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03 Nov 01 - 08:53 PM (#585475) Subject: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas To Guest, Bob Schwarer-- To Bluejay-- To Art Thieme-- To Masato Sakurai-- Because of Bob's lyric request for "Slow Train Through Georgia" and because of Bluejay's answer, we now own our very first Norman Blake CD, "Fields of November." Outstanding, and has whetted my appetite for more. Because Masato knew the answer and because Art knew the people, we went looking for Ramblin' Jack Elliott's 912 Greens. Found it on his CD "Me and Bobby McGee." Art, you're right--that's a terrific story. And I was fascinated with his special twist to songs I knew well. To Max, the Mudcat Cafe, and ALL the folks who share their knowledge, expertise, stories, help, and general outlook on life--thus making my own a little richer in the process-- THANKS, PEOPLE! Lin |
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03 Nov 01 - 09:24 PM (#585510) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Sorcha And thank you, Lin and John, for e mailing me the sheet music for Waltz You Saved For Me........it's a nursing home fave. |
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03 Nov 01 - 09:40 PM (#585520) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: masato sakurai While I'm answering some of the requests, I'm learning much more. Thank a lot from me, too. ~Masato |
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03 Nov 01 - 09:43 PM (#585523) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Mudlark Fields of November was my first Norman Blake album, bought after seeing him in concert in Harrison, Ark. Mudcat is a great resource, no? Yes!!!!
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04 Nov 01 - 10:29 AM (#585714) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas You betcha, Mudlark. (And you're welcome, Sorcha.) How about we keep this going? To Aine, and her goofy song challenges that have me occasionally making verse for the first time in years-- To Malcolm, whose scholarship and obvious caring about getting things right has made me take my accreditations much more seriously-- To MMario, who has taken on a monumental job coordinating all the "tunes needed," and still manages to be cheerful, helpful, and kind, no matter what kind of doofus questions I ask him-- THANK YOU! Lin |
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04 Nov 01 - 08:38 PM (#585957) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Gypsy Susan S, thanks for the sheet music and tape! Bless your heart! |
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04 Nov 01 - 08:59 PM (#585965) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: GUEST,Mary in Kentucky Sorcha --- thanks for the dulcimer and music. Burke --- thanks for the music. kat --- thanks for the earrings. alison --- thanks for the timeclock. micca --- thanks for Bonnie Doon. John --- thanks for Lview. Snuffy --- thanks for Lancashire songs. Escamillo --- thanks for Amazing Grace. PalTalk folks --- thanks for the songs. (LOL, I Once Loved a Lass, Carrickfergus, etc.) All the postcard people --- THANKS! All the PM's --- THANKS! I hear a song coming on...
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04 Nov 01 - 09:52 PM (#585986) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas Yeah! That's the idea! To 'Spaw, Chief Curmudgeon of the Good Ship Mudcat, for pricking (?) holes in the pompous-- To Amos, for kindly creating an original .mp3 of one of my songs. I don't think I ever told you, Amos, that I never got to send it to Max because I wound up in the hospital that weekend; but I still play it every once in awhile and get this silly ass grin on my face-- To GaryT, for being the sweetheart that he is, and a great guy to have come pick at your campfire at Winfield (come by ANY time, Gary), and for giving me my new favorite song in all the world-- THANK YOU! Lin |
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04 Nov 01 - 10:03 PM (#585991) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: wysiwyg To Jerry Rasmussen, for being the bearer of a spark that has relit my music and my music ministry (right on time, too), and to our other friends discussing music ministry-- THANKS! To everyone working on negro spirituals-- what an awesome team, thanks!!!!!! ~Susan
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04 Nov 01 - 10:31 PM (#585994) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: GUEST,Sorcha, without a cookie again.... To Malcolm Douglas for his incredible research and documentation. |
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05 Nov 01 - 04:19 AM (#586056) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas To Bernard, for sending me concertina midis to learn-- |
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05 Nov 01 - 12:51 PM (#586113) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: GUEST,Norton1 - ate my cookie I could not name all of the folks from whom I have received so much gracious support! But I'll try to get a few if the rest will know that it's simply that my mind doesn't work as well as it used to. Max - for building the place Sorcha for her incredible caring Fionn for the challenge Joe Offer for his attempts to keep me and my big mouth reined in UKAli for the poetry Mick for his service to country - and the unusual gift of calm reason CarolC for her sustained level of caring Little Hawk for his outstanding postings spaw for his irreverent humor - what would I do without your sensitivity? dwditty, musicman, and all of the rest from the Paltalk music sessions And of course to Guest - whoever in the heck you are - you continually provide me opportunities to learn patience and understanding of those with a different perspective than mine Jerry Rasmussen who has amazed me with his work - and more than he knows Jon Freeman for his music and the invite to participate in his music sessions at his local pub And to troll and family for caring enough to send the very best If you are a Mudcatter I probably need to Thank You for something - So "Thank You" Steve |
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05 Nov 01 - 07:56 PM (#586329) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas To Caitrin, for her cookie recipe-- |
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05 Nov 01 - 08:49 PM (#586355) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Sorcha aw, norton, blush, it ain't that big a deal......... To Max, for providing this place and putting up with all of us.
