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Hiya, Breeze. I'm sure we must know each other.(I was FL4---blue name tag--- dontcha know?) I was just thinkin' recently that there are probably only a couple hundred of us who went through FLO.(We're kind of a rare species.) That's like a drop in the bucket compared to how many went through the corps. And yet, here we are, 4 of us plus a non posting grad spouse. Must have had some kind of impact, dontcha think? I agree with you that we all experienced a great deal of personal growth. Some of those experiences were pretty hairy but time has a way of smoothing out the rough edges. Knowing what I know now, I would not do it again. That has nothing to do with the individuals in the program. There were some really terrific people huddled cross-legged on the basement floor every morning at 5:30 for morning fellowship. It has a LOT to do with what I now know about TWI, the organization. What was the wackiest project you had to work on? I think mine was the time we had an "emergency" work detail to destroy the mimeograph plates for The Grapevine so "the adversary" couldn't use our mailing list against us. That was during the time when all the conspiracy theories were running rampant. Anyhoo---Just thought I would pop in and say PS---PM me if you feel like it.

Hey! You've Got To Hide Your Love Away-------Lads from Liverpool You tell lies thinking I can't see. You can't cry 'cause you're laughing at me.

OK I just checked my Fellowlaborers name tags. Why do I keep them? Dunno. Pretty handy for scraping price tag gunk off of glass, though. My first year in the program, the name tags were blue with white engraving. My name and FL year are stick-on label tape.(Blue tape with white letters) The adversary must have infiltrated the program. Blue is so----well, you know---BLUE! My graduating year was a white tag that had the logo du jour at the top. Again, my name and state were done with label tape.(green with white letters) HMMMM! Has it occurred to anyone else that maybe Der Vey was a front for a name tag business scam?

I subscribe to XM.(Have for 2 or 3 years.) They have "decades" channels that feature music from the various decades. Channel 4=40's/Channel 5=50's/Channel 6=60's,etc.,etc. If you don't want to invest in a tuner, you can subscribe to it as a stand-alone and stream it on your computer. That's what we do in our office area. I have a separate tuner in the shop area. They will even let you take a free trial run to see if you like it. I hate to sound like an advertisement but if you enjoy music from a particular era or genre, this might be for you. Downside: The on-line stream is slightly out of sync with the regular(tuner) broadcast so you can't combine them to produce a surround sound.

Is this it?

Slim Harpo---Baby, Scratch My Back

Is that anything like a Creamcicle? OOPS! I may have just crossed the line. You know, the one that seperates good from evil?

Wow! Must be LONG after my time. They might have done better showing the scene from Disney's "Fantasia". At least it had good music. Oh, wait. I just remembered; Disney was a "seed boy".

I never knew about GSC until about a year ago. Therefore, since I hadn't seen it, it didn't really exist. Thanks, Dot. It must be awful to not be able to admit to one's self they have been hoodwinked. Imagine this at an AA meeting: " Hi, I'm Joe Schmoe. I'm not REALLY an alcoholic." Riiiight!!

Baby Elephant Walk-----Henry Mancini

If they're anything like coyotes( in terms of behavior), they could be in your backyard right now and you wouldn't know it. Beats the heck out of me how those critters are able to vanish into thin air.(coyotes, that is.)

HAHA! Didn't even notice when I read the original post. Something about "the context", dontcha know?

Dang It! I want in on this, too. I could be a maroon if I put my mind to it!

I don't think God EVER tires of hearing his kids express their concerns. What kind of *father* would he be if he did?

You know you have gotten old when: In the middle of the night, your wife creeps into the living room and catches you watching scrambled broadcasts of-------------------------------The Fishing Channel! HAHA!---You thought I was going to say --------The Golf Channel-------- didn't Ya? Cracker Barrel: Midwest restaurant chain that features home style cooking and a rustic ambiance.

For me, the big picture is not about the fact THAT he plagiarized. That's a foregone conclusion. What bothers me the most is WHY he did what he did. No, I don't know what thoughts ran through his mind but surely he must have had ulterior motives that involved satisfying his own personal agendas. So often we see on the news where a pedophile will get a job teaching or coaching so they can create scenarios that will put them in a position to act out. Likewise with people who create a financial facade to hide their plotting to defraud people of their money. Ditto on people who knowingly create a false persona to generate adoration or sympathy. Are any of these reasons applicable to understanding why he plagiarized? I don't know. It's certainly food for thought, though.

Not sure where to find it online. If you absolutely have to have it(to learn a part for a band you are in), it is on the "Hollywood Situation" album which was released in late 1974 on the Casablanca Records label. Amazon or eBay, maybe? You could always sell it when you are done with it. PS------- It might also be on "Best Of The Hudson Brothers"(not sure of the label on that one.)

There's a band in Ohio named McGuffey Lane. They used to do a song that had these lyrics: "My name is Burt It's on my shirt I'll pump your gas And kick your----------------." I have to wear a shirt that has my first name over the right pocket. It drives me nuts when I am at "Burger Biggy" and the counter person addresses me by name. Likewise if I pop into the grocery on the way home. It gives people a license to pretend they know you. THEY DON"T!!! What's just as bad is that the company name and logo is over the other pocket. They seem to think that entitles them to free technical advise. IT DOESN'T!!! Of course the flip side is that I save a ton of money because I never have to buy clothes for work. No real point, just rambling.

I have heard accounts of guitar players and other stringed instrument players who have had surgery to sever certain tendons. This is to keep the hand from configuring itself in the way that it is naturally prone to do. This allows the artist to articulate passages that are beyond the scope of normal motion. I do not have much info on this other than hearsay. It's not a shortcut. It's painful, permanent and takes plenty of healing and rehabilitation time. Still, it diminishes the true value of the finished product which should represent what the human body is capable of, in and of itself.(IMO) I would much rather hear one single note that is straight from the soul than a flurry of notes that are the result of some unnatural process. I am not too knowledgeable about sports, but , to me, at least, there seems to be a bit of a parallel between artificial assistance in music and sports. I guess what it all comes down to is that the ticket buying public expects as much bang as they can get for their buck. As long as money is at the heart of the issue, I don't think this subject will be resolved any time soon.

Who are "us" and "we"? Just askin' Kinda reminds me of that Pink Floyd song------ Us--Us--Us and Them--Them--Them What's the lesson that's about to unfold?

Kudos to the photographer. It brings back memories of my childhood on the shores of the lake they call Erie.

And lest they be forgotten, there was also a group called "The Lakeview Telecasters". The were a Gospel quartet before joining "the flock". They,too, sang at the first couple ROAs.

Sorry, Sushi The Doctor is out . He'll be right back with----------------------.

And lest we should forget, it was Stuart Sutcliffe, the band's first bass player, who named the group and lent Sir Paul his Hofner President(violin bass) to use.

Al Jarreau---Now that you mention it, I remember this one. Didn't he have an album with the same title? And who can forget the receptionist ?( I think her real name was Alice Beasley.) Attractive in her own quirky, cerebral kind of way.