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From: snarf@access.digex.com (Sean Eustis)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Tanais' new fiddle teacher
Date: 11 Jan 1993 04:48:32 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
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In article <memo.853920@cix.compulink.co.uk> cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk writes:
>Tanais sips his Brandy Alexander, puts his cap on the floor and plays 
>a reel he's been learning from the Planxty album "The Woman I Loved 
>So Well" to impress his teacher at his first lesson. It's an odd 
>sight seeing the formal and Classical holding of the bow yet the 
>music is wild and, well... "reeling", he's yet to master the way folk 
>fiddlers seem to hold the bow -- a little futher up from the frog of 
>the bow -- but it will come in time. 

<<clap clap clap...>>

Dreamweaver aplauds Tanais, "Well done, lad. I'm sure you'll get used to
feeling good about your playing. Keep it up, there aren't enough teachers
who can teach a student like you how to simply relax and enjoy their own
music. I wouldn't worry about impressing your new teacher, she'll probably
be flattered that you've been trying so hard. You'll probably wonder if
you've tried hard enough. You have, and I'm proud of you."
	"Mike, a little bit of Frangelica, please."

Dreamweaver sips the liquid and tosses the glass into the fireplace.

	"To music, and the way it can make you feel!"

<<<Crash>>>






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			(snarf@access.digex.com)
             "Nothing is forgotten... nothing is ever forgotten."
From: schweppe@acs.bu.edu (Edmund Schweppe)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: An Introduction - T-Bear delurks!
Date: 13 Jan 93 04:15:43 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

T-Bear (dspeck@ee.ryerson.ca) delurks:

[ Last four months greatest hits sacrificed to net.daemons ]

>T-Bear steps up to the chalk-line, downs his root-beer, and toasts,
>       "To the Place, the wonderful Place,
>       helping those in need,
>       and those who are alone.
>       May the Place be in all our hearts
>        for a long time to come."
><<CRASH>>

"Well said!" shouts Merlinvin.  <<crash!>>

>T-Bear gets a bamboo-shoot Pizza from the VPM, which is still sitting on
>the bar, and wanders over to the fireplace. He settles down out of the
>line of fire of incoming glasses, finishes off the pizza (his favourite
>kind), and promptly begins to imitate a bear rug - nose on front paws, 
>back feet stretched straight out to each side, and rumbling (cats, and,
>apparently, foxes (right, Tanais? ;), purr, bears just rumble contentedly.)
>('Specially when they're being scritched. [hint hint :] ).

Merlinvin takes the [hint hint :] and, kneeling beside the recumbent
T-Bear, begins scritching.  After a few minutes, he realizes that the
peaceful panda is not only in a good position for scritches, but a
*perfect* one for a full backrub and massage (although using oil probably
would be a bad idea under the circumstances).

"Well, my friend," asks Merlinvin, "I must admit I've never massaged a panda
before - but I would certainly like to try.  Would you like me to?"

__________________________________________________________________________
Ed Schweppe o/k/a Merlinvin - schweppe@acs.bu.edu,
    (or for faster replies)   eschweppe%drcoa1.decnet@drcvax.af.mil
All standard disclaimers (also datclaimers and deotherclaimers) apply.

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From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: Hippo birdies again
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:27:36 GMT



>MerryTail is siting in the corner looking a bit ill and begraggled 
>but she suddenly raises her head
>"Speaker to Minerals? Unbe? Is it that time of the year already? I 
>don't want to pass on my germs but would you like a birthday hug?
>Happy Birthday everyone!"

"merry dear, take care of yourself....

i looked for speaker all day yesterday...and he didn't show up...

*sniff*  happy birthday, stm..."  kitten misses the large sized kitten
(well, after all, that's all a kzinti is, non?)

