RMB Meeting
The Walrus was Danny
us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
correct?
Could I suggest that pub in Greenwich Village where Crocodile Dundee
was filmed?
Danny
Fattuchus
wrote:
> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> correct?
Yes!
>
> Could I suggest that pub in Greenwich Village where Crocodile Dundee
> was filmed?
>
> Danny
Suggest, suggest.
I might be shy . . . . I guess it depends on who else is coming.
What's the name and address of the pub?
Jeff
wrote:
> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> correct?
It depends on who you ask.
> Danny
RichL
I'm up for it.
I haven't been to the Village in years. I probably wouldn't recognize
it any more.
One of the other newsgroups that I post to has regular meet-ups for its
members, in fact they have an East Coast meeting, a UK meeting, a
Northwestern US meeting, a Texas meeting etc. At least once a year for
each.
They are all guitarists (acoustic guitarists, to be specific). These
meet-ups are very friendly. No one has been beaten :-)
For those who might be concerned, you'll find me to be a very kind,
gentle, and somewhat shy person in real life.
The Walrus was Danny
> The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> > If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> > us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> > sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> > correct?
>
> > Could I suggest that pub in Greenwich Village where Crocodile Dundee
> > was filmed?
>
> > Danny
>
> I'm up for it.
There is no worries whatsoever. We're all humans (even IBEN:-)) and it
would certainly be a good laugh to actually meet up with a few people
in NYC. Now this would mean me flying very far away (and spending lots
of money) and because of my job it would have to be in August (unless
I'm not invited)...but since NYC is like, the best city on the
planet..and there's a JL connection..it would link up quite nicely..I
dunno what do we all think?
I know Diana (george Guru from ages ago) would come...even
deena...fuck me Mr Intestines might turn up and punch me!! Mazz has
gone(met him already)..but I would expect Sacks to be there (thought
you're SF I think Sacks) ...I'm 46..47 on Feb 2nd...I need to do this
before I die...
Danny
Mack A. Damia
<dannyist...@tesco.net> wrote:
>If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
>us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
>sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
>correct?
Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
meeting, although it is the most logical.
The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
RichL
What the acoustic guitar group does is to rent out a campground with
cabins. Very inexpensive. For what it's worth.
The Walrus was Danny
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
>
> >If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> >us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> >sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> >correct?
>
> Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
Fuck me Mack..a) you're a newbie and b) consider fuckers like me who
have to, not just stay there,but actually fly there as well..and do
all the shit visa usa bollocks (be worth it though)..I'd like to go
back to NYC again anyway..I really like NYC!!! I wish I lived there
actually. Best place I've ever been.
Danny
Mack A. Damia
wrote:
Central Park with tents and sleeping bags?
Okay, next to Strawberry Fields.
Fatts can moon the Dakota.
RichL
Well, one wouldn't do NYC with the campground idea.
The Walrus was Danny
For a first meeting you wouldn't get many..too many people would be
too scared...especially to meet you Rich..after all you're really
really scary..wet my pants jobby. Listen I might bite this bullet and
do the deal in August 2010..fuck knows where I'd stay or how I'd do
it..but what do you all reckon??
Might be an interesting experience?
Danny
Mack A. Damia
Mack A. Damia
I'd like nothing more than to visit NYC. I lived there in the 1980s
and have some great memories.
Where do group members live? The majority. How many of us are on the
West Coast? I wouldn't have a problem with getting there or expense
since I have family fairly close by, but money is always a big issue.
Hell, I'm up for it!
RichL
Danny, if we did it in the DC area you could stay at my place.
You could play thru a Fender twin reverb amp like the one George used on
the rooftop concert. You could play my McCartney-esque Ricky bass
('cept it's right handed). You'd like that Gretsch Tennessean too.
Wide neck like an acoustic.
RichL
I'm in the DC area. NYC is 200 miles away, which isn't so bad.
The Walrus was Danny
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:29:45 -0500, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
> >> <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> >>> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> >>> us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> >>> sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> >>> correct?
>
> >> Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> >> meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> >> The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
>
> >What the acoustic guitar group does is to rent out a campground with
> >cabins. Very inexpensive. For what it's worth.
>
> Central Park with tents and sleeping bags?
>
> Okay, next to Strawberry Fields.
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
If Fatts Mooned the Dakota we could make it a tradition...Every four
years..we universally moon the Dakota! Brilliant!
