Yeah. I love the banjo. It is a lot of fun to play and has taken me to many places and helped me meet many people. Four strings are fun, but I love the five string more...so much more you can do with it. I only have an old Kay guitar, but my banjo collection consists of a 1981 Ome XXX, a Gibson RB-4, a Gibson Grenada, and a Gold Tone BG-250F. I almost bought a beautiful Ome 4-string from Buddy Whacther recently...I kind-of regret not followng through with the purchase.

I won't be at the Vent Haven Convention this year. I have never been...but would really like to go...I just always seem to be booked by the time it rolls around! This year, I was booked to perform in the evening show for a Magic Convention in Virginia. THe convention was just recently postponed till next year due to some unforseen and unfortunate circumstances. After recieving the phone call, I called a client that runs a summer camp for teens (who wanted some shows for that same weekend) and ended up booking the camp in the conventions old spot.

Michael (Sluggo) has invited me several times, and I hate that I haven't been able to get up there. I'll make it one of these years!