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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: mg Date: 24 Oct 03 - 09:58 PM boy did you miss some beautiful days at Long Beach..the last 2 days have been just glorious..thank heavens because we just had a conference here with the most incredible seafood etc. provided by the fishers, oysterers, etc. Wow.....the sunset tonight was amazing..have a clam tide this weekend too. But have fun in the big city. Hope to see you on Monday..remember to take the early bus to Kelso..leaves about 7 or 7:30 a.m. and gets there around 11 or so....and remember Longview is my home town...the bus from kelso to Astoria cuts through one end of it...you will have a great view of the Columbia from the Longview bridge...and Astoria is an amazing town...you can either take the 2:?? bus near th Safeway or the 5?? bus same place...I can meet you in Ilwaco around 5:30 or so...you could visit the Ilwaco museum which is where the bus gets off...My numbers again are work 360-642-2031 and cell, almost never on but I will try to ermember, 360-749-0310. Home 360-665-4999. If you are going to try to busk, Astoria would be by far the better place, as we are pretty deserted here...I don't know where or if people busk in Astoria but you can always start the trend. It can really really rain there...I would have rain ponchos etc. and wrap up any instruments really carefully . mg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Deckman Date: 24 Oct 03 - 02:42 AM Hi Reg, I'm NOT hosting a song circle. I'll PM you Stewart's phone number, he knows the details. CHEERS, Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: reggie miles Date: 24 Oct 03 - 12:38 AM Grateful Bread jam? Where is that? Is anybody going to bring the peanut butter? Song circle? Nobody mentioned a song circle at Bob's. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 23 Oct 03 - 06:14 PM I certainly did have some chocolate pie, and with a little imagination, I found an alternative use for the straight chocolate that was left behind. Did you just apologize for leaving it, Mehitabel? And it was the Catnip Blues that made you cry, wasn't it? Genie and I are coming up to Seattle tomorrow where I will sit in on one of her gigs. On Sunday we intend to be at the "Grateful Bread" jam and later the song circle that Stewart told me about. Cheers, Marion (Portland, Oregon) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Don Firth Date: 22 Oct 03 - 12:40 PM Marion is a delight. Good singer, good songs, good fiddle and guitar work, and just a neat person! I've got to admire the spirit of someone who picks up their guitar and fiddle and hits the road. Gutsy. And a very "Fifties / Sixties" thing to do. I met a lot of itinerant singers during those decades, traveling around the country, meeting people, swapping songs, and often regaling folks with tales of their wild adventures on the road. Two that come to mind immediately are Guy Carawan and, all the way from England, Roy Guest. And a few dozen I never heard about again. I can't remember any women doing the "on the road" thing back then, but times have changed. Too bad you're not going to be around longer, because I would like to get to know you better and hear you sing and play more. Anyway, good luck and much joy on your journey. Did you get a chance to sample Mehitabel's chocolate pie? Wow! Don Firth P.S.: "Notorious!??" No politics. I only froth at the mouth on appropriate occasions. . . . |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Frivolous Sal Date: 21 Oct 03 - 01:28 AM Marion, meeting you was a joy. Deckman's gatherings are always magical, to me, anyway. One of your songs had me in tears, though I tried to hide it. Others were wonderfully funny. Before it was over, someone twigged to my birthday, and my life is now more complete, because Reggie sawed "Happy Birthday". Deckman, that mysterious plastic box in your kitchen is Dilettante chocolate, with a peeler, to put it on top of the chocolate pie. Sorry, all. Marion, I will post your photo, and let you know where. (If it came out, I haven't looked yet.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: GUEST,reggie miles Date: 21 Oct 03 - 12:57 AM Can't be adequately described in words?! Hmmm, I resemble that remark! It was fun having a chance to meet you Marion. You've got quite the whirlwind tour planned! I think I'd need to take a vacation afterward just to recover from the vacation you're taking. One of these days I'm gonna figure out how to scratch one of them fiddles. I wish I was at least as adept as Mike N. at following all of that scratchin' with my gitter. It was altogether too short a hoot for me. I could have sawn all night. Enjoy the rest of your adventures travelin' across America Marion. Thanks Deckman for graciously hosting the fun. Saw ya later |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Miken Date: 21 Oct 03 - 12:01 AM Marion, It was a pleasure to meet you and hear your music. Enjoyed backing up you and Stewart for a few tunes, and we probably could have done much more if time had allowed. Bob's hoots are pretty eclectic and I always enjoy the poetry readings as well as the music. Your songs are a joy, you're good with words. Your description of Bob and Judy's home is spot on.....always feels like home to me somehow. They are gracious and caring people. Say hello to the other catters down the