OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 02 Nov 03 - 06:03 PM

Packing now? You still have two weeks! What will you wear in the meantime? If you pack your shorts now you'll have nothing to wear when you are working in the yard. And you'll need your swwimsuit for your next foray to the beach.

I believe in the long time Burnham tradition of waiting till the night before then throwing the contents of my chest of drawers into a duffle bag. I can sort it out when I need something to wear.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 08:18 AM

Much to Judy's disgust, I'm all packed! Of course I'm not exactly sure WHAT I packed but it's all in there, somewhere, and for some reason my luggage is "meowing."

I've been in contact with a Ron Brown from the Newcastle Folk Club and he mentioned hat there are some folk music activities I might join in association with their Sunday, November 30th, "King Street Fair." Something they call a "busking forum" which might be some sort of free-for-all with banjos, concertinas, and chainsaws. What joy!

Say, Brett, we'll be having breakfast soon at one of our favorite Glebe Point Road coffee shops. We'll treat you to a fat tall one. BG

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 08:29 AM

Which coffee shop is that, Charlie? One of my favourites is Badde Manors.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 01:54 PM

JennyO-

Badde Manors is good for a treat! Most of the time we seemed to gravitate toward a more modest establishment about two blocks up from St. John. But there are many to choose between!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 06:17 PM

Oh! What joy! To get good coffee again! One of my very few complaints about Guam is that the coffee here does not appeal to my taste.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Hrothgar
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 05:35 AM

Sandra, sweetie, get real. 22 November is Rugby World Cup final night, and I don't have a ticket. I will be in Sydney the weekend before, though, for a semi-final.

And I'm not entirely silly, you know. This month my singing session is on the 29th. I can work out priorities, difficult though these decisions might be sometimes.

Apropos of nothing here, 22 Nov is also 40th anniversary of Kennedy's death.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 07:19 AM

Roger, you are very clever! Swapping the dates of the singing session is a Good Thing!! (Watching footy, however, is not a Good Thing in my world-view, tho.)

Will you be in Sydney the Friday night cos we have been known to have singing sessions on Friday nights? Or will you be around on Sunday? Maybe we can get our diaries together. Tho Sydney is a big place & footy stuff has been happening in far-flung corners - where will you be?

sandra

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 08:32 AM

"22 November is Rugby World Cup final night"

Brett, we may have to dredge up some of our favorite Rugby songs. Maybe we can "kick" a few ideas around while we're on the beach at Port Douglas.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 09:38 AM

The mind is boggling at the idea of us singing rugby songs at Margaret's.

I'm afraid I'm not very sports minded. I couldn't even tell you which horse won the Melbourne Cup today - hell, I couldn't even tell you the name of one of the horses in it!

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 07:38 PM

I'm with you Jenny. I know there is a difference between our football and rugby but I couldn't tell you what those differences are. I take delight in purposely mixing up sports terms when people start talking sports around me. I am set for my journey. Last night I bought my tickets for the flight from Cairns to Sydney. Sorry Hrothgar, I will not be stopping in Brisbane after all.

So, Charley, what can I bring you from Guam? Want another mermaid?

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 09:39 PM

G'day Brett,

" I know there is a difference between our football and rugby ... "
Well ... it isn't quite that simple round here - for starters "Rugby" is part of the name of both "Rugby Union" (which is having its World Cup) and "Rugby League", which is the dominant local religion)! To outsiders, they look pretty similar ... like the way Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism (Episcopalism to you ... ?) look similar ... but there is far less tolerance!

I like the English explanation, of a few years back, that said:

"Rugby Union is a thug's game, played by gentlemen ... and Rugby League is a gentleman's game, played by thugs".

Regards,

Bob Bolton (football atheist)

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 07:46 AM

oi!! stop all this sporty talk.

let's get back to music & tourist stuff

sandra (tho with a grand final on Dog night, & Jack having already given his apologies cos a friend is getting married, will he take a TV to the church & reception?? He has already missed one Dog due to the call of the TV)

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 09:47 AM

Would someone be sure to remind John and Dale Dengate of the extraordinary things happening at The Loaded Dog on November 22nd? I don't have an e-mail address for John and Dale and we'd like to see them again early in our re-visit.

Let's see if I've got the coffee ordering options right:

I want a "tall", a "vente", a "grande", I think in order of size. Then there's "black", "white", and "bunnah watete" although that last one may have been what I used to order in Ethiopia. Maybe I'll just bring some coffee beans to chew!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: GUEST,JudyB
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 03:25 PM

For those who don't get the ads (Hi, Charley), the current ones on this thread are "Endangered Species" and "Help Brain Tumor Patients" - no way am I going to make guesses as to how the ad picker chose those based on the last few entries!!

Judy

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 05:07 PM

Funny, those only popped up when we started talking sports....