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conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"love is the wild card of existance"
                          rita mae brown
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Bi-bulb (was Re: Dalek has entered the building
Date: 6 Jan 1993 23:11:48 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
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In article <106268@bu.edu> schweppe@acs.bu.edu (Edmund Schweppe) writes:
>kitten writes:
>
>[various electrical puns unplugged]
>
>>"i am shocked that you are starting a thread like this...."  kitten
>>doesn't pun...she is too busy wenching water....
>
>Merlinvin _was_ going to stay out of this, until kitten "doesn't pun"...
>
>"kitten, we all know you are a cute and adorable wench, and we don't want
>you to get hurt.  Playing with water and electricity at the same time is
>likely to get you electro-cute-d!"
>
>__________________________________________________________________________
>Ed Schweppe o/k/a Merlinvin - schweppe@acs.bu.edu,
>    (or for faster replies)   eschweppe%drcoa1.decnet@drcvax.af.mil
>All standard disclaimers (also datclaimers and deotherclaimers) apply.

Geeze, peoples, I just came in to get lit up, not to swim against the
current and listen to these shocking puns! (More! More!)

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From: brumby@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara)
Subject: (Something other than) Re: boo
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 01:51:00 GMT

   This seems to be building up.

s892057@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Neale Wolfson) writes:
>>   The brumby just decides to hammer the point home.
>  "Not to guide the conversation anywhere in particular."

   "We'll just cut to the punch line and nail it down."

>>pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan) writes:
>>>"I'd screw up my courage, Brumby, if I wire you.  You may get us all hooked on
>>>hardware puns, and we'll have to bracket you into a corner.  Does anybody else
>>>care to try to hit the nail on the head?"
>>>(Ouch, that hurt *my* sensibilities...)
>>   "Okay folks, you all know the drill! Brace yourself Starknight, this
>>could get a bit much."
>"All this mitre cause problems,  if we continue to lose our foundations in
>reality."

   "Well, if you're going to come at it from that angle, I suppose that I'm
not really on the level. Shall we square off and see if we can floor the
bar?"


-- 
     The Silver Brumby of          brumby@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
      the Silicon Plains            brumby@zikzak.apana.org.au

      The grass is always greener on the other side of the network.
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From: mdm@sparc2.Prime.COM (Michael D. McAfee)
Subject: welcomes and galliards
Organization: Yale CS Mail/News Gateway
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 20:11:12 GMT


		The dark elf ambles over to Rie.  "Welcome to the Place.
	That's an interesting toast you made there.  You're last name
	wouldn't happen to be Gadling, would it?  If so, I know some
	historians who'd like to talk with you.  Or did that toast come to
	you in a Dream? ;)"

		"Also, welcome back Parakeet and Grey Lady.  Hugs for
	both of you."

		Jason mentions the galliard, aka the tordeon.  "Ah, yes,
	the galliard.  We go through those at SCA dance practice fairly
	often.  Along with courantos, the galliard provides a nice 
	aerobic workout for the dancers.  I've never tried the tordeon to
	'Back in Black,' but there is a song called 'Welcome to the 
	Cheapseats' (by an Irish band called That Petrol Emotion) that has
	a perfect six-beat for the dance.  Someday, if they play Boston 
	again, I want to go and galliard to it live."

		"In case the first paragraph confused anyone, those
	are references to the Sandman comic book.  A character named
	Hob (or Robert) Gadling made the same toast as Rie did in one
	issue.  Hmm, perhaps I should by Rie a glass of Chateau Lafitte
	'58..."

	Michael, the Chaotic
	disclaimer:  yeah, I gotcher disclaimer...RIGHT HERE, pal
From: narxtc@casc.math.uh.edu (Noah Ramon)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: One quick question
Date: 5 Jan 1993 04:15:48 GMT
Organization: UH Dept of Math
NNTP-Posting-Host: casc.math.uh.edu

DM asks :
>"What sort of things do you have in mind for posting? A while back someone
>suggested making a GIF database of patrons' RL portraits, but that never
>got off the ground. Too many technical difficulties and problems."

