Subj : Re: Music To : Black Panther From : Mike Dippel Date : Wed Dec 01 2021 20:34:34 On 12/1/2021 6:23 PM, Black Panther wrote to Daryl Stout: -> -> DS> Dan, -> -> Hmmm, I never asked. Can we use aliases in this net, or is it real names? I have it set to not ask for real names, and it is set as a Fido network, public and private. -> -> Hi Daryl, -> -> DS> First, sorry for the long post...but you struck a nerve. -> -> I was actually trying to get some messages going. It seemed a bit slow in here. -> ;) -> -> DS> I used to play the piano, and still have an upright Story And Clark -> DS> spinet piano here. However, it hasn't been touched since nearly 2 years -> -> I've had many people tell me I should have learned to play the piano. Being -> 6'8" tall, I have larger hands and longer fingers that would be able to reach a -> full octave. (so I've been told) -> -> DS> before my Mom died 2 years ago...so, it's likely out of tune. Now, -> DS> being an amateur radio operator, I joke that "I play the radio". -> -> The older I get, the more 'out of tune' my radio is... :) -> -> I've had people tell me that they played the radio very well. -> -> DS> Notice that I didn't say "play with the radio"...although a comedy deal -> DS> that I did called "The Ham Radio Wedding" (uniting Ham and Radio in Holy -> DS> Telephony), and "The Honeymoon And More" (the first night together), was -> DS> full of ham radio puns and humor. Those who aren't amateur radio -> DS> operators likely would not understand it...but the hams did. I had to -> -> I'll have to look those up. I was an amateur radio operator until I -> inadvertently let my ticket expire in 2001. -> -> I'm not sure if they still have the callsign lookup from back then, but I was -> N9QZC. That was a mouthful to say over the air. I usually just said it -> phonetically. (November Niner Quebec Zulu Charlie) That made it easier, as -> N9QZB was also on the same 2m repeaters I was. -> -> DS> I had sang in choirs in church, high school, and college...but I have -> DS> arthritis so bad now, that I can't stand in one spot for very long... -> DS> never mind on choral risers. I used to do also do mini concerts, writing -> -> I was in the choir in high school, but didn't really care for the director we -> had. Beside, also being in band was causing too many conflicts, so I dropped -> choir in my Junior year. -> -> DS> My favorite now is barbershop quartets...there is a group from -> DS> Tennessee called "Lunch Break". They did a performance just after -> DS> Christmas several years ago at Carnegie Hall, with the medley called -> DS> "Old MacDonald Had A Deformed Farm". You had critters such as a lisping -> DS> snake, a dyslexic cat, a lactose intolerant cow, a hyperactive sloth, a -> DS> narcoleptic pig, and an attention deficit disorder dog. -> -> I've heard that one before, and I love it! I'll have to watch it again. My son -> actually found the video and shared it with me. -> -> Sorry I cut the response a bit short, but I've just been informed that dinner -> is ready... -> -> -> --- --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0 * Origin: The Hobby Line! BBS (954:895/1) .