Danny
The Walrus was Danny
>
> - Show quoted text -
I'm kind of up for that Rich..dossing in Washington sounds
good!..thing is NYC is more of the groove to do it..could we meet up
or something...I can't get my head around US miles between
cities!!..just that I thought NYC is like a kind of JL homeplace kind
of feel..surely somebody in NYC can help...either way we all just get
a hotel for a night and I doss in yours Rich in washington for most of
the week!!!..and together we travel to NYC (how exciting!!) to meet
other weirdos that have talked bollocks for all these years!..it would
be (s you Yanks say) Awesome!!
Danny
RichL
I think it's a good idea, Danny.
But I'm thinking....didn't I read here that this has been done
before...long ago? With some of the old-timers?
Mack A. Damia
That would make the New York Post. All of us lined up?
We could advertise it and maybe get sponsors? Help pay for our
expenses.
Preparation H? Charmin? Jenny Craig?
RichL
excedrin...
marcus
Although I didn't attend, I believe there have been RMB get-togethers
in the past at the Fest for Beatle Fans (formerly known as
"Beatlefest"
Danny, I know you have your heart set on NYC, but the Chicago Fest
takes place in August, and is usually well attended...maybe you could
make arrangements with the folks who run the Fest for a meeting area
there, or in the hotel the Fest is held.
The NYC area Fest is in late March(in New Jersey), so that wouldn't
give you enough time to organize...plus you said August was the best
time. If that's the case...Chicago could be your venue.
Just a suggestion.
Gotta be honest, not sure I could attend, but it might be fun for
those who do.
Jeff
wrote:
> On 2 Jan, 02:18, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
>
> > <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
> > >If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> > >us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> > >sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> > >correct?
>
> > Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> > meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> > The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
>
> Fuck me Mack..a) you're a newbie and b) consider fuckers like me who
> have to, not just stay there,but actually fly there as well..and do
> all the shit visa usa bollocks (be worth it though)..I'd like to go
> back to NYC again anyway..I really like NYC!!! I wish I lived there
> actually. Best place I've ever been.
>
> Danny
You couldn't pay me enough money to go to NYC
for even a visit. (Not that you asked me to)
I've just seen pictures of the place on TV, and
it looks very impersonal. My dad said he
was on a business trip there once, and felt
more lonely than he had ever felt in his entire
life. I like small towns where people are
friendly....but that's just me. This stupid
computer keeps trying to knock me
off line.
RichL
> On Jan 1, 5:47 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net>
>
> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
> it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
> always been crisp and gorgeous.
Well, I suppose that for a life-long West Coaster, New England might fit
that description, but I gotta tell you, I spit my diet Mountain Dew all
over my monitor when I read that. I go to New England when I can over
the summer to *escape* DC's heat and humidity. New England's a breeze
by comparison.
NYC, as far as I can see, more-or-less splits the difference between the
two, which means it's hotter and muggier than New England. Much more so
than the part of NE that I grew up in.
> It _might_ be possible given the eight month heads up. Would need more
> info as it takes shape.
Cool!
marcus
You couldn't pay me enough money to go to NYC
> for even a visit. (Not that you asked me to)
> I've just seen pictures of the place on TV, and
> it looks very impersonal. My dad said he
> was on a business trip there once, and felt
> more lonely than he had ever felt in his entire
> life. I like small towns where people are
> friendly....but that's just me. This stupid
> computer keeps trying to knock me
> off line.-
Like the announcer on the David Letterman show says every night during
his intro, "New York City, the greatest city in the world".
abe slaney
> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
> it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
> always been crisp and gorgeous.
August in NYC can sometimes be brutal because the pavement holds the
heat, even at night. But that's just a minor inconvenience compared to
the whole experience of being in the city for the infrequent visitor.
Like Rich, I also smiled at your description of New England summers.
I"m in Maine and it seems like everybody on the east coast wants to be
here in August - it's a glorious month.
Nil
rec.music.beatles:
> I like small towns where people are friendly....but that's just me.
I find people in New York to be very friendly in general. More so than
in Boston where I live.
Dale Houstman
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
> <dannyist...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
>> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
>> us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
>> sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
>> correct?
>
> Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> meeting, although it is the most logical.
NYC is hardly the most expensive city, although it's bad enough. London,
for one instance, although quite as (more than) appropriate (and I
think, vastly more interesting these days: NYC is a sort of Disney
version of itself these days, topped off with a lot of rather drab
little stock traders and monkey men with with upset stomachs) is more
expensive. You could hold it in Barstow California (although I doubt
John ever made the mistake of going there), but I wouldn't travel even
that far (from Minneapolis) on the amount of ready cash I have these
days. And certainly not to gaze upon the likes of Fattuous and the one
or two little racist flatheads we're cursed with here. That's not "value
for money" in my book. It isn't so much whether or not I feel physically
threatened by these turnips (hardly), but that even the idea of sitting
around them for an hour or two bores me to tears.
dmh
Mack A. Damia
wrote:
Do you think the racists would have the gall to show up? I don't. The
weasels hide behind their monitors and wouldn't dare make an
appearance.
