Dave, who has been very quietly been here since Opening Day, waves
too.
"Hi!"
>>"Hello!" Alan says cheerily. "Howdy! I guess you would call me one
>>of the regulars (at least semi-regular, though at times I take
>>mysterious absences that coincide mysteriously with the appearance of
>>another Alan here...more on that later...)
>Claudia retorts, "Not mysterious. Coincidental. Hmph."
>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
Dave laughs:
"I don't know, Claudia. It sounds like you are pretty confusing to
Alans, at least some of the time."
"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
>"hi my name is marco and i'm kind of new here."
>
Kandace notices Marco and smiles. She extends her hand for a
handshake, not knowing if he is a hugger or not.
"Hiya Marco. Glad you joined us. Pull up a chair and tell us
about yourself and your interests. We cover a wide variety of subjects
and interests here and always love to talk to someone new."
Kandace, liking the sound of his name :)
Hi marco!! I'm Kamini (or Kam). Been here since about the beginning, but
I end up just lurking a lot when I'm busy. Pleased to meet you.
Kamini wishes she could present a more exciting welcome but it is after all
still morning. Whatever happened to the wild rumpus? She ponders the
thought.
Of course, being welcomed by a wild rumpus might be a bit overwhelming for
a newcomer. Would you like something to drink? Do you like hugs??
8-)
Kam
>
> >>"Hello!" Alan says cheerily. "Howdy! I guess you would call me one
> >>of the regulars (at least semi-regular,
Kandace stifles a laugh. She doesn't know if she wants to hear about how
regular Alan is. "I thought that only old people discussed regularity."
Kandace :) feeling feisty
>>Claudia retorts, "Not mysterious. Coincidental. Hmph."
>>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
>Dave laughs:
>"I don't know, Claudia. It sounds like you are pretty confusing to
>Alans, at least some of the time."
>"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
Claudia blushes and laughs at the same time.
"He's doing just fine. I think."
"(There's plenty of that confusion stuff to go round, though.)"
--
"I don't know why I can't think of anything I would rather do
Than be wasting my time on mountains with you." -- Chess
>>>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
>>Dave laughs:
>>"I don't know, Claudia. It sounds like you are pretty confusing to
>>Alans, at least some of the time."
>>"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
>Claudia blushes and laughs at the same time.
>"He's doing just fine. I think."
Dave shakes his head:
"But you are biased. We have to go to our international panel of
judges to decide how well Alan is doing:"
Dave confers with a group of people that have materialized in of
the corners.
"Hmmm ... six nines and a seven. But the seven was from the Italian
judge, and I think he has Al mixed up with someone else with the
same name."
"OK, Claudia .... the unbiased observers think he is doing just
fine, too."
>"I don't know why I can't think of anything I would rather do
>Than be wasting my time on mountains with you." -- Chess
Dave loves that quote ...
--- snip ---
>Dave, who has been very quietly been here since Opening Day, waves
>too.
>
>"Hi!"
>>Claudia retorts, "Not mysterious. Coincidental. Hmph."
>>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
>Dave laughs:
>
>"I don't know, Claudia. It sounds like you are pretty confusing to
>Alans, at least some of the time."
>
>"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
--- end snip ---
now, after being totally confused himself (as if the multiple alan thing
wasn't enough)<g>, he orders another refill of coffee and sits down. after
finishing his cup he further confuses himself by trying to follow the other
conversations in the room.
>>>>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
"Too late." Alan says, confused.
>>>Dave laughs:
>>>"I don't know, Claudia. It sounds like you are pretty confusing to
>>>Alans, at least some of the time."
"Yep." Alan says.
>>>"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
"Can't I do both?" Alan says.
>>Claudia blushes and laughs at the same time.
>>"He's doing just fine. I think."
"Thank'ee ma'am" Alan says gratefully
>Dave shakes his head:
>"But you are biased. We have to go to our international panel of
>judges to decide how well Alan is doing:"
'Maybe if I cry, and claim that there was some sort of screw on the
ice, I'll get a second chance..." Alan thinks via the TTT.
>Dave confers with a group of people that have materialized in of
>the corners.
Alan inconspicuously rubs some onion on his eyes and casts sorrowful
glances at the judges.
>"Hmmm ... six nines and a seven. But the seven was from the Italian
>judge, and I think he has Al mixed up with someone else with the
>same name."
"Must be that Alan Smith guy..." Alan says... (grins to Big Al.)
>"OK, Claudia .... the unbiased observers think he is doing just
>fine, too."
Alan does a triple somersault and lands somewhere between his first and
second somersault, collapsing some tables and rolling about the floor
thrashing...
