I do think "Deliverance" did a disservice. Banjo players are not evil, and a canoe ride is not the fastest way to Hell (used to be the best way to get a girl to Gitchee-goomee). You may still want to run when you hear a banjo playing, but not for *that* reason.

War story of sorts. I got to go to a barbecue last weekend, with the music supplied by a couple of bluegrass bands, and I bet the guy I was sitting with I could spot the banjo player before the band ever got on stage. How? The deer-in-the-headlights look. I was right...

Joe