Ben - TequilaMockingbird - has emailed me his regrets about not getting the high quality Thief, Howard the Duck and Extended Muppet Movie material to me over these past 4 months. He's been busy and doesn't have a DVD-R recorder - just DVD-RAM, which he worries won't be compatible.
My Richard/Thief collection is now at Disney, and being enjoyed.
Completely unrelated - did a bit of stand-up comedy at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood yesterday. Went pretty well.