Highlights of the past week
The undoubted highlight of the past week was the news that Gord had appeared on stage at the Mariposa festival in the town they call Orillia and at least one Newsgroup poster/reader was there to report on what it was like. He commented "He blew the entire audience halfway to Penetanguishene." this in turn led to a lively discussion on how to pronounce that name scroll down the full thread that started at http://groups.google.com/groups?q=g:...ble.rogers.com However it is said that a picture is worth a thousand words And the ability to display pitures on corfid was used to good efect in the topic there at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002399.html another corfid highlight was the continuing effort by Bruna/silverheels to get a Brit Gathering off the ground now more likely to be next year I had the bright idea of devising a suitable logo for this as a rallying point and after the usual turbid education process I managed to get Bru to post her selection at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002301.html I am nearly done drafting a tutorial on displaying pix on corfid which I will then highlight in next week's posting here well that's it for the past week's highlights Oh yes each Friday I have been posting a reminder about the Friday chat session to a topic/thread that I called "Chat extraordinary general meeting" at corfid:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002271.html and the title "extraordinary general meeting" on the Newsgroup starting at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...A%40garden.net I appreciate that it's the time when many are away but only two joined me last Friday and Doug "plumguru" Kirk claimed to have had access problems, even though he had himself supplied me with a link to an MAC equivalent to mIRC but notwithstandimng the above I will go to the room this evening at 9PM EST http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/chat ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot |
Sorry I have been missing the chatroom. I like going there and you have worked so hard, hopefully I will be getting some help at work and be able to be home earlier and be able to join in. Thanks for the updates though it's like reading a weekly review!
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New Newsgroup threads were much as found here on corfid but a newcomer Alan Cassaro asked
"Who Wrote Farewell to Nova Scotia?" http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=40FD0F2B .4C755740%40worldnet.att.net I had sincerely hoped to highlight that by taking a fair bit of trouble and time writing a tutorial on the not necessarily straightforward technique for displaying pictures here on corfid,I would encourage more fans to try their hand at this to the advantage of every reader of both corfid and the Newsgroup. But despite posting a thread on the Newsgroup and starting topics on all three corfid forums to date only one brave soul who uses the nom-de-plume "stationmaster" has done anything (displaying a great pic of Gord with Aengus Finnan) As a reminder my tutorial is at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000109.html I realise that not everybody has a web site to upload their own pix to although I will address that situation soon with a guide to finding suitable absolutely free web sites but I did try to stress that you can display any picture that you find that takes your fancy I even wrote a page to give some ideas at:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/pictureideas.htm So how about it folks?? Surely Brink you could display a colorful Colorado picture?? Rona could you not find a pic of a signpost showing the way to San Jose??(I know groan!!) Martin/12 as an art director how about your favorite old master?? Kilgore a nice pic of the Canadian Rockies perhaps Minstrel man what does the Hamilton Centre/Center look like?? Inside and/or outside Walter stoneborder show us a mighty Saguaro (Soh hwarr-owe) or is it sah-WAR-oh.?? I could go on but that is a fair selection for starters so let's be having you ALL!!! On a brighter note; last Friday's chat was much better attended (eight) so I guess it is worth continuing.However I understand that it is likely that any MAC chatters are unable to succeed in getting in every time I will remind them that I had added a page re MAC IRC clients (since the otherwise preferred method of accessing the chat channel mIRC is not available for these fine machines please visit my chat room speal this is at:- http://johnfowles.org.uk/LIGHTFOOT/chat/MAClients.htm and includes a link to a supposedly freeware MAC program:- "conversation" which is described at http://www.macnn.com/news/20775 this was a small 212KB download from http://www.conversation.pwp.blueyond...nversation.dmg where *.dmg seems to be a unique MAC file format that I know zilch about. Furthermore that download link no longer seems to be functional, However a tad of googling revealed a mirror site:- http://allmacintosh.mirror.ac.uk/preview/350531.html from which I could download a useless (to my PC) file of 1.5MB named conversationosx.sit ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited July 23, 2004).] |
I shall truly try John.