line, and especially "Genie in Portland and Open mike in Calif when you get there. Good travelling the rest of your trip and I enjoy reading your posts updating us. Mike |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Stewart Date: 20 Oct 03 - 11:05 PM A fine time was had by all at Deckman's "Hoot." I enjoyed meeting Marion and hearing her music. She sings some nice songs and plays a mean fiddle. Good luck, Marion, on your remaining tour. Cheers, S. in Seattle |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: open mike Date: 20 Oct 03 - 11:11 AM yipee-grand to hear of the long awaited gathering! I wish I could have been there....PNW hospitality is the greatest! Happy trails! Laurel The only thing that would have made it better is if we could have opened a pal talk room and shared the joy!! We could do that if you make it by here. Also if you go to near Newport Oregon, Francy might do the same! Laurel |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Deckman Date: 20 Oct 03 - 09:26 AM I'll add a brief note here about our visit with Marion, or"Maid Marion" as Don's calls her. She certainly was a very pleasant guest and knows well how to look out for herself. Bride Judy and I both really enjoyed getting to know her and her music. Hoots are curious events: sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. But the collection of folkies that showed up yesterday was very receptive to Marion, and when those energies are just right, much warm music flowed. Everyone responded to her music and shared their own. I especially enjoyed the quiet times with just the two of us sharing our songs. And ... she is such a good songwriter. Look out folks, we are going to be hearing a lot of her in the next years. I so admire someone that can take a nubin of an idea and express it succinctly. She knows she'll always be welcome in our home. CHEERS, Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Willie-O Date: 20 Oct 03 - 06:58 AM Thanks for the update Marion--I've been wondering where you'd gotten to in yr wandering! They should just call it SOSCAM. Strange how an organization which started with an admirable purpose can get so power-crazed and unfair...licensing subway stations, ha. There may be something to the island/mainland friendliness continuum, but since North America is mostly mainland (well, a really big island, here's hoping you meet all the friendly Americans. Travel on. Keep them postcards coming. Bill |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: alanabit Date: 20 Oct 03 - 04:26 AM You are making me quite jealous. I think that when my children are big enough that they don't need me, I shall set off to continue my misspent youth until well into my sixties! An evening swapping songs with Don Firth, Bob Nelson and Reggie Miles sounds like one whole lot of fun. Good luck with your further adventures. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 20 Oct 03 - 02:53 AM Katlaughing... you love BlueJay equally to what exactly? Guest Me, I guess you're the guy I met on the subway a few months ago, eh? Glad to see you on Mudcat. I hope you're having a good year. I was interested to learn from you that SOCAN fees are behind the price the buskers pay and the limitation on stations. I was wondering about what you said about SOCAN not allowing buskers to submit playlists and collect royalties. Have you, or someone you know, attempted this? I don't know how SOCAN would justify collecting the fees but not accepting the claims related to a given venue. All: I'm at the home of Deckman and Bride Judy, which is just like heaven. Deckman and I have been swapping songs all weekend, and today people gathered for a hootenanny. I met the notorious Don Firth and avoided getting him going on politics, as I had been advised. Reggie Miles can't be adequately described in words, so I'll just mention that he let me try out his musical saw. Stewie and I did some Irish fiddling together accompanied by Mike N. on guitar. I met several other Seattleniks, and one new friend says she will send me letters from her family history for me to write about. Glorious evening; good food; distributed tapes and flowcharts; and we sang till the cops came by to discuss a noise complaint. The only needed to make the day perfect would be for the Nelsons' nervous Finnish-speaking cat to let me hold her. Tomorrow it's on to Portland, and to a song circle with Genie. There were some questions that Deckman asked me before my arrival that I thought I should answer here for anyone who may be wondering: I am travelling alone and by bus. I don't have a picture posted that you can consult, but I'm an easy person to pick out of a lineup since I am carrying a fiddle and guitar. I love cats, dogs, and whatever other animals you may have domesticated. I'm not fussy about sleeping arrangements, and it's very unlikely that I'm too tall for your couch. I am fussy about food - I am a strict vegetarian, so no fishies, birdies, or invertebraties. However, any rumours you may have heard about me being vegan are temporarily untrue (so stop scaring people, Rick!) I'm also fussy about smoke - I don't go to pubs etc. that allow smoking. Take care, Marion (Everett, Washington) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Deckman Date: 10 Oct 03 - 07:48 PM Howdy Marion ... Bride Judy and I are looking forward to meeting you one week from Sunday. We have a nice hoot planned, with several mudcatters, and many of the usual "suspects." Drive carefully! CHEERS, Bob |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: GUEST Date: 09 Oct 03 - 10:59 PM Just Do It Marion....take the citation and use it to light your next Cuban Cigar....you'll be long-gone
