What does a mudcatter do?

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 06 Dec 04 - 06:52 PM

I make traditional horticultural pottery in the USA and abroad .I play Old time music , blues and love english tunes and songs . Some TV work . lots of fun !

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Burke
Date: 06 Dec 04 - 06:24 PM

Did the librarians sub chapter ever get organized? Actually I think we should have a sub-sub chapter of librarians named Barbara. I think there are at least 2 or 3 of us.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: beetle cat
Date: 05 Dec 04 - 09:48 PM

I go to school.
Hopefully I'll be doing something cool, someday.
...now back to writing that paper..

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: CarolC
Date: 05 Dec 04 - 09:24 PM

Very cool, kindaloupehackenweez. Thanks! Feel free to send the info (if you are able to get it), to my e-mail address, if you want.

[e-mail]

(One of the things this mudcatter does is sell steering wheels to companies like Polaris. The other things are painting and writing.)

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: GUEST,Frug
Date: 05 Dec 04 - 05:18 PM

I manage a sexual health service for young people

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 05 Dec 04 - 04:12 PM

Graphic designer... to support my folk habit. Have fantasies of being able to earn a modest living as a folk singer and/or songwriter one of these yeardecades...

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: GUEST,kindaloupehackenweez
Date: 05 Dec 04 - 04:05 PM

Hey Carol
    I forgot to mention that the management is in constant termoil and the antisapated response to your question when i ask it will probly be something like:
    I dont know
    I think i might
    But im not sure
    let my people get with your people and when they get back to me i'll let you know.,
    Just a little witasizm i came up with one night while takeing a part out of the machine and putting another one in. The mind..what a trip.   Later. stay free and make sure the world is good to ya.
      kindaloupehackenweez

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: GUEST,kindaloupehackenweez
Date: 05 Dec 04 - 03:59 PM

To Carol
    Your too cool thank you for the question but i havent an answer to your question. YET It will be my first priority Monday and will have the answer for you posted tuesday before i leave for work. Thank you for taking the time to read my words. Stay free and be happy. Until tuesday. Your a way cool chick. Right on. A kindred sprit of the earth school.   Kindaloupehackenweez..

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Maija
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 07:20 PM

I am currently working on starting up a new business together with my best friend; a folk/crossover mailorder, mainly aimed at the German market, with bands who make different sorts of crossover (rock/punk/metal/whatnot) with folk music in it. Other than that I translate stuff.

Other than that I try to learn German ;-)

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: chris nightbird childs
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 04:48 PM

I am Christopher Childs. I am a barista in a coffee shop/restaurant. I am a singer/songwriter. I'll be making my first CD soon, and in the near-future I plan to start my own recording studio/record label.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: GUEST,Park ranger / Fiddler and singer
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 04:36 PM

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 03:45 PM

I entertain old people in old peoples homes. The occasional gig in pubs - I need to do a bit more of that.
I was a teacher - however an inability to teach anybody anything hampered me in this career. Then I was a country and western singer with a band. then I had a novelty hit record in Germany. Had a recording studio. Did a few more teaching contracts. Gigged a few more pubs and this old folks gig is what I will do til I either write another commercial song, or drop off the perch and start a worm farm, as the poet says.

best wishes to you all in all your endeavours

al

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: CarolC
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 03:30 PM

Hey kindaloupehackenweez... do you know how and where to contact the people at Polaris who make decisions about parts for their products? This is a serious question.

BTW, welcome to the Mudcat

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: GUEST,RN
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 03:23 PM

At a major east coast medical center

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: GUEST,kindaloupehackenweez
Date: 04 Dec 04 - 02:54 PM

AS this is the first post i've made have read just a few postings but would first like to take this oppurtunity to thank that rustic rebel for turning me on to this site. Thank you Rustic Rebel AKA shakey leg.
    I myself at the age 45 still have my life long dream of cutting an album one day of my own lyrics and music. Perhaps if just a pipe dream, still dream./
       And if reality is perception and/or if perception is reality or how one interpites the pararells. Is still at this point still and idea.
      As for this mudhead i help make parts for a company that makes polaris snowmoblies and ATVS so the apressores can enjoy playing with there false idols plastic cards and continue to disside what there interpation of fun is./ As they continue to MAKE me work 5-12 hour days to make there fun possible.,
    But if we are truely of freewill i choose happy and nothing else is an option and i'll continue to play my guitar, banjo. and harps when i find i have the time or energy. A spirit that more times than not feels lonely but knows he is never alone and we are all children of the earth school. And we are only limited to the boundries of the imagination. Stay free and enjoy and again thanks rustic rebel.
               KINDALOUPEHACKENWEEZ

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: bet
Date: 20 Mar 99 - 04:07 PM

elementary music teacher

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Art Thieme
Date: 19 Jan 99 - 09:16 PM

TO: TARGET STORE MANAGER !!!

