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Roanoke Music update =============== Greetings from beautiful Roanoke, Virginia! At this writing, Summer's here in full force, and it looks and feels like it. And I'm glad. Like the song says, I'd much rather sweat than shiver. 'Sides, there's this real inviting, big blue wet thing out in the back yard beckoning whenever I get hot. Or when I get up. Or when I just want to be around some pretty stuff, like flowers. See the pics, if you like, at: http://billpaynemusic.net/photos-group-32.html I've had a hard time lately with kidney problems plaguing my days. I've had numerous symptoms and numerous treatments that include cystoscopy and lithotripsy, and I'm supposed to be passing fragments at this pont. Unfortunately, that's just not happening, so I'll continue with medical care that has taken me from debt-free to somewhere around $30,000 in the tank in less than 2 months. Don't even bring up the subject of insurance to me - that's just profanity in my world. I've applied for assistance, which is proving to help a little, but there's still a lot to pursue in that area. Meanwhile, I'll be looking for a part-time job to supplement the income from my business and from my performing songwriter activities as soon as I'm able to take on another job without suffering the debilitating effects of this kidney condition. What's been happening since the last newsletter in April? The highlight for me was when my trio, WOODY played at the main amphitheater stage at Roanoke's Festival In The Park. We had a great set and a terrific audience that hung in there until the end, when the sky opened up. Of course, they blamed us for the rain because we had just played Al Coffey's song, "God Laughs" a few songs from the end. There are some pictures you can check out at: http://billpaynemusic.net/photos-group-31.html I played at the North Chatt Cat in Chattanooga in April, and it was a great evening out on their patio. Thanks to my brother, Bob, for the arrangements. The following night, I played at the New Knoxville Brewing Co., helping out with a benefit for my friends, Red and Plebian, who were burned out of their home in February. May brought the Shenandoah River Musicfest, hosted by Pops Walker in Luray, Va. I was also honored to run sound for the main event (the mixer is always the "hot seat") and enjoyed some truly great music from some great performers. Visit Pops at: http://popswalker.com/ Also in May, I played at a benefit for the League For Animal Protection in Fincastle, Va. A fun day and a good cause. The deck at Three Li'l Pigs in Daleville, Va. was the scene of my first gig of the season there. I was joined by Denny Brooms, who is a friend and a terrific songwriter. We were blessed with nice weather and a responsive audience. I look forward to 3 more upcoming dates this year at the "Pig". And Denny is scheduled for his 3rd appearance at the Bluebird Cafe in September. Yay! One event I look forward to every year is the Nashville Songwriters Festival. I've been to all but the first one - and this year's, too. I missed it primarily because I've been a sick puppy for about a month. Kidney problems back to haunt me again. I hope to have that fixed soon. Visit the NSF at: http://www.songwritersfestival.com/ Another disappointment is the cancellation of Al's open mic at Chip 'N Jo's in Salem on Tuesday nights. Lack of interest. Don't let me hear you bitchin' there's no place to try out new stuff. Besides, Al also runs Roanoke's best open mic at the Green Dolphin Grille in Roanoke on Thursday nights. 127 Campbell Ave., near Williamson Road and the Market. On the high side, My bud, Neanderpaul has done some very creative things on YouTube. He has a new video there of the Beatle song, "Penny Lane". Check it out at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fU0w_6NLgcU ----- Original Message ----- From: "marika" Newsgroups: soc.culture.europe,soc.culture.usa,soc.culture.jap an,soc.culture.australian,alt.usenet.legends.leste r-mosley Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:33 PM Subject: INTERNATIONAL STUFF - Bodensee Area (Germany) | Lawyer's Conflict | Miss World | Exotic Art "Frank Kalder" wrote in message ... Marika K. ~ e-glob, Washington, DC Yeah, that's true. I loved it dearly as a youngster. And I'll appreciate this as my 'sweet homeland' forever. You could see on the 'bikeway (around the entire lake) map' that the isle of Lindau is situated in the east whereas This leads me to a question about kids. Someone called me to ask my advice about taking an offered job. She made a big deal about how she didn't want to move because her child was having difficulty in adjusting to school He's about 14 I guess. I hear this so often from parents about excuses about not moving to improve their own career. I really kind of don't get it. Because I only have invisible children. Today they were asked to audition for the play"Robinson Crusoe" by the way, and I am very proud of them. In the meantime, whenever I hear this from parents, it is inevitably about a child who they portrayed to me 10 years earlier as a child of unbounded talents who is clearly a genius. So why are they having trouble in school ten years later. You would think that taking them out of a school that they are having trouble in would improve them altogether. I also harken back to the time I was a teen. I wish my parents were mobile and that they had moved around more This would have enriched my ability to cope in many ways. I could be wrong because of course my invisible children are very mobile and happy to do whatever I want. Stein am Rhein is just at the utter west edge where the lake runs out as Rhine river. It flows into the lake on the southern side (border of Austria and Switzerland). Its origin is in the Swiss Alps. - - - - Part 1: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.u...a996b0d5a5e621 I guess you also saw the photos of Stein a.R., of the little chateau Arenenberg's splendid interior, and of 'Rothenburg ob der