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05 Nov 01 - 10:33 PM (#586410) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: GUEST,PeteBoom (working late) to InOBU - thanks for the CD's - they should work GREAT! to Mick - for reminding me this place existed to Max - for creating a place to exist (raising the question of "If you play and are not on the 'Cat, do you exist?" Pete |
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05 Nov 01 - 11:08 PM (#586429) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: catspaw49 I have been reading this one and I don't even want to start because I could list a hundred and leave out some. I owe so much to all of the folks who are here and I owe them for far more than those times I have been "surgically altered!" This is a wonderful place.........Name a subject, musical or otherwise and we have some serious experts here somewhere. And where else could you find one of the most knowledgeable people and best researchers of Appalachian music who lives in the Northern territories of Australia!!!! I'm speaking here of Stewie. He's unreal. And Sandy Paton.....geez, what can you say about the guy that hasn't been said? And we have newer members who we get to know that add in some fantastic information. This is indeed the greatest place on the net and for all of our fights and foibles, it's still the place to be. Recently we have had a guest who runs a nice site called Tweed's Blues. He was looking for some lyrics and he has been dropping by and adding in some good stuff too. He mentioned that Cletus always made him laugh, so I sent Clete over to check out his site. Well, you know Cletus....he had to make a few posts and Tweed enjoyed them as did some of his members although they wondered what the hell was going on. So Tweed posted a message to his members and I'm going to copy it here for you to enjoy....not the part about Cletus, but what he said about Mudcat............. Posted By TWEED to his members: Folks, I must confess, I been goin' out on you all and have visited the Mudcat Cafe, where they have so many postings you couldn't keep up if ya tried. There's people over there that's even more intelligent than we are and know song lyrics inside and out as well as just about everything else. It's a very good board and so busy that they have there own servers somewhere at a guy called Max's, who's movin' them back and forth between houses to keep the place going. It's unreal! When things get slow around here, I'd recommend a visit and read some of them posts. If you happen upon one of CLETUS'S though, I'd say don't be drinkin' or eatin' anything as whatever you got in you will likely end up shootin' out of your nose. Thanks for droppin' over Cletus and you come back too. We're small fish in the pond but we don't stink too bad...most of the time anyhow....at least not when the wind is blowin' real good. Made me proud of this place......how about you? Tweed has a real nice site and if you drop in, apologize for Cletus' postings! He sure had some nice things to say about us didn't he? He's a member here now, so if you run across him, you'll know who he is. I love you all..... Spaw |
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05 Nov 01 - 11:13 PM (#586433) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Amos I second what Spaw said, which I think he said most eloquently, as is his wont. I love you all, likewise! A |
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06 Nov 01 - 12:02 AM (#586484) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas To GUEST, Francis, who started the "Help: Me and Bobby McGee" thread, for making me realize anew that we truly are a world-wide community. I couldn't understand how anyone could NOT understand that song, until it dawned on me how much "American English" there is in it-- To Little Hawk, for having so far refrained from mentioning William Shatner in this thread-- To Rick Fielding, whose "tips" I always read with much interest, though I can't play guitar-lick one-- THANK YOU! Lin |
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06 Nov 01 - 11:53 AM (#586773) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Amos Lin: That would be the Devil in the CPU song? You're more'n welcome!! A |
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06 Nov 01 - 12:40 PM (#586805) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas Yes, Amos--Old Nick visited MY own CPU about then (I had a mild stroke--very mild, thank goodness) and by the time I got back to the 'Cat, we were two Song Challenges! farther down the line...but it's still much appreciated. That's kinda what this is all about--all those quiet, unsung, even hidden little nice things that the people of this place do; most of which never get mentioned in "public." The gripes are usually open and well-aired, but the thank yous often are said in private. Just wanted to acknowledge some that might not otherwise have been mentioned... Anyone else care to join in? Lin |
