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hmmmm how the heck do you follow something like that? I know the end of my relationship was something like this: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mVhFwztRp8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mVhFwztRp8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mVhFwztRp8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

My one most solemn prayer had I been in your shoes: Please. Shoot. Me. Now.

It seems like almost anywhere I go,anything I buy, any store that I wander in to, that any type of customer service is almosta lost art. Its not just airlines--its everywhere. I had two run ins with FedEx last week. One was something that I Absolutely had to have the next day and paid $198.00 for shipping, which was more than the cost of the item itself--it arrived in 6 Days. 6---for OVERNIGHT SHIPPING Another Item I ordered took 19 days to get to me and then some bozo called me at 5AM to ask where to deliver it ( uh..try the address on the package that might be a good start...Is that 80 blablabla Street?...Yea....is it hard to find?...no ones every had a problem before.... are there any nearby landmarks?..well theres a Blablabla streetsign right there, a gigantic 80 on the house and a big note to FED EX saying THIS IS THE HOUSE on the door-- is that enough?) Mind you this was at 5AM-- --FED EX then called me 3 more times that day for God knows what reason to find a very simple address that a child could find before I finally snapped on some agent who was giving me yet another moronic runaround about nothing. It's not just Fed Ex, It's not just the airlines, its rampant and unfortunately its everywhere To me its no wonder that businesses fail. Its because They should. If anyone knows anything at all about service in this country, they should be making a fortune right now, because otherwise it is just about dead

Looks like an extortion type protection racket to me, similar to organized crimes pay to be 'protected' schemes. Im not sure of the legal ins and outs of protection rackets like this, I hope that some day a lawyer presses in a class action lawsuit to return ill begotten money to its rightful owners. as far as me owing--yea right-- I tallied up all the blueforms from my years as a twig coordinator one time. The money that I collected and sent in (not all mine btw) over my `tenure was about $144,000 in ABS. That did not include money for classes, advances, 'love offerings', all the crap you had to buy to put on classes and twigs, nor any of the jillion hours of time invested. Part of the reason that money was sent in was because of promises that TWI had made and had promised to uphold Some were in writing--"You can take the foundational class whenever and wherever it is offered"--Many were verbal---"You are always welcome at The Way", "The Ministry is yours" etc blah blah blah--lots of promises that proved to be untrue It was not me, but THE WAY that breached any agreements and changed our 'contractual' agreements and their obligations in midstream. If anything they should return money to me, and redistribute money back to everyone from whom they took it under their false pretenses. To some businesses it wouldnt even be a question--If you dont provide the goods or services you promised, then you return the money-- but looking for simple morals, ethics or a conscience to come from TWI isnt ever going to turn up much It'll be a long long long long wait before I'll ever expect to see any of those attributes eminating from New Knoxville. I know I certainly wont be holding my breath waiting for my return check and the letter that says "sorry for the inconvenience" ...I let it all go a long time ago. I know I acted honorably if very naively when I was younger and dont worry about it anymore---Its gone and I can sleep at night They will be the ones that have to live with consciously extorting money from medical settlements, the poor, the sick, the dying and one day have to own up to it all.

speaking of banjos, I had a sad experience with mine the other day that has left me a little shaken. I was in a bad neighborhood and stupidly had left the banjo in full view in the back seat. I know it was dumb...its my fault Sure enough i got back and the rear window had been broken and my car broken into. My heart sank as I looked into the back seat and discovered that someone.... had left three more banjos

I had the Thessalonians tapes, which I think were about $375.00. That was in 1983 when I was making minimum wage and working part time because my whole life was tied up in the 'ministry'... That was indeed a lot of $$ at the time --the tapes cost more than my "more than abundant life" $200.00 1968 Plymouth Valiant with the holes in the floor that i drove at the time I gotta tell you it was possibly the most boring thing I have ever subjected myself to---it was excruciating...I tried, I really did but I never did finish them. I dont know how anyone could ever made it through any of those "classes', I'd just as soon stick a fork in my forehead as to ever do that again. They're still around somewhere-I could probably send them to Gitmo to use as a torture method

Q.)--Whats the difference between a musician and a Municipal Bond? A.) eventually the Municipal Bond will mature and make some money

Two words? One Thing <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>He's right-- other than that I have "Everyday there's someone asking what is there to do? Should I love or should I fight is it all the same to you? No I say I have the answer proven to be true, But if I were to share it with you, you would stand to gain and I to lose. Every morning pressure forming all around my eyes. Ceilings crash, the walls collapse, broken by the lies that your misfortune brought upon us and I won't disguise them. So don't ask me will I explain I won't even begin to tell you why. Climb a tower of freedom, paint your own deceiving sign. It's not my power to criticize or to ask you to be blind To your own pressing problem and the hate you must unwind. So ask of me no answer there is none that I could give you wouldn't find."

