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Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: alison Date: 24 Jul 99 - 01:34 AM of course Mick, there's plenty of room.. but can we make some music this time? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Big Mick Date: 24 Jul 99 - 01:51 AM The sweetest music eer played...........Quit chortling, you guys........Damn Rib, Rick, and 'Spaw are over there swallowing their tongues they are laughing so hard.......It's alright guys, I don't get even, I get ahead.........Now back to this marvelous person here........ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Joe Offer Date: 24 Jul 99 - 04:53 AM Obi Wan Offer? I can't stand it. First, he steals my woman, then he invites me to a bar and names me the "designated driver," and now he's getting me confused with a Jedi Knight. What next? Bartender, gimme anudder shixback....er, sixpack. Urp!! -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Banjer Date: 24 Jul 99 - 06:53 AM Best time I've had in while...Mick you shoulda stuck around, and I shoulda listened to ya! I did fall offa that stool that was on top of the chair that was on the table, coulda hurt myself 'cept I landed on my head.....Then Catspaw drug my dazed self out on the dancefloor, me kickin' and screamin' all the way. Thought I was doin' pretty good til somebody stepped on my hand.. 'Spaw, ya oughta bring them lovely ladies with ya next time so's we can dance with 'em.... Probably be a lot more pleasant to dance with somebody that ain't got 'possum-ass' breath! Leej, doncha worry about it none...Harpgirl had a good idea, even if she won't admit it! In fact next time just put a little Mountain Dew in the Makers Mark....In fact set me up one now and, what the hell, make the next round on me.....I'll jusht finish up thish one and then woblle back to where them bean bags are...Whersh my banjer? Gotta play one for a nightcap...Whadda ya (burp) mean ish sheven clock inna mornin'? Wha happen' to the night? Lasht I 'member I wash climbin' on shomfin to git my bansher... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: LEJ Date: 24 Jul 99 - 04:52 PM Just wanted to let everyone know about Saturday Night at the MT (Mudcat Tavern). We are featuring the trio of Bill D, Rick n' RiB, with Alison on bodhran and vocals. Come early for half-price Umbrella Drinks including Daquiri's, Pina Coladas, and Planter's Punch served in a souvenir glass on the Terrace. Also tonight, all the Baby Back Ribs you can eat for 6.99. And we have a free salad bar for those vegetarians. Max is also offering a free bottle of Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill to the Catter bringing and singing the Funniest Song. Add to the festivities by wearing your loudest tropical shirt, sarong, or underwear. See ya tonight! LEJ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Dave Swan Date: 24 Jul 99 - 05:15 PM Aloha shirts? Did you say Aloha shirts? Oh baby. It has taken me a while to get here, and what a welcome. A place I can listen to my friends make music, maybe make a little myself and wear my aloha shirts without being harrassed? Sign me up. Float an umbrella in that Guinness, if you please, and park a Laphroaig next to it so it doesn't get lonely. Ol' Jake's at my feet. He'll do just about anything for an ice cube, it's his favorite material reward. I'll leave my bagpipes outside 'til things really get out of hand. -seed and Banjer, I've got a back up banjo in the car just in case you need one. How nice to be here. Anybody for a little singing? LEJ, better draw another Guinness for P.J. she'll probably be along soon. Now, check out this possum and hibiscus design...D. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: catspaw49 Date: 24 Jul 99 - 05:31 PM Hi Group......I'll try to get back later, just seein' what's up? There isn't any marshmallow creme around, right? Yeah, that's good....No marshmallows either, right? Good, good, good...........Hey El Swanno!!! Glad to see you made it and........uh,....whoa up here a minute......What's in the syringes???? I mean this place can get a bit rank..........Why don't you put those away for now? Or takem' to the campfire later.....that oughta' be "entertaining." Is Seed comin' in later? Sorry I gotta' run.........see y'all later. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: DougR Date: 24 Jul 99 - 07:44 PM bcc, I'm sorry I missed you! The time difference done us in, I expect. I brought Velma by for a glass of red wine and to meet all the friendly folk in the Tavern. And Big Mick, that includes you! I'm certain that if bbc and Alison speak so kindly of you, you must be a fine fellow. You might be a bit jealous that a new man has come into the lives of those fine ladies, but hell, I've had to contend with that all my life! We can be friends! Just stay out of my way ***GRIN*** DougR |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 24 Jul 99 - 07:56 PM Hey, Doug, don't drink & run! I was just taking orders in the back room. I've got a jug of red reserved for Velma & a nice table to the side, w/ a cushion for her chair! I hope you're staying for the party! Don't mind Mick. He's a good guy; he just has this *thing* about alison. We both set him straight last night. Please stay & hear alison play her bodhran. Can I bring you some chips & salsa to go w/ that wine? What are you drinking, Doug? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 24 Jul 99 - 08:12 PM Whew! Good to smell this clean air, even with Banj's slightly ripe breath and Spaw wavin' that damned possum around by the string. I just got back from the campfire, but the mosquitos were gettin' ferocious: a bunch of 'em had picked up Obi Wan Kinoffer and carried him right across the fire before he woke up and shook 'em off. He came back to earth off in the dark somewhere on top of some couple who'd "gone for a walk." Tlhey started screaming at him in Celtic. When he came back, he pulled out a goddamned cell phone and called the mosquito abatement hotline and they drove in upwind of the fire and started pumping some kind of poison our way. Anyway, that's when I decided to leave, so I came here for my health. Gimme another one of them Baba Braus, Leej--I need to breathe in some of them hops for a while 'til the insecticide stench is gone.