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Hi John,
Listen, I'd love to help. Here's what you said: What does the Hamilton Centre/Center look like?? Inside and/or outside What are you referring to exactly? I'd love to comply. I'll borrow a digital camera. Awaiting your reply. |
quote:Originally posted by Minstrel Man:
Hi John, Listen, I'd love to help. Here's what you said: What does the Hamilton Centre/Center look like?? Inside and/or outside What are you referring to exactly? I'd love to comply. I'll borrow a digital camera. Awaiting your reply. HI Minstrel Man You seem to have missed my point This was that you can display any picture that is already on a web site somewhere(anywhere) without recourse to your own pictures or a digital camera then I gave some examples/ideas in my page:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/pictureideas.htm and selected you as a potential tester due to your location in Hamilton,Ontario where Gord himself heavily hinted that he hoped the Centre would to be the venue later this year for his return to public performing with a benefit concert for the Hospital staff who saved his life in 2002. I had therefore visited the site of the http://www.hecfi.on.ca/images/hecfi_title.gif at:- http://www.hecfi.on.ca http://www.hecfi.on.ca/images/HECFI_top_nav.jpg and found the address of a suitable exterior picture http://www.hecfi.on.ca/images/fade01.jpg If you now go there you will find a choice of interior pics and can learn how to display one here.OK?? ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited July 28, 2004).] |
Again there was a single obvious common highlight on the two principle message boards.
Several posts revealed the discovery that Gord would be appearing on Canadian Idol next month.I had two "lowlights" during the past week:- In common with at least two other Gordfans Bruna Zanelli in England and Laurel Hoover from Vancouver WA (are you reading this Ron Jones in Vancouver BC??) I am being plagued with what might be the annoying atack by some sort of ad-ware. Although a scan by the freeware Ad-aware program(me) detected and then deleted some 57 suspect files I still get an objectionable search site by some perverse outfit operating from outhost.info constantly insinuating itself as my Internet Explorer Home page.And another equally unxwelcome outfit going by the name of casinopallazo repeatedly places an unwanted connecting link "on-line show" on my desktop. On top of that once I do connect I am constantly disconected requiring a reboot because another dial-upo connection allegedly is using MY modem".I sispect that this might or might not be connected with a spurious "phantom" connection calling itself "700104" that keeps being setup in the My Computer dial-up networking folder which would try to connect to a stupid phone number 12345!! However as I have several other silly issues with my laptop I will sometime give in and carry out a full system recovery which means saving imoportant files; reloading a stack of drivers and favo(u)rite program(me)s. I have promised myself that this time once all is hunky-dory I'll make an updated and complete recovery back-up CD-R. My second lowlight concerns the ignoring of my well-intentioned campaign to get more fans "certified" in displaying pictures on the corfid Discussion Forum. Despite in my highlights last week trying again to encourage regulars on the Newsgroup to try their hand at this potentially most useful technique the result is zilch. In particular I singled out the following:- "so how about it Derek (a nice pic of Palo Alto), Peter Treloar (an outback photo perhaps), David Bradford isn't there anything beautiful in Sweden other than your wife and their furniture?? Cathy (the beauty of Northern Maine under snow perhaps) Charlene (Beautiful downtown Whitby perhaps) Kimberley a view of the ocean at the end of the road perhaps" No response from any Newsgroupers even though the thread degenerated into a basic discussion on Derek's state of mind(lessness) to which two of the above contributed. the thread also produced a fascinating glimpse into those far off AOL chat sessions. So far other than the usually challenged Charlene to whom I awarded a certificate a long time ago now as far as i can see not one Newsgroup regular has made even an unsuccessful attempt at this. Surely not everybody cannot be simultaneously on vacation??? I therefore declare that this past week saw no other highlights on the Newsgroup Indeed last Sunday the 25th not a single new post was made. But at least one relative newbie on corfid the above-mentioned Laurel Hoover qualified brilliantly by showing a picture of Gord with that Dylan fellow thus joining champion displayer the "statiomaster who entertained us with pix of the now-famous Lake. Also in this topic at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002423.html was a link I reproduced to a fascinating topic on Gord's late lamented pet Yellow canary Lyle (you just gotta Love-it!!) and his fate acording to Al the Watchman which just might have been that Gord... "ended up eating this same canary on a canoe trip down the Chiniguntha during the 80's" see:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002016.html In yet another surreal topic Al had claimed to have rescued Gord from his canoe on the Chiniguntha which I discovered was itself in fact a tributary of the mighty Chimichunga Another corfid highlight was the revelation by the pugilistic poster previously known as DMD3 that he was actually pacifically named "Douglas McArthur Dowdy 3" In another topic the ever alert Annie from Auburn NY beat me to report on an interesting article giving the "real Harry Tracy story":- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002439.html Bruna/silverheels tried again to rekindle interest in GordfestUk 2005:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002301.html Well that's it for this week now to try to get a long enough connection to post this!! H yes I'll be in the chat room again this evening at 9 pm EST at:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/chat and hope to see more than the 5 who attended last Friday John Fowles ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot |
John - sorry to hear about your computer woes. We were invaded by several worms in our older computer this past week. I'd run Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware, Norton Antivirus etc. It continued so I ran them all again in safe mode, cleaned out whatever I could find in the registry that didn't belong there, and tried system restore, too. Unfortunately system restore failed - the computer went down as it finished restoring. Recovery was not successful, so we sent it out to our local Computer Doc. It was a mess and needed a complete reformatting of the hard drive and reinstallation of Windows XP; she did save most of the data files (music, documents - though I have those saved elsewhere - and our "keepers" mail.) It comes home on Monday, with additional security software. The problems likely came from one of the kids linking to something their friends send, in spite of me telling them for the umpteenth time not to download anything or click on links or open attachments.
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we have a castle in town...it is now private girls school-18 grand a year tuition.
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Ooops. Didn't quite get your pic in Char. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif Try again, I'd like to see that castle!
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Newsgroup Highlights
go to http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com As with corfid much talk surrounded the revelation that Gord would be at Peterborough this very evening Nobody from the NG except Charlene has yet dared to display any pictures over here although I have e-mailed detailed text ready for posting to both David from Orillia/Sweden and the California Kid My posting of the thread "Lightfoot Odds & Ends and Wayne Francis" drew a few responses but as yet nothing from Mr Francis himself even though I e-mailed a copy of my posting to him. Like Florian he keeps in the background it seems A dutch person named Lisa or Gerard tried to interest anyone with a penchant for foreign tongues, but it was nearly all double Dutch to me!! Bill (jusrean) resurrected an old topic on the french translation of "nous vivons ensemble" OK that is a smattering of things I encourage you to peruse at the Newsgroup and hopefully inspire some corfidites to register with Google groups and post over there. Now chat. Last week I finally had complete failure to get connected with my laptop. After many hours watching the stupid scandisk blue screen I now have Windows 98 reinstalled and connection restored. I believe only my wife Susan and Bill Hall chatted last Friday, I hope to see a few tonight especially from the great Northwest area at 9 pm EST at:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot/chat John Fowles ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited August 06, 2004).] |
There was really nothing of great import on the Newsgroup this past week except for one fellow Brit who said in a rather uncalled for comment on my posting about corfid ghighlights last week
"A wonderful advertisement for someplace call Corfid. Just wondering John why those of us who use a proper usenet newgroup called alt.music.lightfoot would wish to use this corfid" I cannot give you the URL as for some reason although I was able to read the original using Outlook Express and two free Newsreaders when my OE was out of action and silverheels alerted me to it on saturday morning when she saw it on the AOL Newsreader it has never even after 6 days appeared on the Newsgroup as viewed via Google Groups which happens occasionally. Now I realise that there are many Lightheads who enjoy both boards and those who for various reasons choose to ignore one or the other so I am not trying to insist that they patronise the other board. But my intention is purely to try to ensure that Newsgroupers do not miss out on topics here at corfid and vice versa (for those who like their vice versa of course) In the same vein I have fairly recently discovered the interesting Small Talk Forum here. This often provides some much needed light relief such as a link I gave to an article linked from a Windows XP newsletter which described important research into "squirrel fishing" by pair of dedicated nutcases at Harvard University see:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000401.html As a change this week I think I know a number of very touching threads on the Newsgroup so in quiet moments as now I'll fish out their URLs.First as we begin to joyfully anticipate the strong possibility of another chance for a convention at Massey Hall Toronto http://www.morrissey-solo.com/tour/1...ey-outside.jpg Here is an account by one good