BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Alice
Date: 09 Oct 04 - 09:21 PM

I would like to have met Bruce O and Rick Fielding.

Could I someday meet bbc, kytrad, Deni-C, Sandy Paton, Dave Swan, Big Mick, alison (the fair one!) and Joe Offer? I'd like to meet DougR, Amos, Guy Wolff, Big Tim, ard mhacha, Escamillo, King Brilliant, Malcolm Douglas, Don Firth, Frank McGrath, Wolfgang, Martin Ryan and.. and... and...

Can't narrow it down to one.


Alice

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST,tarheel
Date: 09 Oct 04 - 09:44 PM

i'd love to meet Sandytoes,again.....if i knew where she was...

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 10 Oct 04 - 09:38 AM

Yes, I've met you too Liz the Squeak! But why aren't I on anyone's list????????

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Oct 04 - 11:44 AM

i've had the great blessing to meet some nice folks in here from the UK....lsast christmas,they were in our home for a few hours,entertaining us with their music....

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Susan A-R
Date: 11 Oct 04 - 10:20 PM

I've usually ended up meeting Mudcatters, or getting to know them a bit better, because I was going to their part of the world, or we've convened at some music making event. It's been a pretty good way to do it. Sorry I haven't made it to the UK yet, but that's on the short list and I can hardly wait to meet folks and sing for hours with a real beer in my hand.

I do really want to meet Catspaw at some point, and he might even put Ohion on my destination list.

I've also always felt comfortable welcoming Mudcatters here at home, so if you want to see the leaves, eat good food and play or sing, you'll be on my "wanna meet" list.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: CarolC
Date: 11 Oct 04 - 10:34 PM

maybe even Carol C

LOL!

Likewise, I'm sure, dianavan!

;-)

(P.S. I've met, and spent time with several dozen Mudcatters, and I can't really remember having more than one or two political discussions while visiting with them in the 3D world. Mostly we laughted, had fun, and played and/or listened to music... and talked about the Mudcat.)

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 12 Oct 04 - 02:21 AM

Spaw.
No, I mean Clinton Hammond.
Wait, no, I mean Amos.

No, no. Shit..wait..I mean Don Meixner.

No, no that's not it either. wait..Fibula Mattock.

Hold it, hold it..really..Martin Ryan.

Seamus

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Joybell
Date: 12 Oct 04 - 06:24 AM

I'm not on anyone's list so I'd like to meet the other people who aren't on anyone's list either. I've already met myself. Joy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 12 Oct 04 - 07:14 AM

That will be me then Joybell!

I might (if enough interest)arrange a cat meet @ my next festival (Aug 2005)along the lines of rapid dating, you get 2 mins to talk to a catter and then have to move on to the next!

Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Big Mick
Date: 12 Oct 04 - 09:57 AM

I hate this and wish I wasn't on anyone's list. I simply love meeting friends from various places. I love the comparison of who they are with who I thought they would be. I am so fascinated with the internet phenomenon of "old friends, as yet unmet". I want each of you to know that when I read your posts, I think about who you are and hope we get to meet. I can't think of a Mudcatter that I wouldn't like to meet. I think the thread is well intentioned, but I don't much care for lists. Too many fascinating folks to meet.

To those that bemoan not being on anyone's list, you are on mine. God willin' and the creek don't rise I will get to meet you.

Mick

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 12 Oct 04 - 10:55 AM

the one who keeps posting obscene comments using my name.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Joybell
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 03:57 AM

Lovely thoughts Mick and Skipy too. I think about everyone as I read posts too and I'd love to meet everyone. I've never much liked favourite people lists either but there's a sort of compulsion to take a peek and see if your name is mentioned. Joy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: freda underhill
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 08:08 AM

I'd like to meet Joybell and John O'Lennaine, fellow aussies! (as well as a few dozen others!)

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: JennyO
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 09:08 AM

Well, I did meet Joybell - at the National this year - you could hardly miss her - she was up on stage wearing her mudcat t shirt. I'd like to meet other ozcats I haven't met yet - John O'Lennaine as you said freda, and Foolestroupe spring to mind.