After the bombings of Bagdad, I'd not brag out loud about bein' the store majnager of a TARGET.

Art

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Engineer turned Salesman
Date: 19 Jan 99 - 07:45 PM

That's what I do for money but my real loves are;
songs, drama, poetry, stories, words, traditions
Frank McGrath

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Mary Ann
Date: 19 Jan 99 - 05:17 PM

No Joe, I'm not your sister, unless your real name is Roger. I work in a public library, and yes, I play guitar at almost every story time, and no, I'm not sick of Waltzing with Bears, which I do NOT sing out of RUS.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: BK
Date: 17 Jan 99 - 11:27 PM

Wacked-out eccentric husband of very patient sweeet mid-western/civilized/polite wife; folkie when I can be; Afflicted w/notion that I could probably fix it if it's broke, (& I'd like to take it apart just to see how it worked, if I had time, any-way..) former enlisted navy electronics technician, Peace Corps Volunteer, army comissioned officer; auto/motorcycle mechanic & nut, guitar nut too, now prison doc; money would be OK if it weren't for monstrous school debts due was middle-aged student. Bad case of GAS (guitar aquisition syndrome). Adult superviser wife keeps me out of most mischief & from being behind the wheel of a used Miata, so far.. (had many british roadsters as young sailor).. Music helps keep me surviving in spite of hi-stress job trying to differentiate the really sick from the really manipulative & drug and/or lawsuit-seeking. Hell, it's never boring..

What elese would a person do??

Cheers, BK

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Big Cookie
Date: 17 Jan 99 - 10:34 PM

I play blues.... in the winter when good gigs are scarce I write

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: D&A Counselor in N.E.Pa
Date: 17 Jan 99 - 12:18 AM

I'm a father and a husband as well as volunteer at the local Chicory house and Contra Dance, director of our church Youth Group,and night-time student at the U.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: schmuze (inactive)
Date: 16 Jan 99 - 03:11 PM

Medical secretary, painter, singer, musician, mum, partner etc, etc part-time angel!!!!

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Len N (inactive)
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 11:54 PM

Remodeling and Restoration contractor

Len

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: research chemist
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 11:14 PM

Research chemist now on my 4th industrial job, worked doing formulations of natural pesticides till the company sold the business. . . now trying to develop an "antibacterial" hand soap that actually works instead of simply saying so on the label. . . I'm glad I don't try to play music for a living, have always feared it would stop being fun! (but a friend of mine who became a full time performer couple years ago says it's still fun!)

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 09:50 PM

Hi, Mary Ann - are you my sister Mary Ann the school librarian? There's no Mary Ann listed in the list of Mudcatteers, and your name wasn't entered in the message you posted, so I think your registration didn't "take" - or maybe you're not using the computer you used to register. Try registering again. If you use two computers, use the "reset cookie" link on the forum menu and enter the e-mail address you used to register. That should take care of it. bbc is duly registered.
So, are you my sister? If you are, it's about time you showed up here.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From:
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 08:02 PM

So: how do I send a personal message to bbc?? I can't seem to find the subscribers list, even tho' I signed up for it myself.

Mary Ann (alias Childrens Librarian)

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Master Control
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 07:24 PM

Church soloist, crisis phone counselor, organic juice bottler, healthfood shop manageress, pint puller, vagrant, bartender, public radio board op/producer/interviewer, currently commercial dubber, board op/sat. uplink operator attempting to regain sanity through folksinging, oxymoronic endeavor. grin.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: mystery boy
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 02:21 PM

I'm an electrical engineer/computer programmer in a psychatric research laboratory - no really.

Married 10 years to first wife. Father of two. (Boy-6, Girl-4 weeks [No I am NOT getting enough sleep thank you very much])

I indulge 3 passions outside work and family life.

In reverse order of preference they are...

#3 Cooking

#2 Folk Music

#1 BASEBALL (fan not player)

Right now it is the dead of winter. For me its like what Hall-of-Fame 2nd basemen Rogers Hornsby once said of his singular devotion to the game.

"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait till spring."

Instead of staring out the window I cook, listen to folk music and do Mudcat.

Only 4 weeks till pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Hallelujah!