friend of her experiences at the first one in November 1999. I hope dj this does not embarrass you too much:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...002.remarq.com OK finally the chat advert Last week's chat in adition to the debut of Laurel (LSH) attracted a further 4 fans including I was most pleased to see Laurel's near neighbour the honourable chat room founder Rik Stevens. I now see that they are possibly only about 10 miles apart (in my mind it was more like 200 but I now see that they actually live in cities on opposite banks of the Columbia River. You learn something new every day!! I'm sorry but this evening I rather doubt that Susan and I will make it to the chat room as we plan to watch the Athens Olympics opening ceremony which is on NBC from 8pm till 12 (obviously not live)(we'l try tpo drop in sometime) but anyone who can go to the room at 9pm EST, can click on my new easier to remember (notlong) link at:- http://lightfootchat.notlong.com ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited August 13, 2004).] |
Highlights of the Newsgroup
As with this Forum most activity and posting has been concerned with the lead up to Wednesday night's Canadian Idol show devoted to Gordon's songs. I previously omitted to highlight a most interesting revelation (in an earlier thread on Gord's singing "Farewell To Nova scotia") about the provenence and background to the great La Cave Cleveland 1965 bootleg and the two Koala albums that that recording spawned. See http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...rldnet.att.net In subsequent correspondence with the writer Alan Cassaro I have learnt that he is a native of that city (he and Al Watchman should get together?) and also performed at La cave and moreover like me and Matthew Bullis is a Buddy Holly fan. I have been far from idle myself this week sorting out further silly problems on my computers. in fact none of my 3 are currently able to fire up properly so I may well not be able to attend tonight's chat at http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com at 9pm EST although i think Susan intends tio be in the room.Last week I took a little time off from watching the Olympic's opening to check the chat room but only saw one fleeting guest who only said "Hi John" and promptly scarpered ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot |
The chat room last friday as I anticipated was, possibly due to the
Olympic's opening ceremony (shown here as a recording at the US East Coast prime time starting at 8pm EST) poorly attended by just me and Rik Stevans I'll be there later at 9pm EST at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot |
Newsgroup highlights from the past week
the news of Massey 2005 was embelished by a reference to Wayne's site which under "news " says "If Lightfoot's recovery continues as hoped, he plans to do a benefit concert at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, ON, with proceeds going to the McMaster Medical Center, the hospital where Lightfoot has received his life saving treatment. At present, November 28 and 29 are under consideration, with the Good Brothers as opening act. More details as they become available" Derek (zippo) Kidd starterd a thread on a Martin guitar advert on the back cover of the October issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=of f&selm=WZuYc.13221%242D3.3808%40newssvr27.news.pro digy.com but since Derek eschews the ability to display pictures here we cannot see this ad "zippo"?? yes for those who have never seen it this is his account of a theory that gave him that nickname as well as Bruna's "goofy" of course and my own "Neddy" since Derek is also that rare animal an American Goon Show fan thanks to his English mother Go enjoy the read at: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010125090051.04196.00001029%40ng-cm1.aol.com For any reader her who does not usually look at the small talk forum I started a techie topic on portrait mode LCD monitor orientation:- "Thinking Outside The Bun" at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000417.html We had a merry band of six chatting last Friday and hope to see more this evening including a promised appearance by the the newly internet active Gaby (I had telephoned her during the week and threatened to give her an alarm call at 2AM (GMT) if she did not turn up!! So guys and dolls this evening at 9PM EST at http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com let's be seein' ya ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 03, 2004).] |
quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
"zippo"?? yes for those who have never seen it this is his account of a theory that gave him that nickname as well as Bruna's "goofy" of course and my own "Neddy" since Derek is also that rare animal an American Goon Show fan thanks to his English mother Go enjoy the read at: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010125090051.04196.00001029%40ng-cm1.aol.com I hqave just clicked on that "zippo" link and now have tears in my eyes . So if you do not yet know the story do yourself a favo(u)r and read it it is pricelees ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 03, 2004).] |
Mwuahahahahaha snort snerk giggle sigh....
Okay. I'm back. Thanks for the repost, John. I'd read it a while ago but it's still funny. |
Hey, I just listened to Cabaret and that's the first time I heard that beer can open. I guess I'm not as acoustic as I thought!
