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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: MMario Date: 07 Oct 99 - 05:36 PM *grumblemubmblewheredidIleavethatstupidbackpackI'mgonnamissthejoustIjustknowit* oh! Hi, Kat? Have you seen a backp....That's it, the one with "I was a teenage MudCat" logo on it. Thanks. Forgot the blasted thing when I went through "the door". *blush* glad you enjoyed it. It would have been better if I hadn't tried to record it at the end of a 14 hour work day...or had someone to run the tape deck (which was in a different room) while I just sang. or....(just fishing for compliments--jump in any time) and at faire we usually say "when Scots wore skirts and sheep were nervous" *eg* [NOI!] I expect the place will have moved when I get back. Somebody leave a trail of bread crumbs, or 'possum droppings or somethin' okay? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Lonesome EJ Date: 07 Oct 99 - 06:37 PM C'mon Katlaf, grab a stepladder and tape the other end of this orange crepe paper to the wall, while I tape this end to Banjer's banjer. Gotta get all these Halloween decorations up, because we are celebrating all month. Special drink of the month- the Caramel Apple... whiskey, apple cider, touch of caramel syrup. Costume Party the night of the 31st, and I hear Wyo's gonna be naked under the bubble wrap this year, so bring your safety pins! Kerouac and Cassady are back, and I don't know what happened on the road, but they have been extremely quiet except to say they returned the possum to Spaw after dropping the detective guy at a crossroads down below the border line. Now, Cassady just stares off into space while Kerouac has his nose buried in Angela's Ashes. Kesey said they were upset because somebody said they were obsessed with navel lint. Burroughs says it's no easy transition from iconoclast to icon. I just keep taking them more beer and onion rings. C'est la Vie Little ditty appropriate to hanging the Halloween decorations. AHEM....
I forbid you maidens all |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: katlaughing Date: 07 Oct 99 - 07:19 PM Well, LeeJ, there ya go, crepe paper looks nice. I've one fo those ghosts that Wooo-ooo at you when you walk by, shall I hang it on the way to the Loo? Oh, can't think of a better place to bury one's nose than Frank McCourt's book...excelent read, I'm about half way through it. Where are those vampire teeth I brought? It's so much fun to go around and say, I vant to drink your blooood!" Brought my crystal ball and tarot cards, too, round wimmin's deck and the ole standby. Shall I set up in the corner over there? Fortunes told, scrying, all for the price of a drink! I love this time of year! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: katlaughing Date: 07 Oct 99 - 07:20 PM Well, LeeJ, there ya go, crepe paper looks nice. I've one fo those ghosts that Wooo-ooo at you when you walk by, shall I hang it on the way to the Loo? Oh, can't think of a better place to bury one's nose than Frank McCourt's book...excelent read, I'm about half way through it. Where are those vampire teeth I brought? It's so much fun to go around and say, I vant to drink your blooood!" Brought my crystal ball and tarot cards, too, round wimmin's deck and the ole standby. Shall I set up in the corner over there? Fortunes told, scrying, all for the price of a drink! I love this time of year! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: katlaughing Date: 07 Oct 99 - 07:25 PM oops, sorry. Comedy nite-halloween jokes: One dark night two men were walking home after a party and decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones. "Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath, "You scared us half to death we thought you were a ghost! What are you doing working here so late at night?" "Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!" |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Lonesome EJ Date: 07 Oct 99 - 08:02 PM Kat..a wooooo by the Loo sounds like the thing to do! Place is starting to look really creepy- orange n black crepe paper, jack o lanterns, dead beatnicks, gargoyles in the corners... we'll set up the corner for your fortune-telling gig. Can somebody do seances? And what do yo mean about Kerouac having his nose in a book? He's got his nose in Angela's actual frigging ashes! Apparently McCourt had one too many of the glasses of Black Stuff and left 'em here again.
