NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion

Subject: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Don Firth
Date: 23 May 03 - 06:41 PM

My apologies, but I chose to start a new thread for this, because the other Northwest Folklife Festival thread seems to have turned a bit sour.

This year's Northwest Folklife Festival will be heavy on sea songs. A story on Maritime History of the Pacific Northwest in Song on KUOW-FM (local NPR affiliate) HERE. It played this morning and has been archived already. There is a link if you'd like to give it a listen. It runs a little under an hour. One of the singers being interviewed is Jon Pfaff, whom I have known since the coffee house days.

And now—a touch of shameless self-promotion:— Bob Nelson (Deckman) was interviewed a few days ago by a reporter from the Everett Herald. I just got an e-mail from Bob letting me know that the story has been published. Here it is— . For the masochists among you, THIS will enlarge the picture. It was taken in 1959 at "The Place Next Door". Ye Gods we were young. . . .

Bob and I will be performing on Monday, May 26th, at 1:00 p.m. or thereabouts in the Olympic Room, along with a whole bunch of other folks from those prehistoric times.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Don Firth
Date: 23 May 03 - 06:45 PM

Blew the link!! Here it is again: *TWANG*

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Deckman
Date: 23 May 03 - 06:46 PM

SHEEEUH, as Walt used to say! I don't even know how to spell dinosaur, and now I are one! CHEERS, Bob

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Don Firth
Date: 23 May 03 - 06:50 PM

And then the bloody link to enlarging the picture didn't work. If one is really that curious, when they get to the story, they can click on the picture itself. That should work. If not, count your blessings.

Don Firth

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: GUEST,amergin
Date: 23 May 03 - 06:53 PM

one of these years I'm going to make it to that bloody thing....but unfortunately yet again....not this time around...

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 May 03 - 07:54 PM

Boy, was that a l-o-n-g time ago! About the period that photo was taken my parents were sending us (we?) kids to bed so all of you could sing the good songs at hoots! (So we used to sit in the hall at the top of the stairs and listen through the heater ducts to all of you singing!)

Nice article, Bob!

SRS

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Deckman
Date: 23 May 03 - 08:19 PM

Hi Maggie, I remember that house in West Seattle. I also remember how faithfully your Father always excused himself from whatever conversation was happening when you kids all went to bed. He gave us to understand that he ALWAYS sang a bedtime song to you ... no matter what else what happening. I miss him too! CHEERS, Bob

Subject: RE: NW Folklife-Shameless Self-Promotion
From: Haruo
Date: 24 May 03 - 11:36 AM

My fyantsy Paula and I will be doing Folklife on Monday and should be there. Look forward to meeting you, Don and Deckman, and any other Mudcatters who may show up.

BTW Maggie, it's Copper River Sockeye season again and I'll try to put your tea to good use! ;-)

Haruo