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so, ummm, how do you say Penetanguishene??
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pen uh tang gwi (hard g; short i) sheen
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Newsgroup highlights w/e 10 September
or lack of same can be best summed up by the fact that so far there has only been a single mention (by Charlene) of the announcement about tickets for the Hamilton concerts.However the NG remnains a wonderful storehouse of research opinions and memories try this link:- a reaction to the last Massey extravaganza by the ever ebullient (my word for today folks) Derek "zippo" Kidd:- T%oronto Recap Part 1:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010528181039.07480.00001633%40nso-cf.aol.com and Part 2:- http://groups. google.com/groups?q=toronto+recap&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=alt.music.lightfoot&safe=off&selm=20010528 181036.07480.00001632%40nso-cf.aol.com&rnum=2 --------------------------------------------- regarding the chat room After a few lean weeks a great crowd of 12 attended last Friday(including two ladies who arrived rather late (after Gaby had retired to her bed at around 5 am GMT) On another topic the Watchman opined "I wonder if the chat room would have a bigger attendance if it were held like on a Wednesday instead of Friday at 9 pm? I don't know anybody who is home at 9 pm on a Friday night. West coast members it would be 6 pm for them. Well Al the Friday session is now a long established time although in its heyday (1999) we also used to meet on Tuesday evenings and later we started "BritChat" on Sunday afternoons to suit those in the UK who unlike me needed their beauty sleep on Friday evenings. Nowadays one of the more regular chatters is ex-Australian convict catmanron who has to drag himself away from houesehold chores and/or the Gee Gees on Saturday mornings so for him any other weeknight is just not on. I agree the present timing is certainly unfortunate for those on the West Coast.But there is no way to stop the earth rotating as far as I am aware, so it is inevitable that not everybody can be accomodated. I am organising it and as I am on the East Coast the details will stay the same. So unless there is a howl of protest the chat will continue on Friday Evenings at 9 PM EST at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com One smaal point about the chat room sign in procedure.Every week at least one chatter arrives under the default nickname "dilexnet-Guest_xxx and receives a barrage of requests to change to a more usual nickname. This occurs when using the IRC server (dilexnet's) own free applet as linked from my site pages:- B2 Dilexnet link the solution is elegantly simple and easier than retrospectively changing it. The applet sign-in screen has a box surprise surprise !! entitled "nickname":- http://www.dilex.notlong.com just overtype your desired nick thus:- http://www.glightfoot.notlong.com I trust he says with heavy irony that is straightforward enough?? ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 10, 2004).] |
I agree with Al, here! (First and last time.) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
Obviously I can’t expect you to change the time to suit me (and other Europeans/Antipodeans.). However, a lot of people do go out on a Friday night. It’s 10.30pm now (5.30pm EST) and I’m just getting ready to go out. I’ve eaten, sorted my daughter out with clubbing money, paid for her taxi home and now Mum and Dad can let rip!!! (Well, Mum can. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif) By the time I get home, you lot are just thinking about going out for the night. Can anyone work out the optimal time for our chatroom? (Assuming, of course, that anyone in NA wants to talk to the very few of us abroad.) Frankly, you North Americans can talk whenever you want so, if you could adjust your hours to include us lot at a sensible time, that would be fantastic. I do also realise that it would be unreasonable of me to ask you to do this. [This message has been edited by Gaby (edited September 10, 2004).] |
I don't know about anyone else but I'm ready for bed by 11-12 on Friday night...I'm not much of a "going-out" person anyway and if I'm not at glass class I'm working on glass at home or spending time with my daughter watching a movie/t.v. on Friday nights.
