Thanksgiving traffic complicated the trip to Stamford for many, including caller Jim Gregory, Oliver and Catherine, Bob and Tova, and Carol. Luckily, Evelyn is local and was able to open the hall and get the set-up started. Joe DePaolo arrived and explained that Matt Diaz, guitarist for ContraPositive, would not be able to participate. Matt did deliver fiddler Matthew Christian from Brooklyn though, so Joe - being very versatile - volunteered to get the beginner session un