>>"I don't know why I can't think of anything I would rather do
>>Than be wasting my time on mountains with you." -- Chess
>Dave loves that quote ...
Alan (aj)
'It is a tale told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury
signifying nothing...' -- Macbeth
>--- end snip ---
"Okay, the easy part of this conversation is that there are currently
two Alans (at least) running around -- Alan Smith (Alan I or Big Al) and
Alan Flesch (Alan II, aj, or the hedgehog -- i.e. me). The rest of
the conversation is lost to me..." Alan says.
Alan (aj)
confused hedgehog
: "double mocha cap please.", he asks the server. then after paying and
: thanking the server he decides to sit down. "the people seem pretty
: friendly here". leisurely, he sips his coffee and spies a group of people
: who seem like regulars here. again, mustering up his courage he decides to
: introduce himself. "hi my name is marco and i'm kind of new here."
The door opens again, and Laurel returns to the Amethyst after her vacation. She takes a deep breath and smiles at Marco. She approaches Galileo and softly asks for a hot chocolate.
"Hi," she says, then coughs. "I've been a little sick, but I'm getting better. My voice is almost back now." Laurel glances around the room, looking for Harper. "is there any more of that chicken soup?" she asks.
"Hi! I'm Harper. Welcome to Amethyst!" She fixes him with an intent
look, then suddenly demands, "Why is a mouse when it spins?"
Harper rcm...@delphi.com
"Mostly Harmless" -- Douglas Adams
Anybody remotely interesting is mad, in one way or another - Dr. Who
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>"I have to admit I have no idea what this is about." Alan says.
Claudia is already laughing out loud.
>>>>>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
>"Too late." Alan says, confused.
"Uh, I meant, I won't get the Alans confused. No, that doesn't work
either. Uh.... I know the difference between Alan I and Alan II and
I'm extremely unlikely to forget it? Howzat?"
>>>>Dave laughs:
>>>>"I don't know, Claudia. It sounds like you are pretty confusing to
>>>>Alans, at least some of the time."
>"Yep." Alan says.
>>>>"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
>"Can't I do both?" Alan says.
"Sheesh! Even _Alan_ doesn't know which Alan he is." Claudia
chuckles with Dave.
>>>Claudia blushes and laughs at the same time.
>>>"He's doing just fine. I think."
>"Thank'ee ma'am" Alan says gratefully
"Ah, you're doing fine too, as far as I can tell. I've got less data,
though."
>>Dave shakes his head:
>>"But you are biased. We have to go to our international panel of
>>judges to decide how well Alan is doing:"
Claudia gapes. The TTT sends nothing, as her mind is blank for a second.
>>Dave confers with a group of people that have materialized in of
>>the corners.
>Alan inconspicuously rubs some onion on his eyes and casts sorrowful
>glances at the judges.
>>"Hmmm ... six nines and a seven. But the seven was from the Italian
>>judge, and I think he has Al mixed up with someone else with the
>>same name."
>"Must be that Alan Smith guy..." Alan says... (grins to Big Al.)
Claudia grins widely, and tells the TTT to mind its own business.
"There's more than one Italian judge in this matter, and *my*
vote ain't public."
>>"OK, Claudia .... the unbiased observers think he is doing just
>>fine, too."
Claudia, vindicated
--
Alan stops mid-sentence, and slowly climbs to his hands and knees,
wheezing as he goes. He then achingly lies down on the floor, placing
his hands on his sides... He rocks gently back and forth, cackling
in an emphysematic burst --- that is, he is ROFL...
>Kandace :) feeling feisty
Alan (aj)
damn whippersnappers...
>after seeing a cookie with a welcome face he smiles and says, "sure cookie, i
>always welcome a hug. thanks for the greeting by the way. i'm a bit of a
>listener here but i hope to jump in soon enough especially if someone
>starts talking about music! thanks again!"
"What kind of music?" Alfvaen asks. "As listener to or generator of?"
--
--Alfvaen(Web page:"http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~aaron/")
Current Album--Belinda Carlisle:Runaway Horses
Current Book--Nicole Luiken:Missing Time
Song In My Head--Barney Bentall:Crime Against Love
>Claudia is already laughing out loud.
"It's not nice to laugh at people's misfortunes..." Alan shrewishly
points out :) (I don't know if I can hedgehoggedly point things out,
it just doesn't have the same impact, y'know...)
>>>>>>She is definitely not going to confuse the Alans.
>>"Too late." Alan says, confused.
>"Uh, I meant, I won't get the Alans confused. No, that doesn't work
>either. Uh.... I know the difference between Alan I and Alan II and
>I'm extremely unlikely to forget it? Howzat?"