Even here the "night-scene" starts late - not just for the young'uns either! people going out for dinner at 10 and later....then staying out until 3-4 a.m.! i imagine they must sleep all of saturdays daylight hours away! lol I don't have enuf hours in the day as it is to do all I have to do! The Friday night choice and time seems to work for the majority of folks who do frequent the chat-room and most nights people sign off around 11-12. Can you Brits work up a CHAT amongst yourselves maybe? Just a thought! I know any other weeknight doesn't work for me and most Saturday and Sundays during the day I am doing a million things and accomplishing nothing! lol or so it seems. it is quite a conundrum issn't it? hmmmm... http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif Char although I did stay on-line longer than usual last Friday because you were on Gaby! lol and you never did call Bru to wake her and get her chatting! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif |
Makes sense John. "Opine"? For a minute I thought I was entering the "No Spin Zone". http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
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quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
[B]I Frankly, you North Americans can talk whenever you want so, if you could adjust your hours to include us lot at a sensible time, that would be fantastic. I do also realise that it would be unreasonable of me to ask you to do this. {/B] Well said Gaby but there really is no solution at least being an early Saturday time for you you do not have to rise for work that day as far as I Know. But.... the chat room is always open so (and as I suggested to you before by email there is absolutely nothing to stop you or another Brit from organising a "BritChat" session at any other time. (we had a 2PM GMT Sunday britchat back in 1999 which worked well when North Americans could join in on a Sunday morning Think about it Meanwhile:- Newsgroup Highlights w/e 17 September 2004 As has been depressingly similar on the Newsgroup for some time there has again been little of consequence. Indeed there was so little comment about the upcoming celebration in Hamilton that I felt obliged to somewhat cheekily ask "Maybe only corfid readers are going???" this brought several responses including this from Gaby 'My friends think I'm mad, travelling 3,5000 (sic) miles to see a man they've never heard of.. {More fool them!) Apparently, you're all pervs and I will be dragged into the sordid underworld of international trafficking!!!!" Actually G-baby you'll find it is not quite that far despite the continental drift and all that!! Just ask your glorious leader Tony!! So again I'll give you a link to another old thread on the Newsgroup. This is one that I started after I received my Songbook box set in 1999 and one that I am particularly fond of because it degenerated into a discussion on the good old British Pound sign (£). http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e....svr.pol.co.uk Hopefully more Newsgroupers found thir way here for their reading where the usual activity continues unabated Last Friday eight chatted including regular (catman) Ron in Melbourne and David (Bardford)in Sweden making a very welcome first visit fresh from his successful picture displaying exploits her. So again this evening at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com at:- 9 PM East Coast time or 2 AM GMT in Blighty 6PM on the West Coast or 10 PM in Newfoundland (Wendy where ARE you???) or 6AM in Sweden,France,Holland or Finland or 11 AM tomorrow nmorning in Melbourne which is 1 PM in New Zealand. Yes Ron Jenkins from the South Island once responded to a real time email invite to chat ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles more typos!!) [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 17, 2004).] |
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and you never did call Bru to wake her and get her chatting! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif[/B] She knows better than try that! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif But you know, I used to stay up for the chat getting to bed around 5am. That's only works if you dont have to get up in the morning. Besides, I am frequently working late into the night and just dont have the energy to get into 'Chat'. Even us 39-ers have to get some sleep sometimes http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif |
quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
So again this evening at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com at:- 9 PM East Coast time or 6AM in Sweden,France,Holland or Finland or It's actually 3am in Sweden, Holland, and France, and 4am in Finland. Dunno if I can make it this time round. I truly enjoyed it last week, but the time is awkward. If I am awake I shall be there, but no promises. David |
Newsgroup Highlights w/e 24 september
There has been minimal activity on the Newsgroup this past week, so nothing much to report on unless you are vitally interested in knowing where Derek (Zippo) Kidd will be streaking next or are a devotee of that other great canadian singer (no not Kalen the Porter I mean Montrealer Leonard Cohen) so I'll content myself br referring you to an earlier "The Watchman's Gone" NG thread started by Cathy at"- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...47FE%40gwi.net Also a nice explanation by no less than our Florian on the NG about "That Same Old Obsession" at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...m%3DFWBz3%20.1 522 --------------------------------------------- OK now the commercial:- ten happy chatters last Friday including at least one who omitted to enter his desired nickname before coming in This evening at 9PM EST and assorted times for non-US attendees at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 24, 2004).] |
Yet again little to read on the Newsgroup except for guitar fanatics
I have however been severely taken to task over there for my continual ranting and mention of corfid. But I know which one I enjoy the most! we were not many in number in the chat room last week but do drop in tonight 9 PM EST at http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com (sorry if I am getting boring on these chat reminders also!!) ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot |
Newsgroup Highlights w/e 15 October 2004
Once again I am unable to recommend any new threads for you to look at so have found another old thread to give you something to think about! one fan back in 1999 had the gall to ask "I've always wondered what the words were in the background of the break in 'Talking in your Sleep'" the thread started at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...nnrp1.deja.com OK it's Friday reminder time again Last Friday saw a good crowd of 8 iocluding the renowned corfid member bjb from Alberta initials that she insisted stood for "Bonnie June Babelicious" Personally I don't buy that but Bonnie she now is (at least until after Hamilton!) We also welcomed back into our orbit corfid member Gary Sprang a.k.a "sputnik" So tonight again at 9pm EST at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com John Why are a wise man and a wise guy opposites?? Is there another word for synonym?? [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 15, 2004).] |
(at least until after Hamilton!)