Anything overseas is out of the question, I'm certain, for many if not
most. Liverpool would be the perfect venue but unrealistic.
Chicago would be your best choice, I imagine, but you're onto
something when you mention the activities. Sitting around getting
drunk listening to Beatles songs and arguing? What else is there to
do?
Still, I'm always up for a good party.
The Nice Mean Man
> On 01 Jan 2010, Jeff <yourimageunre...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> rec.music.beatles:
>
> > I like small towns where people are friendly....but that's just me.
>
> I find people in New York to be very friendly in general. More so than
> in Boston where I live.
There's nothing but assholes in both of those towns.
Mack A. Damia
wrote:
>On Jan 1, 9:47�pm, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Still, I'm always up for a good party.
>
>
>I've met a few people I knew first online - but none in a while. It
>was almost always a bit awkward on the first meeting. Sometimes that
>faded and real offline friendships developed, and sometimes even the
>online communication ceased directly after that.
>
>People's outward personalities were sometimes the apparent opposite of
>their online ones until I got to know them better - then I saw that
>their thoughts were very much like online whether they expressed them
>as openly or not, or the tone of voice or the visuals didn't sync up
>with the image I had built up. Other people were very consistent.
>
>One list had a huge and very successful meetup in NY. I didn't go.
>Several marriages, divorces, business and creative relationships began
>out of it. That was a far more open list, however, in a time when the
>internet was a decade younger. A few of the people who went had been
>communicating even longer - since the days of Compuserve and The
>WELL.
>
>That's why I try not to develop rigid ideas about this or that poster
>- and to discount even the ones I do develop. I know from experience
>it can turn out completely differently.
That's interesting. I had similar experiences in that I visited
England for the Millennium celebrations and met up with a breakfast
group that is all but dead now.
We met at a pub on the Saturday and then moved to somebody's
apartment for the evening. The following morning we met for
breakfast.
I was told that I came across differently on the Internet, and I
thought the same thing about a few of them, although most fit the
typical image of the reserved and somewhat stuffy Brit. A strange
girl from North Carolina attended, too, and she took center stage and
announced to all during the evening's party that she wanted to be
told if she was doing anything wrong as far as local customs go. I
thought that was a bit odd. I didn't particularly like her
personality and was tempted to say, "Yes, you're breathing".
Back in the U.S., there was a gal in the Pacific Northwest who was
trying to seduce an RCMP officer in Calgary. She enticed a poor,
lonely soul from New England to quit his job, sell everything and
drive out there. When he arrived she played one against the other
-and the poor soul had to return to New England with his shattered
dreams and bruised ego. This was all played out in the group, too. I
was quite annoyed at the affair, and I think it was the beginning of
the end for the group.
Fattuchus
> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 21:29:45 -0500, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >> <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> >>> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> >>> us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> >>> sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> >>> correct?
>
> >> Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> >> meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
>
> >cabins. Very inexpensive. For what it's worth.
>
>
> Okay, next to Strawberry Fields.
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
Haa haaaa haaaaa. Cute.
Fattuchus
wrote:
> On 2 Jan, 02:18, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
>
> > <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
> > >If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> > >us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> > >sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> > >correct?
>
> > Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> > meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> > The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
>
> have to, not just stay there,but actually fly there as well..and do
> all the shit visa usa bollocks (be worth it though)..I'd like to go
> back to NYC again anyway..I really like NYC!!! I wish I lived there
> actually. Best place I've ever been.
>
> Danny
What a nice compliment!
NYC attracts more visitors than any other place in the US, even more
than Disney.
Fattuchus
How generous!
I should warn Danny that in August, both NY and DC can be brutally
hot. IMO, Washington, DC is even hotter and more humid thatn NYC
since it is not near a large body of water. (NYC is surrounded by
water) The air in DC is not as polluted as in NYC.
Fattuchus
Imodium.
Fattuchus
> wrote:
>
> > If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> > us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> > sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> > correct?
>
> > was filmed?
>
> > Danny
>
> Danny, are you absolutely limited to August?
>
> it is in New England?
I'm not familiar with New England, but if I had to guess, I'd say NYC
is probably quite a bit worse during the summer. Thick, hot, humid,
polluted air.
