BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?

Subject: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 09:55 AM

I've been trying to post on here since around 10am [BST, UK time] & getting allsorts error messages.

Anyone else had probs?

Has the site been down?

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: maeve
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 09:57 AM

MC was down for a while, Mr. Happy.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:00 AM

maeve,

Thanks

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:01 AM

You can tell from today's Forum Menu that there were no messages posted from about 1:50 AM to 9:50 AM. I sent Max a text message this morning, and Mudcat was up again within five minutes. I don't know if it was MY text he responded to, but I'm glad Max fixed things.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:03 AM

Joe,

Thanks

I'm still getting this message intermittently at top of page:

License file is not valid. Please place the original license file.

What's it mean?

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:38 AM

I thought I had been banned for bringing Miccda back to Maine...

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Bryn Pugh
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:51 AM

I thought I might have to change my deodorant.

I E-Mailed Joe O (Thank you !), and within half an hour the 'Cat was back up again.

Kind regards to all, Erica and Bryn

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Jos
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 10:51 AM

I just assumed Max was doing whatever it was he was going to do on Sunday and didn't. If he wasn't, I suppose he will still need to do it later.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 11:08 AM

It's been down Mr Happy, I don't know about you though.

JM

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 11:33 AM

I just came into this thread and got a message "License file not valid..." along with the headers, but no thread -- but when I hit Refresh, the full thread came up.

Something still wonky?

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: maeve
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 11:42 AM

Linn- Yes.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 11:50 AM

Linn's not wonky.

John










(Is she?)

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: open mike
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 12:26 PM

it was supposed to have been down on sunday/././did that happen?

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 07:04 PM

I had a weird message (The log file for database 'Mudcat2007' is full. Back up the transaction log for the database to free up some log space. eh, wazzat?) last night & as it referred to my computer I thought it was a problem with my system so sent it to my Personal Help Desk (who has not yet replied, fooey to him!)

But maybe it was the same problem cos I had no trouble posting the saved reply to the thread when I logged in this morning.

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 09:39 PM

Those of you with invalid license files must report to Mudcat Central for eye, ear, urine, and fertility tests before new licenses can be issued...

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Ron Davies
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 11:52 PM

"Is it my imagination or did the temperature just drop a notch or two?
Is it cold in here--or is it just you?"

--Joe Diffie

Particularly good with the crying steel guitars in the background.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 Oct 09 - 11:56 PM

No, it was just you, Ron....


...or maybe it was just me. I'm still on vacation, finishing up my Getaway bottle of bourbon, and a bit giddy.

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Ron Davies
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 12:17 AM

Hey Joe, no need to be sensitive.    I said it was Joe Diffie--didn't mean to refer to any other Joe. And you ought to hear the song. Solidly in the honky-tonk tradition. It just doesn't take much for some 'Catters to link to a song--just the right meter can be enough.

Guilty as charged.

And the rest of us at Getaway are still on a high too I bet.

We've just got to make it a week.

One thing it's made me do is want to learn more songs--so I've been learning about one a day. As long as I can squeeze them into my 3 chords.   Which doesn't really limit you that much.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 12:35 AM

No sensitivity, Ron. I'm just being goofy - and perhaps the bourbon is talking a bit. It's tasty, though.

But about this Joe Diffie song, can you give us a link?

And about this three-chord concept of learning songs - how can you play a viola like you do and say you're limited to three-chord songs? It's always a treat to hear your viola at the Getaway. - but if you're doing what you do just by following a three-chord pattern, I want to know your secret. How can I apply it to my harmonicas? I keep thinking that I am on the verge of great musical discoveries that will turn me into a world-class musician, but the discoveries never quite come....

-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Ron Davies
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 07:49 AM

Well actually, as you know, a huge number of folk and country songs are in fact 3 chords--there's even a great book about fairly recent country called "3 Chords and the Truth"--lots of information on Harlan Howard and others.   So I can guess where a song is going and come up with a harmony even if I've never heard the song before---and in that case I definitely wait to hear a verse before trying anything.   And if I guess wrong I change immediately--hoping that nobody caught it. I can always claim it was a passing tone. All I want to do with the viola is complement the melody--and not obscure the words of the singer.   So I can bring the instrument line out at the end of a phrase, but in general I try to stay very much in the background--unless asked to take a break. I find one of the hardest things to play a harmony for several verses then, on a break, to try to play the melody of a song I've never heard before. At least on lots of country and folk songs, the last note is often the tonic. That helps a bit.

The song I cited is called "Is It Cold In Here?", recorded by Joe Diffie about 10 years ago or so now. I'm afraid I don't know how to link to songs.

By the way, Joe, your harmonica is sounding really good.   I would think you could do really well in making up something to play on virtually any train song, for instance. And the harmonica adds a lot to any train song. I wish I could play the harmonica. Never been able to even get a dependable scale.

The 3-chord songs I'm learning are for my wretched guitar skills--since I'd plan to sing them only in places where there will be real guitarists who can bail me out, but who may need to know the chord progression of a given song. I'm gravitating to 1950's and 1960's country these days--"Almost Persuaded", "Begging to You", "Fraulein", "Crazy Arms" .And Lots of Charlie Pride, including "The Snakes Crawl at NIght, "All I Have To Offer You Is Me", "I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again", etc. ... .... All just great fun to sing.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: maeve
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 08:22 AM

For Ron and Joe:
http://www.mp3lyrics.org/j/joe-diffie/is/

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 09:10 AM

"All I Have To Offer You Is Me" - I'll have to learn that one, for sure.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Ron Davies
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 09:22 AM

That's right, Joe. It's bound to be a hit for you. I'd love to hear you sing it. Next Getaway? Or before? Are we allowed to smile?

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 09:34 AM

Glad it's back.

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 15 Oct 09 - 10:23 AM

It was down, Mr Happy. And with such a name I don't believe you ever could be...

:D (eG)

Subject: RE: BS: Has 'cat been down, or was it me?
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 19 Oct 09 - 06:21 AM

I'm still having trouble using the "Preview" feature before I submit a post- so there'll be more typos than usual!

RtS