Coming out of hibernation...
 

....blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

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"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

Great to see ya back and very glad to know you are still with us both
physically and mentally!
I agree to be a kinder and gentler ROFFian too, so long as we avoid the
political nonsense and socially sensitive discussions--cannot promise to
remain civil if such post go off the deep end, though I will do my bestest.

Saw Jennifer the other week, she asked about ya. She completed her masters
program a couple of years back and is working at AppState as an
instructor--not a professor, yet. I also hope to complete my program in May
and go into economic development or become an assistant town manager or
something or other.

Fished the wild trout waters of Upper Creek and the delayed harvest section
of Wilson Creek on Friday. Not much luck on Upper Creek, but Wilson Creek
was a blast with nothing less than 14 inch bows and brookies. I started out
with a dry fly, but quickly converted to nymphing, after watching my fishin'
buddy haul in fish after fish on his dropper rig. I gotta new fishin' hound,
Bear, and he is absolutely a nut case and the best fishin' hound on the face
of the Earth. He don't much care for the water, but has an affliction that
requires him to be by my side at all times, so he wades in regardless of the
temps! He is actually my 76 year old mother's protector, but I try to keep
him in good physical shape by taking him with me whenever possible--fishin'
and campin'.

I posted a few pics of Bear and me on Upper and Wilson Creeks, plus a few
fly pics.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47362605@N07/

take care and very happy to see ya back,

Op

Coming out of hibernation...
 

You old rascal. Where the hell have you been? Really missed you, Frank.

A bit of advice: Never, ever, apologize to the nitwits that haunt this
place. We are all crazy, and crazy folks don't apologized to one
another.

Joanne and I have bought a winter home in the mountains of north
Georgia. I couldn't take another winter of two foot snow storms
followed by another one footer, etc. Grandson #2 is house sitting in
Massachusetts (which now has a Republican Senator!), shoveling snow and
running his father's super market. A plus: fishing in the winter, and
I'm not talking ice fishin'. d;o)

I am sure the smallies on the Andy will shudder when you arrive.
Joanne and I will be in the Rangely lakes region from late May until
sometime in July. If you have a day or two, please come visit and I'll
show you some big brookies and enormous landlocked salmon.

You hang in there, Frank. And you did nothing wrong to leave for such
a long period of time. Welcome back, you old fart.

Dave

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"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

Welcome back Frank and hope the ankle heals well for you.
Bill

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Frank Church wrote:
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? ...

Welcome back old fart !! Be careful about losing any more
brain cells, at your age you ain't got but two of them and
if you lose one you'll become a Republican. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry

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On 2010-03-14 20:11:44 -0400, Ken Fortenberry
said:

Frank Church wrote:
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? ...

Welcome back old fart !! Be careful about losing any more
brain cells, at your age you ain't got but two of them and
if you lose one you'll become a Republican. ;-)

And if you lose the other one, you'll be a Progressive (aka, socialist,
communist).

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Frank Church wrote:
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger....

Good to hear from you, Frank. Have thought about you and hoped you've
been doing well and now glad to learn you have.

Take care,

JR

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On Mar 14, 10:47*am, Frank Church wrote:
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

Only the good die young. And, really, they aren't missed all that
much :)

giles
who says you can never go home?

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"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

actually, it's good to hear from you, and know you are well(despite the
falldowns, etc). Enjoy the bass fishing,
give my best wishes to your buddy up there, and then
step back a few paces so he doesn't inadvertently spew
on youg(Dave hates me, for purely ideological reasons). Be well, Frank!
Tom
p.s No tying update?

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"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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And if you lose the other one, you'll be a Progressive (aka, socialist,
communist).




ooh, someone's spending his retirement years listening to Glenn Beck(the
only moron I know of with this definition).
Tom

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On 2010-03-15 09:20:48 -0400, "Tom Littleton" said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
news:2010031421161075249-dplacourse@aolcom...
And if you lose the other one, you'll be a Progressive (aka, socialist,
communist).




ooh, someone's spending his retirement years listening to Glenn Beck(the
only moron I know of with this definition).
Tom

No, someone's spending his retirement years fishing, exploring the
mountains, and enjoying life without very much TV. But, there is
Netflix. And Hulu on the computer. Didn't know you watched those
right wing terrorist tv shows.