John, how could you! The person you mentioned, who wishes to remain ANONYMOUS, is sending her ugly stepsister to Hamilton, so please be careful of her fragile ego and oh yes, no pictures please. |
awe, bb, you're sweet as pie, eskimo pie, edmonton eskie pie http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
but jut in case i'll mark your parcel 'Fragile, do NOT break!' http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif be patient, i'm slow, just ask lsh, char, bru, john, etc, lol |
Newsgroup highlights week ending October 23rd
OK at the considerable risk of receiving further opprobrium I will start by saying again that not much has stirred of abiding interest over there this past week It probably needs the stimulation of the upcoming Hamilton jollifications to get the creative writing juices flowing again! So I again I have delved into back postings and in view of some speculation regarding if and when Massey will take place next year with an update on Wayne's site now overdue after he deleted the May dates I refound a nice posting about Massey 1998 by "glutomodo" (Andy Thompson) now in Wyoming I believe (his family home is in Fort Collins, Colorado) So I was at one time hoping that brink could arrange a Gathering someswhere in Colo(u)rado since there are several fans in that area,including colorado sue from here and Susan and my good friend from the 1999 chat room sessions Sue Bloo(mer) andy's posting is at the thread starting at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&selm=1998050806303 900.CAA12283%40ladder01.news.aol.com Note that in giving the URL of any old Newsgroup threads I always go to the very first posting and click on the "view this article only" link to get the shortest URL: once open there is then another link to for example "Complete Thread (5 articles)" Here on corfid the ever lengthening topic "Picture that Song" has now attracted just over 900 replies and looks set to continue past the 1000 mark even though the Torontonian who dreamt this up is showing the first signs of tiredness:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002499.html it has been a frequently frustrating fanciful frolic of fecundity often awfully funny and IMHO worth keeping an eye on from time to time It has however revealed two problems:- 1,. the corfid sytem of allocating web page titles means that although the index shows the most recently posted-to topics in date order with the date and time of the most recent posting it is only after you open that you discover just how many pages now constitute the topic so you then need to reclick on the latest page number in the case of this topic there are now all of 19 pages and the latest is at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002499-19.html 2.as one fellow 56k user commented:- "I don't have time to go through 16 or 17 pages especially when they take forever to load" Of course each page is full of graphics but I find the loading time is not a problem probably but not conclusively because once viewed any one page will together with any images thereupon be stored in one of the Windows folder's "cache" sub-folders Amongst other items that some here might have overlooked was my discovery of free (albeit short-time) file hosting site at:- http://www.upload4free.com which I and Jimmy Jones used to good effect on the Test forum at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000122.html And this very day thoroughly confused Bee ZeD at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002690.html OK Tonight I should be around for a longer time in the chat room than I was able to last Friday an evening most notable for the apparent and silent (non-typing) attendance by someone using the nickname silver_heels which next morning Bruna insisted was a troll as she was in dreamland! So Australia tomorrow morning Karen you're on and yes there has never been any other chat room organised from corfid only a short lived attempt to use the voice capabilities of a Yahoo Group's chat room where we used to hear (notdogman)ron's measured Victorian drawl!! So 9 pm EST again at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com John Fowles I've mixed up my gloves," Tom said intermittently [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 22, 2004).] |
quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
Here on corfid the ever lengthening topic "Picture that Song" has now attracted just over 900 replies and looks set to continue past the 1000 mark even though the Torontonian who dreamt this up is showing the first signs of tiredness. It has been a frequently frustrating fanciful frolic of fecundity often awfully funny and IMHO worth keeping an eye on from time to time Thanks for the plug Sir John Fowles! I am not tired of the topic but I do get tired when I stay up too late! http://www.smilieland.com/graphics/tired.gif |
Newsgroup Highlights week Ending 29 October 2004
