1. I"ve been a lurker on this list for many years. Occasionally I've been moved to write. Once someone objected to what I said and it led to some productive thought on my part. Lurkers of the world, ride on! My wife has had PD for 30 years. Sometimes I talk a lot, but seldom about things that really threaten me. The "utterances" of some on PARKINSN and CARE re-assure me that, if the time comes that things get really bad, someone would respond to my crying out. I might appear foolish, obtuse, or even objectionable, but I would be very, very glad to feel that I was heard by many who would understand. 2. What IS the name of the late blue-glasses-man through whom I stumbled into contact with the list? I have many of his posts on my huge compressed correspondence tape files, but I'm having trouble finding them without a name. I promise to write a bit about him, when I get the files I'm looking for, if some of you don't have any idea what I'm talking about. Tom Weilepp Shelton, WA, US