"Hey can you tell me about those picks?"

"Ian, I couldn't hear you, you were being drowned out by your tie! :o) Seriously though, that was great, and I loved the arrangement."

"Excellent stuff Jocko!  Good to see the MacNelly Quartet in action."

"I wanna be Jerron when I grow up."

"Thanks Carrie! I haven’t posted to that blog in quite a while but maybe knowing someone is actually looking at it will light a fire under me, quarantine brain and all :o) Hope you’re staying safe and sane!"

"Enjoyed that.   Your blog on jazz banjo is very interesting also."

"ohhhhh yeah!"

"btw Steve your arrangements are wonderful."

"Hi Steve, Yeah I could have easily looked it up first. Guess you could say I was "triggered!" :o)"

"Never mind, I went and looked it up myself. My immediate reaction was based on years of playing music professionally in Virginia (US), where people requested "Dixie" for the express purpose of harassing the black guys in the band. More…"

"Is this Dixie, as in "wish I was in the land of cotton" Dixie? If so I would implore you to give it a pass. "