Dave

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"David LaCourse" wrote in message
news:2010031511463016807-dplacourse@aolcom...
On 2010-03-15 09:20:48 -0400, "Tom Littleton"
said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
news:2010031421161075249-dplacourse@aolcom...
And if you lose the other one, you'll be a Progressive (aka, socialist,
communist).




ooh, someone's spending his retirement years listening to Glenn Beck(the
only moron I know of with this definition).
Tom

No, someone's spending his retirement years fishing, exploring the
mountains, and enjoying life without very much TV. But, there is Netflix.
And Hulu on the computer. Didn't know you watched those right wing
terrorist tv shows.

Dave



I don't(nor do I watch much from Netflix or Hulu, as I'm more of a music
kind of guy). Still, it seems like whenver anyone pops up in my net
discussions equating the word Progressive(a movement started by Teddy
Roosevelt) with communism or naziism, it always seems to come back to Beck
and his goofy rantings. Enjoy the fishing and mountains!
Tom

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On 2010-03-15 13:49:15 -0400, "Tom Littleton" said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
news:2010031511463016807-dplacourse@aolcom...
On 2010-03-15 09:20:48 -0400, "Tom Littleton"
said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
news:2010031421161075249-dplacourse@aolcom...
And if you lose the other one, you'll be a Progressive (aka, socialist,
communist).




ooh, someone's spending his retirement years listening to Glenn Beck(the
only moron I know of with this definition).
Tom

No, someone's spending his retirement years fishing, exploring the
mountains, and enjoying life without very much TV. But, there is Netflix.
And Hulu on the computer. Didn't know you watched those right wing
terrorist tv shows.

Dave



I don't(nor do I watch much from Netflix or Hulu, as I'm more of a music
kind of guy). Still, it seems like whenver anyone pops up in my net
discussions equating the word Progressive(a movement started by Teddy
Roosevelt) with communism or naziism, it always seems to come back to Beck
and his goofy rantings. Enjoy the fishing and mountains!
Tom

Hmmmmm. I don't know about the Beck thingy, but Fortenberry has called
himself a progressive for as long as I can remember, and his ideas are
very socialistic/communistic. I use progressive in that sense -
Fortenberry is a progressive, not a liberal.

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists
set up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto,
etc. There's another one that Jo uses, but can remember off hand what
it is. She's taking a friend to the doc today. I'm stuck at home
doing chores, watching the birds and deer, and trying to control Jenny
from disturbing them.

Dave

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Glad to see you back Dad. Hmm, broke the ankle? Who were you
kicking?
Frank Reid

Frank Church wrote:
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

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On 3/15/10 11:21 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists set
up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto, etc.

OMG! They're gotten to Dave! Brubeck is an icon of progressive jazz.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

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On 2010-03-15 14:43:02 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 11:21 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists set
up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto, etc.

OMG! They're gotten to Dave! Brubeck is an icon of progressive jazz.

splork

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"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells,

happy to hear from you, frankie!

yfitons

wayno

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"Wayne Harrison" wrote in
communications:


"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells,

happy to hear from you, frankie!

yfitons

wayno




Thank you all for the welcome back, good fellas all (with one or two
exceptions) ;-)

Fremont Frank Sr
....and no more fly tying updates

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"Mark Bowen" wrote in
:

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

Great to see ya back and very glad to know you are still with us both
physically and mentally!
I agree to be a kinder and gentler ROFFian too, so long as we avoid
the political nonsense and socially sensitive discussions--cannot
promise to remain civil if such post go off the deep end, though I
will do my bestest.

Saw Jennifer the other week, she asked about ya. She completed her
masters program a couple of years back and is working at AppState as
an instructor--not a professor, yet. I also hope to complete my
program in May and go into economic development or become an assistant
town manager or something or other.

