OK, for anyone who's curious; my flutes were found in the middle of Halsey outside the Edgefield (!!) by Road Dog, the benevolent and preeminent roadie who brought them back to the trailer for the summer concerts, where they were spotted by Brent from the Doug Fir, who called me after seeing my bulletin on myspace.

The best I can figure, they fell out the back of my car as I was giving a nice couple a lift to their car and I simply didn't notice.

That they weren't:

a.) run over
b.) loaded in with Chris Isaac's gear to be swept away on a US tour, eventually returned to me, I'm sure, but after an experience akin to a garden gnome adventure or
c.) found by someone with fewer scruples than Road-Dog is nothing short of remarkable.

Thanks AGAIN to everyone and especially to Road-Dog and all other roadies and crew who so often are over-looked and go unthanked.