If you go to American city, Dave, if I have another of these Baba Braus, I could even tolerate your pipes playing calypso...aw, maybe not. --seed |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Night Owl Date: 24 Jul 99 - 08:24 PM Whew!!! Can't believe I made it in time to hear some music. Just want to sit over here, put my feet up, relax and soak up the atmosphere for a bit. Tough week.....could I have a "Mud s l i d e" before I order supper??? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 24 Jul 99 - 08:37 PM Hi, Night Owl! Good to see you! Comin' right up, one Mudslide slidin' attcha! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: MAG (inactive) Date: 24 Jul 99 - 08:48 PM OK, now I'm offa work and can come on in without feeling guilty ... so where's annap and out T&Ts? Don't get up bbc, I know my way around the back of a bar ... Can we add a samba whistle to that calypso? Maybe get a line going?? MA |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 24 Jul 99 - 09:11 PM Hi, Mary Ann! Nice to see you! Sure, make yourself at home! Hey, can I join?! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: MAG (inactive) Date: 24 Jul 99 - 09:13 PM one and two and three ... AND one and two and three ... AND |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Night Owl Date: 24 Jul 99 - 10:30 PM Thanks bbc...Shambles says all the drinks are on his tab for tonight (BG)....until he gets here! Brought a friend with me tonight...she has a song to share.... "Every nite just after dark We goose the statues in the park If Sherman's horse can take it So can you...." Whoops,...sorry,.... try it again with a calypso beat. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Lonesome EJ Date: 24 Jul 99 - 11:18 PM OK- for the next half hour it's 2 fer one anything including those infernal Baba Braus(might have to try one of those- expand m horizons, y'know). We are getting low on Guinness, Banjer could you rassle up another keg from the cellar while you are still sober? We've got three orders of Ribs left so hurry! Pizza til Midnight though. Rolling papers? Who wanted rolling papers. Sorry we don't handle em. Just empty out a Marlboro and stay at least 100 feet from the bar.Jeez. You what? Oh, I don't know, I'll ask. Hey, Rick! You guys know any Zeppelin? Now I've got a surprise dance contest for y'all. Grab your drinks and get in a big circle. Ready?
" You put your right foot in, You put your right foot out Hey, somebody help Catspaw back up. How ya like my Aloha shirt? Pink elephants mating against a backdrop of purple palm trees and a mauve and green Volcano. Kowabunga!
