On May 14, 6:02 pm, Bill Martin <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 14, 4:40 am, Lyle Lofgren <lylelofg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
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> > sort of like "polygamy" for Mormons
>
> Oh, I thought that refered to the kids who play lots of computer
> games.
>
> > tell us the back story. What series of events led to you going to
China
>
> I have some friends who are living and working in Beijing, Stefan
> Puchalski and Judith Bows, and they coerced me into flying over. I'm
> not very adventurous, not much of a traveler. A hermit in fact. I keep
> a loaded shotgun resting on the windowsill. But my pee bucket was
> almost full and I had burned the last stick of furniture, so I might
> as well go to China.
>
> They organized enough jobs for me over there that my trip was paid
> for. Of course that meant working all week. I'm hoping to do one more
> trip. This time I'll schedule a non-working week - and take an empty
> suitcase. Those Chinese make the neatest little mechanical toys.
>
> Say now! I see I'll be calling a square dance in Berkeley this
> September, just in time to schmooze with The Brandy Snifters before
> they roll you all away in your wheelchairs. I'm counting the
> minutes...one, two... three... three... fo..
>
> Bill
I certainly look forward to seeing you again, Bill, even if you are
calling a square dance -- will you call a set of wheelchair squares?
Actually, we're not that decrepit yet, but by September, we might be.
I'm already so excited about going to Berkeley that I'm wetting my
pants. Oh, wait -- that's old age rather than excitement.
When Clarence Ashley taught us the correct tempo for "Frankie
Silvers," in 1965, it would have been about 35 years after the peak of
his recording career. We thought of him as a relic from a magical
golden age. That was 43 years ago.
Lyle
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