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11 Jan 99 - 08:18 AM (#53378) Subject: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Kris Now that we know age sex & occupation statistics, how about giving a verbal picture of ourselves. I'd be really intrigued to see how my mental images of various mudcateers measure up to reality (well, virtuality then). Honesty entirely optional. On the offchance that anyone will participate I'll start off. I am : 5ft 1 and a half, and compensate for lack of height by concentrating on width. Darkish brown hair with a brushing of grey - long on top (usually plaited) and very short sides & back. Big nose (aristocratic I like to think), reasonable cheekbones & orangey-green eyes. Can't dress smartly to save my life, bizarre taste in clothes and no idea of how to co-ordinate. Always wear black eye-liner 'batwings', and when going out tend to wear yellow&pink&turquose&orange eyeshadow all at once. Overall effect is 'old hippy'. Still, it makes me happy :) Kris |
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11 Jan 99 - 08:28 AM (#53380) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Big Mick Aaaaahhhh what the hell. I am 6'2 1/2, about 245 lbs. I have longish reddish blonde hair. I don't know what else to say. Mick Lane. |
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11 Jan 99 - 09:01 AM (#53383) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: AndreasW I am 1.94m, 99kg (6 feet 4 inches, about 220 lbs for those who still have not yet learned the metric system), blond hair turning grey (but falling out with amazing speed), blue eyes, a full beard (I am too lazy to shave), my nose is a bit longer than I would like... I strongly prefer jeans and sweater to suits (luckily I don't have to wear suits at work, or I would have to look for another job ;-) Andreas |
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11 Jan 99 - 02:36 PM (#53453) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Joe Offer Well, I suppose this sort of thread is what generated Art's "condom" thread, but I think it's a natural inclination for us to want to have a broader knowledge of the people we've come to like so much. People stop me on the street and tell me I look remarkably like Steve Martin, so I suppose I must. I'm 5'8" tall and believe blue jeans and plaid shirts are the ultimate in fashion. -Joe Offer- ....and Art looks like this. |
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11 Jan 99 - 03:30 PM (#53459) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Max A picture says a thousand words that I am too tired to mention. |
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11 Jan 99 - 06:42 PM (#53502) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Sandy Paton You can look at the Folk-Legacy web page for inescapable evidence of my antiquity. On the other hand, looking through the "custom cassettes" part of the site will show how "time has made a change in me." The picture there, which still appears on our first Folk-Legacy recording (dutifully catalogued as EGO-30), was taken in about 1965. Rick Fielding teases me about it. But then, he's a lot younger than I and still has a headful of hair! Sandy |
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11 Jan 99 - 07:00 PM (#53504) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Dan Keding I'm six foot four and about 250 (sorry, almost too old to learn metric). Full grey beard and longish brown hair. Dress casual just like my life. It is interesting to know about the folks on Mudcat but after we exhaust all thses personal threads lets get back to the music. Are there new trends among the younger players? Is there more interest in traditional music in some areas and not others? How are older performers compensating for time? I'm fifity and starting to get really stiff in my left hand. Anybody find ways to prevent this? I'm also moving to Champaign/Urbana, IL. Any Mudcatters around there to play music with or just talk folk? Dan |
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11 Jan 99 - 09:06 PM (#53535) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: alison Hey Big Mick...... looks like you're not the biggest any more.............. that'll teach you to have a go at me in the "how old" thread!!!!!!! hahahahahaha I'm 5 feet 2, just over 50 kg, red hair (at the moment), hazel eyes. For those of you who haven't seen this before... this was at a gig at a reasonably local folk festival... slainte alison |
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11 Jan 99 - 11:05 PM (#53560) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D here is the bare beginning of a website...just me right now.. click I have pictures from the FSGW Getaway to post very soon...including Dick Greenhaus, Susan of DT, Roger of Baltimore, Ferrara, Bruce O, Songbob...maybe a couple others...
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11 Jan 99 - 11:19 PM (#53566) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Jenny Let's see ... how to make this sound snazzy ... oh, well ... I'm 5' (possibly a wee bit under), zaftig, sometimes I'm curvy ... sometimes show my prosperous girth, have naturally curly/wavy hair (depending on the humidity), brown hair with lots of red, brown eyes with lots of gold, irish/jewish descent. jenny |
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12 Jan 99 - 12:10 AM (#53571) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: gargoyle Four Cubits 15 Stone And not a farthing more on either. |
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12 Jan 99 - 06:01 AM (#53613) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Frank in the swamps Seven & half foot long, seven inches between the eyes. My youthful yellow banding long ago gave way to a deep charcoal, but my belly skin is still white. Have most of the ridges on my back & tail, though they're a bit worn from scrapes with all the old bulls. My tongue & throat are a delightfully ghastly death white, teeth are yellow, except for the one that's missing thanks to a waterskier who wouldn't let go the damn rope! Frank i.t.s. |
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12 Jan 99 - 08:11 AM (#53636) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Steve Parkes 5'8", 11 stone (that's 154lbs to you lot over there), moustache, glasses (and reading glasses now, sadly), all my own teeth, all my own hair - which is still an attractive shade of medium mousey (thanks to my grandmother for the genes!), except for a teeny-weeny touch of grey at the sides (you should see my kid brother - 39 and white as a sheet!), 36" waist and 34" inside leg ... how much more do you want? Steve |
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12 Jan 99 - 09:40 AM (#53647) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: May Best-Offer Joe, now that I know what you look like, I think I made a good choice. The honeynoom was out of this world. |
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12 Jan 99 - 04:18 PM (#53703) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Songbob Well, Bill Day says he has a more recent photo, but there is an old one on my homepage, at Hope I got all the brackets right on that! I'm just barely htm-illiterate.