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Jaxon
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 09:51 AM

Never wanting to work too hard,I started my own insurance/investing business 20 years ago. It still pays the bills and lets me make music and play golf to my heart's delight. Ain't capitalism great!
Jack Murray

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: bbc
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 08:59 AM

To: "Children's Librarian"

Send a personal message to bbc for the librarian's sub-chapter of Mudcat!

bbc

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Craig
Date: 15 Jan 99 - 12:49 AM

That dirty little #$%^&$# finked on me. Now I see that I can't even remove my name when I want to go incognito.

Barbara, They probably cost me about $20 and about 5 hours to make.

Craig

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: children's librarian
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 11:47 PM

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Uncivil Servant
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 06:03 PM

Uncivil Servant by day Extracurricular activities - Harp, flute music

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Rasta
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 04:12 PM

a pro musician guitar banjo -steel git a little mandolin singer etc. On again off again pool guy- been a staage hand --wood chuck and dreamer of dreams. a slight tinkerer of vcr fix im and like that.---Tex history nut imaginary spirit healer

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: VixenVixen
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 02:51 PM

Things I do for Money: Administer College Computer Lab Teach College Composition Write Songs & Play Guitar and Recorder Teach Equestrians & Train Horses Things I do for fun: All of the above + fly fishing when I have time

V

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Dr John
Date: 14 Jan 99 - 02:26 PM

Dentist: hate it but can't afford to give up. Would like to be physics professor (have degree [OU] but too thick) and part time folk singer (know 100+ songs but no tunes)

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: BarbaraBarbara
Date: 13 Jan 99 - 11:55 PM

SAAAAAYY Craig, how much does a Gee-I'm-sorry-I-tried-to run-over-it-with-my-4WDoffroad-vehicle model cost? We could use one. We buy a new mailbox pretty much every June.
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: WelderCraig
Date: 13 Jan 99 - 11:37 PM

Hey! Bring it on. I'll be waiting for you. Snicker, snicker.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: BatmakerBanjer
Date: 13 Jan 99 - 09:03 PM

Make strong bats that can destroy the quarter inch plate, bullet proof mailboxes that folks build and think they can't be destroyed. Also play music in spare time.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Welder
Date: 12 Jan 99 - 11:29 PM

And ocasional maker of quarter inch plate, bullet proof, solid as a rock mail boxes that look just like those flimsy-oh boy lets bash it with a baseball bat-kind.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Potter
Date: 12 Jan 99 - 09:31 PM

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: singer/songwriter
Date: 12 Jan 99 - 09:29 PM

so i: waitress a lot live out of a van sometimes travel all over the place play at loud crowded bars for people who don't listen sometimes play nice stages and cafes for poeple who come to hear me (yeah) pray that someday i'll be in the lillith faire linup get extra money by posing for college art classes spend my summers working with a circus live....live....live the best that i can.....

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: As little as I can get by with
Date: 12 Jan 99 - 09:01 PM

Automotive machinist keeps me and wife, (veterans of 5 kids) eating and music keeps me living.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: mother, wife, environmental scientist
Date: 11 Jan 99 - 08:08 AM

The first two are what I wish I could spend more time on, the last is what puts food on the table. I used to love my work, but these days it seems like the earth is losing the battle and we scientists haven't been able to help much...which is why I turn to music. My idea of heaven is hiking up a mountain and then singing to the view. I read somewhere that the earth is full of songs and all it asks in return us that you sing to it.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: dwditty
Date: 11 Jan 99 - 06:06 AM

Computer salesman peddling Big Blue's iron (which today is black - go fingure).

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Software Engineer (OK, computer programmer then)
Date: 11 Jan 99 - 05:59 AM

and for fun :

singing+guitar. spinning & weaving. drinking (of course). going to festivals in clapped out (but beloved) van.

and for even more fun :

bringing up genius 7yr old daughter with very deep and from-the-heart singing voice (and a LOUD drum), looking after 3 cats & a deaf dog (except it CAN hear the loud drum), and attempting wifeliness for big blond bloke (who is very CROSS about the loud drum).

Kris

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Mudcatting!!!
Date: 11 Jan 99 - 03:05 AM

And in the spare time software developper.

Subject: RE: What does a mudcatter do?
From: Jack Hickman
Date: 11 Jan 99 - 12:09 AM

From the present backwards: Currently operate a small tour guide business, also in receipt of a Federal Government pension which allows me to enjoy a large measure of independence. Prior to that I was the Regional Chief of Security and Investigations for the Federal Corrections Service, and for 25 years prior to that I was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also in my spare time I administer the affairs of a Ceili Band as well as play the bodhràn in the band.

Keep the Faith.

Jack Hickman

Subject: Manager of Quality Systems for Software company.
From: S.P. Buck Mulligan
Date: 10 Jan 99 - 09:59 PM

only the latest in a series of incarnations.