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Nov 03 - 05:42 PM

LOL

I'm gonna have to switch to Judy's PC.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 06 Nov 03 - 08:50 AM

Charley, the Dengates will be performing in Canberra on Dog night - I'll see when they are available the rest of your stay.

sandra

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 Nov 03 - 05:40 PM

Thanks, Sandra. We'll track John and Dale down some time during our stay. John was the featured performer at the Blackheath Folk Club in the Blue Mountains when I sang there two years ago. They also invited us over to their house in Sydney for dinner, lots of wine, and songs.

You know, a week from now we'll be somewhere south of here, where it's not freezing at night, and EVERYONE sings great songs!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 08 Nov 03 - 12:05 AM

But, I'm already there!

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 08 Nov 03 - 08:49 AM

Ah yes, Charlie - those nights at John and Dale's, of dinner, lots of wine (John is a bit of a connoisseur of a good red) and songs! Been there and done that quite a few times. In fact, last year, Dale and I and a couple of other women were practising songs for Gulgong Festival - we called ourselves the WWW's (Wild Wise Women, not the World Wide Web) so visits to the Dengates' place were a weekly event. However I'm not going to Gulgong this year - the Roaring Forties are on at Woodford, so I'll be going there.

But I can feel a dinner coming on soon - it's been a few months - a balmy night such as tonight sipping on a pre-dinner drink out the back near the frangipani tree sounds very inviting! Must give those nice people a call.......... :-)

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 09 Nov 03 - 07:38 AM

G'day JennyO,
"... WWW's (Wild Wise Women ..."

Wild Wise Women ... is that what you making of Dale's old WWW ... Cripes - PCensorship creeps in everywhere - even among good leftie folkies!

Regards(les),

Bob

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 09 Nov 03 - 08:22 AM

Not censoring anything, Bob. That's what I understood it to be. You can stick in words like witchy or wicked, but I think it was pretty flexible anyway. If you have any other ideas, do tell.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 09 Nov 03 - 06:07 PM

Wonderful?
Willfull?
Whackedout?
Wiggly?

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 09 Nov 03 - 09:02 PM

Well we could very well be whacked-out after all those red wines :-) We might also be wasted, wonky, woozy and wandering. Dunno about wiggly....

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 12:13 AM

We'll see about wiggly in 10 days or so....

For the record, I am wiggly and jiggly.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 02:44 AM

Charlie and Brett, once you are in Oz, in that period before you get to Sydney, will you be

1. checking your emails

and

2. logging onto the Mudcat as Guests occasionally?

In other words, what will be the best way to contact you? I'll send you each a PM or an email in the next few hours. No time right now.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 05:54 AM

That will depend on access to a computer. I assume Port Whatchamacallit and Sydney are progressive enough to have internet cafes so, yes, I will be checking when and if I can.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 07:40 AM

Well there are certainly internet cafes in Sydney. I assume you could also find them in Port Wossname and other places, although I've never been there myself.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 10:59 AM

Charlie and Brett, I have sent you both emails. Hope you get them.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 06:18 PM

Thanks Jenny, you can look for my response. As I said, I am flying in and will go directly to the concert at the Harp by taxi. My only concern is where to stash my luggage, a duffle bag and guitar, until the end of the concert.

Here is the latest itinerary as I understand it:

Thursday, November 13, 2003 - Charley & Judy Arrive in Sydney
Thursday, November 13, 2003 – Brett departs Guam, 7:55 PM, Continental Flight 902
Friday, November 14, 2003 – Brett arrives in Cairns, 12:25 AM, Continental Flight 902 (going straight to Port Douglas)
Saturday, November 15, 2003 - Charley & Judy Arrive in Cairns/Port Douglas
Thursday, November 20, 2003 - Charley & Judy Arrive back in Sydney
Thursday, November 20, 2003 - Concert at The Harp (7.30 PM)
Thursday, November 20, 2003 – Brett departs Cairns, 3:55 PM, QF649
Thursday, November 20, 2003 – Brett arrives in Sydney, 9:10 PM, QF555
Friday, November 21, 2003 - Small "warm-up" party/session At Margaret's
Saturday, November 22, 2003 - Loaded Dog
Sunday, November 23, 2003 - BBQ/song party out at John's place.
Monday, November 24, 2003 - Free
Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - Music Party at Ron & Barb Horvath's
Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - Free
Thursday, November 27, 2003 - Sea Shanty workshop aboard the James Craig (tentative)
Friday, November 28, 2003 - Toongabbie Folk Club session
Saturday, November 29, 2003 - Charley & Judy to Newcastle
Saturday, November 29, 2003 - Brett departs Sydney, 3:05 PM, QF534
Saturday, November 29, 2003 – Brett arrivea in Cairns, 6:50 PM, QF1624
Sunday, November 30, 2003 - Brett departs Cairns, 1:35 AM, Continental Flight 903
Sunday, November 30, 2003 – Brett arrives in Guam, 6:10 AM, Continental Flight 903
Wednesday, December 3, 2003 - Charley & Judy back in Sydney
Thursday, December 3, 2003 - Charley & Judy fly home

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 06:56 PM

I think this "vacation" is going to wear me out.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 09:06 PM

I know what you mean Brett. They can be like that. Be sure to keep at least a couple of free days really free.