The erudite Ed Mullen reported back on the fruits of some recent googling at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...%40comcast.com He also managed to rediscover on his hard drive alternative wreck lyrics which were archived at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...64F4%40csi.com Other than that you had to be a guitar geek to get much out of the NG this past week so there remains the commercial only a few braved the chatroom last Friday so tonight at 9 PM at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com David Bradford over in Sweden has said he'll try to attend as he is working night shift tonight] John Fowles If a hairdresser loses the tools of his trade does he become discombobulated?? |
Newsgroup Highlights week ending November 4th 2004
For once one of the guitar threads proved rewarding reading as it contained much humo(u)r regarding the continuing saga of the use (or misuse) of Ed Mullen's American Express credit card this time Ed has had the final word by aasking plaintively "If you all could hold off on any purchases for about 30 days I'd really appreciate it. I need some new underwear"! the thread asks Guitars under $1000? Is there any such animal? And starts at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e....supernews.com Doug (Plumguru) Kirk delved into his archives for his report on his First Trip To MAssey Hall at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...mb-m16.aol.com and is now trying to coordinate attendance at next April's Ceritos CA concert see the thread underway at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...mb-m01.aol.com I hope everybodty is reasding the great monthly commrentaries nmby the Newsgrouop foundert Wayne Francis the current one has interesting comments on last Friday's great Hamilton broadcast go to:- http://www.lightfoot.ca/comnov04.htm and now for my weekly chat room commercial:- A fine group of 8 chatted last week But apparently David bradford working late in Sweden found entry to the chat room blocked and the Java applets would not load. Just a thought David has your administrator disabled Java for security reasons?? We'll try again this evening at the usual time 9pm EST and place:- http:www.lightfootchat.notlong.com John Fowles Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with. "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence? |
Eh, I rarelly check the newsgroup. I had no idea Cerritos tickets went on sale Monday. Thanks for the heads up.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by johnfowles:
[B]A fine group of 8 chatted last week But apparently David bradford working late in Sweden found entry to the chat room blocked and the Java applets would not load. Just a thought David has your administrator disabled Java for security reasons?? Java was enabled, and I have admin privileges. I can also chat with msn and the like, but couldn't get through to you. Oh well, perhaps sometime from home if I am ever awake for any reason at 3am! |
quote:Originally posted by djb:
[QUOTE]Java was enabled, and I have admin privileges. See below David it may well be that your work machine has WindowsXP SP2 (Service Pack 2) installed and that has no Java Virtual Machine!! Newsgroup highlights week ending November 12th 2004 As I just said in my companion Newsgroup advert "I'll be brief this week as I have two other pressing projects to complete before meeting up with some Lightheads at the tribute concert in Wayne NJ on Sunday" I have liitle to draw your attention to on the NG this past week Char replied at:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e....earthlink.net to a thread about an amusing article entitled "The Unhappy States of America. Re: Your application for adoption by Canada" which I thought was too overtly political to post here so I started a small talk topic at:- Oops looks like our moderator has deleted it as it ain't there anymore!! In another thread Valerie brought me up to date on the forthcoming problem with trying to use Java applets on web sites see:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...%26selm%3DyIKd ndH-88kFzhHcRVn-rg%2540comcast.com That is my companion corfid Highlights thread and I ended today's posting by saying:- "Valerie really spoilt my week by warning of potential WindowsXP Internet Explorer Java problems because my chat room largely depends on one of two Java applets for access by those punters unwilling to sort out installing the recommended mIRC chat room clientprogram(mme). although I did recently successfully open the other Java applet on my own web site a beautiful working Java powered Pocket watch at:- http://www.pocketwatch.notlong.com on several probably pre-SR2 equipped WindowsXP machines at my local college Also I wonder how that affects MACs?? Anyway as the erudite Ed Mullen pointed out there are ways around this problem but for now anyone wishing to chat this evening at 9 PM EST please go to:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com" John Fowles |
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