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: GUEST Date: 09 Oct 03 - 08:08 PM me i saw the page about the toronto busking in the subway. i've done it for years. the reason that many stations are empty is we are restricted to playing 29 stations by law. socan has charged toronto transit 900 buck a year per station and the ttc can't afford to pat for more than 29. people do occasionally play others but they risk losong their licence. we used to have fifty sattions abd i would have liked more. the audition process is rather arbitrary but most of the people who loose out have a problem with their stage personality. which in my experience carries over to being pretty angry and uncooperative in the sudways with other muscians. their is a ral divide between immigrants and the ontario born who really do think we ought to getbout of their way when they want to play. this approaches violence often and results in threats very often. a lot of the muscians you mentioned who lost licences are exactly the bully crowd. sorry to bring the bad news but people who are nice locally are not always nice in the subway. having been subjsct to alot of these threats i don't have much synpathy for them. they are usually counry pop players, and usually born in ontario. again i find the people with a problem getting the licence ought to look at thenselves as they are usually so difficult it carries over to the audition. this is meant for marion who was talking about the buskers. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: mg Date: 01 Oct 03 - 08:50 PM IT's possible you might want to come down through Long Beach (admittedly out of the way, but very cheap bus wise..if you can get to Olympia via some public trans by 9:30 a.m. you can get the rrest of the way for just a few dollars..) and then on to Portland from Astoria.... mg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: katlaughing Date: 01 Oct 03 - 06:06 PM LOL...yeah, I love him equally, too, Marion...**bg** we'll keep the light on for ya. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 01 Oct 03 - 03:54 PM Open Mike, those rumours are unfounded! I plan to get to Seattle Oct. 17. After that I'll be taking the long way to California (i.e., the route that goes through Colorado) so I expect to get there end-of-November-and-most-of-December-ish. I also want to state that I love BlueJay and Katlaughing just the same and consider them to be equally famous Mudcatters. So no fighting. Hey BlueJay, can David fix the zipper on my fiddle case? Take care, Marion (in Edmonton, Alberta) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: open mike Date: 29 Sep 03 - 02:24 AM rumours have it that you will be in Seattle area on nov. 15 rumour control? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: open mike Date: 28 Sep 03 - 10:48 AM so marion are you in the pacific north west? Does this mean you will be heading to northern california soon? should I roll out the red carpet? should we send out an all points bulletin? do tell. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Deckman Date: 28 Sep 03 - 07:15 AM So ... Marion ... Where are you now and how is the trip going? Inquiring minds want to know! Bob(deckman)Nelson |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: katlaughing Date: 26 Sep 03 - 05:32 PM Great reading about your adventures, Marion, thanks for sharing with us! Hope to see you, soon. BlueJay, whaddaya mean "one of the lesser-known?!!"**bg** kat |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Deckman Date: 26 Sep 03 - 04:49 PM Marion: I got your e-mails. I'm starting to set something up for that Sunday you mentioned. I've sent you some P.M's, including my correct home number. I'll give you a message call now. We are looking forward to meeting you and offering our house-port-ality and a hoot! CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 26 Sep 03 - 02:46 PM Thanks for the story, Daylia. Rick, Toronto may be the centre of the universe, but I'm convinced that Ste. Anne de Bellevue is the centre of the parallel universe. Willie-O, I met an unfriendly person in Greenwood, NS. I think it may be a islander vs. mainlander thing. (I made a purchase and said that I didn't want a plastic bag, as I had my knapsack. She said, "It has to be one of our bags," and tied the handles in a knot before giving it to me. Kind of funny, really. I've had people look a little surprised that I didn't want a bag, but I've never had someone try to force one on me before...) In a couple of days I'm going to have a reunion with a girl I lived with in Egypt ten years ago and haven't seen since... Take care, all. Marion (Winnipeg, Manitoba) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: BlueJay Date: 17 Sep 03 - 02:37 AM Marion-- like I said before, if you pass anywhere near southern Colorado, a side trip to La Veta would be very rewarding for us all. I'm not so sure about the busking, per se. Our town, <900 folks, is not all that public, especially in the wintertime. But you will be greeted in good fashion, slathered with great food and amply plied with your drink of choice. As