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08 Sep 08 - 03:25 PM (#2434401) Subject: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Les has had his bypass operation today in Liverpool and everything has gone as planned. No problems and he should be able to go to the ward from Intensive Care tomorrow. It says in the instruction manual he must be strictly supervised when he is discharged. His strict supervisor |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:29 PM (#2434404) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: John MacKenzie Fairly straightforward op these days, he should be OK in no time. All the best Les. JM |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:31 PM (#2434406) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Little Robyn Lots of cheer germs from New Zealand. Mitch and Robyn at Hawke's Bay. |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:31 PM (#2434407) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Scooby Doo That is great news Cally.Hope he is back on the folk scene soon. I send him best wishes from Llantrisant folk club. Scooby |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:36 PM (#2434411) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Geordie-Peorgie Give the aa'd bugger a big hug from me, will ye, Cally? |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:40 PM (#2434414) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: katlaughing Thanks for letting us know. All the best from a Western Colorado fan! |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:43 PM (#2434415) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: SunrayFC On behalf of the Sunray Folk Club we wish Les all the very best. Hope to see him soon. He is fabulous! |
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08 Sep 08 - 03:45 PM (#2434418) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Aeola Good to hear he is doing well. Must ask him how strict you were!! |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:14 PM (#2434461) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: lady penelope "It says in the instruction manual he must be strictly supervised when he is discharged." Ooer missus...!!! All the best, Pen. |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:21 PM (#2434470) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: ClaireBear Best wishes for a speedy recovery under the very strictest of supervision, from Claire in California |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:22 PM (#2434472) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Peter the Squeezer Hurry up and get better, Les. We could all do with a good laugh. |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:23 PM (#2434476) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: WFDU - Ron Olesko Get better Les! We miss you in New Jersey!!! |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:25 PM (#2434479) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Big Mick Get well, and back out there soon, Les.......... under the proper supervision of Ms. Cally, that is..... All the best, Mick |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:32 PM (#2434487) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Jeri I saw him at Old Songs Festival in Altamont NY a few years, and I hope he'll be back over eventually. Whether that happens or not, here's one fan in New Hampshire wishing him a speedy recovery. |
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08 Sep 08 - 04:47 PM (#2434500) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Emma B Brysiwch Wella will meet up again soon |
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08 Sep 08 - 05:00 PM (#2434511) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Bat Goddess More good wishes from New Hampshire. Linn |
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08 Sep 08 - 05:08 PM (#2434519) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: skipy Hope he will out & about soon, please tell him, "I've found his camouflage net" & he can have it back as soon as he is well enough. Skipy |
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08 Sep 08 - 05:16 PM (#2434528) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: My guru always said Positive thoughts for recovery!! Taje it easy or someone may arrange a visit from Nurse Ratched.... Hil |
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08 Sep 08 - 05:34 PM (#2434546) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: nutty Best wishes from me. Get well soon Les.We need people like you to make sense of today's world. |
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08 Sep 08 - 05:37 PM (#2434551) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Bernard Sense? Les? Perish the thought... but not Les, yet! |
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08 Sep 08 - 05:59 PM (#2434572) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: dick greenhaus As I explained to Louis Killen, the "zipper scar" is the body piercing of our generation. |
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08 Sep 08 - 06:08 PM (#2434580) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: The Barden of England Good news Cally. Speedy and full recovery on order Les. John Barden |
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08 Sep 08 - 06:13 PM (#2434586) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Tangledwood Great news, best wishes from Oz. |
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08 Sep 08 - 06:35 PM (#2434608) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Leadfingers Looking forward TO Les touring again ! All the best Les |
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08 Sep 08 - 06:55 PM (#2434631) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,old girl All the best Les Hope to see you up and around soon, From Rose Dave & all at Newport folk club S/Wales |
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08 Sep 08 - 06:57 PM (#2434634) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: CupOfTea Wishes for a speedy recovery of the body & inspiration for the mind, Les! A friend's recipe for success comes from her gran's platitude "it's dogged as does it" - if anyone can do dogged, it's the dear Mr. Barker. fondest from Joanne in Cleveland & Runyard Barking Kipling, the world's smallest GOOD looking sheltie |
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08 Sep 08 - 07:17 PM (#2434657) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Folkiedave Speedy return to the scene Les.....Looking forward to seewhat you can rhyme with Palin............ |
