These are the craziest of times that we will hopefully never live again, but strangely enough now, after a month or more of "lockdown" the crazy has become normal. It is normal now to go out wearing my mask, and my plastic gloves, and to talk to a cashier through a plexiglass shield, and to spray down every can of soup I buy with 70% alcohol. I dont think a thing about it now. That's how flexible and adaptable most of us still are. We say that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but this old dog can still learn some tricks!! One thing I have been pondering though, is how this pandemic is going to affect all of us creatives on the tail end of this shitstorm. I am imagining it will take a long time for everyone to recover financially. The folks who wanted to buy a tshirt, or a cd, or some cards at christmastime, will now think at least twice about spending that extra money for what seems like a luxury. There will be venues that will fold, or festivals that will have seen their last gathering back in 2019. This is all farther down the line and I'm not going to worry about that right now. What I am thinking about today, as I roll through my list of friends on the FB, is how many of these music fans are still with us? I mean, many of the folks that like to listen to my music are baby boomer and beyond. Folk and bluegrass is that way. I stumble upon a contact there who has passed on without my being aware. I am thinking that this virus might be taking out a greater number of the friends than usual. And the thought of that hurts my heart. Be safe, stay at home. wash your hands, like ALL the time.