Friday's Chat Room - Page 4

gwen sue snyder · 05-09-2003, 11:17 AM

As usual on a Friday this is a reminder that tonight is Chat night in Rik's Chat Room starting at 9pm EST Hopefully Melbourne Ron of the cats will be in he was conspicious by his absence last week.
links to the room and mIRC information as before
Also a reminder that my Gordon Lightfoot Webring ringmaster's page is at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

fowlesjohn · 05-09-2003, 11:17 AM

As usual on a Friday this is a reminder that tonight is Chat night in Rik's Chat Room starting at 9pm EST Hopefully Melbourne Ron of the cats will be in he was conspicious by his absence last week.
links to the room and mIRC information as before
Also a reminder that my Gordon Lightfoot Webring ringmaster's page is at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

gwen sue snyder · 05-16-2003, 11:53 AM

for alt.music.lightfoot at:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
and the Corfid Discussion forum at:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
Weekly chat reminder
Friday evening at 9pm EST
link via your browser http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
but strongly recommended you use the mIRC client
See the fully illustrated instructions at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
Last Friday at least 8 chatters turned up
including
Melbournian/Melburnian (??) Ron
Torontonian Char
Saint Diegan Doug
Peter from PA
Atlantan Ed
Erica/Erkie from Miami (well somebody has to live there!!)
Perhaps this evening we may welcome "new Lighthead-new to cyberspace" Ron Jones from Vancouver
and now with service restored Wendy Wilson (if still awake at 10.30 (I think it is) her time from a New Found Land
so that if Char reappears then Canada would be represented "from the eastern shore to the western strand"!!(I think that might then be for the very first time in the chat room)
A list of Lightfoot -related sites may be accessed through the Gordon Lightfoot Webring
my ringmaster's page is http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

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fowlesjohn · 05-16-2003, 11:53 AM

for alt.music.lightfoot at:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
and the Corfid Discussion forum at:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
Weekly chat reminder
Friday evening at 9pm EST
link via your browser http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
but strongly recommended you use the mIRC client
See the fully illustrated instructions at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
Last Friday at least 8 chatters turned up
including
Melbournian/Melburnian (??) Ron
Torontonian Char
Saint Diegan Doug
Peter from PA
Atlantan Ed
Erica/Erkie from Miami (well somebody has to live there!!)
Perhaps this evening we may welcome "new Lighthead-new to cyberspace" Ron Jones from Vancouver
and now with service restored Wendy Wilson (if still awake at 10.30 (I think it is) her time from a New Found Land
so that if Char reappears then Canada would be represented "from the eastern shore to the western strand"!!(I think that might then be for the very first time in the chat room)
A list of Lightfoot -related sites may be accessed through the Gordon Lightfoot Webring
my ringmaster's page is http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

[This message has been edited by fowlesjohn (edited May 16, 2003).]

gwen sue snyder · 05-23-2003, 12:02 PM

Again a reminder about this evenings chat room session
a welcome 9 turned up last week including the debut of a tremulous Ron Jones from Vancouver and Char
Unfortuneately Newfiegirl Wendy had to be away with the men fishing (now I ask you is there anything in the world more tedious and generally futile as sitting by water with a long piece of wood in one's hands. Answer yes baseball a.k.a. rounders (watching grown men with a shorter piece of wood in their hands). ducks to avoid flying beer cans etc
So the anticipated meeting from the easten shore to the western strand failed to take place. Maybe this evening though??
As before the browser link is http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl/com
time 9pm EST
Ed is supplying the drinks as usual. Ron could you bring some Pacific salmon??(We all hope that you venture in again)
Ed will also play Same Old Loverman to enable John and Susan to have another virtual dance
Hopefully catman Ron will reappear this week he is in charge of putting shrimps on the barbie of course
I am copying this to a recent poster to the Newsgroup Ron from New Zealand in the hope that he can attend (Saturday morning) to keep his fellow antipodean in order
Thanks for reading this
John Fowles
Links for alt.music.lightfoot at:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
and the Corfid Discussion Forum at:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
Chat room mIRC client
See the fully illustrated instructions at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
A list of Lightfoot-related sites may be accessed through the Gordon Lightfoot Webring
my ringmaster's page is http://wwww.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

