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Steve Goodman.

And it's only going to continue.

I've sold a few recently too.  I'm down to 11 now.

I work with chainsaws and an industrial wood chipper and I always wear ear plugs at work. But playing or at concerts; Nope.

Happy New Year JoeyJoeyJoey.

If you have the time when you come for a visit, don't restrict yourself to looking at only the cities. This is a BIG country. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is slightly smaller than all of Belgium and Massachusetts is one of the smallest states in the country. You will find that the crime rate is usually much higher in the cities.

From the comments you make here about Brexit and Christians, you would probably find more people that think like you in a rural area. And there is a LOT of rural area. But there are disadvantages to rural living. For example, it takes me nearly an hour to make a trip to the grocery store and back home. You learn to do as much as you can when you go into town; like buying non-perishable food in bulk. I do it once a month. On the other hand, when you live in or near a city, everything you need is only minutes away. I prefer rural living.

Guns? Yes. There are many. The U.S. is known around the world for it's love of guns. I live in rural Pennsylvania and private citizens probably have more guns than the entire Belgian army. But we do not go out shooting everyone and everything in sight the way some of the media attempt to portray it. Good, law abiding citizens far outweigh the criminal element.

Your choice of cities to explore have one issue to consider. Being on the Atlantic Coast puts them in line for a direct hit from hurricanes. It doesn't happen every day but the potential is there for catastrophic weather events. All 3 of the cities you mentioned were hit hard in 2017. If you should choose one of them, you should educate yourself on how to be prepared for a hurricane and be ready to evacuate when the call comes to get out.

As you move away from the coast and towards the mountains the risk of a large snowstorm comes into the picture. In North West Pennsylvania and Western New York State near the Great Lakes,  the snow is being measured in feet right now. Buffalo NY and Erie Pa. have had close to 10' of snow this winter. Being on the East side of the mountains we have only had about 5 inches. Cold? Yeah. It's brutal out there. High today will be around 20°F and it's going down near 0°F tonight.

Like Doug said, the Pacific NW has a very moderate climate. There is also the potential for major earthquakes on the Pacific Coast. But that risk is much higher along the southern coast than it is on the northern coast.

No matter where you go there will be positives and negatives. You will have to weigh each side and decide what you are comfortable with and what you aren't.

And like Topdown said, if you can arrange your visit to coincide with Chordiestock or one of the other Chordie events, you could talk to people from all over the country.

Good luck in your search.

Sweet! Pun intended.

I have the molds to make "musical" candy.

Merry Christmas to one and all.

Unfortunately I'm going to be tied up a several more weeks cleaning out my late mother-in-laws house.

I've squeezed in about 15 minutes of guitar time in the last 3 weeks. Heck, my callouses are starting to get soft.