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08 Sep 08 - 07:45 PM (#2434689) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Sandra in Sydney more good wishes from Australia - Cally, as part of your strict supervision, make sure he brings a (UK) summer weight cardi when he return to sunny (autumn) Sydney, we don't want him collapsing from heat exhaustion after all he's been thru! sandra |
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08 Sep 08 - 07:51 PM (#2434701) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Sandy Mc Lean Get well quickly! |
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09 Sep 08 - 02:31 AM (#2434864) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: open mike GOT GUIDE CATS IN THE HOSPITAL?? best wishes |
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09 Sep 08 - 02:32 AM (#2434865) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Liz the Squeak Glad to hear it went well, tell him to behave or I'll drive up there and squeak at him. That should put his recovery back a good few weeks! LTS |
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09 Sep 08 - 02:45 AM (#2434871) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Herga Kitty Get well soon - all best wishes Kitty |
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09 Sep 08 - 02:50 AM (#2434875) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Gurney Speedy recovery from Chris and family in Auckland. He can phone Samaritans if he gets too 'down.' Cally, for heavens sake get rid of that cardy while he can't get to the bin to recover it. |
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09 Sep 08 - 03:09 AM (#2434880) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,MC Fat All the best |
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09 Sep 08 - 04:01 AM (#2434909) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Alan All the Best from Alan & Sandra at SFF We hope this gives you inspiration for many more poems. Get well soon Love from Me & 'er |
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09 Sep 08 - 04:51 AM (#2434942) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Acorn4 Speedy recovery from both of us, Les:- Has anyone got a postal address we can send cards to? Dave and Julia Taylor. |
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09 Sep 08 - 04:52 AM (#2434944) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Jock O' Dreams From one "CABbage" to another, all the very best and Lang mae yer Lum Reek!! Jim McAdams |
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09 Sep 08 - 05:41 AM (#2434980) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Schantieman Dunno which hospital he's in but I've just had the misfortune to pop in to the University Hospital, Aintree for something else. Don't. Hope Les (I mistyped 'hopeless' then) is doing really well and is soon out of whichever hosp he's in. Get better soon Les!!! Steve |
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09 Sep 08 - 06:11 AM (#2435001) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: sian, west wales I too wish him the best of speedy recoveries and wonder if, as he'll be having time on his hands, he's prepared to give consideration to situations which might be troubling us, and offer advice? Personally, I am perplexed by something that arose in Stackpole recently. I got into a conversation with women sitting next to me as we awaited Les' appearance on the stage at the Stackpole Centre. It's usually an oudoor pursuit centre which might explain the humungous moth stretching it's wings over the stage. (We're talkin' Japanese B-movie sci-fi here. It was Big.) Anyway, we got to wondering why many moths come out at night, why do they then make immediately for your lightbulbs? We hypothesized that, when God was handing out stuff in the Creation (nod in the direction of Ms Palin), maybe the moths were goofing off so they drew permanent night shift. Or not. Les obviously knows a lot about fireflies and such, so maybe he can offer advice on moths? Perhaps others here have conundrums which are gnawing at the back of their brain boxes which Les might sort out while he's 'at leisure'. Many thanks, sian |
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09 Sep 08 - 06:55 AM (#2435023) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Splott Man One theory is that moths navigate by moonlight, and electric lights confuse them. There's more to it than that (it's to do with phototaxis), but, basically, that's it. Once he's discharged, Les will be recuperating with friends in south Wales. He'll be well looked after. All the best, Les. Splott Man |
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09 Sep 08 - 06:58 AM (#2435024) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Dave Roberts Get well soon, Les. From the Salt Town Poets |
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09 Sep 08 - 07:14 AM (#2435032) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: MairSea Best wishes to you Les for a speedy recovery - looking forward to see the book of poetry that arises from this! Sincerely though take care Love and peace Richard and An XOXOXOXOXOXOXXX |
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09 Sep 08 - 07:52 AM (#2435054) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Best wishes Les. I've noticed that some morris teams are keeping score of how many bypasses they've got. We've got a member who is a four-er in John o' Gaunt. Robin |
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09 Sep 08 - 08:30 AM (#2435086) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: mouldy Glad to hear he's all right. Hope he's out quickly, and behaves under supervision. Andrea |
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09 Sep 08 - 08:37 AM (#2435091) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Girl Friday Get well soon Les..... You are the third heart op amongst our folk friends and aquaintences.... would you like a zipperman tee shirt? Sue Tuckey Orpington Friday Folk |
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09 Sep 08 - 08:45 AM (#2435096) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: catspaw49 Get out quickly and get back to life. A few weeks and you'll be surprised how good you can feel! I had a quad 11 years ago today!........and by this date the scar is barely noticed. Spaw |