"I don't know. Sometimes I can't tell who I am... the only way to keep
it straight is to see if I fight fires as a volunteer occasionally. If
I do, then I'm Alan Smith..."
>>>>>"Poor guy doesn't know if he should sing, or run around ..."
>>"Can't I do both?" Alan says.
>"Sheesh! Even _Alan_ doesn't know which Alan he is." Claudia
>chuckles with Dave.
"No, no! I wondered if I couldn't sing _and_ run around -- maybe
the Emporer's March, from Star Wars, while running about..."
>>>>Claudia blushes and laughs at the same time.
>>>>"He's doing just fine. I think."
>>"Thank'ee ma'am" Alan says gratefully
>"Ah, you're doing fine too, as far as I can tell. I've got less data,
>though."
"Oh. Well, okay then... I think you're ... uh... pretty swell too..."
Alan pushes about invisible particles with his big toe...
>>>Dave shakes his head:
>>>"But you are biased. We have to go to our international panel of
>>>judges to decide how well Alan is doing:"
>Claudia gapes. The TTT sends nothing, as her mind is blank for a second.
<snip>
>"There's more than one Italian judge in this matter, and *my*
>vote ain't public."
"Oh. Whisper it in my ear..." <Bring those cameras in close to pick
this up...> comes the thought from the TTT (American Joke)
>>>"OK, Claudia .... the unbiased observers think he is doing just
>>>fine, too."
>Claudia, vindicated
Alan (aj)
validated
>"well, i'm a computer geek (er.. programmer) by trade and hobby. to answer
>alfvaen's question, i am an avid listener of music (mostly alternative or
>jazz, especially live music) and i generate some myself. in fact, today i
>just ordered a new frettless bass guitar (he stares at the empty space in
>his wallet where money used to be <g>).
"If it's fretless, then stop fretting about it! :-) My musical generation
skills are rudimentary...I can sing, probably no worse than many, I used to
be able to play piano not too badly and clarinet not quite that well, and,
as far as I know, my music theory skills are undulled.
"I'm better at listening. I'm not as in touch these days as I used to be,
but as far as the mid-to-late 80's goes, I'm pretty authoritative. My
album list is pretty big(all records and tapes--not a CD in _my_
household), and you can get to it from my homepage on the WWW if you have
that capability. (And it was recently added to the Useless WWW Page list!
I'm so proud...)
"Anyway, my favourite groups/artists include," Alfvaen takes a deep breath,
"They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, Laurie
Anderson, Rush, Grapes of Wrath/Ginger, Shriekback, Jane Siberry, U2, REM,
Northern Pikes, Bruce Cockburn, and tons of others."
>i also enjoy reading and i am
>currently reading anne rice's _the witching hour_.
"I'm an avid Ricefan...I've read the first two Vampire books and will
probably read more someday. I'm more into the SF/Fantasy area. Lately
I've been reading a lot of Joel Rosenberg, C.J. Cherryh, and Tanith Lee,
and also enjoy Jack L. Chalker, Sheri S. Tepper, Spider Robinson, Isaac
Asimov, Janet Kagan, Pamela Dean, Steven Brust, and, again, sundry others.
Someday soon I'll be posting my 'Top And Bottom Ten Books of 1994' list, so
be watching for that..."
--
--Alfvaen(Web page:"http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~aaron/")
Current Album--Bill Cosby:More of The Best of
Current Book--Ray Bradbury:The Martian Chronicles
Song In My Head--Tom Petty:You Don't Know How It Feels
Baker's Wife? Why aren't you Little Red Ridinghood? She's cute! (and
delicious too.)
"Mmmh... Look at that flesh, Pink and plump. Hello, little girl..."
Yue-shun, proud owner of an "Into The Woods" laser disc album, purchased
three weeks ago with a full 152 minutes of content
On 15 Jan 1995, Skatha wrote:
> Jess waves to Marco as she wanders past. (There's too much sugar in the
> many mugs of hot chocolate she's had, and she can't stand still right now.)
> "Hio. I'm sort of a newcomer here, too, and already I feel at home. Yes,
> Cookie, I'm the one who plays piano, as well as the euphonium...." She
> looks at Marco and asks, "Do you know what a euphonium is? We have a
> publicity problem with this instrument, and I'm wondering how widespread it
> is. By the way, I also like music - classical, new age, and movie/musical
> soundtracks, mainly - as well as writing, and reading." As if to prove the
> point, she pulls out a John D. MacDonald book, sticks her nose into it, and
> wanders off again, bumping into a few things as she goes.