fowlesjohn · 05-23-2003, 12:02 PM

Again a reminder about this evenings chat room session
a welcome 9 turned up last week including the debut of a tremulous Ron Jones from Vancouver and Char
Unfortuneately Newfiegirl Wendy had to be away with the men fishing (now I ask you is there anything in the world more tedious and generally futile as sitting by water with a long piece of wood in one's hands. Answer yes baseball a.k.a. rounders (watching grown men with a shorter piece of wood in their hands). ducks to avoid flying beer cans etc
So the anticipated meeting from the easten shore to the western strand failed to take place. Maybe this evening though??
As before the browser link is http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl/com
time 9pm EST
Ed is supplying the drinks as usual. Ron could you bring some Pacific salmon??(We all hope that you venture in again)
Ed will also play Same Old Loverman to enable John and Susan to have another virtual dance
Hopefully catman Ron will reappear this week he is in charge of putting shrimps on the barbie of course
I am copying this to a recent poster to the Newsgroup Ron from New Zealand in the hope that he can attend (Saturday morning) to keep his fellow antipodean in order
Thanks for reading this
John Fowles
Links for alt.music.lightfoot at:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
and the Corfid Discussion Forum at:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
Chat room mIRC client
See the fully illustrated instructions at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
A list of Lightfoot-related sites may be accessed through the Gordon Lightfoot Webring
my ringmaster's page is http://wwww.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

gwen sue snyder · 05-23-2003, 12:03 PM

Again a reminder about this evenings chat room session
a welcome 9 turned up last week including the debut of a tremulous Ron Jones from Vancouver and Char
Unfortuneately Newfiegirl Wendy had to be away with the men fishing (now I ask you is there anything in the world more tedious and generally futile as sitting by water with a long piece of wood in one's hands. Answer yes baseball a.k.a. rounders (watching grown men with a shorter piece of wood in their hands). ducks to avoid flying beer cans etc
So the anticipated meeting from the easten shore to the western strand failed to take place. Maybe this evening though??
As before the browser link is http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl/com
time 9pm EST
Ed is supplying the drinks as usual. Ron could you bring some Pacific salmon??(We all hope that you venture in again)
Ed will also play Same Old Loverman to enable John and Susan to have another virtual dance
Hopefully catman Ron will reappear this week he is in charge of putting shrimps on the barbie of course
I am copying this to a recent poster to the Newsgroup Ron from New Zealand in the hope that he can attend (Saturday morning) to keep his fellow antipodean in order
Thanks for reading this
John Fowles
Links for alt.music.lightfoot at:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
and the Corfid Discussion Forum at:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
Chat room mIRC client
See the fully illustrated instructions at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
A list of Lightfoot-related sites may be accessed through the Gordon Lightfoot Webring
my ringmaster's page is http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

fowlesjohn · 05-23-2003, 12:03 PM

Again a reminder about this evenings chat room session
a welcome 9 turned up last week including the debut of a tremulous Ron Jones from Vancouver and Char
Unfortuneately Newfiegirl Wendy had to be away with the men fishing (now I ask you is there anything in the world more tedious and generally futile as sitting by water with a long piece of wood in one's hands. Answer yes baseball a.k.a. rounders (watching grown men with a shorter piece of wood in their hands). ducks to avoid flying beer cans etc
So the anticipated meeting from the easten shore to the western strand failed to take place. Maybe this evening though??
As before the browser link is http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl/com
time 9pm EST
Ed is supplying the drinks as usual. Ron could you bring some Pacific salmon??(We all hope that you venture in again)
Ed will also play Same Old Loverman to enable John and Susan to have another virtual dance
Hopefully catman Ron will reappear this week he is in charge of putting shrimps on the barbie of course
I am copying this to a recent poster to the Newsgroup Ron from New Zealand in the hope that he can attend (Saturday morning) to keep his fellow antipodean in order
Thanks for reading this
John Fowles
Links for alt.music.lightfoot at:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
and the Corfid Discussion Forum at:- http://www.corfid.shorturl.com
Chat room mIRC client
See the fully illustrated instructions at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
A list of Lightfoot-related sites may be accessed through the Gordon Lightfoot Webring
my ringmaster's page is http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

