>Aaaaargh! Lots of us neither know nor care who 'Bob Vila' is - this is >getting boring everyone. I am very interested Bob Vila (and others like Martha Stewart, Norm Abrams, etc.), not because of who they are or what they have to say. I study them to learn how they have come to influence such a wide segment of the general population. Wouldn't it be nice if someone with that wide influence would take up the cause of promoting cultural heritage in good and appropriate ways? John Leeke, Preservation Consultant 26 Higgins St., Portland, ME 04103, USA 207 773-2306 Old-House Journal, Contributing Editor AOL, HouseNet, Historic HomeWorks, Pundit, [log in to unmask] CompuServe, Handyman, Old Houses, SYSOP, [log in to unmask]