Yeah, Bryan, I'm feeling a group hug coming on! It IS a pleasure to have a place where we can all go to outsource our awareness of the lil' wooden box and to get some insightful expertise. This forum has really kept my ear to the ground and my nose to the grind in that respect.

There's a lot of knowledge dropped and lessons learned within the threads herein, and you've got contributors on all levels of wisdom and appreciation, along with some occasional lagniappe, of course! It's a pleasure to know you are gaining some ground with your playing -- I remember when when you were interested in picking up the accordion; then you got one; now you're learning. That's kick-ace brutha!

I think any of us who have been through those initial steps know exactly what you are talking about! Fun to hear it from you, mon ami...

This is truly an AA meeting of sorts... Accordionics Anonymous.

Push, pull, click, click,

R!CK

you get your first accordion (Jr. Martin ) one week and in two sit down and talk with Geno Delafose about it when you don't even live in LA. Working on the bands website. We're new but loved.

...you make little kids dance.