gwen sue snyder · 05-30-2003, 04:41 PM

Well last week 23 May the chat room was attended during a busy session by 13 total from all over including :-
Vancouver
Toronto
San Francisco
San Diego
Melbourne
including new "lightheadtotoe" Ron Jones who had not been deterred by his first chat room experience the previous week
and we almost chatted with Mende Joveski in Melbourne to back up "catman" Ron but Mende could not actually join in as he was already late for a local Bob Dylan convention
This very evening there will be another session at the usual time of 9 pm EST in http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
(using your browser)
I have strong hopes that Newfundlander Wendy will still be awake at 10.30 pm her time
after a strong caffeine dose so that we might finally have both ends of Canada represented
And don't forget to check the existing Lighfoot site links at my webring ringmasters page at:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

fowlesjohn · 05-30-2003, 04:41 PM

Well last week 23 May the chat room was attended during a busy session by 13 total from all over including :-
Vancouver
Toronto
San Francisco
San Diego
Melbourne
including new "lightheadtotoe" Ron Jones who had not been deterred by his first chat room experience the previous week
and we almost chatted with Mende Joveski in Melbourne to back up "catman" Ron but Mende could not actually join in as he was already late for a local Bob Dylan convention
This very evening there will be another session at the usual time of 9 pm EST in http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
(using your browser)
I have strong hopes that Newfundlander Wendy will still be awake at 10.30 pm her time
after a strong caffeine dose so that we might finally have both ends of Canada represented
And don't forget to check the existing Lighfoot site links at my webring ringmasters page at:- http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

gwen sue snyder · 06-06-2003, 10:48 AM

Last Friday we were about 8 strong including the welcome first appearance of prolific newsgroup poster Gary a.k.a. "sputnik"
Which reminds me at least one corfid contributor had not even heard of the newsgroup but then news travels slowly (obviously) to the far reaches of Canada!!
For anyone who cares to make a note of this short url try:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
That takes you straight to the opening page as shown by Google Groups complete with a handy search box to enable you to search the archives of over 25,000 threads going back to the commencement of the newsgroup (alt.music.lightfoot) in 1995 I think it was.
Alternatively and recommended use a newsreader programme or configure your browser, or if you use it Outlook Express to show the newsreader direct from your ISP.
This is much quicker as your postings appear almost immediately not many hours later as with Google
Anyway this very evening Ed will probably be on bar duty again and quite possibly Wendy will make it from Newfoundland to meet Ron from Vancouver
time as usual 9 pm EST
short url link:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com

John Fowles
webring at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

fowlesjohn · 06-06-2003, 10:48 AM

Last Friday we were about 8 strong including the welcome first appearance of prolific newsgroup poster Gary a.k.a. "sputnik"
Which reminds me at least one corfid contributor had not even heard of the newsgroup but then news travels slowly (obviously) to the far reaches of Canada!!
For anyone who cares to make a note of this short url try:- http://www.newsgroup.shorturl.com
That takes you straight to the opening page as shown by Google Groups complete with a handy search box to enable you to search the archives of over 25,000 threads going back to the commencement of the newsgroup (alt.music.lightfoot) in 1995 I think it was.
Alternatively and recommended use a newsreader programme or configure your browser, or if you use it Outlook Express to show the newsreader direct from your ISP.
This is much quicker as your postings appear almost immediately not many hours later as with Google
Anyway this very evening Ed will probably be on bar duty again and quite possibly Wendy will make it from Newfoundland to meet Ron from Vancouver
time as usual 9 pm EST
short url link:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com

John Fowles
webring at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

char · 06-06-2003, 02:43 PM

Ed has my standing order of Grand Marnier on the rocks...
he's a good boy!
lol
Char
talk to ya later John!