DC is even hotter and more humid than NYC . . . . less pollution,
though. More greenery and open spaces than Manhattan.
I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
> always been crisp and gorgeous.
The spring (April/May) and fall (late September to early November) are
the best weather seasons in NYC, IMO.
Fattuchus
:-(
I heart New York.
This stupid
> computer keeps trying to knock me
> off line.-
The computer wants to go to NYC.
Fattuchus
> On Jan 1, 11:00 pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
> > it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
> > always been crisp and gorgeous.
>
> August in NYC can sometimes be brutal because the pavement holds the
> heat, even at night. But that's just a minor inconvenience compared to
> the whole experience of being in the city for the infrequent visitor.
IMO, it depends on how well one deals with the heat and humidity. In
August, one can have four or five days in a row of 90 or 95 degree
heat, with humidity. That doesn't happen often, but when it does,
it's miserable. Since Manhattan is so densely populated and there are
many cars and tall buildings made of concrete and glass, the place
just bakes and the air is heavy with pollution.
If a person wants to travel around by subway during such weather, the
temperature underground in the subway can easily reach 100 degrees or
more with poor air circulation. It gets so hot down there on the
platforms because the air conditioned subway cars pump hot air onto
the platforms.
>
> Like Rich, I also smiled at your description of New England summers.
> I"m in Maine and it seems like everybody on the east coast wants to be
> here in August - it's a glorious month.
Yes, I would have thought so. I would think summers in New England
are very pleasant.
Fattuchus
Just couldn't avoid a dig, could ya? Your loss.
Fattuchus
> On Jan 1, 9:47 pm, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Still, I'm always up for a good party.
>
> was almost always a bit awkward on the first meeting. Sometimes that
> faded and real offline friendships developed, and sometimes even the
> online communication ceased directly after that.
>
> People's outward personalities were sometimes the apparent opposite of
> their online ones until I got to know them better - then I saw that
> their thoughts were very much like online whether they expressed them
> as openly or not, or the tone of voice or the visuals didn't sync up
> with the image I had built up. Other people were very consistent.
>
> One list had a huge and very successful meetup in NY. I didn't go.
> Several marriages, divorces, business and creative relationships began
> out of it. That was a far more open list, however, in a time when the
> internet was a decade younger. A few of the people who went had been
> communicating even longer - since the days of Compuserve and The
> WELL.
>
> That's why I try not to develop rigid ideas about this or that poster
> - and to discount even the ones I do develop. I know from experience
> it can turn out completely differently.
Just think . . . . even Dale might turn out to be a mensch in person!
Jeff
I'm happy for those that are up to it....but it's no cure for the
blues of the years flying by.
Jeff
> On 01 Jan 2010, Jeff <yourimageunre...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> rec.music.beatles:
>
> > I like small towns where people are friendly....but that's just me.
>
> I find people in New York to be very friendly in general. More so than
> in Boston where I live.
Interesting. I guess it depends on who you talk to.
Jeff
Right! Every person is an asshole. People you haven't
even met. Got it.
Jeff
:-)
Mack A. Damia
Geez! Finally somebody with a sense of humor.
RichL
Yes. For me the humidity is unbearable. I'm more likely to want to be
outside in the dead of winter.
RichL
> On Jan 1, 8:13 pm, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
>>> it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
>>> always been crisp and gorgeous.
>>
>> fit that description, but I gotta tell you, I spit my diet Mountain
>> Dew all over my monitor when I read that.
>
>
>
> I know. It frustrates my mother (NE native). You should see her face
> when I resolutely refuse to comprehend why anyone would want to go to
> the Hamptons in the summer, much less anyone with $$$. Hah. :-D :-D
>
> She rues the very day she decided to reproduce post-relocation, I'm
> sure.
Well, to be honest it really depends on what part of New England you're
talking about. The Hamptons? Long Island, right? Not New England --
it's part of NY state.
I grew up on the MA/NH border. We didn't have air conditioning when I
was a kid, most houses in the area still don't have it, and there's only
a handful of summer days when you really need it. Nights are cool,
generally.
Mack A. Damia
wrote:
Hey, you're all welcome to come to Baja and have the meet here. Plenty
of cheap places to stay - good motels, $20.00 per night, and I have a
large home, too.
Weather is perfect! May get up in the 80s today with a nice ocean
breeze and very low humidity.
Come on down. You're going to love Margaritaville!
RichL
> On Jan 1, 9:28 pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 1, 8:13 pm, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable
>>>> as it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
>>>> always been crisp and gorgeous.
