… just a note to let folks know I have found a semi-permanent place to live in the Twin Cities, and with any kind of good luck and a lot of work/$$$/travel, I ought to be back to making reeds by August.
Oh, and I haven’t forgotten 'bout you NO-E buddy! 
You deserve it Joseph! Missed you at the Tionol in Georgia. This is a new chapter of your life - make the best of it - enjoy it to the fullest !
Slan,
I sincerely hope that this particular book is a worthy read. 
You are the author Joseph - make it a BEST SELLER!
been waitin’ for your return 
bugs the hell out of me knowing another Chiffer is going through rough times
all the best to you!
Thanks buddy.
Hey Joseph,
Check your PMs
No E
Wait, we’re going to have a reed-maker in the Twin Cities. Awesome.
So Joe, when are you coming to Killington for that round of golf?
Perhaps when I pick up my reed making supplies from Florida, I’ll grab my clubs too.
hey man,
fellow-sufferer at the hands of fate or fatelessness… how the %^&*( are you doing?
you bloody well call or email me when you are coming down to the original sunshine state to gather up more reed - found some more patches for you, and it would be great to have a tune or two my man!
lets email or PM to catch up about our recent adventures with such and such.
maze
Verily, we shall descend upon him, yea, even as crows on roadkill.
I could swear I just heard JES gulp. 
…no respect…
Awww, Davey, I got nothing but respect for you. I should have said “a reed maker with time on his hands”.
Joe, if you pass through hot-lanta, let me know…I’ve got a bottle of Jameson and no one to drink it with.
-g
Didn’t you start out there, Joseph? Have you come full circle, or is this a do-over?
djm
best of luck big man looking forward to giving you some work.
j.c
I have always been convinced that I got my start floating in some primordial ooze within a sauce pan, stacked in a sink in the shadowy, smokey back corner of a Denny’s eat shop.
I’m your huckleberry!
Heya Jim, nice to hear from you.
Good luck with the new start in colder climes.
Anyway, bugger the hot weather.
Real pipers play naked in the snow with ice cubes strapped to their tackle.
Mukade
… ummmmmm, yeah… 