Wherefore dost this individual deserve, like unto a noble title, the position of “guest of honor?” Perhaps it is dedication to artistic advancement, for what is a community such as this if not a field of artistic expression. Forsooth, this artist has wandered the turbulent waters of art from the humble shores of simple whittling to the murky depths of sound, transcending the medium through earning the elegant title of Luthier. Or perhaps instead it is the personality, for which even the fay themselves would be jealous to the perfect embodiment of the singular term, “whimsy.” Or maybe he just sings a good shanty.-Tikku-