>>
>>> Well, I suppose that for a life-long West Coaster, New England
>>> might fit that description, but I gotta tell you, I spit my diet
>>> Mountain Dew all over my monitor when I read that.
>>
>> I know. It frustrates my mother (NE native). You should see her face
>> when I resolutely refuse to comprehend why anyone would want to go to
>> the Hamptons in the summer, much less anyone with $$$. Hah. :-D :-D
>>
>> She rues the very day she decided to reproduce post-relocation, I'm
>> sure.
>
>
>
> kicks LA and SFs butt.
>
> That's just true.
It's all a matter of individual perception, I think. Personally, I'd
pick SF over the other two. Reminds me of Boston in a way; it's got
individuality and charm. I've gotta say though that I haven't been in
NYC on purpose in a long time. But I'm not a "big city" guy overall
anyways. I rarely go to DC or Baltimore except to visit my son, who
lives in the latter, or if the kids want to go do something with me. In
terms of recreation, I'd much rather spend a week in a cottage by a
lake.
RichL
> On Jan 1, 8:33 pm, abe slaney <abesla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 1, 11:00 pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
>>> it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
>>> always been crisp and gorgeous.
>>
>> heat, even at night. But that's just a minor inconvenience compared
>> to the whole experience of being in the city for the infrequent
>> visitor.
>>
>> I"m in Maine and it seems like everybody on the east coast wants to
>> be here in August - it's a glorious month.
>
>
>
> also the Cape (pretty, bit overcast, big flies, bought a JL cap in P-
> town).
>
> Haven't been to Maine. Sounds great.
OK, that clarifies things a bit. CT is hotter than the rest of New
England; the cape is hit or miss in the summertime, although it's
gorgeous and eminently liveable in September.
Nutella
> Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> >> On 2 Jan, 02:18, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
>
> >>> <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
> >>>> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads
> >>>> of us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the
> >>>> years)..I'm sensing the natural venue would be in New York City.
> >>>> Would I be correct?
>
> >>> Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> >>> meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> >>> The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
>
> >> have to, not just stay there,but actually fly there as well..and do
> >> all the shit visa usa bollocks (be worth it though)..I'd like to go
> >> back to NYC again anyway..I really like NYC!!! I wish I lived there
> >> actually. Best place I've ever been.
>
> > and have some great memories.
>
> > Where do group members live? The majority. How many of us are on the
> > West Coast? I wouldn't have a problem with getting there or expense
> > since I have family fairly close by, but money is always a big issue.
>
> > Hell, I'm up for it!
>
> I'm in the DC area. NYC is 200 miles away, which isn't so bad.- Hide quoted text -
>
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I live in Montgomery County, so, I can drive you up, if I'm invited.
I'm 43 and was exposed to The Beatles when I was a child
in the early 70's. My Mom used to buy the 45's for me, especially the
solo stuff. One of my first 45's was "Those Were The Days", which had
the Paul connection. Another early 45 of min was "Oh My My". Keep me
in mind.
-Steve
RichL
Heh...small world! I live near where New Hampshire Ave. intersects MD
Rte 198.
Nutella
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Damascus. I patrolled your area for a few years. Ashton, Sandy Spring
and Spencerville is a great places. Sorry to hear about the ICC. I was
hoping
it wouldn't come in. But, they're gonna put another interstate right
through our front yards. Then, just build more homes to cause more
congestion.
RichL
I don't mind the *concept* of the ICC so much, the congestion is awful,
and there's no major east-west route north of the Beltway. But I'd be
in favor of a moratorium on building in the area, and a toll road
(especially one that charges $7 in prime time for a 15-mile trip) is a
bit ridiculous. I'll pass.
Fattuchus
I thought it was clever . . . . "fat tuchus " . . . . "mooning."
Fattuchus
IMO the only natural thing that saves NYC is the fact that we are
surrounded by rivers, an ocean, bays, and other bodies of water which
provide some cooling air . . . . sometimes.
Fattuchus
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:05:51 -0500, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
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Can Americans drink the water there?
I visited Mexico once a long time ago. Had a ball in Mexico City and
the Yucatan Peninsula. I took all sorts of precautions, but I got
sick from the water. Still had a great time.
Mack A. Damia
Not only that, but Yoko would probably snap a photo for a new version
of her "Bottoms" film.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2004/feb/02/art
"Bums that hate me"
Mack A. Damia
I get my water delivered in a tank truck once a month, but that's for
washing, etc. I don't know if it's fit to drink - I think it may be,
but I also get bottled water delivered every few weeks for my drinking
water. I don't take chances.
When we had tap water when I first moved here, it was from a well and
brackish.