I think that the publicity problem has reached Seattle, at least my
little corner. I hate to admit that I have no idea what a euphonium is.
Kandace, feeling in the dark
> ----Skatha, meandering bookworm
Watch out for those insectivores.
>
>
>>> Alan (aj)
>>> damn whippersnappers...
>
>>Kandace, whippersnapper ;)
>
>"Kandace, I would be careful if I were you. Alan is into that sort of
>stuff......;)"
>
>Leslie, warning! warning! possible innuendos thread! Warning!
marco, being new pulls out a hard hat and a pair of steel toed shoes
for the incomming innuendos. he is unaware of the consequences of leslie's
warning but prepares himself for anything. more importantly though, he also
gets another cup of coffee.
"in search of...a quote" - marco
marco waves to jess then looks at her and says, "hmm... nope. have no idea
what a euphonium is. probably the euphonium publicity manager should start
a more vigorous ad campaign." he smiles at her as she reads and bumps into
various objects around the room.
"still looking for a quote" - marco
Huh? Just kissing? You were supposed to be engaged in a juicy (rolling)
scene with Cinderella's Prince. Are you too embarrassed to tell us?
"Right and wrong don't matter in the woods,
Only feelings.
Let us meet the moment unblushed."
Yue-shun, who just can't seem to stop playing his laser disc player
>Huh? Just kissing? You were supposed to be engaged in a juicy (rolling)
> scene with Cinderella's Prince. Are you too embarrassed to tell us?
"Yes, but, this was high school with certain parts cut and others
cushioned. We didn't do the whole thing, but rather as a revue as an
overview......we also did parts from Camelot and Fantastiks. Speaking of
revues, I just saw a revue of Little Shop of Horrors for the first time
live. It was in a smll town about an hour from here, so I expected it
to be pretty bad. I was surprised! The plant was /wonderful/ at the part
and Seymore was cast perfectly (is that compliment or not????). So
anyway.... (I say that too much)"
Leslie, wishing to do all of Into the Woods
Unfortunately, we did do all of Meet me in St. Louis. Ugh. The mother
was such a static character.......
>"yipes!", marco thinks to himself. "i'm overwhelmed already!".
Claudia doesn't want to overwhelm marco, so just waves to him cheerily
from her chair, sipping her hot chocolate.
>although both laurel and harper look fine to him, he then orders both of
>them some of that soup which smells so good. he turns to kamini and says
>"thanks, but still working on my cup. but yes... i confess i am a hugger."
>he glances at kandace. "i know, i know, i should get help. i admit it."
*laugh* "What, help at hugging better?"
>finally he turns to alan (alan ii, aj, hedgehog, etc.) and says "thanks for
>aleviating the confusion. now i can't wait to meet the other alan now that
>candice has been vindicated and that alan is validated.
*giggle* I think that was me, not kandace. And I'm
Claudia
>>Agony... Beyond power of speech
>>When the one thing you want... Is the only thing out of your reach.
>> (S. Sondheim)
>Leslie begins singing "Into the Woods we go......"
>Leslie, former Baker's Wife
"Ooooh, Leslie! I love that role. I can't think of the Broadway actress's
name (Joanna? something?), but she was the *best* of the cast (saw it on
PBS, not live)."
Claudia, always singing, usually showtunes
>>Kandace, whippersnapper ;)
>"Kandace, I would be careful if I were you. Alan is into that sort of
>stuff......;)"
>Leslie, warning! warning! possible innuendos thread! Warning!
<Activate innuendo thread. Repeat, Innuendo thread has been activated>
"Come here and sit on my lap, Leslie..." Alan says sweetly. "Want a
candy bar?"
Alan (aj)
sweet and sticky
I can understand this perrrrrfectly. ;-)
Yue-shun
Joanna Gleason. I saw her on Broadway doing Nick & Nora three years ago.
Her credits include the film Hannah & Her Sisters. I didn't catch Into
The Woods on PBS because I didn't have a teevee when they last showed it.
But I was fortunate to have acquired a copy of the (supposed to be out-of-
print) laserdisc last month. It is awesome!
>Claudia, always singing, usually showtunes
"Sing for me!!!" (please)
Yue-shun, who doesn't wear a mask
>>Alan (aj)
>>hedgehog in search of intellegent life in the household
>"Hmph. Good luck."
>Leslie, doubtling Alan's home houses any intelligence;)
"I should hope not. I sprayed for it." Alan says.
Alan (aj)
Intellegence is a poor substitute for sly nefariousness...
