Phot--

If you are looking at this thread, maybe you can tell us about the time you and Cllr made the valley ring literally--sounds like a good story (from your 13 Mar 2006 4:05 AM posting).

Jerry--

Jan and I are finding out that Amazon actually works pretty well to get DVD's. If you get 2, shipping is free (over $25) and of course the price is already low. We've decided that if we will ever in our lives want to watch a DVD 4 times, we figure it's worth buying (at about $15). So now we have Saturday Night at the Movies in our basement. And DVD's are so great--the extras are fascinating.

We just watched a Zorro--I think the most recent one-and among other things the DVD told how the sword-fights were done--for instance since the swords were actually aluminum, every clash of swords was dubbed in.   Fairly obvious, I suppose, but I'd never thought of that. The Robin Hood ( the classic with Errol Flynn) DVD had outtakes of stunts that didn't work right--as well as a Warner NIght at the Movies--with trailer, newsreel, musical short, and cartoon--and a studio blooper reel from the time of the movie (1938?)--and on and on. It's like being back at an old moviehouse, but with even more features.


About the weekend (finally)

I had a dynamite time. Wound up playing viola on Saturday with a stunningly talented duo who did a lot of Kate Wolf songs--including the Trumpet Vine-which of course made me think of this thread. They even invited me to throw in a second harmony on some songs--fortunately the bass harmony was still available--it's a lot easier than any other.

But you always wind up missing something. By doing Kate Wolf, I missed a lot of C & W, which I also wanted to do--love doing country duets especially. Too bad cloning is not an option. But I figure you take your opportunities when you have 'em--and I'd never met that couple before.

Then in the evenings we did all sorts of stuff--Irish, Hank Williams, gospel (black and white), Bob Wills, 19th century parlor songs (with a zither-which just perfectly captures the atmosphere for something like the Vacant Chair), drinking songs, Carter Family, John Prine, and others. We had a guitar, viola, autoharp, and clarinet also for various songs. Saturday night we wound up at the end doing unaccompanied stuff-- Silhouettes, Under the Boardwalk, Goodnight Sweetheart, and other doo-wop type stuff, and Mamas and Papas and Everly Brothers.

Unfortunately Jan wasn't in great shape, went to bed early (about 11) and missed the doo-wop etc. She told me the next day we should have started with doo-wop and Everly Brothers so she could have been there. But you really can't force a sing to go a certain way. Hope she'll be feeling better next time.

The weekend was somewhat what the impromptu sessions at the Getaway sometimes turn into (though the weekend lacked sea songs, by and large----the Getaway large collection of rousing singers wasn't there).

Roll on, Getaway.