Bob Patton wrote:

"Conan The Librarian" wrote in message
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//snip//

Maybe I just need to go back to NC and go to all the places he
describes in his book. :-)

Absolutely.
Also, you can find Exie Sopwith, Arby Mulligan, and any number of other
Middleton characters right here on ROFF.

Hmmmm ... I'm guessing that Cyli would be Exie. As for Arby ... I
think Wolfgang is the most likely candidate. I can't imagine anyone
else who's more qualified to be an amateur phrenologist.

And I wonder who amongst us plays the bagpipes when he's on the
stream ...


Chuck Vance (though maybe that's just as well left unknown)