individuals, we would certainly love to hear you perform, and play with you as well. You'll meet the various PUTW folks, as well as our various band incarnations. And if your instruments need repair, this is the place to go, in southern Colorado, anyway. Plus, I can put you in contact with some lesser known Mudcat folks who live in the area. Like Lonesome EJ, Rex and Kat laughing. Hmmm- almost sounds like this is getting to be a regional event! let us know, at any time in your journey. Timing is not a critical factor on our end. thanks, BlueJay |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Rick Fielding Date: 16 Sep 03 - 03:34 PM Great to see you. My heart pionded with pride a bit when when you played in my home town of St Anne de Belleview.....somehow it made me feel I'd been given a chance to send somthing back with you that I wasn't able to give when I lived there and was too shy to face my audience when playng. Rick |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Fortunato Date: 15 Sep 03 - 08:09 PM Travel on, Miss Marion. It's lovely listening. Come on down. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Willie-O Date: 15 Sep 03 - 07:44 PM daylia, thanks for that. gargoyle, you don't have a sincere bone in your body. Why don't you just !@#$%^&*()_+|+_)(*&^% And Marion, carry on! Glad you decided to go to the Island. People there are like (almost) all Maritimers, really. We actually met an unfriendly one in Halifax on the fiddle orchestra tour, (acting territorial cause we used the wrong parking lot) and I was shocked. Shocked! In Ontario it would have been no big deal. Bill |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: jbailes Date: 15 Sep 03 - 11:35 AM these vignettes of your travels are charming. it doesn't take much imagination to appreciate the vicarious interest many of us have in them. it can be hard and lonely traveling around, and yet, the kindness of strangers and music happenings can offer recompense. we look forward to your coming to dc where it ought to be really fun busking, two fiddles, in georgetown, and on capitol hill where i live, in eastern market on saturday and sunday, and lunchtimes at the corner of pennsylvania and 2nd street across from the library of congres, where i work. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: *daylia* Date: 15 Sep 03 - 10:47 AM Oh, and best wishes on your travels, Marion! Sounds like you're going to have the time of your life! daylia |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: *daylia* Date: 15 Sep 03 - 10:44 AM I'd like to respond to Gargoyle's comment "I see very little distinction between, "busking," "pan-handling," "free-loading," "grifting," "begging," and "travelers." Recently I had an unforgettable encounter with a beggar on a downtown street-corner. I was on a "coffee-run" for some friends when I passed a very tall, very thin, very old man with long tangled grey hair in dirty raggy dark clothes standing in a doorway. He asked me for some change. I told him I'd catch up with him on my way back from the coffeeshop. But then I started having second thoughts. He looked like an alcoholic, and I didn't want to give him money to go poison himself more with. I asked the girl at the coffeeshop if she knew him, if he was ok to give money to, but she'd never seen him before. By the time I was walking by him again I'd pretty well convinced myself not to give him any money. But something about those haunted, pain-filled eyes made me hold out the change anyway. He struggled to open a little pouch, and then I saw that he had no hands. Just wrists. :-O I was shocked, just plain :-( . So sorry I'd judged him so harshly. I wished I had a few hundred to give him then, instead of the measley $3 pittance I had from the coffees. Spent the next few days being grateful for the blessing and wonder of my own hands -- how could I play music, or write, or work, or do just about anything without them? What a blessing hands are ... And I've never seen him again, either. WHen I described him to a friend who owns a downtown store and knows all the streetpeople in this town, I was surprised she'd never seen or heard of him either. Sometimes I wonder if he was really an "angel in disguise", come to teach me love and compassion. If that was the case, it sure worked! Anyway, Garg, please remember this little tale next time you sit down at your computer and use your hands to blast away at "beggars, panhandlers, freeloaders, buskers" etc. muchsofterheartednowdaylia |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 15 Sep 03 - 12:15 AM Bluejay said: If you like good kids, good music, good food and expert instrument repair, stop by and see us ... Hey, I like all those things! What are the odds? I'm thinking of heading your way in early November; I'll certainly need to have my strings tuned at least by then. Marion |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 15 Sep 03 - 12:04 AM Newsletter 1: August 19 to September 14 Hello friends. I've just finished the Maritime leg of my tour and am getting sorted for the rest of the way. Montreal: I started in Montreal, where I saw college friends Eddy and Martine, and did some fiddling and sightseeing. The highlight was a day spent in the always adorable Ste. Anne de Bellevue, where my former landlords, Lord and Lady Jones, were having a 50th anniversary party. I sang them a song I wrote for the occasion, and