"Hunters Moon" I probably should post this on some crisp October night when the full moon is shining because aside from the title it feels and sounds like that to me. But even though it is as hot as hades Im posting it anyway--Its still a great piece in my book.. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Ok maybe that was it--- I was thinking maybe because he was some sort of successful businessman or something which was about as rare as a snowball in a blast furnace in TWI at that time which was then peopled with a multitude of cashiers, entry level part timers, and window washers.

Im with excathedra on this one--I have a very vague remembrance of something about Buck Stoves or Buck Knives or something.. I have no idea why that is supposed to impress me

Just a guess here: Geer, Lynn, Finnegan, Sides etc etc. all wanted to be the head honcho, but were small fish so eventually started their own things. In contrast Craig WAS the head honcho--after going through that hellish nightmare of being the topdog topdog of TWI during its fall and near destruction ---who would ever want to do it all over again??

There are some classic books that describe the life by those that lived it in great detail. Moby Dick, Mutiny on the Bounty, Two Years Before The Mast are all good reads, that I think everyone should read anyway. They are full of details of what everyday life was like on ships like these. They are probably the most famous books , but I am sure there are many others as well, if you really want to uench your curiosity

I wonder how many made it through the year. I was a WOW that year in one of the designated outreach cities they had that go round. I was in Tampa/St.Pete. There were over 100 that started the yearthere --the attrition rate was pretty high by the end of the year

The 00's or ..wait a minute its the 10's now (is that what you call them?) are just as good...Taylor is another guy from my area a year or so ago I was walking by an Inn in my area and he was pickin on the front porch. Good unexpected moments still happen <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

All great stuff Thomas! I just now got home from a live performance of Pictures by the Boston Symphony with Yo Yo Ma. It was preceeded in the program by the Karelia Suite by Sibelius and Elgar's Cello Concerto- I may talk alot around here, but words are completely inadequate for me to describe the beauty, power and insight of that music. Ive been familiar with Pictures for quite awhile,(My painting master 30 years ago would blast Mussorgsky whenever he needed to overcome a creative block).. one thing that was new today for me was to learn that (I should have known) This piece was written about an actual art exhibition displayed in St Petersburg, in 1874 ----and the various segments of Pictures at an Exhibition musically describe actual known works. My program today had good quality pictures of those pieces of art....It was very interesting to to visually explore the inspiration while the piece was being played live... the finale..the Great Gates Of Kiev...as always is so noble and regal, that it is impossible 9for me anyway) to leave without bursting with hope. sorry for ramblin'--- It was real treat

Thanks--I LOVE tall ships---living nearby the coast I get to see them once in awhile, the biggest gathering being in 1992, the 500th anniversary of Columbus' sail to discover the new world. Several 100 from around the world, made a world tour I happened to be working ON Boston Harbor at the time , which was a weeklong stopon that tour. No matter how jaded or worldly I thought I was, It was a breathtaking sight to see, sailors from all nations out on the yardarms, and the sight of the ships coming into the harbor in full sail was unforgettable and like some journey back in time. Im not, but if anyone is anywhere near Duluth at all and has the slightest inkling to go --I bet it is well worth the trip thanks dave The Krusenstern and the Radich

--Well yea--probably--I never claimed really to be normal (whatever that is)--it just sort of happened without any forethought--by then I was already somewhere in the middle of it--so I toyed with it some----It is all the same notes no matter what instrument plays them --even a banjo That was already done by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Needless to say, his version of Hoedown was a wee bit better than mine of Pictures at an Exhibition I love the Flecktones!! <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>and ,just because I can, here's the Prelude from Bach Violin Partita #3 on banjo which to me is amazing.... <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

i was trying to work this out on banjo which although enjoyable probably isnt really a great idea for anyone else within earshot, and may have gotten me shot if the composer heard it It sounds much better in 'the original' :) Mussorgsky-Pictures At An Exhibition <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsHkkm0vpNE&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsHkkm0vpNE&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsHkkm0vpNE&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

I had a nice long drive today and had the opportunity to relish Bob Dylan's "Modern Times" CD which I hadn't listened to in a few years: Heres a few: When The Deal Goes Down <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Thunder On The Mountain <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

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