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12 Jan 99 - 10:39 PM (#53782) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Roger in Baltimore Well, I look forward to Bill D's photos. I think he caught me trying out some slide guitar licks in a workshop. I am 5' 9" and 330 lbs. (Should I be Big Roger?). I sport a moustache and goatee. I wear glasses. They've been tri-focals for a few years (couldn't read the CD packages anymore, arms too short). The glasses, beard and moustache serve to hide my gloriously round face so I am not mistaken for a full moon (forget the wisecrack, Art). Brown hair, just to the ears. I've gotten a little gray on the sides and my beard is more salt than pepper. Hazel eyes. I smile a good deal and thanks to my dentist it looks like I have all of my teeth. I have been blessed with a long body and with short arms and legs (inseam 27). This causes me to hold my guitar close to my neck so I can get my arms around to the strings (reminiscent of early New Lost City Ramblers). The grayer I get, the more I remind people of Burl Ives. My clothing of choice runs to T-shirts, jeans, and athletic shoes. I am old enough to refer to them as dungarees and sneakers. Roger in Baltimore |
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12 Jan 99 - 11:20 PM (#53793) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: harpgirl running along the moonlit santa fe at midnight... usually naked...deerskin boots...bow and arrow...several greyhounds...a cloak in winter...lambent...harpgirl |
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12 Jan 99 - 11:39 PM (#53800) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Don Meixner Lets see, I am 48, 5'11" 235lbs. I too have a penchant for jeans, flannel, and sweetshirts. I have worn a beard since 1970 and am folically challenged. What folicals I have are a mix of Auburn, brown, and gray. A recent convert to bi-focals, which are no damn good when it comes to the hammered dulcimer. I usually have to buy shirts 2xl because they are the ones that fit my shoulders and are baggy everywhere else. I don't care if my sox match as long as they are warm and clean. Young women at work say I look like their uncle and older women say I look comfortable. I wonder if thats good? |
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13 Jan 99 - 07:16 PM (#53908) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bob BoltonBob Bolton G'day Mudcatters far and wide, (Many in US and very wide, if we can believe the descriptions!) There is a good site on Australian Folk Music and it includes a page of my photos of the local folk scene - currently and back in the 1970s) ... it even includes a view of me at a recent National Folk Festival - at the head of "The Bolton Files": http://folk.mountaintracks.com.au/Folk_Australia/contents.html. Regards, Bob Bolton |
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13 Jan 99 - 07:21 PM (#53909) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: AliceAlice I looked like this about four years ago, and now I look like this after being sick for awhile. |
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13 Jan 99 - 07:26 PM (#53911) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: AliceAlice Pretty bleak, eh?.... that's what being sick will do to change you. Are we getting a stutter on all the names and messages? |
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13 Jan 99 - 08:34 PM (#53918) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: BarbaraBarbara Nope, not mine, (I don't think... we'll see for sure when I send this) but I have to reset my cookie each time I sign on so maybe only once is not enough. I hope you are recovering, dear. Blessings, Barbara |
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13 Jan 99 - 08:54 PM (#53922) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: BarbaraBarbara looks like I'm BarbaraBarbara too, AliceAlice. |
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13 Jan 99 - 09:20 PM (#53933) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill DBill D *wondering if re-setting give us two identical cookies which are getting read* and does this mean I have to put up 2 identical pictures on my page?...and can one of me surf while the other sleeps? |
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13 Jan 99 - 11:12 PM (#53954) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: McMusicMcMusic When I was younger and my hair was lon, I looked a little like George Harrison (Abby Road version). Now I'm a little like a relic lost in space. 5 feet 9 (and a half) about 190 lbs. and dropping; thick red-brown hair with a few gray invaders snaking their way in; a moustache grayer still. Execpt for the standard male-pattern thing on the forehead, I still have a full head of hair, as well as a complete set of teeth. Can usually be spotted wearing glasses and a perplexed look. |
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13 Jan 99 - 11:15 PM (#53956) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: McMusicMcMusic With all the double names--does anyone remember a childhood game called Red Rover, Red Rover"? |
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13 Jan 99 - 11:33 PM (#53963) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: - Offer, JoeJoe Offer In the nickelodeon; All she ever wants is love, McMusicMcMusicMcMusic
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14 Jan 99 - 12:25 AM (#53977) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: CraigCraig I'm 5'10" and 180#. I'm 49 and eleven months with graying brown hair. I wear T-shirts and jeans whenever I can. AliceAlice you still look good to me. Craig |
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14 Jan 99 - 01:42 AM (#53985) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bob BoltonBob Bolton G'day again(againagain), I don't know what happened to the URL for the Folk Australia site ... this stuttering must have confused the server!