Well, soon, the rest of the Bi-Peds should be showing up, and I can hopefully 
get a show online. However, I have found that there are certain aspects of the
show that I simply can not place into words. I have tried, and they just rebel.
With pictures (and hopefully, sound) I can do a better job of describing and 
thus explaining what the heck is going on (a recurring question during a show.)

Thanks for the replies, though. It is quite helpful...

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From: steve@crc.ricoh.COM (Stephen R. Savitzky)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: From Feather's other half (was Re: boo
Date: 4 Jan 93 22:18:23 GMT
	<brumby.725843857@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au> <C07rIz.II5@agora.rain.com>
	<105917@bu.edu>
Organization: RICOH California Research Center

In article <105917@bu.edu> schweppe@acs.bu.edu (Edmund Schweppe) writes:

   Suddenly, Merlinvin gets a brilliant idea, and a candleabra appears above
   his head.  Due to the magic of Callahan's, the candles don't drip wax as
   Merlinvin waxes eloquent:

   "I wonder what the appropriate names would be for taverns opened by other
   Callahanians?"

   "kitten, if she decided to become a full-time serving wench, would of
   course run the Li-Bar-y.  Nick Chopper might invite the veterans (and
   others) to the Bar-Ax.  And those in the physics-cryptography thread might
   band together to open the Bar Code."

"The Mandel-bar, of course!" says the Mandelbear.
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From: s892057@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Neale Wolfson)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: boo
Date: 7 Jan 1993 08:33:54 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au




>   The brumby just decides to hammer the point home.

  "Not to guide the conversation anywhere in particular."

>pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan) writes:

>>In article <brumby.725843857@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au>, brumby@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara) writes:
>>|>   "I dunno, a lot of people might find adjusting to the new name a bit of
>>|>a 'wench'. Still, if a nut like you can't torque her into it..."
>>|>   The brumby prepares to bolt.
>>"I'd screw up my courage, Brumby, if I wire you.  You may get us all hooked on
>>hardware puns, and we'll have to bracket you into a corner.  Does anybody else
>>care to try to hit the nail on the head?"
>>(Ouch, that hurt *my* sensibilities...)
>   "Okay folks, you all know the drill! Brace yourself Starknight, this
>could get a bit much."

"All this mitre cause problems,  if we continue to lose our foundations in
reality."

  The Wolf.  (Fighting line noise as usual)
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From: keulen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Splash!)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: An unexpected ring-in, whose face rings a bell
Date: 11 Jan 1993 06:34:14 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au


As the patrons are revellinmg in their underwater revellries, a dark
shadow passes overhead.  The party-goers look up in alarm to see a yacht
(with a winged keel) passing over.  As they watch in amazement, an
object splashes into the water, and slowly swims down to join the party.
As the swimmer approaches, the shape begins to become more familiar to a
few patrons with good memories, but there have been a few changes to this
person, his hair is shorter, his skin browner on his arms, legs and face,
and he is trying to add a beard to his moustache.

Splash is the first to recognise the mystery figure ...  "Damien!  Welcome
back!"  he calls, and swims over to give the swimmer a big Callahans hug. 
"I almost didn't recognise you, you look really different ... trying to
conceal your identity?"

Damien replies "I wasn't diliberately trying to conceal myself due to it being
difficult not to get a tan when you are out sailing. The beard was so that
I would not cut myself shaving on such an unstable platform as a yacht."

Splash nods, still trying to get used to the new-look Damien.  "How about
a drink?"

"Sounds like a brilliant idea, I have been saving my brass razoos. I would
like a cider."

"Make mine a hearty maritime rum, Mike."

Damien looks a little confused he is wondering where DM, kitten, Thyra, Brumby
and Mike Callahan are because their familiar faces are not to be seen.

Splash giggles ... "This is the remnants of the New Years Virtual Pizza
Party, and the theme, courtesy of Danger Mouse (or should I say Danger
Squid) is an underwater one.  Danger Mouse has turned into a squid, kitten
is the electro-cute mer-kitten/wench who is serving pizzas and drinks to
folks; Thyra has turned herself into an adorable feline mermaid, and she
in turn has changed Brumby into a very fetching sea-horse.  And of course,
the imposing Irish Neptune behind the bar is none other than our beloved
Mike Callahan, in costume!"