Nutella
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I always just go up to route 70 and head East from there. I am very
glad that so far
nothing like that has come into the Damascus, Laytonsville area. There
has always been talk
of the Metro making it's way up past Gaithersburg towards Damascus. I
hope it doesn't ever happen.
If you decide to go up to NYC for the get-together, let me know. I'm
always up for a road trip.
I am new to this group, so thanks for including me on the discussions.
The Walrus was Danny
> On Jan 1, 5:47 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net>
> wrote:
>
> > If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> > us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> > sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> > correct?
>
> > was filmed?
>
> > Danny
>
> Danny, are you absolutely limited to August?
>
> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
> it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
> always been crisp and gorgeous.
>
> info as it takes shape.
I could only do August...Yeah I know it's hot and slimy in August (I
spent all of August 1990 there)..I got chapped around the nether
regions walking about...but it's the only time I could do it.
Danny
The Walrus was Danny
> On Jan 1, 8:36 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net>> > > On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
>
> > > <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
> > > >If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> > > >us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> > > >sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> > > >correct?
>
> > > meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> > > The money/expense angle is usually the most important issue.
>
> > Fuck me Mack..a) you're a newbie and b) consider fuckers like me who
> > have to, not just stay there,but actually fly there as well..and do
> > all the shit visa usa bollocks (be worth it though)..I'd like to go
> > back to NYC again anyway..I really like NYC!!! I wish I lived there
> > actually. Best place I've ever been.
>
>
> You couldn't pay me enough money to go to NYC
> for even a visit. (Not that you asked me to)
> I've just seen pictures of the place on TV, and
> it looks very impersonal. My dad said he
> was on a business trip there once, and felt
> more lonely than he had ever felt in his entire
> life. I like small towns where people are
> computer keeps trying to knock me
>
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NYC is a wonderful place...astoundingly wonderful..and I could get to
wear my post boy cap.
Danny
The Walrus was Danny
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:34:57 -0600, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >Mack A. Damia wrote:
> >> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:47:06 -0800 (PST), The Walrus was Danny
> >> <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
>
> >>> If people of rmb arranged a physical (not so scary if it was loads of
> >>> us) meeting of folk who have posted in here (over the years)..I'm
> >>> sensing the natural venue would be in New York City. Would I be
> >>> correct?
>
> >> Seems as though NYC would be the MOST expensive place to have a
> >> meeting, although it is the most logical.
>
> >for one instance, although quite as (more than) appropriate (and I
> >think, vastly more interesting these days: NYC is a sort of Disney
> >version of itself these days, topped off with a lot of rather drab
> >little stock traders and monkey men with with upset stomachs) is more
> >expensive. You could hold it in Barstow California (although I doubt
> >John ever made the mistake of going there), but I wouldn't travel even
> >that far (from Minneapolis) on the amount of ready cash I have these
> >days. And certainly not to gaze upon the likes of Fattuous and the one
> >or two little racist flatheads we're cursed with here. That's not "value
> >for money" in my book. It isn't so much whether or not I feel physically
> >threatened by these turnips (hardly), but that even the idea of sitting
> >around them for an hour or two bores me to tears.
>
> Do you think the racists would have the gall to show up? I don't. The
> weasels hide behind their monitors and wouldn't dare make an
> appearance.
>
> Anything overseas is out of the question, I'm certain, for many if not
> most. Liverpool would be the perfect venue but unrealistic.
>
> Chicago would be your best choice, I imagine, but you're onto
> something when you mention the activities. Sitting around getting
> drunk listening to Beatles songs and arguing? What else is there to
> do?
>
> Still, I'm always up for a good party.- Hide quoted text -
I'd quite to meet up in a pub...but then I would wouldn't I???
Danny
Dale Houstman
> On Jan 1, 9:34 pm, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com> wrote:
>
>> or two little racist flatheads we're cursed with here. That's not "value
>> for money" in my book. It isn't so much whether or not I feel physically
>> threatened by these turnips (hardly), but that even the idea of sitting
>> around them for an hour or two bores me to tears.
>>
>
>
> It also can be awkward to face someone in real life after you've
> insulted them.
You think?...
dmh
Mack A. Damia
wrote:
People who hold grudges die young.
I've noticed.
Crisstti
course it's completely out of the question for me.
Didn't know New York was that hot.
Mack A. Damia
You mentioned that English is your second language, but I thought you
lived in the U.S.
Did you mention Peru? Is that where you live?
The Walrus was Danny
> On Jan 2, 11:36 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> nothing like that has come into the Damascus, Laytonsville area.
I went to Damascus in Syria in 1993.