The Australian site I mentioned is at: Regard(les)s, Bob Bolton |
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14 Jan 99 - 02:02 AM (#53987) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: McMusicMcMusic Offer JoeOffer, A song in my honor! I've ne'er been so flattered! And I agree with Craig Craig--Alice you ARE lovely!! |
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14 Jan 99 - 02:43 AM (#53991) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: The Charming and DebonaireJoe Offer Sounds like we have a unanimously high opinion of Alice. I'm still waiting for a few singing lessons in the shower... -Joe Offer- |
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14 Jan 99 - 03:15 AM (#53994) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Wolfgang here you find nearly everything about me except my age. Wolfgang |
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14 Jan 99 - 03:18 AM (#53996) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Wolfgang ...and I'm not stuttering usually |
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14 Jan 99 - 06:30 AM (#54005) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: alison Hi Bob, The Folk Oz page is temporarily off line... has been for over a month now. Hopefully it'll be back at the end of this month......... It's a great site and we miss it, (Are you listening Valda?) Slainte alison |
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14 Jan 99 - 06:37 AM (#54006) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Big MickBig Mick Alice, No shameless pandering here,(I save that for Alison...***grin***). You have got to be kidding. If you consider this substandard, I would love to see what you consider great. Mick |
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14 Jan 99 - 10:53 AM (#54038) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill DBill D lets see if this works...for Wolfgangs site...
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14 Jan 99 - 10:55 AM (#54041) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill DBill D nope...you actually have to paste the regular address in the form and choose your language...but it is a neat trick |
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14 Jan 99 - 10:57 AM (#54042) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: AliceAlice Well, if I get a great picture taken I'll post the link. Funny you should mention the shower, Joe, because the second photo was taken when I was experimenting with my digital camera... I took the photo in the bathroom mirror, and the shower is right behind me.... The lyrics taped to the shower wall right now are Auld Lang Syne, 5 verses and the chorus, to be sung to the original tune at the end of the Burns performance I will be doing later this month. Has anyone taken my suggestion and taped lyrics to the shower wall? Thermal fax paper stands the test of moisture. |
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14 Jan 99 - 11:41 AM (#54048) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Big Mick I hesitate to admit this, knowing this fine bunch of folks I hang out with, but I tried it shortly after you posted it and we had a little fun at your expense. The facts are that it works pretty well. I sing in the shower anyway, so mights well pur the time to use. All the best, Mick Lane |
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14 Jan 99 - 02:47 PM (#54077) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: rick fielding Well, so Sandy Paton thinks I was kidding him about his early "image". Hardly. As anyone who has met the man knows, in his youth he resembled a Greek God. (and one of the good ones, I might add) Today however he looks like a folksinger, which is as it should be.
As to my own appearance, well the full head of hair that Sandy refers to is courtesy of "The Hair Club for Men". I've tried to reply to Steve Latimer about my radio show, in the significant folkie thread, but the gremlins won't allow me to send it. So Steve, maybe you can find it here. "Acoustic Workshop" is on Monday nights (for 10 years) at 9-10pm. CIUT. 89.5 fm. here in Toronto. |
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14 Jan 99 - 02:50 PM (#54079) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Dr John 5' 10"; "slightly" overweight; blue eyes; fair hair, red beard both turning (turned?) grey but all my own. Been told I look like James Gallway or Derek Jacobi - will sign any autograph for a fee. Scruffy despite years of effort not to be so: now given in resignedly. |
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14 Jan 99 - 02:59 PM (#54085) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: bbc & Duane D.bbc Although we don't expect many people to be interested, here *we* are, courtesy of my son's webpage, representing the NY & NJ Mudcatters (bbc is David's mom & Duane D. is bbc's fiance). bbc & Duane D. best to all, bbc |
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14 Jan 99 - 03:08 PM (#54086) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: VixenVixen 17.3 hh, dk ch. mare, aged, sound and sane. Requires experienced handler--high spirited and very forward. Big mover, scopey, bold. Excellent ground manners. No flash, lots of power and endurance.
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14 Jan 99 - 03:09 PM (#54087) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Herr Doktor DoktorJoe Offer Hey, that translation site does a fairly good job, although I'd like to think I could do a better one. But Wolfgang, what's "Parawissenschaften"? Is that what we call "parapsychology"? Oh, and I'll bet you'll never find a translator, human or machine, that can handle those awful German acronymns. -Joe Offer- |
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14 Jan 99 - 10:45 PM (#54147) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D well, I did it..sort of! here are 2 links to me and others from the FSGW getaway..(I still have not figured out how to link the two pages... I put Bruce O & Dick G right below me on page one page one and Several others on page two I know several of these pics are large..*sigh*...learning this on the fly....but it is a start! |
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14 Jan 99 - 11:30 PM (#54152) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Susan A-R 5 ft 5 in or there abouts, 140 or so lbs. brown eyes behind VERY thick glasses, short dark brown hair, running a bit to gray and it generally LOOKS like it's been under a chef's hat. 's me.