Janet's tied her kirtle green |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: katlaughing Date: 07 Oct 99 - 08:59 PM Oh, LeeJ, poor Angela! Hey, seances I can do, course it always helps to have a circle of people who can join hands around a table which is light enough to tap out messages. Did that one time for real. It was pretty eerie; the little table with all of our fingertips resting on, actually danced in the air....no strings attached! I was impressed! Anybody wanna hear the beginning of one of my spookier stories? This is the original version; it's actually been edited and revised, but oh well....here 'tis:
As she entered the room, a cold crept through her bones, deep into her muscles, tensing them and making her teeth chatter. The walls glistened with slow-dripping moisture, falling onto sideboards, books, and tables scattered around the room. She felt, rather than heard, a faint anguished scream in her mind. Clenching her jaw, with her arms wrapped around her, step by step she returned to the door. Not wanting to turn her back to the room, she watched for a presence of any kind which might be waiting for her to turn and flee. Finally, pulling the door with her, she backed out of the room, praying silently that whatever was in there would not pull the door from her hand, coming after her. Ah, well, an early effort, but friends have said it spooked them. Anybody know any good ghost stories? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Susan A-R Date: 07 Oct 99 - 10:22 PM Say, do you guys want any of my spider webs?? I just discovered a great big one hanging over the sink, and if I can see 'em they are big enough to sell as commercial halloween decorations. Can I set up the apple bobbing over here by the back door? My niece isn't allowed to bob at our house any more, since she just sticks her whole head in, drives the apple to the bottom of the canning kettle and BITES. Fierce young woman our Hannah. She Hadna pu'ed a rose a rose, A rose but barely one When up there started young Tam Lin Sayin' Lady, let alone. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Roger the skiffler Date: 08 Oct 99 - 03:53 AM I see the Tavern is open again, after being closed for family bereavement. Hope things are beginning to get better, Susan. I'm not big on Halloween but if I come as I am I could pass for a zombie, Hey I could sing "Zombie jamboree"? Oh, OK I won't. Now let me get my head out of the apple bobbing and breath again. RtS |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: alison Date: 08 Oct 99 - 04:30 AM I'm about to be a real party poop.. but in the interest of the Tavern threads not taking even longer to download.. what about sending the spooky stories into their own thread eg "Scary stories corner"... just a thought....... now make mine something strong I'm off to our Festival.... slainte alison |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: alison Date: 10 Oct 99 - 07:46 AM Oops... I'm sorry... didn't actually intend for you all to go completely silent..... Is there anyone here?.... if not I'll help myself.. it's been a very busy weekend... I'm tired, I'm sunburnt, I've been eaten by mossies... and I've got sore muscles from dancing in the middle of a shopping centre today... what I really need is one of DougR's massages, .... failing that I'll settle for a nice cup of tea....... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Alice Date: 10 Oct 99 - 11:47 AM alison, meet me at the Mudcat Campfire - 2 thread. I'd love to hear a scary story from Australia. -alice |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: DougR Date: 11 Oct 99 - 02:12 AM Alison, one super dooper massage coming up! Just keep an eye out for Big Mick. I don't want to rile him up! DougR |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Roger the skiffler Date: 11 Oct 99 - 05:40 AM Quick, a large one, my PC crashed at work on Friday, I'm using a borrowed one while they try to salvage some data. The local network has been flaky all morning, so busy I've hardly time to look at the Mudcat in breaks, so you're spared bad jokes for a while! Quiet around here,everyone at the GETAWATY or campfire. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Lonesome EJ Date: 11 Oct 99 - 01:39 PM " And why come you to Carter Hall, without command from me?" " I come and go," young Janet said, "and ask no leave of thee." And Janet's tied her kirtle green, a bit above her knee and she's gone to her Father as fast as go can she Up then spake her Father dear, and he spoke meek and mild " Oh and Alack, Janet," he said," I fear you go with child." My favorite thing about Tam Lin is the character Janet and her completely independent nature. She's not afraid to tell anyone what she wants, or to do what she thinks is right. Unusual for a song/story that must date back to the middle ages. Anybody for Bungie-Bobbing? It's a new take on bobbing for apples. Just sit on this rafter, tie this bungie to your ankles, and aim at the washtub full of Grannie Smiths down there. Geronimo!!! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: katlaughing Date: 11 Oct 99 - 01:45 PM Sure, LeeJ, after you show us how it is done! Oh, and how deep is the water we're gonna bob in?*G* |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: MAG (inactive) Date: 12 Oct 99 - 07:47 PM I need a stiff one, after our fair little city (or at least the City Manager) has decided to balance next year's budget on the back of the Public Library. My very do-able job and the low cost of living is why I'm where I'm at. I'm way up in seniority, but starting January, my job may not have a drop of fun in it. Let's see, shall I start on the Hennessey, or a T&T? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Susan A-R Date: 12 Oct 99 - 09:06 PM Hmmm, I think that I got a LARGE bobbing bucket, but not THAT large. And granny smiths are HARD. Ouch! I think I'll consider this one a spectator sport. MAG, have a round on me. My Mom is on the board of the public library in my home town and has been a pretty effective fighter for funding. Does your library have such a board? Wish I could loan her to you because she's quite good at working the community and is avid about the importance of libraries, information, learning, books and anything related. I hope that there is someone fighting for you there. Oh, Lonesome, I never had heard a melody to Tam Lin, so I made one up. It's fun, but not too singable, so I'll have to check out the database to see what's there. I do like that Janet. She also manages to rescue her lad, and through some pretty harrowing odds, snakes, swords, and other unpleasant things to hang onto, all to get her boy in his birthday suit. Thanks all for the condolences. I am doing pretty well. It's gonna be a gap in my life for a long time, but I've a lot of strong memories to hang onto, and good friends to share 'em with.
