I have many times regretted not finding this band sooner, all the magic moments I've missed, the shows I wish I'd seen.  But reading this tonight ... I realize that things have happened exactly as they were meant to be.  This beautiful journey was meant to be shared by this band and those who have been there thus far, and especially by one whose story, through these wonderful recollections, has gotten me a little teary eyed over this band for the second time in a couple weeks.  Since I first started following GPN (not nearly as long as so many of you), I've thought that the stars and the planets must have been perfectly aligned when this group of incredibly gifted and brilliant individuals found each other and started playing music together.  I now realize that part of that once in a lifetime miracle is that there could have been no better person there, sharing the journey from the very beginning, recording not simply the dates and the setlists, but also vividly capturing the emotion, the sense of place, the personal moments that allow those of us who were not there to be able to imagine more than just the songs, but also what it felt like to be there.  I'm so grateful to have joined this wonderful ride when I did.  And if I ever start to feel a twinge of regret over the "what ifs", I'll remember to stop and smile and think of TH1 seeing GPN for all of us ... and I'll know nothing about this could have happened any better.  :)