" Walkin down de road wid a ratchet in your waste I tink I gone git a Red Stripe for I and I, Mon. On second tought dat spleef she don' sound too bad ! Jah Rastafari ! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Dave Swan Date: 24 Jul 99 - 11:26 PM Evenin' Catters! How d'you like my costume? With the aloha shirt and giant moustache, I even fooled the computer into thinking I'm Dave Swan! It's ME guys, PJ!! The system still won't let me post under my own name, so I've decided to relax and enjoy it. Besides, I figure if they can't tell me from Dave, there could be some advantages... I'll finally hear the punch lines to all those jokes Fadac and Seed whisper out of my earshot at Quinns. Maybe people will think I'm smarter! When you're blonde they tend to spell stuff in front of you. Spaw! You make a Jack and Coke like my daddy taught me to drink it! bbc, could you set me up with one of those? SEED-O, SE-EE-EE-EED-0 SEED-0 COME AN' ME WAN' PLAY DRUM... Could somebody tell me what Peter T. was doing at the door with his hands on the side of his face? And tell Rick if he'll help me roll Big Mick off the pool table, I've got my quarters down for a Kentucy 8... Feels like comin' home (well, except for the cross-dressin part, this is kinda weird)... Alison, maybe we can have a BABALOO bodhran line later? Now where's that fireman hunk that just got off a 72 hour shift? *pj* |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 24 Jul 99 - 11:49 PM PJ! I didn't recognize you with that moustache! Jack & coke, comin' up! Looks like I'd better mix it myself. Lonesome's a little busy right now w/ the Hokey Pokey rites. Well, room for one & all here! Enjoy! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: alison Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:05 AM Mick, you pay attention now and I'll teach you how to hold your bodhran tipper properly.... not that daft way you use!! Can I play my whistle later? I can't find my pipes I think someone up the campfire may have used them for firewood..... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Bill D Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:20 AM pretty durn rowdy crowd!..Aloha shirts!! Tsk!....... I'll just sidle into a booth here, in my old blue jeans and tee shirt...(has pictures of Calvin & Hobbes on it...old fellows with long beards)...and wait till someone wants to play some nice 'old timey' tunes..maybe some Delmore Brothers.....don't dare join the pool game...have barely played since college...(could turn a cue, though!).... ah...yes...I think I'll have a nice, chewy Orval ale to sip at all evening...(I do like these prices in cyber-pubs!)...and watch the goin's on.... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: WyoWoman Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:27 AM LEJ-- I simply have to have one of those aloha shirts you described. Are they going to be available in the Mudcat Boutique? I'm dry and a little lonesome, folks. Think I'll take a Tullamore Dew straight up with a glass of water back and just sit and soak up the scenery for a while. I had a great musical story happen today, but it doesn't involve traditional music. Anyone mind if I tell it? WW |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Bill D Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:31 AM *sittin' and listnin'*...(and actualy HAVING a Tullamore Dew!) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Lonesome EJ Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:40 AM WW- that's what were here for! You know that tank top would be illegal in some states? Grin Here's a dew for you. I'll leave the bottle. Bill D- where the heck you been, bud? Here's your Orval. Anyway Rick and RiB have been holding forth, but we need a tune from you- Delmore Bros. would be great. You know any Louvin Brothers? I can hit some of those high harmonies. At least I think I can. Hey bbc- a Maker's Mark rocks for myself, if you'd be so kind. PJ- nice to meet you. Is Dave gonna stop in? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: DougR Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:50 AM Sorry, Barbara, Velma and I went over to the bar so we could catch the Diamondbacks Dodger's baseball game. We got all tied up over there watching our team cream the Dodgers and I didn't see you. The bartender was nice enough to fix me up with a vodka on the rocks and Velma has a nice glass of Burgandy. Big Mick doesn't bother me. It's about time he got used to some competition! Since I'm probably old enough to be Alison's father, I'm sure he will rest much easier. We're going to wander on back to the campfire. Velma's old bones can't stand a lot of the cold night air so the campfire will probably feel good to her. DougR |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: WyoWoman Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:02 AM Oh, thanks LEJ. I hadn't realized that strap had slipped quite so far down. Ok, so (sip) here's the deal (sip again): I'm singing a gig August 16 as the "music" part of a "poetry and music" series being done at our local museum (it's just a venue, doesn't have anything to do with the music). This came up fairly suddenly, but I said, "What tha' heck. This is my chance to 'come out' in a fairly new town that doesn't know me as a singer." So I said yes and have been busily trying to decide on two sets of music right quick. I decided to broaden the definition of "eclectic" and just do an evening of my favorite songs, which include everything from an acapella bluegrass tune ("Fly Away, LIttle Pretty Bird,") to Tom Lehrer's "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park." I'm doing four or five songs I did for a cabaret-type gig a few years back in New Mexico. BUT there's one song that is absolutely one of my favorites ("The LIes of Handsome Men," by Francesca Blumenthal) and I don't have