Hi Taylor, Yes, that message didn't belong on the Forum. I've exchanged a few private note with folks speculating on whether Gregg's first message was serious or not. I was delighted to see none other than Howard Baetzhold himself respond. I wondered how carefully Camfield had read the book but decided to leave it to someone else to call him on it. Kent has sicced a broadway playwright on me who needs some Twain info. for a play he's thinking of doing. I scoffed until I found out who the guy was. He's apparently very successfull. I'll let you know more when I can--another one of those secret deals. Thanks for the preview of the book reviews by the way. I liked the image you selected too--very appropriate. Just got a copy of _Guitar Player_ with "Twain's guitar" in it. Interesting but no mention of the provenance of the piece. It is a handsome instrument and worthy of SLC. If he was anything like Clapton it would have to be Clapton unplugged. Kevin