out at me, then i clicked away again just as my brain was saying "why don't you just take 5 more seconds to read the question" ...funny, so impatient... i had taken 10x as long to register as i gave myself to do the dang quiz, no stamina, premature quizulation...i just wanted my prize ASAP, typical male instant gratification syndrome... well, it also may be shrink time, that or overinhalation of diaper fumes...ok, gotta run, he's right on cue http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

ps) don't read this, lsh, too many 'details'

I got 10 ... and from my sick bed!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[MatthewBullis]

The question about which lake confused me, and I had to look in the song, but the answer will still not jump out at you. Listen carefully and slowly.
Matthew

[MatthewBullis]

The question about which lake confused me, and I had to look in the song, but the answer will still not jump out at you. Listen carefully and slowly.
Matthew

[ELizabeth]

OK, I'll bite - who was 'Beautiful' written for?

[charlene]

as I said in my above post - MOI!!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[charlene]

as I said in my above post - MOI!!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[djb]

quote:Originally posted by SilverHeels:
I got 10 ... and from my sick bed!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

What's wrong, SH? Do you need some cheering up?

[djb]

quote:Originally posted by SilverHeels:
I got 10 ... and from my sick bed!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

What's wrong, SH? Do you need some cheering up?

[SilverHeels]

quote:Originally posted by djb:
What's wrong, SH? Do you need some cheering up?



ooooh! Yes, please, Dave! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(just some yukky virus - much better today but difficult working with thumping head)

[djb]

quote:Originally posted by SilverHeels:
ooooh! Yes, please, Dave! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(just some yukky virus - much better today but difficult working with thumping head)

Ok, I'll scoot over there and sing "Beautiful" to you! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

(But I can't sing. I sound like an alley cat with asthma...)

[djb]

quote:Originally posted by SilverHeels:
ooooh! Yes, please, Dave! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
(just some yukky virus - much better today but difficult working with thumping head)

Ok, I'll scoot over there and sing "Beautiful" to you! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

(But I can't sing. I sound like an alley cat with asthma...)

[ELizabeth]

Hi Charlene - - 'Beautiful' written just for you! I am consumed with envy - and I thought the 'moi' at the end of you message was just a signature. :)

[Borderstone]

I just took the quiz too! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif 10 for 10!!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

The only one I had to really think about was The Edmund Fitzgerald question.

I had to go through 1/2 the song in my head until I hit the line,"Superior it is said never gives up etc. etc....

The question about which movie doesn't have his music was easy. I've seen "Love Story" and remembered it had none of his songs. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

Hope I get a CD out of this! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif

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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone

[LSH]

jj, I'm proud to stand with you on this one. yeah, I read your whole post, sorry. lol
I pretty much had the same experience, with the added bonus of my kid saying, WHAT?! what are you doing? you know that!!
ah well, patience was never my strong suit...

[Station Master]

lol, wow, with he looking over your shoulder?
('he' is now a handsome man, not a kid! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif)

i certainly didn't have that added pressure but if i did he might have got a soft elbow jab at some point, lol...tolerating the loving family peanut gallery comments was never MY strong suit...

ps) hey, you should still win something for reading that longie post, kiddo...man, i can't believe that Bru included my entire post AGAIN when she made her mere 8 word reply, LOL!

[jj]

lol, wow, with he looking over your shoulder?
('he' is now a handsome man, not a kid! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif)

i certainly didn't have that added pressure but if i did he might have got a soft elbow jab at some point, lol...tolerating the loving family peanut gallery comments was never MY strong suit...

ps) hey, you should still win something for reading that longie post, kiddo...man, i can't believe that Bru included my entire post AGAIN when she made her mere 8 word reply, LOL!

[Minstrel Man]

I did the quiz too and got all the questions right. But on the final page it said "Congratulations, you got 1 right and 0 wrong." Did anyone else get that or did yours say you got 10 right? Just wondering and hoping there was not a technical glitch. I'd really like that autographed email album.

[Tyler]

Sorry I didn't pay too much attention, I just remember 0 wrong. It could have said 1 instead of 10.

[brink]

Sorry I didn't pay too much attention, I just remember 0 wrong. It could have said 1 instead of 10.