sheet music for it. My friend back in New Mexico played it, I have the words, but no lead sheets. And the woman who's playing piano for me here doesn't play by ear. So, heck. I want to sing that song. I call my pianist friend in New Mexico. He has all his music perfectly organized, except... his "L" file is missing. Hmmm. SO, he says, you know, she lived in New York when I was there. You might just try calling her. No dice. So, I decided to go on the 'Net to see if I could find out anything about her. Bingo. About 20 articles about her -- and she's still around, still in New York. So, I figure, she must be registering her work with ASCAP, since she's a pro, right? RIGHT!!! I called ASCAP in New York last Monday, and they, indeed, had the address of her publishing house. I wrote her in care of that address, told her about the gig and threw myself on her mercy, offering my Fedex number if she could possibly get me that music in time. I've been bummed and, ok, I"ll admit it, a bit pissy all day today and wasn't even going to bother going out to the mailbox (I live in the country). But, I decided to run into town for a minute and stop by the mailbox on the way back. You guessed it. It's there!!! I now have my music (in the key of B-flat, which isn't exactly my own, but, hey. I can pretend I'm an alto...), and she threw in a bonus song as well. WHAT A PRINCESS!!! I'm so thrilled. I have to pay a few bucks for the music and credit her in my program. But I'm gonna sing that song, and that makes my repertoire complete, which makes me face this gig with a much more jubilant heart. Here are the words. They are completely apropos to my life at this particular juncture: I believe in star signs And I believe in film romances. I believe in fantasy And I believe with just one glance He's crazy for my eyes 'cause I believe the lies of handsome men. I believe in witchcraft, And I believe in Cinderella. I believe in gypsies, And I believe I cast a spell That sends him to the skies, 'cause I believe the lies Of handsome men... SOmewhere in a corner of my mind, I'm not a fool, completely cool. But even though he's hooked me on his line, I find the pleasure's been mine. I believe in love songs, They seem to know just what I'm feeling. I believe Prince Charming, I never guess he's double-dealing. How my spirits rise, Believing in the lies Of handsome men. Sometimes in a dark and quiet place, I meet the truth, face to face, And even if his Highness disappears, I keep some lovely souvenirs. I believe in heroes And I expect that happy ending. Wishing on some rainbow, I pretend he's not pretending. Someday I"ll get wise, But right now, I need The lies of handsome men. (sip, wipe the condensation off my glass. move the napkin around with my fingers. sip again. Stare off into the smoky cavern of the bar. Sip again) WW |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Dave Swan Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:05 AM LEJ- Dave's here somewhere, I heard him order a Guiness with an umbrella in it and a Laphroaig back. I can't see him thru the crowd, though, so if you find him before me, give him a big, wet, sloppy kiss for me. He's been on a 72 hour shift at the firehouse and I can't wait to see him! peej |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: WyoWoman Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:08 AM Oops. Don't know why the line breaks didn't work. Must be the whiskey... WW |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Dave Swan Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:15 AM (From PJ on Dave's computer) WW- Sweetie, when whiskey's to blame there's all kinds of brakes that don't work. Prob'ly accounts for the conception of many a 'Catter. ;) peejay |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: WyoWoman Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:18 AM Or many a 'Catter's child... WW |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Dave Swan Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:39 AM *grin* "...and lord I know I'm one..." (House of the Rising SON) Hey, WW, do ya get the feeling that we're the only 2 girls awake in the Tavern at the end of the night? Everybody's curled up in corners and snoring on pool tables, and here we are talking about the Lies of Handsome Men and alcohol-induced tax deductions. Great song, by the way, and great piece of detective work in tracking it down. I don't know where you are in the cycle of romance right now, but don't give up hope that a handsome man may tell you the truth one of these days. Took me a while but I found one. He's passed out with the spotted puppy next to the fireplace. Cute, ain't he? Both Dave and the dog smell kinda funny and get all excited when fire trucks go by, but I can count on them both to be straight with me. Keep the faith. pj (still not Dave) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: WyoWoman Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:43 AM Ah, thanks, Peej. I'm feeling a bit ... mmm ... maybe just realistic. A dangerous thing, when it comes to entertaining thoughts of romance. I appreciate the kind words, however. Think I'll meander on home now (sip). Looks like the party's kind of pooped out for a while. "The party's over, It's time to call it a day..." (Never knew what came next in that song...) WW |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Lonesome EJ Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:46 AM PJ- if Dave's been on a 72 hour shift, somehow I don't think a big wet kiss from the bartender is gonna make his day! WW- you see there? Persistence pays off. Glad you got your music. Oh,and sorry to hear that some of us Handsome Men are liars. And why may, I ask, is it that all the decent single women keep hooking up with jerks, while all the decent single men are mixed up with mankillers? One of life's great mysteries.