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15 Jan 99 - 02:14 AM (#54171) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Rasta six foot three acused of looking like a cross tween Neil young and Imus what can I say |
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15 Jan 99 - 02:31 AM (#54172) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: MudGuard Hi Joe, Parawissenschaften = all those stuff some people see as science, but is no science, like parapsychology, astrology, ... GWUP = Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften = Society for scientific research of para-sciences (roughly translated) And in defendance of the German language: American acronyms are at least as awful as German acronyms!!! Andreas (Defender of the German language) |
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15 Jan 99 - 03:06 AM (#54174) Subject: RE: German Acronyms From: Joe Offer Looks like I drove an LKW (German truck) into a KKW (German atomic power plant) with that one, Andreas. ....or did I??? Well, I have to admit that we Americans have our share - especially the military. I spent a good part of this week on Air Force bases, drowning in acronyms. -Joe Offer- |
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15 Jan 99 - 03:27 AM (#54177) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Wolfgang Joe, actually there's nothing much to add to what Andreas has written. The respective American acronym is CSICOP (Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal) sometimes misnamed Psi-Cop by their opponents. Reading sceptical literature on such claims is my second way of spending the free time if I do not visit MUDCAT (now, if that was an acronym, what would it stand for? Musik Und Dichtung, Charakteristischerweise aus Alten Texten) Wolfgang |
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15 Jan 99 - 03:54 AM (#54181) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Wolfgang Bill D, it took me a while to understand about the translation program. Thanks for that hint. Joe could surely make a much better translation, at least he wouldn't try to tranlate my last name and the name of my home town. Wolf-gait (or Wolf-corridor or...?) |
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15 Jan 99 - 12:41 PM (#54239) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D Wolfgang...Alta Vista's translation service does at least allow people to get some idea of what in on a page in another language, but it will be a long time before it can deal with the subtle aspects...I am embasassed that so few Americans really learn another language as well as You and Skarpi and Takeo etc. have learned English...my 2 years of college German have really faded... |
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15 Jan 99 - 01:23 PM (#54247) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Alice Although I didn't add this to 'what Mudcatters do', I, like Wolfgang, spend a great amount of time reading and surfing the net on the trail of pseudoscience, fraud, cults, quackery, and superstition. I have a webpage on fraud and cults that is linked to CSICOP and other sources of information on the subject. |
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15 Jan 99 - 02:30 PM (#54254) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bert Alice,
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15 Jan 99 - 02:36 PM (#54255) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: MsMoon Truth is mandatory, in my book. I'm 5'6", a bit softer and rounder than I'd like, (but I've recently started running again, so wish me well) with long hair loosely up or free-flowing, as I please. The color of my hair is a tougher question; a long summer spent 100% outdoors made it very blond, but winter darkness is causing darker brown to show at the top. Almond-shaped green eyes, pleasant round face featuring one left-side dimple when I smile. Most days I dress in jeans & v-neck sweaters or T-shirts, but I do have a weakness for fine garb and silly features like huge Dingo boots and strange hats. |
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15 Jan 99 - 03:10 PM (#54261) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Alice Bert, email to me and I'll email the link to you. The message center here does not work for me... freezes my computer, then the browser crashes when I try to send a Mudcat personal message. acflynn@mcn.net |
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15 Jan 99 - 03:52 PM (#54266) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Mudjack 6'2" but giving way to the mid section expasion program.Weighing in at 270 but holding(thank god)Looks are something we have to deal with rather we like them or not and I guess since I shave and see myself daily and still keep my breakfast down, I look OK.I wish I could click on some of these photos but keep getting URL Not Found messages.I'm not clever enough to have a web page to sent out my mug across the web but must say it's a fun thread. Jack the mostly folk guy. |
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16 Jan 99 - 12:50 PM (#54413) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Roger in Baltimore Bill D., Thanks for the picture. It looks just like me!!! Roger in Baltimore |
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18 Jan 99 - 06:44 PM (#54707) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Duane D. To Frank i.t.s., there is only one response I have to you about your personal description: What a croc! |
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20 Jan 99 - 12:01 AM (#54838) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: BK 5'10" 165 lb; bald on top; large amounts of grey in beard, small rounded trifocals; A varient of Benny Hill's famous "skinny ugly baldy four-eyes." Cheers, BK |
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20 Jan 99 - 09:10 PM (#54970) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: John in Brisbane OK, so curiosity finally got the better of me, and I went and looked at all those great photographs. WOW, there are some great human bein's out there in Mudcat land. I note however that the lack of a Joe Offer photo must cause some further suspicion that he is some type of cyber creation.
For my part, I'm 6 feet tall, about 200 lbs and once had auburn hair. Most of the hair is still there but it's closer to brown these days with nature's condiments sprinkled throughout. My full beard is reminiscent of Art's pictures, but thankfully for him that's where the similarity ends. Shorts and a polo shirt are my favoured dress, and water is my favourite drink since I gave up the booze a couple of years ago. |
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21 Jan 99 - 12:11 PM (#55059) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Allan C. Depending upon which ID you look at, I range between 5'9 and 5'11. I feel shorter some days. Coffee-grounds-in-the-dishwater blonde (I simply refuse to say, "brown") with blue eyes. The hair is rapidly becoming mixed with a bit of gray. The beard, which I gave up a few years ago was already fairly gray. I am probably about 30 pounds overweight; but am working on reducing my girth so that I don't have such a hard time lugging my body up the hillsides which I so enjoy hiking. Also, my hope is that eventually my canoe won't sit quite so low in the water. I have a "throwaway" guitar which sometimes makes canoe trips with me. No, I don't use it as a spare paddle! I am usually found wearing hiking boots, jeans, and colorful pocket-teeshirts. The pocket thing dates back to my many years of cigarette addiction which ended twenty years ago. But for some reason the pocket is still important to me - sometimes I suppose I use it to hold my glasses which I now wear almost all of the time. Handsome would be a welcome adjective but "well preserved" is what I hear far more often. You could say the same thing about a pickle. I am so average in general appearance that I can easily slip into a crowd and disappear. On the other hand, I probably look like someone you once knew. Often I have strangers come up to me and call me by someone else's name. Sometimes I play along with it ;-) |
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21 Jan 99 - 05:43 PM (#55088) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D *trumpet sounds* ta-da! I have the privilege of presenting...Joe Offer!! he sent me 2 pics and said to "do with them as I will", so here you go, ladies...what a catch! LOOK at that fancy suit! Now Joe can edit out any of this he wishes... I think I'm having second thoughts about sending those photos to you Bill....