Tauber' which is in an entirely different area (Franken in Bavaria). I only presented it in this context because it was mentioned within the excerpted passage (pertinent to Stein). very glorious I contrast this to my experiences yesterday. We had dinner over my friend's apartment. She made a great meal that included lobster. Then we went to Mount Vernon to see a historic Christmas display of President Washington's estate. As we entered there was an adorable miniature version of the estate. One of the placards indicated that a particular bedroom was the Lafayette bedroom, because Lafayette was MORE than just a friend. This led to speculation about what the phrase "father of our country" really means. We decided that George and Martha might have really been swingers and that Lafayette and they probably often menaged. Then, we moved on to a waiting spot under tents. Important because it was drizzling rain. There we were treated to cookies from a recipe by Martha. And also warm apple cider to deal with the wind. We listened to a small singing group perform carols that might have been sung at that time in history. Finally, they allowed us to move forward. The guide gave us a letter of introduction to give to Martha Washington so that we would be admitted to the estate. It turns out that the US was founded on bureaucracy from the first day!!! A little girl carried our letter of introduction. An actor playing the slave caretaker accepted the letter and submitted to an actress playing Martha. She offered to share her recipe for cake. There were no tannenbaums in the house because that tradition did not arrive to the US till the 1800s. Turns out, from Germany. I'd seen MOunt Vernon before and may have mentioned it somewhere before, but never had I seen it at night. Nor at Christmas time but in the summer, so this was a new experience. They took us to the kitchen to show us the christmas pie. What an extraordinary grotesque thing. It was taller than a typical cake. It was made of dough and stuffed with foul. They would take a small bird, like a partridge, then stuff it in a larger bird such as a duck. And then keep adding larger and larger birds. The birds were stuffed matreshka style in a very salt saturated dough that was meant to preserve the pie. The pies were then sent to England as gifts to relatives. YUCK They also made some weird wines. Here, from turnips. Also, after the tour, we got to see a demonstration of dancing from that era. It was probably the minuet but I couldn't hear what was being said. I noticed that it wasn't much different from the Electric Slide. . Waterfalls A little more west of Stein there're the 'Rhine Falls' of Schaffhausen (Switzerland) - Europe's largest. www.rhinefalls.com Sure, it's almost nothing compared to the Niagara or the Iguaçu falls etc. Iguaçu: http://www.trans-ocean.org/assy/bild...wasserfall.jpg & (many more photos) http://travel.webshots.com/album/7857026mTnHMQKDRS nice enough tho . Movies I watched a whole bunch of movies while I was working on something yesterday. - Most of them were boring. . Departed I did watch Departed, last year's Oscar Winner. It was good but I don't get it, it wasn't Scorsese's best. Although it was certainly interesting and contained some good acting, it just wasn't the best thing ever. Of course, my mother saw it even before I did, because the female star -- possibly the only woman I noticed in a movie full of cops and criminals -- was the Ukrainian American actress Vera Farmiga. Yeah I remember, we once talked about her... . Incident There was a news item regarding Hillary Clinton whose campaign was disrupted by a hostage taking incident. Otherwise the campaign proceeds as expected. . Lawyer's Conflict Since we are talking about law, I am fascinated by the below article, but it may be too boring technically for many. ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Kerik Kerik's lawyer may have conflict. Friday, November 30, 2007 By JIM FITZGERALD ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Federal prosecutors said Thursday that the judge in the case against former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik should consider disqualifying Kerik's lawyer. The prosecutors said attorney Kenneth Breen could be called as a witness and therefore has a potential conflict of interest. Breen appeared with Kerik when he was indicted this month on 16 wide-ranging counts including accusations of lying to the White House, filing false income tax returns, tampering with witnesses and avoiding the nanny tax. Kerik made admissions to Breen that constituted obstruction of justice and were therefore not covered by the attorney-client privilege, prosecutors said. In a 12-page letter, U.S. Attorney Michael Gar- cia asked Judge Stephen Robinson to appoint a new lawyer who would advise Kerik about Breen's potential conflicts of interest and to consider disqualifying Breen. . Miss World 2007 http://unterhaltung.t-online.de/c/13...1082,tid=t.jpg The first Chinese Miss World is Zhang Zilin from Beijing... http://unterhaltung.t-online.de/c/13.../13589698.html [diverse galleries included]. . 1001 Nights Here's an "exotic" gallery of Lambertz: http://unterhaltung.t-online.de/c/13.../13571580.html [13 artful photos] . History of Streaking Photo gallery: www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,26872,00.html Is this art or fun - or both? Or what could it be 'named'? yeah maybe it's just harmless fun, I had a friend from Roanoke who had streaked on every single East coast campus at one of their football games. He's a professional, a lawyer, but I don't think he'd call it art. He's a poet too, so I think he calls his poetry art. but not his streaking of course you have followed the Putin and Russian election issue mk5000 "]Some fathers don't have time for their kids, But for you I'm never a bother. You always make the effort to listen and share; You're always there when you're needed."-always there for your daughter, joanna fuchs |
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