Fished the wild trout waters of Upper Creek and the delayed harvest
section of Wilson Creek on Friday. Not much luck on Upper Creek, but
Wilson Creek was a blast with nothing less than 14 inch bows and
brookies. I started out with a dry fly, but quickly converted to
nymphing, after watching my fishin' buddy haul in fish after fish on
his dropper rig. I gotta new fishin' hound, Bear, and he is absolutely
a nut case and the best fishin' hound on the face of the Earth. He
don't much care for the water, but has an affliction that requires him
to be by my side at all times, so he wades in regardless of the temps!
He is actually my 76 year old mother's protector, but I try to keep
him in good physical shape by taking him with me whenever
possible--fishin' and campin'.

I posted a few pics of Bear and me on Upper and Wilson Creeks, plus a
few fly pics.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47362605@N07/

take care and very happy to see ya back,

Op

Thanks Op, Glad you caught up with the Snake..checked out your fishin'
buddy, good lookin' doggy ya got there.

Frank Sr

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David LaCourse wrote in
news:2010031416045216807-dplacourse@aolcom:

You old rascal. Where the hell have you been? Really missed you,
Frank.

A bit of advice: Never, ever, apologize to the nitwits that haunt
this place. We are all crazy, and crazy folks don't apologized to one
another.

Joanne and I have bought a winter home in the mountains of north
Georgia. I couldn't take another winter of two foot snow storms
followed by another one footer, etc. Grandson #2 is house sitting in
Massachusetts (which now has a Republican Senator!), shoveling snow
and running his father's super market. A plus: fishing in the
winter, and I'm not talking ice fishin'. d;o)

I am sure the smallies on the Andy will shudder when you arrive.
Joanne and I will be in the Rangely lakes region from late May until
sometime in July. If you have a day or two, please come visit and
I'll show you some big brookies and enormous landlocked salmon.

You hang in there, Frank. And you did nothing wrong to leave for such
a long period of time. Welcome back, you old fart.

Dave

....well I have to admit it was good to get away for awhile Dave, it was
getting to be a drag. I'd love to fish with you up there so keep in
touch when ya get situated. Georgia huh? Next thing we know you'll be
playing the banjo. ;-) (Republican tunes of course)

Frank Sr

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"Bill Grey" wrote in
:


"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few
more brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course
roff is a condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and
I sure ain't gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate,
apologies to those who I might have ****ed off in the past and might
do so again in the future. Lessee, went all the way to California to
visit my Navy son, and on the last day there fell and broke my ankle.
This afforded a nearly $2000 visit to the local emergency room (this
small Coast Guard base only has a clinic, no MD) The best part was
instead of returning on AMTRAK as ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA
with curb to curb wheel chair service, board first even before the
little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant experience. Going to
WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the electric cart
it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve something from
the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield gets me
hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the other
ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh yeah,
turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a
leaky pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up.
The ice is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the
local bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to
float the Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some
smallmouth lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted
it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

Welcome back Frank and hope the ankle heals well for you.
Bill



Thanks Bill, the fracture is healed but the soft tissue still is a little
sore...started walking on the treadmill to toughen things up down there.
Been settin on my arse all winter so definitely need the excersize.

Frank Sr

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Ken Fortenberry wrote in news:hnju02$3bh$1
@news.eternal-september.org:

Frank Church wrote:
...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? ...

Welcome back old fart !! Be careful about losing any more
brain cells, at your age you ain't got but two of them and
if you lose one you'll become a Republican. ;-)


Well sheeit Kenny, been one of them most of my life, it's a tough job but
somebody has to do it. ;-)

Frank Sr

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"Tom Littleton" wrote in news:hnlc47$cs2$1
@news.eternal-september.org:


"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.21...
Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

actually, it's good to hear from you, and know you are well(despite the
falldowns, etc). Enjoy the bass fishing,
give my best wishes to your buddy up there, and then
step back a few paces so he doesn't inadvertently spew
on youg(Dave hates me, for purely ideological reasons). Be well,
Frank!
Tom
p.s No tying update?



