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Subject: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: wysiwyg Date: 06 Mar 07 - 05:08 PM Without naming names, because then people might know too much (LOL), what have you gotten or sent to Mudcatters you only know through Mudcat? Like today. I was expecting a small envelope from England containing the field recordings of another Catter-- but no, it's a BIG envelope marked "Royal Mail" (how cool is THAT). I'm about to dig in! And because it's so big, I know JUST what to tuck in the very same envelope, when I use it to return-mail MY field recordings! (You know who you are!) ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Bert Date: 06 Mar 07 - 05:14 PM AllanC sent me a couple of collectable vintage cameras. Completely out of the blue. They are the pride of my collection. Sooz sent me some Bramley seeds. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Joybell Date: 06 Mar 07 - 05:34 PM A big REALLY BIG box of Reeces Peanut-Butter Cups and assorted other peanut-butter goodies -- from --- OOOOOH! I'm not allowed to tell am I ? Everyone will want them. I'd just idly mentioned that I liked them a lot. Several Mudcatter cds. A cute little felt penguin. A lovely Mudcatter book of poems. A great book about Music Hall. Lots and lots of friendly, loving, helpful, encouraging, and interesting PMs. I've sent old recipe books, the book I wrote about a character I became interested in, chocolate, my cd and Truelove's. I love this place. Cheers, Joy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Liz the Squeak Date: 06 Mar 07 - 05:57 PM I keep getting sent chocolates and ribbon candy from all over the world and Albuquequequereque. Thanks guys. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Hawker Date: 06 Mar 07 - 06:27 PM Received: A Cd, A beautiful green shawl, the words of songs I couldn't find, the answer to questions I couldn't fathom on my own and lots of good times and friendship. Sent....... Well that's for me to know and you to find out! Cheers, Lucy |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 06 Mar 07 - 06:59 PM Snippets of Friendship. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: wysiwyg Date: 06 Mar 07 - 07:23 PM goodies -- from --- OOOOOH! I'm not allowed to tell am I? Everyone will want them. Precisely. If you WANT to out a pal so they get tons of PMs asking for loot, fine, but it's probably better not done. :~) My package of the day included a local newspaper, a town's history/photo booklet, 2 CDs, and a really nice letter. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: SINSULL Date: 06 Mar 07 - 07:49 PM nuns lots of tiny little nuns. And lots of ugly things too horrible to re-gift or even sell. But also an absolutely wonderful Jean Ritchie broadside that I thought gnu had bought for an investment. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Joe Offer Date: 06 Mar 07 - 08:00 PM Songbooks. Ah, songbooks. I think the most precious was Big Mick's Little Red Songbook, but there have been others. Thank you, Mick and everyone, for your generosity. -Joe Offer, Songbook addict- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Rapparee Date: 06 Mar 07 - 09:08 PM Some cd's from various folks, and a lot of grief from a guy in San Diego who shall remain nameless but whose initials are AJ. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Stilly River Sage Date: 06 Mar 07 - 11:17 PM Mom told you not to pick on him. . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Alec Date: 07 Mar 07 - 01:47 AM Couple of CD's of top quality Blues from a bloody nice bloke. :0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Mar 07 - 02:57 AM I got a new car for my wife! G |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: kendall Date: 07 Mar 07 - 07:46 AM Good swap Giok! I sent a cd to England and wound up with a wife! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: MMario Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:31 AM I think Kendall has topped just about everyone...hard to beat. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: wysiwyg Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:35 AM It's a celebration, not a competition! Men. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: bobad Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:53 AM Men are hard wired for competition, it's in their |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Rapparee Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:59 AM Well, Kendall, you have to decide if it was a good deal or not. Maybe you can, you know, get your CD back or swap her for something else if it wasn't. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: JennyO Date: 07 Mar 07 - 09:15 AM Careful how you answer, Kendall - I can see the cellar looming ;-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: kendall Date: 07 Mar 07 - 09:40 AM I may be foolish, but I'm not crazy! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Stilly River Sage Date: 07 Mar 07 - 10:44 AM He's damned lucky is what he is! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Liz the Squeak Date: 07 Mar 07 - 10:48 AM And so is Jacqui.... she got a CD AND Seamus! LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: kendall Date: 07 Mar 07 - 10:48 AM It wasn't luck...I knew exactly what I was doing! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: John MacKenzie Date: 07 Mar 07 - 11:20 AM You chased her until she caught you Kendall, didn't you? G. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: open mike Date: 07 Mar 07 - 12:15 PM the christmas exchange has been great--hooray secret santa!! i have gotten a blue bird of happiness, a stuffed lobster, a JOY pillow, Violet Crunch candy bars. and without mudcat i may never have tasted marmite i know not everyone thinks that is a good thing but it is! i also have beautiful photo of a water tower in the sunset and songs i love to share with others and books..."The Whorehouse Bells Were Ringing" River of Song and Wyoming Wind Words and a DADGAD book---as well as Maggie's Tractor! and Maine Humor and Shropshire picture books too. and of course .c.d.'s galore!! not to mention hospitality all across the country and friendships |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Bee-dubya-ell Date: 07 Mar 07 - 12:57 PM I got a rock. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Stilly River Sage Date: 07 Mar 07 - 01:02 PM And I heard about BWL's rock and asked for one of my own, offering a Texas rock in exchange. It worked out very nicely. SRS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Rapparee Date: 07 Mar 07 - 01:06 PM I sent a brioche to Bee-Dubya so he'd have a rock 'n' roll. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: jacqui.c Date: 07 Mar 07 - 01:27 PM CDs. Some lovely jewelery from various sources. The most beautiful shawl as a wedding gift. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Becca72 Date: 07 Mar 07 - 07:22 PM I'm fairly new around here and have only participated in one Secret Santa so far...but I did get a step-mum from Mudcat! And as my father used to say about me, I wouldn't trade her for a farm down home with a pig on it. :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: SINSULL Date: 07 Mar 07 - 07:37 PM How about one without a pig???? Oh crap! Cellar! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Becca72 Date: 07 Mar 07 - 07:42 PM Um, I think the pig was supposed to be the sweetest part of the deal, sins...you'd have to ask Kendall, though...it's one of those Washington County expressions. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: kendall Date: 07 Mar 07 - 07:48 PM Where I come from, a farm with a hog is very valuable. Take away the hog, and it's just a piece of hard scrabble farm. The top soil is so hard you have to plant your seeds with a shotgun. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Sorcha Date: 07 Mar 07 - 07:49 PM CDs, post cards, candy and other 'food', t shirts, tea towel, can't really remember what all. I've sent (non Secret Santa) food, clothes, Xmas ornaments, coffee, tea, dust catchers, key rings, can't remember what all again. Just as the mood strikes me....that would be PERFECT for ______ so I send it. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: ranger1 Date: 07 Mar 07 - 08:00 PM CDs, a book and some really wonderful friends. The friends are all finest kind. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: JennyO Date: 07 Mar 07 - 09:12 PM Best of all are the friends I have made, including ones I have met and some I have not yet met. As well as that, there is a growing collection of Mudcatters' CDs, including wonderful songs by a certain Greek Mudcatter, some very fine sea shanties and a great blues CD from one of Mudcat's favourite bluesmen, a very interesting book, the Mudcat cookbook "Whiskey before Breakfast" a few years ago, lots of postcards, jewellery, a gorgeous silk scarf, a lot of Texas chilli, Kendal Mint Cake (yum), a framed work of art from a UK 'catter, which sits on my computer desk - and possibly other stuff I've forgotten to mention. Which reminds me - there's a CD sitting here which I promised to send, and I haven't got a round tuit yet. Bad Jenny! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: alison Date: 08 Mar 07 - 12:38 AM some great friends, and a half set of uillean pipes (many thanks again Wolfgang) slainte alison |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: katlaughing Date: 08 Mar 07 - 09:45 AM Sorcha, don't forget the potato peelers! Night Owl still hangs them on her Christmas tree each year! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Sorcha Date: 08 Mar 07 - 10:40 AM LOL, kat. I had forgotten them! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: wysiwyg Date: 08 Mar 07 - 10:41 AM See, that's exactly what I mean. Now I have to beg for a treeful of those! '~ | ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: beardedbruce Date: 08 Mar 07 - 11:29 AM Becca72 "And as my father used to say about me, I wouldn't trade her for a farm down home with a pig on it. :-) " USED to say? I would worry a little... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: kendall Date: 08 Mar 07 - 12:49 PM I wouldn't trade her for the whole state of Iowa. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Joe_F Date: 08 Mar 07 - 09:38 PM A long time ago, before Mudcat, before people could make their own CDs, Abby Sale & I discovered that we had virtually disjoint collections of Ewan MacColl LPs, and we exchanged tapes for several months. (Isn't it a bit undignified that this facility flags "Mudcat" as a spelling error?) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Sorcha Date: 08 Mar 07 - 09:57 PM Whiz, you simply would NOT believe those peelers! Brightly coloured acrylic and quite functional. Her house burned and she thought she was doing OK til she went to get a potato peeler. She lost it. I don't even own a potato peeler anymore....waaaahhhhhh! And all my Christmas decorations...wwwaaaahhhh! Some of us sent her small kitchen things, decorations, etc. I found these peelers at Wal Mart. Blue, gold, red, green, can't remeber all the colours. I sent her one of each colour. I wasn't the only one who sent peelers either! Her local grade school also made decorations for her. Mine were probably the most artistic kitchen implement I've ever seen!!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: GUEST,Dani Date: 08 Mar 07 - 10:22 PM Hmmmm..... between gifts and auction winnings, I feel like an awfully wealthy girl! Now that I've written it, I realize this reads like the list you make day after your birthday to remember to send those thank-you notes. Indeed, it is a reminder of the warm and generous people here, and the myriad talents they possess! rosewood stereo kazoo handsome bodhran assorted books original, illustrated story book an original Mudcat commemorative pie plate rare and wonderfullps tapes and cd's of friends making music recordings of fun times together exquisite handmade shawl poems stunning silver jewelry tom kitten refrigerator magnet encouragement and love, always Thanks for the thread. And, thanks for the treasures. You know who you are ;) Dani |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: wysiwyg Date: 08 Mar 07 - 10:48 PM I'll list more of the other cool stuff we've gotten, later. Right now I have to tell you about one really unusual one. I'd been corresponding with one Catter, and he had sent me the CD he'd issued. We went on to talk about a CD WE were considering issuing, and band members had some tracks they'd made also, that they thought we ought to issue. Well, as this Catter conversation developed, it seemed this dude had saved his tracks from the earlier version of that CD, and what he had sent me was the later version he did issue. He told me why he had waited, the specs on how soe of the arrangements had shifted later on to include someone else's contributiuons, etc., and that he was very glad he had waited. So, ever the opportunist, I asked if he would be willing to share a copy of the earlier, unreleased version so I could hear the difference and maybe play them for our band to spark a discussion on "readiness." And he did! (We thought Version One was pretty good! Voice fine, playing fine, mix fine, songlist fine. But then I played the later version he'd released, with the additional instrumentation and some producing help-- and WOW.) It was very helpful, hearing another person's idea of what had seemed "good enough" that he had later decided, with some good encouragement that he could do better, wasn't QUITE as good as he wanted. And I am really grateful that he did that for me. It was incredibly nice of him to take a chance on letting someone hear that. It was indeed quite good, but I had to admit that the eventual version was indeed much better and that IMO it had been a good act of stewardship over his work and his audience. Since then another Catter has also sent me some of his early work. It's wonderful! But the later work-- is genius. Only at Mudcat would people share their work THAT generously. ~Susan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 09 Mar 07 - 09:14 AM Like may others I've been on the receiving end of books and CDs and tapes, some I was expecting and some surprises "I knew you'd like..." Thanks to all. RtS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Becca72 Date: 10 Mar 07 - 12:42 PM Bruce, I said "used to say" because that's one of those things I remember from childhood...we'd be painting snakes blue in the back yard, "working" on a car in the garage or just sitting on the couch watching a boxing match and he'd say that to me. It always made me giggle. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Liz the Squeak Date: 11 Mar 07 - 04:24 AM Can I swap Manitas for Kendall? LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: bobad Date: 11 Mar 07 - 06:31 AM Uh oh, now for the kinky stuff. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: jacqui.c Date: 11 Mar 07 - 07:03 AM LtS -I love you dearly, but, NO WAY! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: kendall Date: 11 Mar 07 - 07:32 AM Do I have no say in this? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Leadfingers Date: 11 Mar 07 - 10:01 AM I think Foolestroupe has it in a Nutshell !! Snippets of Friendship ! CANT improve on THAT ! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: fat B****rd Date: 12 Mar 07 - 03:25 AM CDs from the artists themselves, another CD to remind me of holidays, a set of lyrics, much info and good wishes, a XXL T shirt (how did you know my size ? you know who you are !!) and lots of good humour etc. Thank you all for everything. Charlie. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Liz the Squeak Date: 12 Mar 07 - 04:26 AM How about a time share arrangement then?? LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: jacqui.c Date: 12 Mar 07 - 08:03 AM Depends on what time you want - you could have him first thing in the morning, before he's had his coffee....... Alternatively, the half hour before he gets served in a slow restaurant with background pop music. Otherwise - no chance! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: ranger1 Date: 12 Mar 07 - 08:18 AM Liz, you don't want those times! Better let Jacqui keep him for herself. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Jack Campin Date: 12 Mar 07 - 08:57 AM Somehow I read this as "Great Mudcat Swamps" and imagined it was about those threads that turn into a vast heaving ooze of Seth Lakeman with Lizzie C lurking in the middle like Grendel's mother. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: tarheel Date: 12 Mar 07 - 04:19 PM i have a few cd's from folks in here for which i returned one of ours... and a few other small thingy's but it's been awhile and i've been out of contact here off and on... still waiting for LEADFINGERS to send me a "union jack" small flag for my desk,from the UK,once i REMIND him again... so LEADFINGERS..remind me to remind you...ok? Tar... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: SussexCarole Date: 12 Mar 07 - 04:29 PM I swapped a single life in Sussex for a married life in Gower Better deals here than on e bay! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 13 Mar 07 - 09:43 AM I ought to thank Catspaw for offering me that (virtual) inspiring post at the NYCFTTS at a time when my paying day job was losing its charm. Now happily retired from both. RtS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Moses Date: 14 Mar 07 - 07:28 AM I am very blessed to have received lots of lovely music crafted into a beautiful shawl. Last birthday there was a surprise chocolate cake (with candles - nearly set the fire alarm off) to share with a group of Catters. And some much-prized tapes and CDs. Christine |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Midchuck Date: 14 Mar 07 - 07:52 AM We got taken out for a very nice dinner just for the use of our spare beds. That involved a sacrifice only on the part of some of the cats, who consider those beds to be theirs. We benefit from Kendall's quack doctor having moved to Albany on him. Peter |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Liz the Squeak Date: 14 Mar 07 - 11:14 PM We too, have benefited from sharing our spare beds with people - although what Giok left us is probably best not talked about.... The best of all though, is being able to swap information for virtual hugs. They've been needed over the last few years, more so this week, and I can almost feel those arms wrapped closely around us. Thanks guys. LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Stephen L. Rich Date: 15 Mar 07 - 01:05 AM I've swapped CD's with a couple of people, and found a songwriting partner. Dani, what in the world is a "stereo kazoo"? Stephen |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: Peace Date: 15 Mar 07 - 09:21 AM 'Dani, what in the world is a "stereo kazoo"?' It's a kazoo that hurts in two places at once. Akin to 'banjo'. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Great Mudcat Swaps From: wysiwyg Date: 15 Mar 07 - 09:28 AM Misread: stereo wazoo. I guess that's where the stereo kazoo could be painful? I decided not to list all the wonderful things I can recall receiving-- firstly because I have received far too much, and secondly because my memory is not trustworthy these days and I know I would leave out at least one of the "things" from dearly loved people that touched me so deeply. So instead I will just say that some of these things live in our car, some in the Mudcat Attic Dorm, some in our living room, but all of them in our hearts. I try always to save them for a time I can share their newness with hardi, because we get so little time together and because it's a way I can share the best side of Mudcat with my bestest love. ~Susan |