gwen sue snyder · 06-13-2003, 08:20 AM

We had a total of eleven happy chatters last week including 2 welcome newcomers Rick from Reno and dino
So it is now Friday the thirteenth and another session beckons at the same time and venue this evening at 9 pm EST
at direct browser entry:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
Or as we all recommend by using the chat client (program) mIRC:-
(there seems to be some lingering confusion regarding whether attendees are there courtesy of mIRC or not).Simply put if you have not taken the trouble to read my illustrated guide to mIRC at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
and actually downloaded the necessary program installation file and then configured it you are
probably simply clicking the browser link above or have it bookmarked. I can't speak for what happens if you are saddled with the AOL browser but with Internet Explorer and Netscape you will still have the usual top of screen display including an address box and with IE at least the very top will show "chat - Microsoft Internet Explorer"
Also to enter you would have entered a nick name in the requisite entry box in the middle of an opening Java applet screen consisting of a grey/gray area filling the available space then clicked on a small "chat" button. If you have mIRC on the other hand you probably started by using the start-programs list to select mIRC
and then you will have gone through the full but simple and painless rigmarole of closing the little display showing
a mugshot of mIRC's author one Khaled Mardam-Bey then clicked on the "Connect to IRC Server" button waited then selected "#gordonlightfootchat" as the channel to join clicked "join" and got what is ostensibly the same Java Applet display as via the browser method but
the very top bar now clearly says mIRC and you have a useful mIRC toolbar to tool away at you will also automatically be listed under the nickname you chose when you configured mIRC so as they say in these parts "go figure/configure" You would then be able to indulge the features of mIRC including copying entered text and pasting it or indeed any other text-jokes Neswsgroup or Discussion Board thread content interesting URLs etc
I hope that might at last clear up the situation
See you later??
John Fowles
my Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

fowlesjohn · 06-13-2003, 08:20 AM

We had a total of eleven happy chatters last week including 2 welcome newcomers Rick from Reno and dino
So it is now Friday the thirteenth and another session beckons at the same time and venue this evening at 9 pm EST
at direct browser entry:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
Or as we all recommend by using the chat client (program) mIRC:-
(there seems to be some lingering confusion regarding whether attendees are there courtesy of mIRC or not).Simply put if you have not taken the trouble to read my illustrated guide to mIRC at http://www.mirc.shorturl.com
and actually downloaded the necessary program installation file and then configured it you are
probably simply clicking the browser link above or have it bookmarked. I can't speak for what happens if you are saddled with the AOL browser but with Internet Explorer and Netscape you will still have the usual top of screen display including an address box and with IE at least the very top will show "chat - Microsoft Internet Explorer"
Also to enter you would have entered a nick name in the requisite entry box in the middle of an opening Java applet screen consisting of a grey/gray area filling the available space then clicked on a small "chat" button. If you have mIRC on the other hand you probably started by using the start-programs list to select mIRC
and then you will have gone through the full but simple and painless rigmarole of closing the little display showing
a mugshot of mIRC's author one Khaled Mardam-Bey then clicked on the "Connect to IRC Server" button waited then selected "#gordonlightfootchat" as the channel to join clicked "join" and got what is ostensibly the same Java Applet display as via the browser method but
the very top bar now clearly says mIRC and you have a useful mIRC toolbar to tool away at you will also automatically be listed under the nickname you chose when you configured mIRC so as they say in these parts "go figure/configure" You would then be able to indulge the features of mIRC including copying entered text and pasting it or indeed any other text-jokes Neswsgroup or Discussion Board thread content interesting URLs etc
I hope that might at last clear up the situation
See you later??
John Fowles
my Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

Borderstone · 06-13-2003, 04:20 PM

Hi John. Just wanted to let you know that the moment I get a home PC (whenever that is) I'll definetly be joining the chats. I never have chatted in a chat room before. My teeth have had the habit of "chattering" in a chilly room but I'm sure that's a different thing!

Later!

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Borderstone (Also known as,"The B!")

johnfowles · 06-20-2003, 09:46 AM

During last Friday's chat room session I noted that a total of 15 dropped in including a brief period when both Ron Jones in Vancouver and Wendy on the rock at the other end of Canada were both present for the first time. we will be open to all who would like to chat about The Man or his music at 9 pm EST this evening. I suspect that would be 11 am Saturday in Melbourne or 1 pm in New Zealand.Last week I tried to clarify the situation regarding whether you are using the mIRC chat client or not (if you are then the title bar at the extreme upper left corner of your screen should then say "mIRC" instead of plain "chat"
(that is with Internet Explorer).I still do not know how it appears if you use AOL. But suffice to say that Erkie/Erica has no problem using mIRC with the AOL browser. I intend conducting a survey for the next few weeks to see whether the message of the advantages of bothering with mIRC is getting through.
C U l8er folks
John Fowles in New Jersey U.S.A.
Webring access from http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