Danny
Jeff
HaHa. You never lose your sense of humor Danny.
Jeff
Jeff
> On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:45:26 -0600, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com>
Yep, I agree.
Jeff
Crisstti
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:15:18 -0800 (PST), Crisstti
>
> >I'd think a few people here wouldn't be much willing to meet... Of
> >course it's completely out of the question for me.
>
> >Didn't know New York was that hot.
>
> You mentioned that English is your second language, but I thought you
> lived in the U.S.
>
> Did you mention Peru? Is that where you live?
I live in Chile. Have never been to the US (nor to any other country,
for that matter).
Mack A. Damia
Chile. I just saw your YouTube page.
RichL
OK, sure thing.
> I am new to this group, so thanks for including me on the discussions.
We're all in this together. I haven't been posting here all that long
(about 3 years).
RichL
> On Jan 1, 9:34 pm, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com> wrote:
>
>> or two little racist flatheads we're cursed with here. That's not
>> "value for money" in my book. It isn't so much whether or not I feel
>> physically threatened by these turnips (hardly), but that even the
>> idea of sitting around them for an hour or two bores me to tears.
>>
>> dmh
>
>
> It also can be awkward to face someone in real life after you've
> insulted them.
I take these usenet "insults" with several grains of salt. They've just
evolved into a common mode of dialog on usenet. People are much bolder
behind the protection of their keyboards, and I confess I get caught up
in it at times. But it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if the
person who has insulted me most in this group (guess who) showed up.
But I suspect he wouldn't have the cojones.
Fattuchus
> On Jan 1, 9:34 pm, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com> wrote:
>
> > or two little racist flatheads we're cursed with here. That's not "value
> > for money" in my book. It isn't so much whether or not I feel physically
> > threatened by these turnips (hardly), but that even the idea of sitting
> > around them for an hour or two bores me to tears.
>
> > dmh
>
> It also can be awkward to face someone in real life after you've
> insulted them.
Touche.
Fattuchus
>
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Let us know if you are definitely coming . . . . we can talk about
things you might like to do or sights you might like to see.
Fattuchus
> On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:45:26 -0600, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com>
Sometimes. Not always. Many people in my family have been blessed
with longevity. I had one relative die when he was 104. I've had
many live into their 80's and 90's.
Mack A. Damia
Was it PJ who said something about starting a new year off at any
time, not just January 1?
Same with this.
Go to bed at night and forget about everyone and everything that was
said. Start fresh the next time you log on.
Stay healthy. Grudges and ill feelings will kill you.
Mack A. Damia
<*cough*> So your family holds grudges?
Fattuchus
I would think some members have.
I don't think there is a perfect correlation between dying young and
grudges. Brian Epstein, John Lennon and George Harrison died young.
Stu Sutcliff died young. Did they have grudges? Over the years I've
known kids who died. Did they hold grudges? Doubt it.
I think PJ is right. If you insult someone on the internet, it may be
weird to face them in real life. Human nature. That's one of the
reasons why people on the internet should converse with each other in
the same tone and with the same respect as if they were face to face.
Mack A. Damia
I guess you're not following me. To hold hate inside of you is
unhealthy - same with grudges.
I don't know if the people you mentioned held grudges. Lennon was
killed with a bullet, so it really doesn't count. George died of
cancer which seems to run in his family. What did Epstein die of?
Over the years and the decades, that hate and grudge will take a toll
on your heart and health. Hating is stressful.
You probably have never read much about the Christian Science
movement. We had some relatives in England who were of that faith,
and we were never allowed to talk about unpleasant stuff or illness
when we visited them.
I don't subscribe to all of Mary Baker Eddy's preachings, but there is
a lot to be said for it. Hating enough will make you ill.
You seem to have an obtuse way of reasoning. I said that holding
grudges and hating will take its toll on you and will shorten your
life. You replied that your members of your family have had long
lives. What are you saying? How does your family's length of life
relate to grudges? I don't understand you.
marcus
> >> On Jan 1, 11:00 pm, PJ <palejewel...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> NYers, is all of August in NYC as grey, hot, muggy, and miserable as
> >>> it is in New England? I've only been to NYC in the fall and it's
> >>> always been crisp and gorgeous.
>
> >> heat, even at night. But that's just a minor inconvenience compared
> >> to the whole experience of being in the city for the infrequent
> >> visitor.
>
> >> Like Rich, I also smiled at your description of New England summers.
> >> I"m in Maine and it seems like everybody on the east coast wants to
> >> be here in August - it's a glorious month.