And I would like to meet some of the UK cats that freda met, such as Micca, catspHiddle, Liz the Squeak, and heaps of others - in fact, any catters I haven't met - even Martin Gibson!

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST, loser'Cat
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 09:25 AM

This reminds me of those dreaded Valentines Day parties at school. Everyone else would get at least a zillion cards. I'd be lucky to get one. From the teacher.   

Oh well. luvy'all anyhooo

loser'Cat

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 10:32 AM

I just read "GUEST Hurt's post of Aug 12, and I have to sympathize. I used to post a lot (as a named guest), but I too was largely ignored. My "nobody wuvs me" feelings even inspired me to write a song and post it to the Mudcat Songbook. Anyway, it's difficult to pick just one Catter I'd like to meet. I would pick several:

Joe Offer, for encouraging me to stick around, despite being farted off most of the time.

Amos, because he complimented me on one of my seasonal contributions

Spaw, because he's funny as hell, and ...

Sorcha, who's posts I always enjoyed reading.

I will be hanging out once in awhile, just reading threads for amusement. Maybe one day, if a Mudcat get-together happens in my neck of the woods, I'll stop by.

Cheers

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 10:54 AM

GUEST from earlier post, 15 Oct, 10:32 heare again:

I just read Dani's post of 14 Aug, 10:49. Dani seems like a very pleasant, warm hearted person. I like people like that, so I have to add Dani to my list of Catters I'd like to meet.

Bye

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: CarolC
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 12:39 PM

Is this your song, GUEST, 15 Oct 04 - 10:32 AM? If so, and based on the posting history of the person who contributed it to the song book, I'd say you gave up way too soon. Most of the time, most people don't get a response to their posts. That doesn't mean they (or you) are being ignored. In a forum context like this one, people don't get responded to much more often than they do, but that doesn't mean people aren't reading and enjoying their posts.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Amos
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 12:49 PM

Guys, I have a secret to share: NObody gets as much attention as they want around here.

But, some of us get swept up in the energy of communicating and playing at the dance, rather than clinging to the wall paper and introverting about it...an approach which gets you nowhere, I think.

And just for the record, I never got any valentines in grade school either. Wahhhh.


A

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 01:03 PM

Yep, Carol ya found me out. Scotty G here. Thanks for taking the time. I'll be around.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Peace
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 03:35 PM

No one would worry about what others think of them if they knew how seldom they do.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 04:47 PM

I get occasional feedback on my comments within the threads where I post, and once in a while I get a nice PM from somebody, which has usually been more than enough "recognition" to satisfy me. And, of course, I know that that I appreciate many of the comments I read without reponding to each and every one to tell how much I enjoyed 'em. Who would?

I realize that I have *no* reason to expect any virtual "valentines" -- I don't participate in the chat room, I have no real-life contact with any other members, and I neither give nor receive much in the way of social contact through MC -- for me, it's just a vehicle for exchanging ideas and observations, generally on a fairly abstract level, so I have no business expecting much in the way of *personal* affirmation from my fellow members.

Despite all these valid insights, however, I've felt badly on a couple of occasions at not being mentioned in one of these BS "favorites" threads.

It never bothered me until earlier this year: After a couple months' absense while undergoing radiation treatment for a tumor in my neck, I logged back on after I began to recover, and almost immediately saw a thread entitled "Missing Mudcatters -- Where are they?" Like a fool, I assumed that somebody, somewhere, would have noticed that I hadn't been around for a while and would have said something. No way.

Once I felt that sting of disappointment once, I seem to have become a junky for personal recognition. Whereas I never before had wanted or expected to be mentioned in a discussion like this one, I suddenly felt a compunction to open every stupid discussion of personalities, to scroll through hoping to find some mention of myself, and then (of course) to feel bad -- albeit briefly -- upon coming up empty-handed.

Serves me right for venturing "below the line," and not sticking with those good old meat-and-potatoes music threads!

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 05:03 PM

Getting to "know" someone over the internet is at least rougly determined by how often the person posts on the site. There are probably Catters I would love to meet, but have no real idea who they are because they post so infrequently. I'm sure that there are Guests I'd really enjoy meeting, but without a consistent moniker, it would be like meeting someone with fifty different personalities.