[silenceandsound86]

Sorry also-I just took it-all correct (yeah!) But I kind of think it said that-"you got them all right" as opposed to "x right and x wrong." You'd think I could remember something I looked at 2 minutes ago, wouldn't you? (This getting old busines...)

[Rona]

Sorry also-I just took it-all correct (yeah!) But I kind of think it said that-"you got them all right" as opposed to "x right and x wrong." You'd think I could remember something I looked at 2 minutes ago, wouldn't you? (This getting old busines...)

[Borderstone]

Mine were all right but for some reason it said,"You got 10 right and 1 wrong!" ( http://www.corfid.com/ubb/confused.gif"> !!)

Pretty goofed up,I think! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone

[SeattleRain]

3 right and 0 wrong.

I'm proud of that.

[Jim Nasium]

3 right and 0 wrong.

I'm proud of that.

[djb]

9 / 10.

Blew the last one. %&#¤!!!

[djb]

9 / 10.

Blew the last one. %&#¤!!!

[johnfowles]

Interestingly
Last night one chatter Peter (gman) from PA
came in whilst listening to Folk alley on-line. At the time apparently they were playing "Flyin' Blind", followed by
DSMMN by Charlie Christian folowed by DQ by the Country Gentlemen
John Fowles
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

[johnfowles]

Interestingly
Last night one chatter Peter (gman) from PA
came in whilst listening to Folk alley on-line. At the time apparently they were playing "Flyin' Blind", followed by
DSMMN by Charlie Christian folowed by DQ by the Country Gentlemen
John Fowles
Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

[vlmagee]

Well, the contest is over and they notified winners by email sent last night (11/30). There was nothing at all about it at their web site and I started emailing them today to find out the results. They had said to check their site starting on 11/29, and I had been doing that.

Turns out I was one of the winners, but my email was still in my spam blocker folder, which I had not checked this morning.

There were 1301 entries, and 53 with 10 correct. With 10 prizes, that's just under a 20% chance of winning if you got them all correct. I know several other people here had 10 correct. Any other winners?

Gee. This is the second thing I have won in my life. The first was a 25lb turkey, in an IBM cafeteria raffle in about 1975 ...

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Valerie Magee

Visit my business site at mageenet.biz (http://mageenet.biz), Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com (http://hamiltoncamp.com) , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com (http://cathycowette.com). Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page (http://longtailpublishing.com/jackpages/lightfoot.html).

[Auburn Annie]

Lucky you - haven't seen anything from them (and can't remember which email I used to compete LOL - I have 4 or 5 active, plus a couple I check for my sister). Sigh. Would be nice.

[Auburn Annie]

Lucky you - haven't seen anything from them (and can't remember which email I used to compete LOL - I have 4 or 5 active, plus a couple I check for my sister). Sigh. Would be nice.

[vlmagee]

They decided not to make folks wait for their next newsletter - the winners names are now posted on their site. Interestingly, I don't know any of the other winners, unless someone here is using an alias! I guess I was very lucky indeed.

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Valerie Magee

Visit my business site at mageenet.biz (http://mageenet.biz), Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com (http://hamiltoncamp.com) , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com (http://cathycowette.com). Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page (http://longtailpublishing.com/jackpages/lightfoot.html).

[Borderstone]

Just checked my E-Mail...."nada"!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif

No fair,no fair! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/mad.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/mad.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/tongue.gif


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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone

[TheWatchman]

Folk Alley is only 1 hour from my house. I'm gonna drive down there and get my signed copy of Harmony. I don't care if I won it or not. One of those winners won't be getting their CD. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[LSH]

LOL. Now that I believe....go get 'em.

[seahawk11]

We won one. Whoo-hoo!

[vlmagee]

quote:Originally posted by seahawk11:
We won one. Whoo-hoo!

Congratulations to you too! CO got two winners. Must be something in the air.



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Valerie Magee

Visit my business site at mageenet.biz (http://mageenet.biz), Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com (http://hamiltoncamp.com) , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com (http://cathycowette.com). Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page (http://longtailpublishing.com/jackpages/lightfoot.html).