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: MAG (inactive) Date: 12 Oct 99 - 09:49 PM Frankie Armstrong does a great tune to Tam Lin. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Jeri Date: 12 Oct 99 - 10:17 PM There are 24 versions of Tam Lin and a bunch of tunes at http://tam-lin.org/ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: MMario Date: 13 Oct 99 - 10:48 AM *a weary, travel-stained person in elizabethean peasant garb stumbles through "the door". He crawls to the magical caffiene machine and opens the tap, positioning himself below the faucet*glug!* ah! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: bbc Date: 14 Oct 99 - 09:12 PM Yoo hoo, WyoWoman, are you in here? I'm sorry I missed your birthday yesterday! Hope it was happy! Will it help that I brought in a homemade Hershey Bar Torte to celebrate? Gather 'round, folks. Let's give her a big group hug! BTW, tomorrow (10-15) is Duane's birthday! love, bbc |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Susan A-R Date: 14 Oct 99 - 10:06 PM How Did those Elizabethans manage without chocolate covered espresso beans? Jeri, there is a Tam Lin Site?? Wow!! Well, at least my tune ain't copywritten. GRRR!! Oh, can I have some black vile stuff to go with the Hershey cake?? That way I get two of the four basic food groups (coffee, chocolate, garlic and beer. I believe that there is a round about to be written) YES!! My Red Sox just got a two run homer!!!!!! (Of course all could change, but for now, they are ahead.) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: MMario Date: 14 Oct 99 - 10:50 PM "Come, my friends who would be flatter Life consists of getting fatter! So grab your forks and pass the platter While we are together!
Let all our joy be in our food! takeoff on "Let Onion be!" to the tune of "Let Union Be" (somewhere I have another couple verses.... MMario |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: DougR Date: 15 Oct 99 - 12:12 AM Susan A-R: Feel up to a great WD40 Massage? Nobody is ahead of you so climb up on top of the bar, lay down on your tummy, and I'll go to work if you're want one. DougR |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: MMario Date: 15 Oct 99 - 12:16 AM uh-oh! Doug! Alison is waiting for you and the wd-40 in the chat room. I just signed off, grabbing a virtual pint and heading off to snooze. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Dave Swan Date: 15 Oct 99 - 02:01 AM My hands hurt, my feet are sore, by back is screaming. Doug and his family, Tom, and I just chopped, macerated and pressed enough apples to yield eight gallons of what we hope will be cider once time and the yeast beasties have done their work. In the meantime, may I have pint of Blackthorn please ? And who is the wise guy who put the glow in the dark skeleton in the third stall in the men's room ? I nearly disgraced myself. Somebody needs a remedial session at N. Young's. E.S. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern #14 - Aftermath From: Big Mick Date: 15 Oct 99 - 02:17 AM Dammit Doug, I split for the wilds of Virginia with the wild ones, come back and right away you are chasing THE FAIR ONE with the WD40 again............this fella is quick............Hey beebs, how about a pint of the vile black stuff? And can I get a bucket of oysters on the half shell?..........What?.........waddya mean this ain't a seafood bar???????.............we'll fix that shit......everyone hold on to your stuff..we're moving to...................... Mudcat tavern #15 & oyster bar |
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