>
> > August: I've mostly been to CT (week-long steam bath every time) and
> > also the Cape (pretty, bit overcast, big flies, bought a JL cap in P-
> > town).
>
> > Haven't been to Maine. Sounds great.
>
> OK, that clarifies things a bit. CT is hotter than the rest of New
> England; the cape is hit or miss in the summertime, although it's
> gorgeous and eminently liveable in September.-
I grew up in CT, on the border with NY...it could get hot, but not as
hot and sticky as it can get where I live now in Central NY.
I've been in Maine many times when it was unbelievably humid. My
sister, who has lived in Maine for over 30 years, says the mosquitos
are huge and plentiful...sometimes she can't even go out in her
backyard at night. Oh yeah, she says that Maine used to be a nice
place to live until all the yuppies from MA and CT decided to relocate
there in the past ten years or so.
abe slaney
> Was it PJ who said something about starting a new year off at any
> time, not just January 1?
She may well have, or you might be thinking of my comment: "while I do
wish everyone the best, I don't give New Year's Day more
significance than any other. Clean slates are available to all at any
moment."
As aggravated as I sometimes get with certain posters, I doubt there's
anyone I couldn't get along with - or at least be cordial to - in
person.
The Walrus was Danny
> I don't subscribe to all of Mary Baker Eddy's preachings, but there is
> a lot to be said for it. Hating enough will make you ill.
You know Mack..I think you could be right.
Danny
The Walrus was Danny
to visit NYC (because I want to and I like NYC)..hopefully I'll be
bloody thinner by then...It's much easier for a Brit to get
there...though I did quite like the idea of Chicago...but I'd like to
go back to NYC again. California means another century on an
aeroplane...and I dunno if you remember but I'm shit scared of flying.
I would suggest that we meet in the pub in the village..the one I'm on
about (dunno what it's called...somebody must know it) and I will sit
there with a pint and expect people to come in and see me and say
hello to me..Yoko Sychophants or no...since I'm gonna be there for a
week..with no friends..then I'm up for meeting up with loads of
you...I have no fear..I met up with Mazz in Brighton about 9 years ago
if you recall.
Any suggestions about cheap places to stay in NYC...yes I realise
that's a silly question but if I sort it out early enough I might get
some sort of deal...maybe I'd be best buying a cheap holiday with a
small room included...
We are fucking on!! I wonder if Yoko Ono's heavies might turn up and
beat the crap out of me?
Danny
Mack A. Damia
<abes...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Jan 2, 4:36�pm, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Was it PJ who said something about starting a new year off at any
>> time, not just January 1?
>
>She may well have, or you might be thinking of my comment: "while I do
>wish everyone the best, I don't give New Year's Day more
>significance than any other. Clean slates are available to all at any
>moment."
Right. Now I recall it was you.
>As aggravated as I sometimes get with certain posters, I doubt there's
>anyone I couldn't get along with - or at least be cordial to - in
>person.
Same with me. I wouldn't think a moment about anything in the past.
abe slaney
> I've been in Maine many times when it was unbelievably humid. My
> sister, who has lived in Maine for over 30 years, says the mosquitos
> are huge and plentiful...sometimes she can't even go out in her
> backyard at night. Oh yeah, she says that Maine used to be a nice
> place to live until all the yuppies from MA and CT decided to relocate
> there in the past ten years or so.
Yeah, Maine sucks.
The Nice Mean Man
> On Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:34:57 -0600, Dale Houstman <d...@skypoint.com>
> wrote:
<snip>
Fuck this loser. He's just another NIGGER LOVER
The Walrus was Danny
Very good Iben.
Danny
The Walrus was Danny
Nutella
wrote:
I have no idea why my town is called Damascus. It doesn't look like
Damascus, Syria.
Were you in the military there?
The Walrus was Danny
> I have no idea why my town is called Damascus. It doesn't look like
> Damascus, Syria.
>
> Were you in the military there?
God no!! I'm a big scaredy cat. I just went there on a backpacking
holiday with my mate Stuart. We started in Istanbul then did a circuit
by train, bus and boat...Turkey..then Syria..then Jordan (hired a car
and drove to Wadi Rum - where Raiders of the Lost Ark was
filmed)..then back up to Israel..boat to Rhodes..then back up to
Istanbul again. I remember having really bad shits in a place called
Ma'an in Jordan....some funny stories..in Aleppo in Syria when we got
a room, the bloke said to Stuart as he pointed at me "man or
woman?"...I was fucking attractive in those days.
Danny
Nutella
>
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Gives a whole new meaning to "Don't trust anyone over 30", doesn't
it? :-)