On Saturday, the mailman brought a wonderful, totally unexpected, surprise: a very generous contribution, in cash, accompanied by a kind letter -- but with no name or return address.
The individual suggested that I use the donation to offset my costs in running this site, to buy some more CDs, or to buy my wife a nice bottle of wine when we go out to dinner. As much as my wife likes the third choice, I think I'll take her out to dinner & buy a nice bottle of wine from my own funds, and funnel this donation back into the station. And how can I resist a few new CDs?
So I just picked up Mississippi John Hurt's D.C. Blues -- The Library Of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1, which is really wonderful and highly recommended. It will likely form a cornerstone of the new playlist I am now working on. I have ordered a few other discs as well: one from Roger Cooper, one from Snake Chapman, a Roane County Ramblers reissue, and a collection of Kentucky Old Time Banjo. I look forward to hearing these, and you should too.
While the costs of running this site are not overly burdensome, they do add up. Donations like these are totally surprising, mind-blowing, and very kind. They also serve as a nice reminder that people appreciate what I am doing.
I wish I knew who to thank but I guess you want to remain anonymous. So whoever you are -- thank you!
John
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