Nah, Dave's a pretty easy going guy Tom, and regularly beats my butt at
catching the most/biggest bass. (with one or two exceptions)

Frank Sr

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Frank Reid © 2008 wrote in
:

Glad to see you back Dad. Hmm, broke the ankle? Who were you
kicking?
Frank Reid

Actually Frank, my son and I were leaving to drive over to the coast from
the Coast Guard base where he's stationed, and just do a little sight-
seeing. I halfway missed the last step on the stairs leading to the
parking lot and went down like a ton of bricks. He thought I'd had
another heart attack and I couldn't speak at that moment after having the
breath knocked out of me. We eventually got it sorted out and made it to
the Petaluma Hospital emergency room. Turns out later that along with the
ankle being fractured, landing on my right arm across my chest fractured
a rib as well.
A side note, LCDR Robert Church retires with 20 yrs active duty from the
US Navy. Very proud dad here and wonder where the hell the last 20 years
went?

Frank Sr

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On Mar 15, 5:28*pm, Frank Church wrote:
Frank Reid 2008 wrote :

Glad to see you back Dad. *Hmm, broke the ankle? *Who were you
kicking?
Frank Reid

Actually Frank, my son and I were leaving to drive over to the coast from
the Coast Guard base where he's stationed, and just do a little sight-
seeing. I halfway missed the last step on the stairs leading to the
parking lot and went down like a ton of bricks. He thought I'd had
another heart attack and I couldn't speak at that moment after having the
breath knocked out of me. We eventually got it sorted out and made it to
the Petaluma Hospital emergency room. Turns out later that along with the
ankle being fractured, landing on my right arm across my chest fractured
a rib as well.
A side note, LCDR Robert Church retires with 20 yrs active duty from the
US Navy. Very proud dad here and wonder where the hell the last 20 years
went?

Frank Sr

Congrats to the kid (?). Well, one think about military hospitals,
they're very good with trauma care.
Really good to have you back.
Frank Jr.

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On 3/15/10 11:47 AM, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-15 14:43:02 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 11:21 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists set
up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto, etc.

OMG! They're gotten to Dave! Brubeck is an icon of progressive jazz.

splork



João Gilberto or Astrud Gilberto? I prefer Astrud, but João is great,
too. Astrud is always a little off-key, off-syncopation, uncertain of
English lyrics, thoroughly amateurish, and natively adorable in her
voice and phrasing.

The sets they did with Stan Getz are inspired.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

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On 03/15/2010 08:42 PM, rw wrote:
On 3/15/10 11:47 AM, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-15 14:43:02 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 11:21 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists set
up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto, etc.

OMG! They're gotten to Dave! Brubeck is an icon of progressive jazz.

splork



João Gilberto or Astrud Gilberto? I prefer Astrud, but João is great,
too. Astrud is always a little off-key, off-syncopation, uncertain of
English lyrics, thoroughly amateurish, and natively adorable in her
voice and phrasing.

The sets they did with Stan Getz are inspired.


I wonder if you guys might like Gilberto Gil? Not really the same kind
of music but great Brazilian music none the less.

One of my favorite Brazilian artist is Roberta Miranda. I love the sound
of her voice. My wife can't stand her. Says her lyrics are hokey. I
can't understand a word she says anyway. I don't speak Portuguese. I
just like her voice and music. Truth be told, I seldom pay much
attention to lyrics anyway. My daughter thinks that's why I like opera.

Russell

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On 3/15/10 8:20 PM, Russell D. wrote:

I wonder if you guys might like Gilberto Gil? Not really the same kind
of music but great Brazilian music none the less.

One of my favorite Brazilian artist is Roberta Miranda. I love the sound
of her voice. My wife can't stand her. Says her lyrics are hokey. I
can't understand a word she says anyway. I don't speak Portuguese. I
just like her voice and music. Truth be told, I seldom pay much
attention to lyrics anyway. My daughter thinks that's why I like opera.

