BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!

Subject: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Leadbelly
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 05:35 PM

Hi Alan,

although it's some minutes too early, I would like to be the first one to wish you a very happy birthday! Have a wonderful day with your wife and children in Cologne.

And again, thank you for your remarkable cd " Small voice crying"!

All the best,

Manfred

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Peace
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 06:28 PM

Allow me to be the second.

Happy Birthday, Alan.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: michaelr
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 06:40 PM

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

Michael

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Beer
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 06:41 PM

Alanabit,
All the very best and many, many more.
Adrien

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 07:14 PM

I hope that it's happy and filled with good stuff (that's "Gut Stuffen" in German, which I don't speak nearly as well as my great-grandfather did).

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Janie
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 08:22 PM

And many, many more happy ones in the years ahead!

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 08:30 PM

Happy Birthday, Alan!

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Bobert
Date: 06 Jul 09 - 08:32 PM

Danged!!!

The oven just cooled off from baking beer a birthday cake and now I gotta go stuff some more wood in the sumabich...

Oh well, have a good 'un, Alan, ol' buddy...

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 12:08 AM

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day and may the following year bring you much joy and prosperity in all things. Thanks for being here.

In Peace Profound,

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Ernest
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 01:41 AM

Happy birthday !

Ernest

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Will Fly
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 03:36 AM

Very Best Wishes - the Old Gits Corner beckons...!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: fat B****rd
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 04:34 AM

Happy Birthday from Chas. in Scotland

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: David C. Carter
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 04:34 AM

A very Happy Birthday,Alan!

Get yourself down to the Tavern!

David

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Zen
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 04:52 AM

All the best Alan!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: gnu
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 05:53 AM

Have a good one!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: maeve
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 06:19 AM

Happy birthday, Alan.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: alanabit
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 08:12 AM

Goodness me! Thank-you all very much. I am currently recovering from last Monday's meniscus operation. It is going great: no pain, no crutches (since Friday) and I can stretch the leg fully. I am hoping to be back in training by autumn. Summer holidays give me time to practise a little guitar and mandoline.
Does anyone know about foxes? I couldn't sleep this morning, so I was up before sun up to visit "my" fox in the nature reserve. He duly appeared and was trotting through his normal foraging area. He then made it clear that I was not welcome. I was watching him from about 100m through binoculars and then several times he turned and let out a sound which was something between the croak of a crow and the angry hiss of a cat. I am not well up on fox lingo, but I guess his remark would have translated as something similar to "Piss off alanabit". Still, I guess you can't please everyone.
Hope all my friends out there on Mudcat have a great day too.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: freda underhill
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 08:17 AM

Hoppy birthday, Alanabit, and I hop your leg recovers quickly!

best wishes to a lovely catter

freda

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Rapparee
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 08:17 AM

I've had that operation. No big thing; you'll be up and around long before you're ready. You'll need to walk with a stick for awhile; use it to threaten people. DO go to physical therapy!

The fox thought you were muscling in on his territory. You're right about the translation.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: alanabit
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 08:20 AM

LOL!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Beer
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 08:40 AM

I think Alan you will find your answer here.
http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/thefoxden/sounds.html

Let us know which one works for you.
Adrien

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: alanabit
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 09:10 AM

Thanks Adrien. The third one and the third from last, of a red fox calling out were the sounds closest to what I heard. I never realised before that a fox could make so many different sounds.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Beer
Date: 07 Jul 09 - 11:35 PM

Just want to say Alan that the site I sent to you also opened my eyes and ears. For the past 6 years there has been a fox across the river from me that comes down and walks the river's edge. It is fascinating to see especially when the geese arrive in the spring. When they are sunning and they see him coming they all on "Q" hit the river and follow him/her as he moves along. I've seen maybe 200 geese all quacking or is it honking as they follow him/her.
Great birthday thread eh?
adrien

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: alanabit
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 02:39 AM

Sure. I'm learning. I ain't too old for that yet!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: paula t
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 02:23 PM

Happy birthday alan!

Paula

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 04:52 PM

Happy Birthday, Alan. I hope Deidre and Miss Whiplash are helping you celebrate it. :0)

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: catspaw49
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 08:34 PM

Nowadays Alan I only make it here about one day in four or five and then only for a short time. But I am SO glad I didn't miss your birthday thread. You have been one of the joys the 'Cat has given me and many of us.   Happy Birthday my friend!

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 11:10 PM

Here are the Crazy frog lyrics, so you can sing along for your birthday:

A ding ding ding ding dididing ding bing bing pscht,
Dorhrm bom bom bedom bem bom bedom bom bum ba ba bom bom,
Bouuuuum bom bom bedahm, Bom be barbedarm bedabedabedabeda
Bbrrrrrimm bbrrrrramm bbbrrrrrrrrraammmmm ddddddraammm,
Bah bah baah baah ba wheeeeeee-eeeee-eeeee!

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: katlaughing
Date: 08 Jul 09 - 11:43 PM

LOL!

I am learning, too. Loved hearing all of those fox calls, Adrien, thanks. My fav. was the foxsquall.

Subject: RE: BS: Happy birthday, Alanabit!
From: alanabit
Date: 09 Jul 09 - 05:29 AM

Deirdre is welcome Lizzie, but Madame Whiplash is a suitable companion for gentlemen with less conservative tastes than mine!