. . . .   I have had a wonderful celebration of my birthday during
the last 8 days or so. We drove 5 hours to Phoenix on Feb. 16
to hear Poi Dog Pondering. Our journey there and back was pleasantly
sunny and basically uneventful. Their concert sounded so good and visiting
with my old musical friends proved heartwarming. Tamara and I are both
happy to have been a part of the audience . a pleasure for us indeed.