johnfowles · 06-20-2003, 09:46 AM

During last Friday's chat room session I noted that a total of 15 dropped in including a brief period when both Ron Jones in Vancouver and Wendy on the rock at the other end of Canada were both present for the first time. we will be open to all who would like to chat about The Man or his music at 9 pm EST this evening. I suspect that would be 11 am Saturday in Melbourne or 1 pm in New Zealand.Last week I tried to clarify the situation regarding whether you are using the mIRC chat client or not (if you are then the title bar at the extreme upper left corner of your screen should then say "mIRC" instead of plain "chat"
(that is with Internet Explorer).I still do not know how it appears if you use AOL. But suffice to say that Erkie/Erica has no problem using mIRC with the AOL browser. I intend conducting a survey for the next few weeks to see whether the message of the advantages of bothering with mIRC is getting through.
C U l8er folks
John Fowles in New Jersey U.S.A.
Webring access from http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

johnfowles · 06-26-2003, 08:12 PM

Hi everybody
It is now early Thursday evening and this
will hopefully be advance warning/reminder that tomorrow Friday in the U.S. is the regular chat night at 9pm EST at:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
Last Friday there were 10 in attendance including the return of "morning glory" who we all assumed was the disguise of Kim as it was similar to her usual type of nickname
only when the actual lady left and said she was not Kim did we
know better. Shortly after this I had to leave the room and happened upon the real Kim in AOL IM. So I have to own up that I put her up to immediately signing in to the chat room as
"morning glory". No doubt I will learn tomorrow if this caused any
hilarity
John Fowles

johnfowles · 06-26-2003, 08:12 PM

Hi everybody
It is now early Thursday evening and this
will hopefully be advance warning/reminder that tomorrow Friday in the U.S. is the regular chat night at 9pm EST at:- http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
Last Friday there were 10 in attendance including the return of "morning glory" who we all assumed was the disguise of Kim as it was similar to her usual type of nickname
only when the actual lady left and said she was not Kim did we
know better. Shortly after this I had to leave the room and happened upon the real Kim in AOL IM. So I have to own up that I put her up to immediately signing in to the chat room as
"morning glory". No doubt I will learn tomorrow if this caused any
hilarity
John Fowles

johnfowles · 07-03-2003, 01:08 PM

Last week attendance was 11.
Tonight at 9 pm EST we'll try again same links as before

johnfowles · 07-03-2003, 01:08 PM

Last week attendance was 11.
Tonight at 9 pm EST we'll try again same links as before

johnfowles · 07-11-2003, 01:55 PM

First of all My embarressed apologies regarding my reminder last week
Not only did I think all day Thursday that it was Friday and hence posted my messages a day early but I completely (in the haste to get the message up there) forgot that Friday was indeed July the Fourth when the whole nation here goes on a celebratory binge to commemorate their independance from all that means so much to me.
Also we had already arranged to be out most of the evening anyway to watch our neighbouring town's firework display. So I expect many other regular chatters
from this side of the border were doing likewise (and Roger Guinn in Roswell NM was cursing the rude entourage with Merle Haggard (see his Newsgroup posting for details).
In the event our local extravaganza was rather a flop and compared very poorly with the display we watched with Roger in Roswell last year
So this week or rather tonight (yes it is Friday) I expect a bumper turn-out at 9PM EDT at the usual place http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
John Fowles
I have no commercial interest in fireworks,Roswell or Merle Haggard for that matter

johnfowles · 07-11-2003, 01:55 PM

First of all My embarressed apologies regarding my reminder last week
Not only did I think all day Thursday that it was Friday and hence posted my messages a day early but I completely (in the haste to get the message up there) forgot that Friday was indeed July the Fourth when the whole nation here goes on a celebratory binge to commemorate their independance from all that means so much to me.
Also we had already arranged to be out most of the evening anyway to watch our neighbouring town's firework display. So I expect many other regular chatters
from this side of the border were doing likewise (and Roger Guinn in Roswell NM was cursing the rude entourage with Merle Haggard (see his Newsgroup posting for details).
In the event our local extravaganza was rather a flop and compared very poorly with the display we watched with Roger in Roswell last year
So this week or rather tonight (yes it is Friday) I expect a bumper turn-out at 9PM EDT at the usual place http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com
John Fowles
I have no commercial interest in fireworks,Roswell or Merle Haggard for that matter

johnfowles · 07-18-2003, 11:23 AM

Oh Dear Oh Dear, further embarressment.
Last Friday when posting I overlooked the fact that we were due to attend Susan's neice's birthday party so once again we had to miss the chat.
Hopefully we'll make it this evening at 9 pm EDT at http://www.rikschatroom.shorturl.com

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My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

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