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21 Jan 99 - 06:50 PM (#55104) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: RWilhelm I'm the guitar player: Click here. |
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21 Jan 99 - 07:19 PM (#55118) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D too late, Joe!..(I have Alison looking now!) |
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21 Jan 99 - 08:03 PM (#55126) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: alison Hi Joe, Very cute....... doesn't show any of those pierced bits you were telling me about though.**grin** Slainte alison |
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21 Jan 99 - 09:16 PM (#55132) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: bbc Bill D.-- Was Joe the tall, well-shaped lighthouse or that classy window shot? Surely he couldn't be that relatively normal-looking (albeit nice-)man! We all know that no normal mortal could do so much for so many. We figured he was a computer or, at least, some kind of collective! Thanks, though! bbc :-) |
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21 Jan 99 - 09:24 PM (#55133) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Joe Offer Ah, my dear Alison, the only part of me that has been pierced is my heart - that happened when I found out you were married, already spoken for. I would like to make it perfectly clear that I, on the other hand, am NOT married - yet. Maybe soon. One never knows.... But woman who refers to herself as May Best-Offer and says she is my wife is an imposter. She may be perfectly charming, but I haven't met her yet. Before I marry a woman, I prefer to be properly introduced. Sorry, May, no offense intended. -Joe Offer, single and enjoying it- |
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21 Jan 99 - 09:28 PM (#55134) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D modern technology can make even Androids look natural!..a close up will reveal the socket at the base of the neck where he plugs into the Mudcat and slips red messages into previous text!! Who, me???? Would Joe Offer do a dastardly thing like THAT? Certainly not! Well, not very often.... |
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21 Jan 99 - 10:17 PM (#55140) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Big Mick Max, You are not fooling me with those phoney Joe Offer pictures. I saw those same pictures in National............Geographic. You just inserted those Steve Martin lookalikes to try and fool us. I know the man is not real but a bit of programming. Don't believe it? Well just look at what time he has been posting lately and adjust for timezones. Someone forgot to change the clock battery in the computer.*****grin***** Mick Lane |
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21 Jan 99 - 10:24 PM (#55143) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: alison Aww shucks Joe, I am touched.......... just don't tell Mick about me being married......... **grin***** slainte alison by the way 110 people have been off looking at your photos.... popular guy!!!!! |
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21 Jan 99 - 11:08 PM (#55153) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: John in Brisbane You know that shot of Joe with the reflection in the mirror almost had me fooled, until I recalled an episode of the X-files. The reflection is certainly not part of the same head - I've had the staff at the forensic lab check it out. I don't know why there is a conspiracy in the Mudcat, but well done with the Mr-Nice-Guy-I'm-No-Threat image though. Regards John |
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21 Jan 99 - 11:23 PM (#55154) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Barbara I was thinking about sending Bill D a photo of me, but after the way you all have been ragging on Joe, I'm having second thoughts. The other thing is, this will totally blow my Susan Saradon/Margaret Rutherford image, which I thought was very cool, and that you all came up with on the "Mudcat - the Book/Movie" thread. Blessings Barbara, who is considerably underheight for my weight. |
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22 Jan 99 - 07:54 AM (#55178) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Valda Here's a way to see Bob Bolton and the great pics he has taken of the Sydney Folk Scene. Sorry to those who have tried and failed with the Folk Australia site. It will be back this week, fingers crossed! Sorry Bob! Bob Bolton |
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22 Jan 99 - 09:09 AM (#55191) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Valda and here is.... guess who! |
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22 Jan 99 - 10:39 AM (#55204) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Jon W. No need to post a photo of me - look at a photo of Alan of Oz and mentally increase head height by 20% and reduce face width by 10% and you've got it. My wife says I'm a bean head and my big sister still calls me "Jonathan Bean" once in a while. |
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22 Jan 99 - 12:43 PM (#55218) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Frank McGrath If you really want to see a picture of me, click here -> Nenagh Singers Circle Gallery Page Frank McGrath |
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22 Jan 99 - 10:45 PM (#55288) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D another Mudcatter to see! Sheye sent me 2 pics today...you can find her here (she says she is shovleling snow today...threatens to move to warmer climes!) |
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22 Jan 99 - 10:48 PM (#55289) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D now, I seem to be having trouble with the text editor in that page..there was more text when I saved it! I may have to in and mess with it again! *sigh* |
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23 Jan 99 - 01:05 AM (#55311) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: alison Hi Valda, Nice to see you back... thanks for the links. slainte alison |