[Station Master]

lol, all i won is an e-mail solicitation to donate $70 or more so I could win an 'unsigned' copy of Harmony

well, FA, if i had bucks to spare i'd be throwing them towards a NEED like assisting with starving/wailing kids instead of supplementing a Westen world WANT like a 24/7 folk music cyber-channels, sawry

but congrats to the winners!
no sour grapes here http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[jj]

lol, all i won is an e-mail solicitation to donate $70 or more so I could win an 'unsigned' copy of Harmony

well, FA, if i had bucks to spare i'd be throwing them towards a NEED like assisting with starving/wailing kids instead of supplementing a Westen world WANT like a 24/7 folk music cyber-channels, sawry

but congrats to the winners!
no sour grapes here http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[seahawk11]

Just got the email from Folk Alley asking for my address to send out the CD; free T-shirt too!

[Lynnie]

Just wanted to share that I am also a winner in the Folk Alley contest--my name is last on the list, so I guess I was really lucky! I love this website and visit often, but this is my first post--hope I got it right! Anyway, congrats to my fellow winners and enjoy your cd's!

[Lynnie]

Just wanted to share that I am also a winner in the Folk Alley contest--my name is last on the list, so I guess I was really lucky! I love this website and visit often, but this is my first post--hope I got it right! Anyway, congrats to my fellow winners and enjoy your cd's!

[charlene]

congrats to the winners!

very kewl!

[charlene]

congrats to the winners!

very kewl!

[Auburn Annie]

Update from the Folk Alley newsletter:

7. Quiz and Survey Winners:

Boy, you guys sure do love Gordon Lightfoot! We had nearly three times the response to our quiz than the first Folk Alley quiz on Bob Dylan. A total of 1310
people took the challenge with 53 entrants coming up with a perfect score of ten. The winners of signed Gordon Lightfoot "Harmony" CDs (drawn at random) are:

*Sherri Hamilton - Rochester, WA
*Kari Kukkonen - Johnstown, CO
*Neal Walters - Greencastle, PA
*Jon Chandler - Salem, OR
*Jerry Houff - East Hampton, CT
*John L. Mercer - Oberlin, OH
*Kevin Hackett - Richmond Hills, ON
*Carole Rennie - Centerburg, OH
*Valerie Magee - Englewood, CO
*Lynn Chilleme - Huntington Beach, CA

We also drew five winners of Folk Alley T-shirts and FANkits from those participating in last month's survey on technology issues. There were 322 listeners who
added their two cents. T-shirts go to (we'll contact you for size and mailing information):

*Nick Cockroft
*Greg Luce
*Peter Clark
*Amy Long
*Ken Krause

[Auburn Annie]

Update from the Folk Alley newsletter:

7. Quiz and Survey Winners:

Boy, you guys sure do love Gordon Lightfoot! We had nearly three times the response to our quiz than the first Folk Alley quiz on Bob Dylan. A total of 1310
people took the challenge with 53 entrants coming up with a perfect score of ten. The winners of signed Gordon Lightfoot "Harmony" CDs (drawn at random) are:

*Sherri Hamilton - Rochester, WA
*Kari Kukkonen - Johnstown, CO
*Neal Walters - Greencastle, PA
*Jon Chandler - Salem, OR
*Jerry Houff - East Hampton, CT
*John L. Mercer - Oberlin, OH
*Kevin Hackett - Richmond Hills, ON
*Carole Rennie - Centerburg, OH
*Valerie Magee - Englewood, CO
*Lynn Chilleme - Huntington Beach, CA

We also drew five winners of Folk Alley T-shirts and FANkits from those participating in last month's survey on technology issues. There were 322 listeners who
added their two cents. T-shirts go to (we'll contact you for size and mailing information):

*Nick Cockroft
*Greg Luce
*Peter Clark
*Amy Long
*Ken Krause

[SilverHeels]

quote:Originally posted by charlene:
congrats to the winners!

very kewl!

Congrats, you guys. I am not bitter or twisted, I really am not ... I AM NOT!
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL!
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[seahawk11]

Whoo Hoo! Got mine in the mail yesterday...along with a nice Folk Alley T-shirt, too...what a great early Christmas present!

[This message has been edited by seahawk11 (edited December 12, 2004).]