American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October

Subject: BS: Folk Philosopher @ StortFolk
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 01 Oct 03 - 03:22 PM

The power of Mudcat has lured American Folk Philosopher Jerry Bryant into the glare of our headlights - we are somewhat humbled to report that he has agreed to participate in the next Singers Night on 16th October.

" ... Perhaps the Mudcat outages are like the song of a humpback whale, going on for hours yet with identifiable phrases that repeat ....."

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: GUEST,Russ
Date: 01 Oct 03 - 08:00 PM

What's a "Folk Philosopher"?

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: GUEST,JWB sans cookie
Date: 01 Oct 03 - 10:45 PM

Doktor Doktor,

Can I get you to create for me a nice diploma for a PhD in Folk Philosophy? It would sure look great on the wall of my office.

But DD, you're not taking the credit due for your insights. "Slow Morse code" is, I believe, how you described the intermittent disappearances of the Mudcat from the 'Net.

Russ, I'm nothin' but a lover of music, so I hope to sing and be sung to on the 16th, over a proper pint or two.

Jerry

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: GUEST,Russ
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 10:55 AM

Jerry or DD,

What and where is Stortfolk? My guess is UK, which is not convenient to Delaware.

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: Amos
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 11:49 AM

Not since they went their separate ways, anyway... :>)


A

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: jacqui c
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 05:43 PM

Russ
It's in the town of Bishops Stortford, which is in the county of Essex, east of London. I think it's a little too far from Delaware for a flying visit.

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 05:52 PM

Oh Jacqui, Bishops Stortford isn't in Essex - it's still (just) on the Hertfordshire side of the border. Still quite far from Delaware though.

I'm sure the Stortfolk regulars are phlegmatic enough to cope with an American Folk Philosopher, Les Sullivan and me, and then Breezy, on consecutive Thursdays. Well, they'll have to be, because that's what they'll be getting for the second half of October.

Kitty

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 02 Oct 03 - 06:17 PM

Stortfolk"

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: jacqui.c
Date: 03 Oct 03 - 03:56 AM

Sorry Kitty - my mistake - I always get mixed up over the borders!

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 03 Oct 03 - 04:31 AM

Essex Customs will get you at the border if you don't watch out Jacqui.

BTW Tony Kendall's with us next week - he's an Essex Customs man ........ so make sure your papers are in order!

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: GUEST,Lanfranc at the orifice
Date: 03 Oct 03 - 04:50 AM

Hmm. Pholk Filosopher, sounds interesting.

"Eureka" he exclaimed, leaping naked from his banjo case. "I have found it! - the answer to life, the universe and everything! Mudcat!"

Might have to clear it with Douanier Kendall and sneak across the border for that one. Maybe for John and Kitty, too, if I'm not in exile in Nottamun at the time.

Alan

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 Octo
From: JWB
Date: 03 Oct 03 - 04:37 PM

Does anyone know which bishop owns Stortford, anyway?

Jerry

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: Doktor Doktor
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 06:30 AM

Ted Bishop

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 Octo
From: treewind
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 11:42 AM

You might be able to get there from Delaware - there's a big airport nearby !

Anahata

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: Lanfranc
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 07:12 PM

I don't suppose that anyone's really interested, but Bishop's Stortford was in the fiefdom of the Bishop of London, and a castle (known as Waytemore Castle) was built to defend the ford on the river Stort that was on the ancient Stane Street road that ran from Colchester (Camulodunum) to (I think) St Albans (Verulamium). Only the castle mound and the name of the town remains to remind of this.

Alan

Subject: RE: American Folk Philosopher @ StrortFolk 16 October
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 05 Oct 03 - 07:14 PM

There's a pub there called The Castle too - we had a good one-night session there once I remember. So good I don't think they ever asked us back... But I could be wrong about that last. Maybe it was just me that never got asked back.