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23 Jan 99 - 09:56 PM (#55416) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Helen Hi all, I've just set up a dinky little "home page" and if you go there you can see what I look like. http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Gazebo/8475/ Helen PS: A "dinky" in Oz language is a little 3-wheeler bike (all right, so it's a trike, not a bike) for toddlers to learn to ride on. I believe the word dinky comes from the Scots language and means "small" (so it was a tautology/unnecessary repetition saying "dinky little"). PS2: The word "dinky" does not have any relationship to the Oz words "dinkum", "fair dinkum", "fair dink" or "dinky-di", which relate to the meaning of "true/truly" and the great Oz tradition of being who you say you are, being trustworthy and sincere, etc, etc. |
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24 Jan 99 - 06:22 PM (#55508) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Pejotka What about a look at my homepage? ....such a handsome and intelligent and and and man.... pejotka |
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25 Jan 99 - 06:27 PM (#55672) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Mo Joe - you look great - but my heart is already taken, with that whopping great lighthouse behind you! I fell in love with it when I visited it five years ago, and in fact it's my computer screen's wallpaper, so I can look at it every day.... sigh.... Very Freudian, I'm sure! I did think about giving you all a description of me - but that would have forced me to lie and as we all know, lying is a sin - and it isn't even one of my favourites! So, whatever you want to imagine -that's fine by me! Cheers Mo |
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02 Feb 99 - 06:43 PM (#56922) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D adding one more..Big Mick sent a small pic! You can see him at this address (Mick, and anyone else whose picture is in this list...if you want me to add or edit anything to your picture...or if you'd like to be on a different color or have different colored text, or add links at the bottom....just email me...extree@erols.com) |
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02 Feb 99 - 06:46 PM (#56924) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D well, what I meant to say was...I can add or delete text, if you have anything to say..I really wasn't offering to edit your picture...:>) |
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03 Feb 99 - 05:23 AM (#57003) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Red Rover McMusic - I remember it well, Team 1: Red Rover, Red Rover, who do you call over ?
Team 2: We call over
The called person leaves Team1 and runs to Team2 who are standing in a line holding hands. Called person charges and tries to break through line - ususally selecting the weakest link in the chain of people. If they succeed in breaking through they can go back to Team1. If not then they must join Team2.
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03 Feb 99 - 09:51 AM (#57023) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Liam's Brother Hi! Just under 6 feet and a relatively slim 155 lbs. but somewhat top heavy with much of the weight being located above the shoulders. Moustache since 21. Hair still attached and somewhere between brown and grey depending on what area one focuses. Comfortable in anything from fishing waders to dungarees to slacks to suits. Recent photo with Bob Conroy (the object on the left) and The Brooklyn Bridge (the object in the background) is viewable at Dan Milner & Bob Conroy Now back to folk songs!
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03 Feb 99 - 04:59 PM (#57092) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Jerry Friedman 1.91 m, 77 kg (for the non-metric that's tall and skinny), a bit stooped, brown hair turning gray and starting to retreat, same side-parted haircut that my mom used to give me in 1967, clean-shaven, face suggesting I'm more pleasant than I am, dressed in jeans (or chinos) and shirts with collars at work, jeans and t-shirts maybe with a sweatshirt on weekends. |
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12 Mar 99 - 01:28 AM (#62572) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Lonesome EJ Since there is now a looming chance that some of us will actually encounter one another, I thought I would revive this thread. By the way, I caught myself in a kind of reverie, reading and re-reading Harpgirls description. Also, don't miss Frank in the swamps' classic. If you click Joe Offers pic, it gets very confusing. He looks like either Donny Wahlberg or Chow Yun Fat, far's I can tell. As for me, I'm 5'8", 175 lbs., blond beard and rather long hair with some new white ones that have started appearing the last year. Will turn (arg) 50 yrs old this October. Have been told I bear a resemblance to Kiefer Sutherland . Could have been worse. Could have been Donald. Can't wait for Catspaw's description. Also Katlaughing, jo,Ferarra,etc. |
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12 Mar 99 - 12:28 PM (#62646) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: erica well, hmmm, i haven't been around for a few months, but figured i might as well throw my picture out for y'all... the photos are of an a capella group that i was in last semester (but had to leave so that i wouldn't flunk out...and so that i could get a few minutes to play my real music. as fun as a capella was, it ain't folk music!) i'm second from the right in the back row. and let's hope that worked.... kind of doubt it, but we'll give it a go. |
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12 Mar 99 - 12:30 PM (#62647) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: erica ooh! it worked! how exciting! (sorry, real easily amused over here) |
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12 Mar 99 - 01:18 PM (#62659) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Rick Fielding Lonesome, it could have been MUCH worse. You could look like JOAN Sutherland with a blond beard. Aida would never be the same for me. Erica, nice picture, but what are the young women all looking at? Are there a bunch of UFOs descending? |
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12 Mar 99 - 03:56 PM (#62676) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Philippa I'm so disappointed. I clicked for Mick and Joe's pics( 2 Feb & 21 Jan respectively) and in each case got a message that the page has gone from (mis)Fortune City. Wolfgang, I translate your surname also; it's "Connacht". |
