OK, the old Topica list seems to be working ok as far as sending and adding people. The welcome and other emails are still old, they have BigMax's name still in them, but that's a minor detail.
Be patinet while the old 'Topica' synapses fire up for other things.
To add your name to the Topica list send an email to:
AHKoth-subscribe ATtopica DOT com
Of course replace AT with @ and DOT with .
For JimBeam, send in the required registration fee and I'll sign you up