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Banjer Date: 25 Jul 99 - 07:46 AM Hey Leej...Here'sh thekegya wanted...You oughta make shure they putsh shome kinda labelsh on them thinngsh! You know how manny I hadda open and tatste 'afore I found the righ one? Hey whereish everybody? Aw, shucks, I spent so much time tryin' ta find theright barrel; Oh well me an' Mr. Daniels et al had our own little party in the cellar..... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 25 Jul 99 - 08:04 AM Mornin', Banjer! Here's homemade streusal coffeecake & fresh-brewed coffee for the bar. Help yourself! I brought a batch of vodka slush for after 1. It may be too much of a sissy drink for you, though. You take care & I'll see you after church! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: WyoWoman Date: 25 Jul 99 - 11:18 AM Ya know, LEJ, some of us pretty great single women ask that very question from time to time. I have no answer. But I don't categorize ALL men as liars and jerks. There are a few though, who do give y'all a bad name. (Just like, I'm sure, there are sufficient lyin,' cheatin' gals to give the rest of us some pretty bad p.r. as well. This being human stuff is hard work! WW |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Roger in Baltimore Date: 25 Jul 99 - 12:04 PM I hope I had a good time last night. I don't remember any of it. I hope Bill D. Rick and I kept decent time for Alison. I do notice I have my 12 string back. I don't know how. My apologies to Rick and Mick, both of whom were accused of possession. I'm just so happy to have it back. I thought I was at a sing with my friends here. A strange night. Usually these things start around 4 PM. I had to work so I didn't get there until 5 PM. No one there but Will, the host. After an hour of chat, I broke out my 6 string and played a few songs. One was that Civil War one I asked about a month or so ago. Will liked it. Laura showed up about 7:30 and we sang a few. Then Randy and Sandy and their two kids came in. I hadn't seen them in a year. It is amazing to watch children grow up from a distance. They are young adults now, no longer just kids. We moved outside after Will built a campfire and sang some more. A few people seemed to just ghost in and ghost out. About 11 PM it was time for me to call it quits. Fingers were sore and I was half asleep and I had a 30 mile drive ahead of me. A pleasant, easy evening. I just hope I played in tune at the Mudcat Tavern. I like the place and I was hoping LEJ would ask me back again (with perhaps a little more notice). I guess I was virtually in tune which should be close enough for folk music. Roger in Baltimore |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Peter T. Date: 25 Jul 99 - 01:54 PM GOOD DAY, SIR!! (lowers voice) oh, sorry, good day. Names Tegucigalpa, Tyrone T. Mother had a hankering for the far side of the Rio G. Nice place you got here. Now that its got a little quiet here, I couldn't help noticing that there are pools of what look like tears on your bartop. Occupational hazard, I know. Well, I have just the solution for you. The wonder of the age!! (opens batteredsuitcase, pulls out combination juke box, pipe organ, and dispenser) You know how people say they are better for a good cry. Well, here it is -- my SAD-O-METRIC exerciser!! (places it on bartop). You wouldn't have a quarter, Mr., Mr.? LEJ, Mr. LEJ, nice to meet you! Well, I'll provide my own quarter. (inserts quarter into machine). The SADOMETRIC Exerciser provides for all your crying needs. (machine whirrs. Mechanical hand pops out wad of Kleenex) For the tears, you see! (machine whirrs. Drawer opens, picture of favourite dog appears. Mechanical hand reaches into pocket of machine, pulls out gun, shoots picture of dog). Just to get you in the mood, you see! But here is the main feature (Tyrone reaches over and indicates large dial). This is the sadness dial! It goes all the way from 0 to Hank Williams! (Jerks dial up almost to top. Machine begins to play George Jones' "These Days (I Barely Get By)" -- "Put my only two dollars on my favourite horse, he lost by a nose and died crying! Oh my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off, these days I barely get by!!" -- (machine breaks down in tears, weeps to a stop). Hmm. still a bug or two. Anyway, it works wonderfully as long as you don't go past 7 on the dial!! Well, what do you think? Why are you looking at me that way? What do you mean, you only do live music? Is this some commie place? Allright, allright, don't push, hey, watch the machine -- that's Technology, the American Way you're mishandling, watch it buddy - Hey, nice shirt, buddy, ALOH-- (door slams ). |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Peter T. Date: 25 Jul 99 - 02:25 PM (voice from floor). Oh, yeah, forgot. Judy Holliday, the best ever, from "Bells Are Ringing", song by Comden and Green, tune by Jule Styne:
The party's over
The party's over