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06 Nov 01 - 08:22 PM (#587099) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: CarolC There are just too many people I would want to thank to try to put them into a post to a thread. So I'll just say, "Thanks everybody!" |
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06 Nov 01 - 08:24 PM (#587104) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: catspaw49 I wanna thank the dude who came up with cable modems and hi-speed broadband.......After years of bad phone lines, this stuff is flat unbelievable!!!!!! I can really be a pain in the ass now!!!! Spaw |
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06 Nov 01 - 09:23 PM (#587126) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Amos You go, Spaw-man!! Been using RR for three-four yrs now and have never looked back or regretted it for a moment. As to the REST of youse -- get out and get you a cable modem. You won't BUH-leeve the difference. Personally I would like to thank the hundreds of Catters out there who are so kind and forebearing as to give me a place where I can mouth off without telling me I am an absolute jerk!!! It's really awful nice of you! 'Course its possible you skip anything with my name on it. But thanks for not mentioning it!! I espacially want to thank a handful of really bright and funny writers who keep this place flying high with humor, creativity, affection and ALL the good stuff that makes life rewarding. Peter T, Kat Love, A. |
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06 Nov 01 - 11:39 PM (#587187) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas Yep, there are a LOT of folks that deserve a general thank-you, and I know we all feel gratitude for the 'Cat, for the whole Mudtown, for Max as creator, and so on. But how about one small, personal thank-you to somebody who might not even realize they've made a difference in your outlook or given you a giggle? For instance-- To Gareth, for the best post I've read in ages--"The Law of the Mudcat," his parody of Rudyard Kipling's Law of the Pack. I snorted coffee through my nose...again! And then read it once more and went "Hmmmmmm...I think he's got it..." To Jeri, for the midi she posted of Art Thieme's version of Master of the Sheepfold. I've loved that song since I first heard it; she gave me the incentive to learn to play it. To Kendall, for the lyrics of "I Don't Look Good Naked Any More." He reminded me I'm not the only one--AND made me laugh about it. THANKS! Lin |
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07 Nov 01 - 01:07 AM (#587215) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Amos ...Jen Ellen, LEJ The Golden, the Gaelic Goddess with her hilarious Challenges....this place is a river of High talent, and I can't name it all!! (Sorry -- my post got truncated). Warmest affection, and Thanks!! A. |
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07 Nov 01 - 03:26 AM (#587234) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Ralphie Can us UK Boys and Girls Join in ???? LOL! I have little mental images of all you people (Have resisted the temptation to look at the photo book, would hate to spoil the comedy!) Seriously, like many others I have found "The Cat"" a valuable resource. Yes, I've been banging on about the Nic Jones project, for which I humbly apologise, but, without the help of Dick at CAMSCO, and many others that otherwise I would never have heard about, we wouldn't have sold 1000 copies in 5 days.... So, may I add my thanks to all the others already posted Talk to all, somewhere down the line Love Ralphie xx |
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07 Nov 01 - 10:37 AM (#587431) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Lin in Kansas Ralphie, of COURSE--anyone in our Mudcat world is welcome to voice a thanks to anyone else! (Ozlanders, where are you? Skarpi? Are you there?) To George Seto, who is going through EACH THREAD from the beginning of Mudcat in search of Unanswered Lyric Requests--he's brought to light some interesting songs and furthered some interesting discussions--and has far more patience than is natural! To Deckman, for the marvelous stories in his "Magical Musical Moments" thread-- To Escamillo, for ALWAYS remembering to send a hug with his signature-- THANKS! |
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07 Nov 01 - 10:13 PM (#587961) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Amos And to the High Editrix Lin her own self for embracing the power of a good acknowledgement -- Thanks!!!! |
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07 Nov 01 - 10:52 PM (#587985) Subject: RE: BS: Sincerely yours, Thanks! From: Sorcha To Malcolm Douglas, for th most incredible documentation. To Joe and all the JoeClones for cleaning up our messes.
To the Elves for doing REALLY impossible things. (where is Escamillo, anyway? Havn't seen him for a while....) |