Hi Everyone,

Sorry I've been somewhat quiet on the boards recently. I received very sad news regarding a good friend and author. Shirley Tallman, who was featured here last week, lost her son in a freak boating accident in South Africa last weekend. This was devastating news and I can't tell you how sad I was to hear it. Shirley Tallman is not only a brilliant author, but she is an amazing person. She is probably one of the truly nicest people I have ever had the honor of knowing, both professionally and personally. She is the last person i would want to have to go through this. Her son was just recently married and was young, he was also a very talented musician. This sad news was incredibly hard to hear about. I hope we can all send our prayers and thoughts to Shirley Tallman during this extremely difficult time for her family.

Tara