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12 Mar 99 - 06:45 PM (#62719) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: katlaughing Erica: Mt. Holy Smokes, eh?***smile*** We spent three years in Noho and my son's sig. other is a Smithie grad. We all really loved being there, but I was in Noho last June and it looked and seemed much more upscale yuppified than when we last were there in 1993 to visit. we lived there from 1984-1987, on School Street, just around the corner, kinda, from The Academy of Music. How long have you been at Mt. Holyoke? Well, Lonesome, I haven't studied how to link anything into here, and don't want to paste a picture, cause it takes up too much of Max's program, I bet, so here's partial description: Long hair, usually in a no nonsense braid, wind tangles it and I can't stand it flying in my face, used to be so red, the kids at school called me Woody woodpecker when it was in a ponytail; now it's got a LOT of white streaks, which friends tell me they'd pay a lot of money to duplicate, because they are in the right places: my bangs mostly. Green eyes with crinkly smile lines, glasses, always wear loose cotton and Birks. Some would call me vertically challenged at 5'2"; my sister says dynamite comes in small packages! When I got spayed I went up a few sizes. As an incentive to lose weight, my heart with the leaky valve decided it needed more O2, so...since being tethered to a concentrator or bottles of air, which by the way is the latest rage in Hollywood, I've found a good and safe way to drop. Right now, I am a good rendition of a Rubens woman or the painting over the bar in an old saloon. By this summer, at about 60lbs less, I'll be a bit "less" than either of those. Oh, and people tell me I have a great smile and I really DO laugh a lot. When I figure out how to link, I might grace ya'll with my mug, ready or not! kat |
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12 Mar 99 - 07:44 PM (#62728) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Jo Taylor EJ - there was a part two of this thread (this one was timing out for some people) somewhere down there, then Bill had a big problem with the original site, so the photos have been moved - Bill started a new thread - HERE which has the address on it of his new site. Last time I looked there was a whole page of me!! See you there! Jo |
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12 Mar 99 - 09:55 PM (#62742) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Willie-O well, since you asked, seven foot tall, chest like a horse. Wait a minute, that's not my chest or if it is it has slid downhill some. (Truth)Six foot nothing. 183 cm. Can;'t find the bathroom scales but I have definitely lost some of the spare tire since I gave up the suds in October--somewhere a little north of 175 lb. Hair brown with quite a bit of grey influence coming in at the sides. Cut it myself cause I'm too damn cheap, live too far from town and don't trust any other family member with the scissors. Only other defense is it looks worse when I _don't_ cut it. Obligatory folkie beard. Get the picture? There is no picture. |
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15 Mar 99 - 12:39 AM (#63100) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: erica well, rick, sorry, but there were no descending ufo's during that shot...i'm sure the rest of the roll would have been a lot more interesting if there had been, though...instead, we had clever ideas such as this one where everyone posed for their own camera or something like that. sometimes 24 pictures is a stretch. and m'loveli katlaughing, i love your name. i bet it suits you well. i've only been at mt holyoke a short while as i transferred there this fall--and i haven't witnessed the yuppification of noho, but imagine that i'd like it more before it occurred. still a sweet place, though. erica |
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15 Mar 99 - 02:16 AM (#63115) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: catspaw49 erica---Glad you passed that explanation on to Rick 'cause you look wonderful but, uh, yeah...........that's one of the screwier shots I've ever seen! Is the one on the left thinking or wiping drool from her mouth? The buzz cut in back...a guy or a Sinead wannabe? The girl to your left looks to be doing a nostril inspection of Paul Bunyan. And lemme' guess, the photographer is a student that wins the praise of every artsy-fartsy type within a 21 mile radius. What do I look like...LEJ old buddy, you say we all might eventually meet and so you refreshed this stupid thread. I avoided this turkey before and much as I love ya' there bro...I'm gonna' pass on it now. catspaw |
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15 Mar 99 - 09:30 AM (#63153) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Alistair Bob D...what a swiz I went to see Joe Offer's pick and the web page has moved. I am thoroughly ticked off >o(. |
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15 Mar 99 - 02:16 PM (#63201) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Lonesome EJ OK catspaw if that's the way you want it. I'm gonna keep on picturing you with red hair and a red beard, probably freckles, perched on your front porch with the Computer sittin on top of the washin machine, you're wearin yer Mudcat t-shirt, overalls, and a big grin. You are tall and lanky, and I bet your wife teases you about yer paunch.You live on a ridge in the hills, and yer kids throw dirt clods at the neighbor's dog. You have a jacuzzi on the back porch, for some reason, and your old Takamine is leanin against the refrigerator, which contains a 12 pack of light beer and some turkey baloney which you like to eat right out of the package. You also would really enjoy a well-marbeled New York Strip, but your wife is against it. |