"Great everyone is here. I can see Didi swimming about giving even more
elaborate hugs. kitten could you get me a pizza with a mexican topping. I
am getting sick of having seafood, which is all that is on the yacht."

Now a toast....

"To people who say that they are leaving for good but make a re-appearance
in a short space of time" (Yes, this toast was inspired by both Alfvaen's
and my re-apearances)

"Now how the ... is there going to be a fireplace down here? But I will break
the glass against a convient rock"

<< CRASH >>

Damien. 

PS. Damien will be in WA until the 25th of January; any e-mail can be sent
to him courtesy of Splash, at keulen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au  The
dreaded net-lag monster seems to be behaving itself for the moment, so
hopefully all callahans posts will arrive in time too.


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		Splash!		*To love is to LIVE!*
   (aka Mike van Keulen -- e-mail: keulen@csuvax1.murdoch.edu.au)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: xrjdm@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph D. McMahon)
Subject: Re: Imminent contact
Organization: NASA/GSFC NCCS
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 16:08:37 GMT
Reply-To: xrjdm@calvin.gsfc.nasa.gov 
X-Posted-From: twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <1993Jan10.223454.6685@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, mar@physics.su.OZ.AU (David Mar) writes:
> Danger Mouse/Squid checks himself...
> 
> "Nice pattern, DM!" someone calls out, pointing to the alternating black
> and white squares which now cover his body.
> 
> "More news and RealSpace fun later..."
> 
> - Danger Mouse.
Oh, just check-ing in, then?

-- 
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                  P.O. Box 13 | Take me ... out to the park
            Lothian, MD 20711 | Take me to ... the movies, 'cause
xrjdm@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov | I love to ... sit in the dark
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From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: To New Life!
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 03:14:33 GMT



>----<--<@

>The Didi-Sprite has been winging her way about the bar enjoying
>the conversation, the dancing, the eating, the drinking, and being
>amongst her friends once more, when Bertie flaps down from the rafters 
>with a message ... and it reads:


>Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 00:12:17 -0500
>From: Michael B Garrett -- Chudys <darkshot@rock.concert.net>

>Didi- please send my best to all these people for me- I am too busy to
>responds as I should. When you know the reason, I think you'll understand:

>Tadeusz Michael Garrett - born 6:20pm Eastern, January 6, 1993
>Weight: 8 lbs, 6oz - Length: 21 inches

>I just got home a minute ago- my wife is staying a few days since it was
>a Caesarean delivery. 

>Do please send best wishes to those you mentioned- and tell them about it.

>Thank you, Didi. Many hugs-

>'Shot


kitten adds her good wishes and a lifetime supply of hugs for the new
baby darkshot....

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conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"love is the wild card of existance"
                          rita mae brown

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From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: Re: purple
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:58:54 GMT


>>kitten (who never knows when to leave well enough alone) just wanted
>>to turn her hair a couple of shades darker than strawberry blonde...
>>
>>now she looks like an irish setter that has been sprayed with grape
>>koolaid. 
>>
>>sigh.
>>
>	Rachel comes over and hugs kitten warmly. "Don't worry, other 
>people have done that before. You may have used the same product a friend
>of mine once used, which did the same thing. If you want to go to
>a hairdresser and have it done right, give me your snail mail address
>and I'll send you a sample of mine to match! :)" She looks at her own
>hair, which is (naturally) just the orange side of red, like an Irish
>Setter. "I should warn you, though... every hairdresser I've spoken to says
>that red dyes fade the fastest. But I have seen some _excellent_ dye jobs."

"thanks....i am starting to get used to it...but why do i feel the
urge to get a leather skirt and studs...."