Of course, that doesn't mean that people who post most frequently are necessarily the ones we'd most like to meet. :-)

For what it's worth, when I was in 6th grade (I was eleven years old,) a girl in my class had a birthday party and invited everybody except me and another kid I knew. I felt pretty lousy when all the kids were talking about al lthe fun they had at the party. I had to console myself by telling them that I bet I had a lot more fun playing with my duck.

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Amos
Date: 15 Oct 04 - 08:45 PM

Poppagator,

I was real glad to see you back. Sorry I didn't say anything at the time!! You and Jerry Rasmussen are two of my favorite catter's. Of course that is a large population to be part of, you understand...:D.


A

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: annamill
Date: 16 Oct 04 - 05:16 PM

I've been very honored meeting so many Mudcatters and there is not one who diappointed me. If I had to pick just one, I think I would like to meet Sorcha. I think we would have fun together.

One other, just out of curiosity, Gargoyle.

Love, Annamill

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Ellenpoly
Date: 16 Oct 04 - 05:28 PM

I think it's the combination of our fragile (or not so fragile) egos wishing to believe that we have affected others enough for them to remember us.

It's fascinating really. I love being only a name, and it was with great trepidation that I went to meet some mudcatters here in London.

I'm glad I did. If the few I met are a good indication of the general MC population, we are a varied and wonderous crowd.

Being "named" isn't what's important, friends, it's BEING.

..xx..e

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Peace
Date: 16 Oct 04 - 09:06 PM

Poppa Gator. I have only been coming to the 'cat for about a year. I didn't know you were gone because I didn't know you were. However, if you were to stop posting for a period of time now, I would be asking after you. That's fer shore.

Bruce M

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Secretfriend
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 06:00 AM

i wonder where my secret friend has got to?

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: harpgirl
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 10:31 AM

...I want to meet gargoyle, too.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 17 Oct 04 - 12:27 PM

Well thank you, Amos: Its good knowing you, too. I've also enjoyed sharing PMs and music with Poppa Gator. Or is it Propagator?

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Joybell
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 07:53 PM

I'm struck by our parallel paths. Mudcat seems full of people who, like me, never learned the kid-rules at school and have only vague ideas of how some social rules work even now. Shy, introverted, unpopular little kids who none-the-less came to be performers. A real contradiction there unless you look beneath the disguise. A teacher asked me why I was so miserable once, I think I was about 5, and I said I felt sick because I couldn't admit that no one liked me. I think it happened a lot because I remember being taken to a doctor. It was painful. We can still probe the sore spots, can't we?

It's such an important place here. We mean so much to each other. I'm so glad I came.
Jerry, I had a duck too. Never let me down. A true friend. Joy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 10:34 PM

And then there was my banty rooster Herbert. He liked me better than anyone.

"And Herbert was the terror of the local countryside
Sometimes he'd flag the neighbor's cat, and he'd take him for a ride
And there never was a man or beast who could make him miss a step
You can bet your bottom dollar, he hasn't met one yet."

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: GUEST,Joe Offer at the University of Virginia
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 10:56 PM

Is it OK to hope for two? I want to meet my fellow Midwesterners, Art Thieme and Jerry Rasmussen. Both of them have inspired and encouraged me in many ways, and they're just plain fun folks.

-Joe Offer, wandering in Virginia-
(gee, it's pretty here)

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Joybell
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 06:33 PM

freda, I think we may have passed each other like ships in the night. At the National Folk Festival. I asked about you and people kept saying, "I just saw her over in...." Joy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 07:37 PM

I used to post a lot (as a named guest), but I too was largely ignored. The only way to be sure to get people responding is to be thoroughly unpleasant. It seems to work every time.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 07:49 PM

The pleasure would be mutual, Joe. Nothing between us but 4,000 miles. Now, DWDitty lives about 15 miles from me, and I finally met him this morning. Instant comfort. He's doing the gospel workshop with the Gospel Messengers and Barbara Shaw and Shore Grass, so it was nice to meet him and spend a little time with him today. I know that it won't be the last time..