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15 Mar 99 - 05:25 PM (#63235) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: katlaughing Oh, Catspaw, what to do, what to do?***BIG GRIN***(I'm gonna abbreviate THAT, too: *BG*!) I'll bet you that's NOT a guy nor a Sinnead wannabe in Erica's picture. Mt Holyoke is in the five college area in western mass., which includes Hampshire, Amherst, Smith, Mt. H colleges and UMASS. The area is a hotbed of uppity women (I mean that as in the bumper stickers: "Uppity Women Unite", "Sisters Pick Up Sister", "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues" and "My Other Car is a Broom") which means a lot of feminists, wiccans, lesbians, and bisexuals. When we lived there it was almost a rite of passage for each new freshman class (at Smith, at least) to sport a certain look which included declaring oneself a lover of women, whether one was or not, and shaving one's head. I had a crop top with a tail 'cause I liked it and I loved the women! Lots of support for one another and open-mindedness abounded there. By the looks of the picture, I'm sure it still does. It can be quite a liberating place for someone who grew up in a more conservative place. There's an excellent book , written by a Smithie, called "Making My Way Out East", which really captures the community. For comic relief, there's an article which made the front page, with picture, of Natl. Enquirer, which featured "Lesbianville, USA" aka Northampton, MA. No, I DON"T read it, but my son still lived there when it came out & called me to tell me to buy a copy. I did and we all had a good laugh over it. When we lived there, Abby Hoffman and Amy Carter held a protest sit-in at UMASS about the CIA and Nicaragua. When they went on trial it was held right across the street from my little office. I've still got the bumper sticker & button which say "What's so intelligent abut the CIA?" Anyway, no Sinneads, more like k.d. lang! Erica: thanks for your kind comments. I don't have anywhere to link a picture from on the Internet, it would have to be from my Corel program and I haven't studied how to do that. I promise I post one when I do. I love my name, too, and I try to live up to it! LEJ: I second the motion! A red on the head and chin gets my vote, UNTIL he enlightens us! NOI! katlaughing |
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15 Mar 99 - 10:50 PM (#63310) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: o'hanrahan Ok...5'11..255lbs (large bones of course)..Long hair changing from brown to gray..very full beard of 10 years with numerous colors including black, red, and gray..Much too light skinned as i burn in seconds (an Irish curse) and i have avoided tatoos thusfar, but this too may change..one front tooth of silver for some sparkle..shorts & hiking boots year round..and wear no jewelery, watches, etc., as i never could stand having things on me, including clothes at a few parties back in the olden days. O'Hanrahan |
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15 Mar 99 - 11:26 PM (#63316) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Pete M OK OK if this thread isn't going to go away I suppose I'd better own up, if only to avoid an LEJ "sneak preview". Name - Pete M Rank - very Number - Q001459 Description - Height 5' 8"; weight 133 lbs (can't cope with metric); blue eyes; brown hair getting darker as time goes by; ginger beard, I maintain the streaks are blonde, me old china says "Humphh" or words to that effect; light skinned, like O'Hanrahan I burn in seconds, after a year spent out of doors, including some time at sea, I can just about leave my sleeves rolled up without getting burnt. Clothes: as the occasion demands, from choice some high density weave poly cotton trousers and shirts I bought in the UK about 15 years ago. Sound in wind and limb, sanity doubtful. Pete M |
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15 Mar 99 - 11:30 PM (#63317) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: katlaughing O'Hanrahan: I, too, have the fair skin whihc can quickly make me look like a cooked lobster! Just remember, these days, when people have to worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun, it's those of us who cannot go out with being covered with clothing and slathered in sunscreen who will dictate the fashion, much as the "ladies" of Victorian times who used arsenic to whiten their faces, except we, of course, come by it naturally! And, tattoos can be fun, if one puts them in a spot where they have control over whether they are seen or not; same goes for piercings! Glad you dropped by. katlaughing |
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16 Mar 99 - 02:12 PM (#63493) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: MAG (inactive) answer: not as good as I used to, but more legitimacy with folk material all the time. PREMATURE white streak from my mother. |
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16 Mar 99 - 07:49 PM (#63583) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: bill\sables I have resisted answering this thread for what seems like weeks now but it isn't going away, Perhaps when you have seen my photo it will. www.ypc.co.uk/shananikins |
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17 Mar 99 - 04:48 PM (#63815) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: skarpi Iceland Hallo how do I look like? I am about 185 cm high weight hmmm, black hair and brown eyes, love jeans and shirts and t- shirt when I can use it. Well got to go and play some music Irish what else. Sl n go foil skarpi Iceland. |
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17 Mar 99 - 04:54 PM (#63818) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bert Bill Sables, Is there any significance in the fact that the Mudcateer is the hairiest one?? |
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17 Mar 99 - 05:45 PM (#63829) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Bill D ok, my friends..I am sort of 'back in business' after being out of town and having too many things happening.. I will be working on the picture pages more this week, and maybe get it looking snazzy soon...it is here (nothing 'new' at the time I type this, but maybe later tonight... Now.....since this thread is SO long..I will start one called "Mudcat Family Album", and post notices of changes and new stuff there...and try to keep that basic title for all mentions of new stuff...(if you all want to chat here too, ok...but I wont add info here...it is too long and had inaccurate URLs in it...) I have at least 3-4 new folk to add who have sent pics to me directly, and a couple who have posted links I can steal images from..(I'd like to get us all in one spot if possible)...but I will post links to the page where I got 'em whenever it's relevant... so...it's off to play... |
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17 Mar 99 - 09:14 PM (#63891) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: bill\sables Bert, the reason I am hairiest is because i have been playing longer than the others and I can't afford razors |
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19 Mar 99 - 08:31 AM (#64243) Subject: RE: What does a mudcateer look like? (truth opt) From: Wolfgang Philippa Connacht (lies in slumber deep)? That's new to me, but I won't forget. |