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conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"love is the wild card of existance"
                          rita mae brown
From: amanda@wam.umd.edu (Me again)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: "They must be right" was Re: Tanais' new fiddle teacher
Date: 10 Jan 93 15:01:34 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

In article <memo.853920@cix.compulink.co.uk> cliveg@cix.compulink.co.uk writes:
>Again, I feel this is right for me and that, as always, a traditional 
>approach isn't going to work as well for me as it does for others. 
>I'm getting used (or resigned?) to the fact that I'm not a typical 
>person, and I'm not going to respond to a standard classical 
>education, although there's nothing to stop me from taking up both 
>systems now or in the future if I feel I want to do that sort of 
>approach. I still have the nagging doubt "how come the classical 
>system of teaching is so popular?" I guess I'm slipping into the old 
>"there are so many of them, they must be right" syndrome. 
>
>I must question everything.

I think that so often!... "There's so many of them, they must be right."
I never know which way is up.  I know my instincts haven't always been right.
I know "they" aren't always right.  I worry all the time that what i think
is good logic might just be rationalization and a Bad Idea, or i worry that
i'm being overinfluenced by society's programming and not being true to myself!
I would follow my own inspiration if i just had the confidence...

I don't like traditional roles, but i know that having no roles to follow at
all is a mistake - look what happened to the children of the "never say no"
anti-discipline philosophy.  They were supposed to find their own way/follow
their hearts or something, but most of them ended up greedy and self-centered.
Or did they?  Maybe this is just propaganda.

I guess i just worry too much :)

I'd make a toast here, but i'm not sure what _to_... :)

amanda@wam.umd.edu      Lost in a maze of twisty little       Amanda Babcock
                           moral standards, all alike
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
From: kksys!cipric!jmh%uum1.UUCP@CS.YALE.EDU (Janet Huss)
Subject: A returning
Organization: Ciprico, Inc.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:27:52 GMT

The door into Callahan's opens, momentarily blasting the patrons with a
stiff breeze carrying snowflakes.  Carried in by the same breeze is 
a stranger in a long gray cloak, face shielded by the hood, who quickly
closes the door to shut out the too-dark and too-cold winter.

From the rafters of the Place, a blue firelizard launches, descending 
onto the stranger's shoulder with an excited chittering and scolding.
A few of the folx realize why they sense a familiarity with the new 
arrival, recognizing both the grey cloak and the blue Luth.  

The figure in gray approaches the bar.  With little more than a glance,
Mike prepares an Irish coffee and offers it.  A dollar bill exchanges 
hands, and the Grey Lady lowers her hood and accepts the steamy drink.

"To those who have come in since I was last here, well met.  To those 
who remember me from before, met again!"

She walks over to an empty table not far from the fireplace, and sets 
down drink and a satchel, bulging and apparently quite heavy.  With Luth 
holding on for dear life, she persuades the VPM to provide the noisy 
firelizard with some meat scraps, and quiets him (and a few of his clutchmates)
with a meal.  "Hasn't the Bard been keeping you fed?

"DM, I'm sorry I missed the party.  Circumstances in RL didn't allow me to
unlurk any sooner than this.  Do you realize that it's been nearly a year 
since I posted last? 

"Nick, I hear that Stan's going to be a mommy.  Congratulations -- I rather
suspected it as soon as I heard she'd gone missing ....  Perhaps another 
Valentine's Day hatching?

"Oh, I want to catch up on sixteen thousand other conversations, too, but 
not all at one time, I guess.  I'm just glad to be back, and I'm looking 
forward to renewing old friendships and making some new ones!"

With that, she sits quietly at the table, sipping the Irish coffee to warm 
up.

The Grey Lady
jmh@cipric.mn.org

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From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
Subject: elvis
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:00:29 GMT

kitten just wants to be the first to wish y'all a happy elvis's
birthday... 

:)


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conan the librarian a.k.a. kitten           /\ /\  barbara ann 
"my life's a soap opera, isn't yours?"      {=.=}
                                              ~   trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu 
"love is the wild card of existance"
                          rita mae brown

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