Russell

I like Gilberto Gil. I'm not familiar with Roberta Miranda. I'll check
it out. Thanks.

Try Susannah McCorkle. She's an Anglo who sang Brazilian. She died a
tragic suicide. If lyrics aren't your cup of tea you might not like her,
but I do.

--
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On Mar 15, 9:45*pm, rw wrote:
On 3/15/10 8:20 PM, Russell D. wrote:

I wonder if you guys might like Gilberto Gil? Not really the same kind
of music but great Brazilian music none the less.

One of my favorite Brazilian artist is Roberta Miranda. I love the sound
of her voice. My wife can't stand her. Says her lyrics are hokey. I
can't understand a word she says anyway. I don't speak Portuguese. I
just like her voice and music. Truth be told, I seldom pay much
attention to lyrics anyway. My daughter thinks that's why I like opera.

Russell

I like Gilberto Gil. I'm not familiar with Roberta Miranda. I'll check
it out. Thanks.

Try Susannah McCorkle. She's an Anglo who sang Brazilian. She died a
tragic suicide. If lyrics aren't your cup of tea you might not like her,
but I do.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

As long as you are checking out the exoctics how about Umm Kulthum?
She was one of the World's most incredible voices. The language is
hard and the scales etc are non-Western, but she was amazing in range,
endurance etc etc. She would sing large portions of the Koran, may its
peace be upon you. Youtube has a few things by her.

http://almashriq.hiof.no/egypt/700/780/umKoulthoum/

Dave

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On 2010-03-15 22:42:13 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 11:47 AM, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-15 14:43:02 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 11:21 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists set
up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto, etc.

OMG! They're gotten to Dave! Brubeck is an icon of progressive jazz.

splork



João Gilberto or Astrud Gilberto?

Both! Astrud's daughter is now singing and she is better than her
mother. First heard her at a fishing lodge during dinner. She has
several albums now.

I prefer Astrud, but João is great, too. Astrud is always a little
off-key, off-syncopation, uncertain of English lyrics, thoroughly
amateurish, and natively adorable in her voice and phrasing.

The sets they did with Stan Getz are inspired.

Getz/Gilberto. A classic. An earlier classic was Sergio Mendez and
Brazil 66. Joanne and I enjoyed Rio when we went to a IEEE conference
in 84. We went to samba clubs every night about 10 and would stay
until 1 or 2 in the morning listening and dancing. Great stuff.

Dave

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On 2010-03-15 23:20:26 -0400, "Russell D." said:

On 03/15/2010 08:42 PM, rw wrote:
On 3/15/10 11:47 AM, David LaCourse wrote:
On 2010-03-15 14:43:02 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 11:21 AM, David LaCourse wrote:

Listen to music? Have you tried Pandora.com? I have several artists set
up on it and it is always on. Brubeck/Mulligan/Davis/Gilberto, etc.

OMG! They're gotten to Dave! Brubeck is an icon of progressive jazz.

splork



João Gilberto or Astrud Gilberto? I prefer Astrud, but João is great,
too. Astrud is always a little off-key, off-syncopation, uncertain of
English lyrics, thoroughly amateurish, and natively adorable in her
voice and phrasing.

The sets they did with Stan Getz are inspired.


I wonder if you guys might like Gilberto Gil? Not really the same kind
of music but great Brazilian music none the less.

One of my favorite Brazilian artist is Roberta Miranda. I love the sound
of her voice. My wife can't stand her. Says her lyrics are hokey. I
can't understand a word she says anyway. I don't speak Portuguese. I
just like her voice and music. Truth be told, I seldom pay much
attention to lyrics anyway. My daughter thinks that's why I like opera.

Russell

It may have been Miranda who I heard on sat radio not too long ago.
There are several "Astrud-like" performers out there. Astrud's
daughter (Bebe?) has several albums and is much better than her mom.
Great music nonetheless. I'll have to look into Miranda. Thanks for
the info.