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Joybell
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 07:57 PM

McGrath, You were one of the first Mudcatters I responded to. Can't recall you being unpleasant at all. Perhaps it was because you welcomed me into the curmudgoen club. I always enjoy your comments. Joy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: annamill
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 08:07 PM

Yes! Yes! Art Thieme! I would love very much to meet Art.

Love, Annamill

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: PoppaGator
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 02:25 PM

Jerry:

Now that I've become a grandpa (on 12/3/03), I suppose I *could* claim the title of "Propogator."

I owe you a long-overdue PM (if not more), by the way. Maybe I'll find time over the weekend.

Amos, brucie, et al:

Thanks for answering. Sorry I hadn't checked back into this thread for so many days after posting my little rant.

Ellenpoly:

It's fun being "just a name," isn't it?

When I first got diagnosed with cancer and began going through my treatment, Mudcat was the one "place" in my whole life where I was able to continue being the same person I had always been all along -- albeit a semi-fictional person. It was one of the things that helped me remain sane (well, as sane as ever).

Pops

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 07:07 PM

Having just been in the Mudchat and laughed until I nearly weed myself, I've decided I would like to meet Oaklet and Brucie...they are just soooooo funny!

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Oaklet
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 08:50 AM

Psst Brucie...we've pulled!

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 02:04 PM

I hope that some of these wishes are fulfilled soon. Round here in Hull you can't throw a brick without hitting another Mudcatter!

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: MBSLynne
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 06:27 PM

Except for our family, I don't think I know any other Mudcatters in Leicestershire

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: bbc
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 06:46 PM

Hey, Alice! I can't resist checking this thread every now & then; thanks for putting me on your list. I hope to meet you, too! Like you, though, I feel that there are many in this group who've touched my heart & mind & I'd love to meet them in person, too. I've had the pleasure of meeting quite a few Mudcatters, through the years. Some, I know so well from the Internet, I almost feel that I *have* met them. Without meaning to leave others out, longtime friends I'd like to meet in person would include catspaw, katlaughing, Doug R & certainly Art Thieme.

best to all,

barbara

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 23 Oct 04 - 09:23 PM

I havent met a mucatter I didnt like !! THis place is full of so many personalities.. !   I dream about getting back to england and I am playing banjo all the time so I guess I would have to say I look forward to meeting Bajo Ray as soon as I can ! All the best to all here . Guy

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Ebbie
Date: 22 Nov 04 - 07:40 PM

As I said above long ago, there are WAY too many Mudcatters that I want to meet to name just one or 10 or 50. But now that I've been at one Getaway, my dream is that many, many more Mudcatters, who didn't make it this time, will come to the next one.

(In one large HEATED room)In addition to the lovely people who were at Getaway 2004- Picture it+-:

*Jerry Rasmussen and his group
*Brucie
*Frank Hamilton
*Amos Jessup
*Rapaire
*Clinton Hammond
*Jed Marum
*Little Hawk (safer not to bring Blind Drunk in Blind River, though)
*CarolC and Jack the Sailor
*Seamus Kennedy
*Spaw
*Catsphiddle
*Sir jOhn from Hull
*Naemonson and Wakana
*Mark Cohen
*Oh, and Dr. Guitar. I MUST meet him; I have so many problems...

I have to stop- or I'll just have to do a copy and paste on the Mudcat Membership List. I do hope, though, to meet a lot more Catters at Getaway 2005; it was so wonderful meeting so many this year.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 22 Nov 04 - 10:38 PM

One of these years, Ebbie..

Jerry

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: Ebbie
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 12:51 AM

Oh- and Fred Miller. Gotta meet Fred Miller.


Jerry, is 2005 a good one to aim for? I would love to hear and see you and your group.

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 12:56 AM

Hmm... yes, Oaklet and Brucie. Maybe then Rumanci, Sorcha, Blissfully Ignorant, MBS Lynne...

Subject: RE: BS: If You Could Meet One Mudcatter-Who?
From: freda underhill
Date: 23 Nov 04 - 02:05 AM

add me to the Oaklet and brucie list, + Ebbie, Jerry, LH, Amos, and a thousand more.