Dave laughs:
"Y'know, I just bought a good net-friend a "net-ID" bracelet, and my S.O.
just found a beautiful hawk pendant that she is threatening to buy me and
make me wear. It never occurred to me that she might be trying to keep
from confusing me with someone else, though."
So you must be a theatre fan too! Not too many people seem to have even
heard of Nick & Nora, due to its short run.
>> Her credits include the film Hannah & Her Sisters.
>
>"Oh!"
>"I've seen that. A couple times, I think. Don't remember her, though...
>I'll have to peek at it again."
I haven't seen that movie, so I don't know what she played. Her other film
credits include Heartburn, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and FX2.
>"Actually, my favorite show is probably Pippin. Though Purlie, Into the
I have to admit I don't know much about Pippin. Maybe I should check it out
too, along with The Baker's Wife by the same composer. Sigh, there are
so much music I need to check out...
>in happy endings.) And Chess probably would be, if I'd ever actually
>*seen* it. (So much for bittersweet... that one's downright sour.)"
Well, I saw an off-Broadway production of Chess in 1992. The ending was
a sweet one, with the American shaking hands with the Russian.
Yue-shun, glad to find like minds in amethyst
>>>>Leslie, wishing to do all of Into the Woods
>>"But who would be the prince?" Leslie asks innocently
>>
>Are you asking for a volunteer? I'm ready, but I must tell you I've never
> kissed anyone in RL other than a cheek peck. And I was raised to be
> "sincere", not "charming"!
"Aww, shucks. That's really sweet of you, Yue-Shun. I appreciate the
offer. If we ever do into the woods, you can be the Prince. Alan,
would you like to be the husband?"
Leslie, just Leslie, late, but hooked on the net
>Yue-shun, auditioning
Springer chimes in:
"But don't cry for me, Argentina!"
>
>"He's there, the phantom of the opera!"
"What? Where?"
Springer begins to think he's in the wrong musical.
> Clannad, and so on...lessee, Steeleye Span, Maddy Prior's solo
> album, Pentangle, Fairport Convention...
"Seconded! But I also like old R&B (Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker,
Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf ...) and 16/17th century choral
music ..."
--
Jenny K, musically eclectic
Very slowly.
James Jennings (jen...@oasys.dt.navy.mil)
From East of the Mason-Dixon Line
"It is not on any map, true places never are." Melville, _Moby Dick_
Kristin:
> "TMBG, Thomas Dolby, XTC, Midnight Oil, Hole, L7, Veruca Salt (I'm
>getting to be big on punkettes...) Rancid, Bad Religion, Celtic stuff
>from Silly Wizard, Clannad, and so on...lessee, Steeleye Span, Maddy
>Prior's solo album, Pentangle, Fairport Convention...some local folk
>artists...filk music (SF and fantasy folk, for the uninitiated)...."
"Maddy Prior did a solo album?" Harper asks with interest. "Do you mean
something other than the 2 duet albums she did with someone else whose
name I can't recall under the title of `Silly Sisters'?" She adds with
a smile, "you don't have to explain filk to me. My current favorites
are the albums by Heather Alexander of Mercedes Lackey songs."
> Kristin Ruhle
[snip]
> ***********************************************************************
> "The whole world - as the Village? ...I'd like to be the first man on
>the moon." -Number 6
> ***************kri...@rahul.net**************************************
Harper rcm...@delphi.com
"Mostly Harmless" -- Douglas Adams
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Oh, come now, Aaron; everyone knows a wrinkled face can walk in,
because it's got crow's feet.
>>> "Maddy Prior did a solo album?" Harper asks with interest. "Do
>>> you mean something other than the 2 duet albums she did with
>>> someone else whose name I can't recall under the title of `Silly
>>> Sisters'?"
> "_Year_" says Claudia. "It's a recent release... caught her on tour
> promoting it this fall."
Harper takes a small notebook and writes this down. "Thanks!"
> Claudia
> --
> "I don't know why I can't think of anything I would rather do
> Than be wasting my time on mountains with you." -- Chess
Harper rcm...@delphi.com
"Mostly Harmless" -- Douglas Adams
Save the earth. Recycle a sig.
>> Oh, come now, Aaron; everyone knows a wrinkled face can walk in,
>> because it's got crow's feet.
> "But why should it be wrinkled if it's a _new_ face? Don't they keep
>them on hangers so this kind of thing doesn't happen?"
Harper begins to sing under her breath, "Wearing a face that she keeps
in a jar by the door--"
> --Alfvaen(Web page:"http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~aaron/")
> Current Album--Bruce Cockburn:Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws
> Current Book--S.M. Stirling & Shirley Meier:The Cage
> Song In My Head--Joe Walsh:Radio Song
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