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09 Sep 08 - 08:47 AM (#2435099) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: r.padgett All the best Les and Cally hope to see you somewhere in the summer! Ray |
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09 Sep 08 - 08:55 AM (#2435105) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Today's update Les is fully awake and all is well but he is very tired. He has been moved from intensive care to Ward D Cardiothoracic Unit Bromsgrove Hospital If you want to send greetings it is more effective to send an e message on this web page http://www.rlbuht.nhs.uk/for_patients/In_patient_greeting_service.asp as he will be discharged at the weekend and things go astray when forwarded. The answer to question 4 is 61 More tomorrow The Strict Supervisor |
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09 Sep 08 - 09:30 AM (#2435135) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: sian, west wales "it's to do with phototaxis" Oh. Yeh. I guess. But awful prosaic, ain't it? I'm sure Les could improve on it. sian |
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09 Sep 08 - 09:38 AM (#2435139) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Les from Hull Hope you're better soon, Les. The world needs more and better Leses (is that the plural of Les? It looks funny. Actually the French claim that Les is already a plural.) |
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09 Sep 08 - 09:51 AM (#2435143) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Les in Chorlton Stepping carefully ..................... best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to one of the funniest, cleverest, most thoughtful, great blokes and best of luck to his Supervisor, Les in Chorlton |
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09 Sep 08 - 10:08 AM (#2435160) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Mad Spaniel Me and my spaniel can't wait til you are better and gigging (giggling) again. |
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09 Sep 08 - 11:22 AM (#2435228) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Splott Man Moths are positively phototactic, as opposed to Goths who are negatively phototactic. |
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09 Sep 08 - 11:54 AM (#2435257) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: sian, west wales And myths are prototypic(al)? What's the use? Les could do so much better ... sian |
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09 Sep 08 - 11:59 AM (#2435267) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Mick Tems Olly and I do hope you're on the mend at last, Les. You are one of the greatest stars in the sky! Mick Tems |
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09 Sep 08 - 12:01 PM (#2435270) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: treewind Get well soon Les all the best, Mary and Anahata |
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09 Sep 08 - 12:36 PM (#2435313) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: CannieShieldsLaddie Best Wishes Les. Glad to here your on the mend. |
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09 Sep 08 - 12:54 PM (#2435325) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Scooby Doo I am glad Les is out of I.T.U.Cally you look after him for us folkies,he is apart of our folk heritage. Scooby |
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09 Sep 08 - 01:11 PM (#2435341) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: bavis Get well soon Les All the best. sarer |
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09 Sep 08 - 01:16 PM (#2435346) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Cats We had a brief conversation about the op at Bideford and we wished him well. Glad all went to plan. Healing thoughts being sent. |
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09 Sep 08 - 04:11 PM (#2435549) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Whoops- I did a brain typo The address is Ward D Cardiothoracic Centre BROADGREEN HOSPITAL (Not Bromsgrove) Liverpool |
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09 Sep 08 - 04:16 PM (#2435554) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Desmond Carrington played Sarah Kenedy reciting "Sprouts Are Not Meant to be Eaten" and gave a big plug to Les and Guide Cats for the Blind on his Radio 2 programme this evening. |
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09 Sep 08 - 06:37 PM (#2435682) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Noreen That makes more sense, Cally- I was wondering for what reason he would have been transferred from Liverpool all the way down here to Worcestershire...!! Positive thoughts for speedy healing winging their way to Broadgreen. :0) |
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09 Sep 08 - 06:41 PM (#2435687) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Noreen (My eldest sister was born in Broadgreen Hospital) |
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11 Sep 08 - 03:59 AM (#2437092) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally I have spoken to Les in hospital and everything is going to plan so far although he says he feels ill. (I wonder why?) |
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11 Sep 08 - 04:04 AM (#2437093) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Bonnie Shaljean Please pass on my love and best wishes - Bonnie (now in Ireland) |
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11 Sep 08 - 07:02 AM (#2437173) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Les has phoned me to say please can I go and get him out tomorrow. They have had enough of him. This is 2 days ahead of schedule and he's doing really well. Now for some strict supervising !!!!!!! |
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11 Sep 08 - 07:17 AM (#2437183) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: fiddler All sounds good now - rootin for a speedy recovery That is all I can say. Andy |
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11 Sep 08 - 07:20 AM (#2437185) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Ralphie Cally. If you've got any sense, you'd leave him there!!! What did you do in a previous life to deserve this? Seriously, I'm so glad that the Op went well. There aren't many diamond geezers like Les around nowadays. It's just a shame that you've got to put up with him now!!! Please send him my best wishes Ralph Jordan |