met many of the Jones' extraordinarily cool friends, who all seem to practice unique professions then trek around the North Pole for vacations. I jammed with a psychic woman who channels messages from plants (that is, I jammed to her piano playing, not her channeling). Besides the party and open house, I wandered around the college and house, where each location held many memories. (For the Chateau insiders: although I still regret losing track of my Barbie, I was thrilled to find that my signs are still up in the bathroom, as well as someone else's sign saying "It's true! Listen to this person!"). Boris, another Macdonald guy, was also there; just a few days into my trip and already an unanticipated reunion. Hopefully there will be more to come. It also seemed appropriate that I was beginning my trip by returning to the spot where I discovered folk music. I thought about the day that Will gave me his spare guitar and Navin taught me to play a couple of Dylan songs on it, and I was hooked for life. And in the past few weeks I've paid the favour back, twice actually: I gave introductory guitar lessons to a Japanese girl in my hostel in Charlottetown, and to a girl at L'Arche Cape Breton. Rest of Quebec: I spent a few cold and windy days in Quebec City where the busking was fine, the grownups danced and the cops looked the either way despite a very complicated licence system another busker tried to explain to me and I elected to ignore. I then took a bus-window tour of the Gaspe Peninsula, which was very pretty and makes up a bit for the conspicuous lack of the Cabot Trail on this trip - though there were times I sure wished I could pull the bus over for a while. Prince Edward Island: You know how you always hear that geography affects personality: Cape Bretoners are friendly, Torontonians are stressed-out, Quebecers are fun-loving and so on? I've never really believed that; people everywhere generally seem more or less the same to me. But now I know that Prince Edward Island is an exception. People really are nicer there. I stayed a few days in Charlottetown fiddling and chatting with people. There's a theatre downtown where they show the Anne of Green Gables musical twice a day, and there's excellent busking to be done in front of it as tourists arrive for the show. Next time I'm going to have to wear an Anne costume. I slept at a home hostel run by an elderly couple who kept a guitar, fiddle, and banjo around for any guests who could play, and the wife knew how to play piano accompaniment for fiddling. So one of the evenings we had a kitchen party. Maybe that's what I should do when I get old. I then went to visit a friend of the Jones' who has a cottage by the northern shore, and she put me up in the sparest of spare rooms. It was a short walk to a gorgeous, solitary red sand beach, and I got up early to go for a swim while the sun was rising. Very, very beautiful, as was a drive around the countryside to see Green Gables and the PEI National Park. My hostess, Pat Stanyer, has a small publishing company, and I bought a book of PEI folklore and am working on a song about one of the stories in it. New Brunswick: I went to the new house of college friend Lindsey and her husband Matt. It's interesting to see all their work and plans for renovating, gardening, goatherding etc. I'm sure it's nice to have a little empire that you can make the way you want it... but it must be hard to feel tied to a location. I know it's a cliche for a single woman of a certain age to feel angst about friends getting married and having children... but I get that same feeling that "they've moved away from me into a different world" whenever one of my friends buys a house. Matt works at Fundy National Park and I went in with him for the day and went hiking. I also had a day in Moncton, where I met Gary, an internet pen pal, and did a little busking. I met another wandering street artist from Toronto who made coat hanger sculptures, and he made me a little fiddler. Nova Scotia: I went to see my sister Sondra and her husband and kids in the Annapolis Valley. The kids liked playing with my fiddle and we played lots of road hockey too. Sondra took me to a "Pampered Chef" party on the Greenwood base, and I was surprised to learn that all the other women there seemed to host or attend this kind of thing all the time. I'd heard of Tupperware parties, and other kinds of selling parties, but had never been to one before, and my enjoyment of it stayed firmly on the ironic level. It's a bored air force wife thing, I guess. Cape Breton: Although I only spent a year at L'Arche Cape Breton, it was a very intensive year and I think about my housemates there all the time. So going back was a big deal for me, as was having the chance to walk, sing, cook, go to chapel, and discuss shoes with my gang. I also got back in conctact with John Macdougall, my fiddle teacher. He's retired from teaching but has a daily gig at a pub during tourist season. I went to the pub with him and played about fifteen minutes while he took a break. Onward and upward: I'm now on a pit stop in Perth. At first I thought that living in the middle of a country is a pain if you want to do a cross-country trip, but now I realize that starting with a short trip is a most excellent way to organize a long trip. Now I know what I should take out of my backpack, and what I should add to it. Tomorrow morning it's westward ho. Thanks for reading, talk to you next time, love, Marianne of Green Gables. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: BlueJay Date: 12 Sep 03 - 04:43 AM Marion- Remember, if you are anywhere near southern Colorado, come and see us in La Veta. You will be glad you stopped in. I imagine that at that point in your journey, your instrument could use a good look-over, and David Enke is the best there is in this part of the country. Not only that, I'll bet you will need a really good meal at that point in your trip, and my daughter, Annie, is probably the best single cook I have ever known. If you like good kids, good music, good food and expert instrument repair, stop by and see us in La Veta, CO. Thsnks, BlueJay |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 11 Sep 03 - 03:34 PM All: Hi gang. So the first Mudmeeting of my trip was last week, when I met Gnu one morning. He gave me a tour of Moncton, and I didn't put any kind of curse, hex, or jinx etc. on his truck. I am preparing an email newsletter for my friends; I'll post it here too when it's ready. Hey Gnu, was the double entendre in your first post deliberate? Glad you like the tape and that the truck is OK. I did play on Main Street after we parted, but not for very long before the rain. I didn't meet the guy in the hat, but I did meet another Torontonian street artist who made sculptures from coat hangers. Thanks for the visit! Marion |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: open mike Date: 06 Sep 03 - 07:16 AM I hope you will be able to stay in mild weather... if you head south as autumn creeps north you should be able to keep one foot out of the (perma) frost! happy trails! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Sep 03 - 04:40 AM Does that kid's name begin with the letter G ? Giok |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Don Firth Date: 05 Sep 03 - 03:49 PM Gargoyle, there's a major qualitative difference between a busker and a panhandler (and the various other epithets you list above). The busker offers entertainment to any and all who pass by. If you are interested in listening to them and if you are so moved, you can toss a voluntary contribution into the hat or open instrument case. If not, just walk on by. This is quite different from having some kid who hangs out on the sidewalk outside a mini-mart accost you, blocking their way and saying "Spare change? Ya got any spare change?" The busker is offering something of value. You can take it or leave it. The kid outside the mini-mart offers nothing, he just gets in your face and makes a pain in the ass of himself. Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Barry Finn Date: 05 Sep 03 - 05:32 AM Nicely put gnu. Barry |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: gnu Date: 05 Sep 03 - 05:21 AM Busking provides entertainment for remuneration, if given. I see this as a very large distinction. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 04 Sep 03 - 11:48 PM Thanks to your previous threads, and current "tour" Marion....
I see very little distinction between, "busking," "pan-handling," "free-loading," "grifting," "begging," and "travelers."
I wish blessings on your hosts.
Sincerely,
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Mark Clark Date: 04 Sep 03 - 11:33 PM And here I was suspecting that Spaw was involved somewhere. <g> - Mark |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: gnu Date: 04 Sep 03 - 12:27 PM That didn't sound right. I had problems with my truck. Felt like the tranny was slipping. Turned out to be the result of my changing to lower octane gas in the wake of rising prices. Oh yeah... did you get a chance to do some busking on Main Street before the rain started ? Did you meet up with buddy in the red cowboy hat ? Sorry again about the truck acting up. I'll make sure you get a tour of Shediac and the "shore" next time you're in town. Thanks for the tape... it's excellent ! g |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: gnu Date: 04 Sep 03 - 12:04 PM Marion. It wasn't your fault that I had to leave so early into your visit. It was bad gas. Thank goodness there wasn't any leakage like at your last stop. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Mudlark Date: 24 Aug 03 - 02:12 AM Come on then, Marion! I'm looking forward to meeting you! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: mg Date: 23 Aug 03 - 09:12 PM great...I am glad you are female just because of the configuration of my little apartment...but either way would have been OK. Too badf you won't be here in time for Sunnycamp...mg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Marion Date: 23 Aug 03 - 09:13 AM Thanks Sorcha, Amos, Mudlark. Mary G., I prefer the allusion to Maid Marian. But I am indeed female - sorry for the confusion. Bobert, sounds like it's almost heaven. If I mysteriously stop updating this, you'll know that I'm being held incommunicado by the Homeland Security squad, and pick up the pace of your revolution accordingly. Peter, better start packing soon. I'll be picking you up middle of September. Marion in Quebec City |
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Subject: RE: BS: Marion's busking tour From: Peter T. Date: 20 Aug 03 - 12:46 PM She ain't no librarian. Good luck, soft travelling. yours, Peter T. |
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