It's gone.  If this ever shows, it'll be a major miracle.  Sorry, Andrew, but you might as well diss the Cafe and put the front pagers somewhere else.

 

This is for the Café "back benchers."  It just ain’t the same as it was.  I'm not really folding my tent and stealing away into the night; I'm just taking a sabbatical.  I’ll check back to see how things are shaking out.  I ain’t angry, and my frustration has subsided.  I’m saddened, but change sometimes does that.  So, I’m just going to drift away and leave a few songs behind that say thanks for the conversations, the sharing, the learning, the friendships, the community, the smiles, the hope.  Like me, they’re a bit dated, a bit schmaltzy and don’t say perfectly how special the back bench and the Saloon have been.

Poems, Prayers, and Promises
You’ve Got a Friend
Canta Libre (Sing Free)
Thanks for the Memory
Auld Lang Syne
Beautiful Noise

Véale pronto, mi amigos (see you soon, my friends).

Andrew, you really need to get the Delete button back, because I'd take this down later today.  In the meantime, the pic is me, sorta, and here's a song I really like about Saturday night at the movies.  To quote Jim Carrey from the The Mask, "Somebody stop me."

Well, since we're in a state of flux here, I thought I'd do something even more frivolous than usual.  If you need your daily dose of gold  lamé, you've come to the right place.
Blue Moon
Duke of Earl
Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Three Bells
Saturday Night at the Movies
Unchained Melody