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11 Sep 08 - 07:33 AM (#2437190) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Splott Man "...he says he feels ill. (I wonder why?)" It's that comparatively healthy hospital diet. And 3 cheers to Cally for looking after him. |
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11 Sep 08 - 07:37 AM (#2437195) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Don(Wyziwyg)T Best possible wishes for a speedy recovery, Les. From Clive Lever & Don Thompson, and all at BCAB together with our undying gratitude to one of the most generous men we have ever met. Get well soon, but give yourself time to recover before diving in at the deep end again. We all Luv you Don T. |
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11 Sep 08 - 07:41 AM (#2437199) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Proogle Best Wishes Les, from the Prue Family in Lincolnshire! Will you be at Derby Festival? Oh i do hope so, we can compare Scars!! See you soon! Pxx |
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11 Sep 08 - 09:06 AM (#2437252) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Sandra in Sydney very good news, Cally & Les. sandra |
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11 Sep 08 - 09:12 AM (#2437259) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Scooby Doo Great News Cally.Make sure he behave himself and does what you tell him. Scooby. |
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11 Sep 08 - 10:57 PM (#2437965) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: JohnB Good Luck from Ontario Canada too, from an ex Mancunian. JohnB |
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12 Sep 08 - 12:11 PM (#2438427) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Les is home and crying out for discipline I've already had to chase him up the hill with my walking stick. His strict supervisor |
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12 Sep 08 - 12:14 PM (#2438432) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: SPB-Cooperator Walking stick? What happened to the cucumber? :) |
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13 Sep 08 - 12:10 AM (#2438963) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: JohnB Just tell him to start "slowly waving a Shi Tzu through the air" and work his way through a sausage dog up to a St Bernard. I had a Heart attack in 2002, only ended up with stents, but have run 5Km about three times (on a good week) since about 9 months after it. Good Luck there Les, JohnB |
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13 Sep 08 - 01:05 AM (#2438979) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: open mike kendall and jacqui may have some advice.. seems like there was mention of a pillow to hug when coughing. or laughing.. brings to mind the saying of "keeping them in stitches" which in this case should be keeping them stitches in"... |
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13 Sep 08 - 03:38 AM (#2439011) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Liz the Squeak Cally - I can be there within hours if you need worse than the stick to threaten him with.... Give him a big kiss from me. LTS |
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13 Sep 08 - 04:23 PM (#2439405) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Hollowfox Thank you, Cally, for all your good work. there's a genuine Midwest Purebred #$@!-reduction candle going for the both of you whenever I'm at home. (Now if we can just get the U.S. Federal government sorted out so he can come over to Old Songs Folk Festival again sometime). |
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13 Sep 08 - 04:32 PM (#2439410) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: GUEST,Cally Today while he was resting we visited one of the many castles of Wales in Chirk then after lunch went to a Soccer Match. He wasn't supposed to be out till tomorrow. I'm worn out. The strict supervisor - wilted |
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13 Sep 08 - 08:15 PM (#2439565) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Ref We want him on this side of the Atlantic again. Perhaps the stupid vendettas will be eased after November 4. |
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14 Sep 08 - 05:13 AM (#2439832) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Anne Lister Our best to Les too, Cally - up and down a few spiral staircases in a few castles should sort the pair of you out! Anne (and Steve) |
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14 Sep 08 - 01:41 PM (#2440094) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Schantieman Glad to hear Les is out and on the mend. :-) Doctor, doctor, I think I'm a moth - You want the psychiatrist next door Yes, but I saw your light was on....... Steve (recovered from a VERY muddy Bromyard) |
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15 Sep 10 - 09:24 AM (#2987179) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: C Stuart Cook So what's the favourite song for a parody? 'Anyone who had a heart', 'Total eclipse of the heart', 'What becomes of the broken hearted' |
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15 Sep 10 - 09:29 AM (#2987183) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Mr Happy Les already composed one - in Welsh! Calon Wan [weak heart] |
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15 Sep 10 - 12:11 PM (#2987296) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Tannywheeler So I read "...the French claim Les is a plural". Does that prove the French haven't learned to count? I hope the age of this thread means Les(truly singular) has gotten to going great guns & wowed his docs & caregivers with the speed & thoroughness of his recovery. This is selfish. His ability to practice his art is essential to the well-being of MANY of us. Tw |
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15 Sep 10 - 02:34 PM (#2987404) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Herga Kitty I was very happy to see and hear Les at Dartmoor festival last month! Kitty |
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16 Sep 10 - 06:50 AM (#2987857) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Mo the caller And Whitby. He is very economical with his voice these days, makes the audience do all the work (or is it that we won't let him get a word in!) |
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16 Sep 10 - 06:51 AM (#2987858) Subject: RE: Les Barker - Heart Op From: Mo the caller Could some mod perhaps put a date on the title so as not to scare us all. Please. |