As I have said in another email I have sent you, you can put your luggage in my car while you are at the Harp.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 10:38 PM

Brett-

There may be more than one "Jenny" in Sydney with a welcoming "boot" for your luggage...

We're getting a little frantic here, stuffing stuff into backpacks and luggage, and trying to tidy up all the loose ends that are unraveling as we plan execute this exit.

Our neighbor Cheryl gonna take care of our two cats and the neighbor's cat, and Dilbert the pet mouse. We've explained that it's not polite to feed one to the other.

While I'm staying in Glebe with the Ron and Barb Horvath, I'll have access to Mudcat and home e-mail. While we're in Port Douglas we'll probably be too busy to do that.

Bob-

Looks like I'll also be bringing the F/C Anglo, nicknamed "The Bilge Pump." What joy!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 10 Nov 03 - 10:50 PM

Oi! Who's the other one? I'm the one and only famous (or notorious) JennyO

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 02:04 AM

You know Charley, I think your cats might resent you. After all, they found that mouse. They probably think you are just fattening it up for Thanksgiving.

And besides, what's wrong with feeding a cat to a mouse?

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 08:34 AM

eek, so little time & so much to do before the guests arrive - I'll have to take a day off this week, & maybe one next week as well as the planned week after the Dog. Fortunately I have lots of leave owing.

Brett, I wish I could travel as casually as you do!

see ya soon

sandra

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 09:41 AM

Brett-

Shall I bring the words to Doug Lewis's "Where's My Keys Song"?

Sandra-

One of the reasons we visit other people is so WE never have to clean up!

JennyO-

Can there be too many JennyO's?

Damn! It's Veteran's Day holiday here and the post office and banks are closed... Well, who needs filthy money anyway?

Damn! There's the Veteran's Day Parade that will close down Main St. at 11 AM. We'll have to slip out of town via the River Rd.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 04:51 PM

Muwahaha! Our Veteran's day celebration was yesterday! Now I have two days to prepare. Damn! I have to work one of those days!

Tomorrow is departure date! Looking forward to this. Do you want me to order the first beers and have them on the table when you arrive at Port Douglas?

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 11 Nov 03 - 09:24 PM

I expect Charlie and Judy are on their way now - I imagine they'll be pretty zonked when they get here - those long-haul flights are a killer. I seem to find the jetlag is worse travelling to a time zone that is ahead, and we are 16 hours ahead of Mudcat time.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 12:09 AM

Either they are on their way or they have decided they are carrying the dread dieases caught from the November Shanty Sing in Portsmouth, NH, USA, and are wisely huddled with their cats awaiting the first onslaught of the symptoms.

While I, on the other hand, being free of disease, will be on my way in just 18 hours.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 01:56 AM

15 hours...

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 06:37 AM

10 1/2 hours...

I'm not excited, nope, not me, calm as a clam...

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 07:44 AM

9 1/2 hours - and counting.......

I see that one of the ads on the bottom of this thread is "Wiccan Chants" - interesting!

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 05:35 PM

And now the two adds are "Asian Developing Nations" and an add for a concert for the fight against AIDS. Is that a warning aginst dallying with the girls of Port Douglas?

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 05:37 PM

That was "ad" not "add".

Ho-hum, I suppose I better start to get ready to go.

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennyO
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 08:27 PM

I realise now our calculations were out by 12 hours. It must be about 8 1/2 hours now. Almost time to pack the bag, eh :-)

See you in a week.

Jenny

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Naemanson
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 09:19 PM

I just finished packing. If you count doing the laundry it took me almost three hours! I'm out of shape. I've packed quicker than that before.

My flight leaves in almost 8 hours. Happy, happy, joy, joy!

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 12 Nov 03 - 10:04 PM

G'day Brett,

At least you won't have any "jet lag" after the trip (this really carries on from the "News from Guam" thread ... is that 'cross-thread drift'? ... Or just 'crossthreading' ... ?). I was still talking about Daylight Saving (as we have, currently, in Sydney) - but Port Douglas - just about as tropical as Guam - won't have Daylight Saving , so you may not have to adjust your watch until you get to New South Wales.

(Going by my sketchy Time Zones map, Guam should be in the next time zone, but the American -held islands east of the Philipines seem to be all in sync with the Australian Eastern time zone - but not on Daylight Saving time.)

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: JennieG
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 02:15 AM

This thread is getting bigger than Ben Hur!

About that free Monday, we can soon fix that....I don't work on Mondays.

Cheers
JennieG - the other Sydney Jennie! One Jenny, one Jennie

Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
From: Charley Noble
Date: 13 Nov 03 - 04:19 AM

Well,Judy and I are here safe in Sydney as Bob Bolton can attest. We're a little tired now but only after a walking tour of Pyrmont, a visit to the James Craig, and some miscellaneous shopping at Darling Harbour, a fine supper and some Australian wine. We did want to make sure we were good and tired so that we'd fall asleep after supper, but not sleepy enough to land in our dinner plates. Brett, wait till you try some blue-eyed Codfish!

I'm afraid I'm losing coherence, breaking up...

Good night!
Charley Noble