I was out of pocket much of last week and just ran across this post.
Thank you all! Nobody can replace a real, honest to God, let's meet for lunch/coffee/drinks friend but you guys are the best fallback in the world. Please know that I'm truly grateful.
Got a couple of amazing vintage Canadian Blatters from my sons and a wonderful Julius Vesz from my adopted Canadian son, Pruss.
Pix will soon follow or... it never really happened.
Cheers,
Fnord