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Jul 99 - 04:50 PM Peter that is such a crass attempt at inserting music into what is otherwise a piece of complete BS, no matter how inspired or how hard I'm laughing. This will be analyzed and may be held against you. catspaw--born again moralist and pastor at the "Church of No Redeeming Social Value." Services held at 6 PM and 9 PM every payday. |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: katlaughing Date: 25 Jul 99 - 06:58 PM Hey, 'Spaw, I'm there.....just let me finish this sissy amaretto! kat, pseudo-moralist and pagan-rep! |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: MAG (inactive) Date: 25 Jul 99 - 07:40 PM OK, I've done my token yanking of buttercups from my poor garden and did a token vacuuming of my very messy house, and I'm back for a short spell! Could we maybe bring that fantasy song circle over from another thread, and do, say, "Roseville Fair?" (I'll just fetch a T&T while we're getting arranged in a circle...) |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 25 Jul 99 - 07:55 PM Hi, ladies! It's been such a quiet day in here that I was just about to suggest to Lonesome that he & *I* sit down & have a drink together! Here's your T & T, MAG. I'll be glad to sing along on "Roseville Fair." |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: MAG (inactive) Date: 25 Jul 99 - 08:33 PM Usually long before now in a song circle, I'll have insisted we do a round, just for practice. (I've actually got enough people in my song circle to know "To the greenwood" well enough that we can sing it.) Here's a little WA State ditty; apple maggot/ travel quarantine / do not transport/homegrown fruit Tune is simple: descending scale in (any) major, until the last part jumps down a fourth on "homegrown," back up a fourth on "fruit" accent on ap/mag/trav/quar/do/trans/home/fruit ready?? OK, we need a section leader for each of 4 parts ... do we have 4 people?? YES, |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bbc Date: 25 Jul 99 - 11:18 PM Lonesome, you & I may need to look for a new line of work, if business stays this light for long. Think we should mention it to Bert, before he commits to the real thing? What do you say, boss? Chips & salsa in the back? |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 26 Jul 99 - 12:28 AM Hey, Den--did you ever get over to the campfire to hear me tell the story of the Kilkeel fishermen? What time is it now in Nova Scotia--midnight or one a.m.? Don't tell me you've already gone to bed--hell, has the sun even set up there? And Kat and Jenny, you guys sure seem to attract the spirits...in addition to the fish tale, there was another ghost story my grandfather used to tell. I'll have to see if I can put it together again.
Hey, bbc--I'm just drinkin' coke tonight. Two nights in a row on Baba Brau have me bouncing off the walls. It's every bit as strong as I remembered. I'm gonna go try and play and sing "Abilene" if my hands will stop shakin'. Banjer, Rick, RiB, ya' wanna back me up? I do it in C (D if Ii'm feelin' adventurous). Harpy, c'mon up here if you brought along a diatonic.
It goes
Y'all know the first verse and the chorus, and the second verse, except I end it kind of different:
I get so lonesome I lose my way, --seed
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 26 Jul 99 - 12:37 AM I'm glad you guys caught that as we played: that little bluesy thing happens in one measure, not two: /CC7FFm/C-G7-/ |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: bseed(charleskratz) Date: 26 Jul 99 - 12:50 AM Damn, Dave and PJ--I've been in this place so long I just plumb forgot about the Starry Plough. Dammit. And it's almost 10 p.m. now. Next week? --seed |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Roger the zimmer Date: 26 Jul 99 - 04:57 AM Just dropped in to see if anyone was waiting to see if I was going to stand my round after my visit to the races on Saturday. Sorry, I only had one win, no overall profit, nor did any of our 17-strong party, even the luck of the Irish deserted the 4-strong Irish contingent. Socially a success: SHE made lemon jello salad this year and our Mexican brought home-made guacamole. As the night wore on the malt whisky took a pasting but they left the Metaxas to me (in fact, made some unkind comments about it!) which suited me. A pantomime horse race was billed for the Sunday Charity Fun Race Day, I think some of them ran on the Saturday by mistake! Now about half the group want to come again for the Ascot Festival meeting in September, I don't know if it is the racing, the "crack" or the hospitality that is the attraction. Maybe it is the jello salad! Well, all that talking has made me thirsty so if I can catch the bartender's eye... |
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Subject: RE: Mudcat Tavern -- Round 2 From: Peter T. Date: 26 Jul 99 - 08:47 AM O.K. we are about ready for one of those odometer to 100, millennium, tardis, Wayback machine, teleporter, Jeri or Joe do your magic thingies (also see about cleaning up all these dead bottles, and getting everyone up to life again, if you could, huh?) and move us all to Round 3, NOW!!! yours, Peter T. |
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