Taylor Roberts' recent comment--that the MT Forum now has over 100 subscribers, and that the list is in something of a lull--stirred this note. First, someone on the list a while back (2-3 months?) recommended David Carakeet's fantasy novel about Twain called "I Been There Before." With apologies for not having noted your name, thanks. I enjoyed the novel thoroughly and would recommend it to other Twain buffs looking, perhaps, for some holiday reading. It's fun. Second, I have hesitated to jump into this Forum because I didn't know who comprises it, with what goals. That is, do most of you folks have a professional interest in MT (e.g., scholars in American Lit)? I don't; my degrees are in other fields, and I work in administration at Penn State. This BITNET list--unlike the others to which I belong, dealing with mundane things like university planning, assessment, etc.-- is my one E-mail indulgence of a strictly personal interest. Any volunteers out there willing to say who you are & why you're on the list? Thanks! Mike Dooris