Dave

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On 2010-03-16 00:45:11 -0400, rw said:

On 3/15/10 8:20 PM, Russell D. wrote:

I wonder if you guys might like Gilberto Gil? Not really the same kind
of music but great Brazilian music none the less.

One of my favorite Brazilian artist is Roberta Miranda. I love the sound
of her voice. My wife can't stand her. Says her lyrics are hokey. I
can't understand a word she says anyway. I don't speak Portuguese. I
just like her voice and music. Truth be told, I seldom pay much
attention to lyrics anyway. My daughter thinks that's why I like opera.

Russell

I like Gilberto Gil. I'm not familiar with Roberta Miranda. I'll check
it out. Thanks.

Try Susannah McCorkle. She's an Anglo who sang Brazilian. She died a
tragic suicide. If lyrics aren't your cup of tea you might not like
her, but I do.

McCorkle and Waters of March. Fantastic tune. I didn't know she had
killed herself. Tragic indeed. She was a great artist, although I
presently don't have any of her recordings.

Dave

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"Frank Church" wrote in message
. 207.167...
Nah, Dave's a pretty easy going guy Tom, and regularly beats my butt at
catching the most/biggest bass. (with one or two exceptions)

Frank Sr

so I thought, but the dude gets to foaming at the mouth when I show up on
certain fora.......Shame, too, as my opinion of both his character and
intellect were high, but he's gotten a bit close-minded with age. At any
rate, I hope you all have a great fishing trip, and, like I say, wish him
well for me, but stand back when doing so.
Tom

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oh, and Frank........sorry to have turned your out of hibernation thread
into a jazz discussiong.

For the Pirate: Thanks for the info. Generally, my listening falls into two
catagories. If used for background, I have satellite radio feed into stereo
via DAC to upgrade sound quality. For serious listening, vinyl still rules,
although, with a new universal player that does DVD-A and SACD, the little
discs get more play than they once did. If it was up to me, I would probably
not even own a TV. But, then, my wife would probably do me in......
Tom

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On Mar 16, 8:12*am, "Tom Littleton" wrote:

For serious listening, vinyl still rules,....

I hear this frequently from serious (and obviously knowledgeable)
audiophiles. I'm old enough to be enough of a luddite to be tempted
to believe them but.....when queried their responses smell an awful
lot like "political discussions" on ROFF.

giles
who has long longed to be a believer......but, in what?

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On 14 Mar 2010 15:47:03 GMT, Frank Church wrote:

...blame it on the long miserable winter causing me to lose a few more
brain cells, why else would I come back here? Unless of course roff is a
condition similar to alzheimers, it gets worse with age and I sure ain't
gettin any younger. To start with a clean slate, apologies to those who I
might have ****ed off in the past and might do so again in the future.
Lessee, went all the way to California to visit my Navy son, and on the
last day there fell and broke my ankle. This afforded a nearly $2000
visit to the local emergency room (this small Coast Guard base only has a
clinic, no MD) The best part was instead of returning on AMTRAK as
ticketed, I got to fly home on SWA with curb to curb wheel chair service,
board first even before the little kids, heck, even TSA was a pleasant
experience. Going to WallyWorld shopping has been fun too, riding in the
electric cart it's amazing how many ladies offer to help retrieve
something from the shelf, sporting a "cripple" sticker in the windshield
gets me hassle free parking too. I'm seriously considering breaking the
other ankle just so I can drag this fun out a little longer. And, oh
yeah, turned 77 last month so you whippersnappers show a little respect.
Sore ankle and all, I put new tires on the boat trailer, repaired a leaky
pontoon on the WaterSkeeter and took the Merc in for a tune-up. The ice
is out here so it won't be long before I begin pestering the local
bluegills and bass. Planning a trip to Maine this summer to float the
Androscoggin with my fishin' bud up there, gonna rip some smallmouth
lips. OK, consider yourselves caught up whether you wanted it or not.

Frank Church
Fremont, Indiana

Glad to see you back...I hope...and while I'm sorry to hear about the accident -
what is it about you Frank types - glad to hear about the recovery.

TC,
R

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