A la prochaine

Ahhh the Music Thread!

Thank you Chaussettes! ;)-->

Yes, that is quite a song isn't it ~ loaded with all sorts of messages. A fine Work.

Hey, I'm on my way to a concert this week ~ 'Great Big Sea'!!! They're a Celtic/Rock band with such a different sound. Lots of energy! They are from Newfoundland and do both traditional and original music.

The 'Sea of No Cares' is their latest album.

Well, A la Prochaine will surely be thinking of you all here in this music café as I'm dancing in the aisles, hopping and doing some pretty immature things for a lady of my age! :P-->

Thank you again Socks for taking the time to post those words. They are soothing to the soul...

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I think being M&A'd is worse than leaving on your own.

We were first dropped from our corps status, which nearly flattened us completely, then a few months later were told we were no longer welcome at the Way.

We were isolated and had no one to communicate with. No one contacted us. We couldn't figure out what exactly we had done wrong. So for 8 yrs. we plodded along, with so much pain and hurt.

Then we found GS and Waydale. Then the answers came. Then we found out about the lawsuits and the 'rest of the story' and the pieces slowly started falling into place. I know if we hadn't found these places, we would still be wanderers.

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Ahhhhh, Ted is Back... :D-->

A la is happy. :D--> My bleeding heart buddy is back again!

Hey I was listening to some Aselin Dobesin and got thinking how I would have never found this little 'angels' voice if it had not been for this music thread. When I see a song someone mentions or posts lyrics too and I don't recognize them, I quickly run to my Kazaa lite site and down the song comes. And, usually it's a great find! :D-->.

So, I just thought I'd let everyone know how much I appreciate your posts.

And I have made some mighty fine friends in our little musical café here too.

Merci! :)-->

N.B. I'm listening to 'Summerside of Life' ~ Gordon Lightfoot! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!! :D-->

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Music once again soothes the soul!

Ted, I miss Ted.

Ted come back! :(-->

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James Taylor an actor??? -->

Ok, this evening I was watching a bit of television and happened to flick by this old,very dated, 'B' type movie.

Low and behold, I see James Taylor in this movie. He looked just like what he looked like on the cover of his album, 'Sweet Baby James'.

The movie was called, 'Two Lane Blacktop' (1971)

The movie was veeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy slow and I did not watch in its entirety.

Does anyone know of this movie and/or has seen it?

I just kept waiting and hoping for him to break into song! :D-->

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Oak,

Escaped name = Dan Moran

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Miss you too Chatty :(-->

Cliff and you are both in my thoughts and prayers.

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Just three words...(well almost :P-->)

Earth, Wind and Fire ~ any takers out there?

I loved these guys in the mid to late 70's. I think I wore out at least a dozen pair of shoes dancin' to this stuff.

All time favourite song - 'September'

And one more question - maybe Socks or Ted you guys can help me out here.

Were any of the musicians in Joyful Noise once musicians in Tower of Power?

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Ok,

Popping in to say hello. Am listening to Linda Ronstadt do : Someone to Watch Over Me by Gershwin.

Man that piece of music is timeless.

Just a musical thought .. :D-->.

Ok, I'm back, am listening to Nickel Creek with John Mayer doing 'NEON'. If anyone is an upright bass lover this is the song for you.

OOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU ~ soothing to the soul! ;)--> :D-->

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[This message was edited by A la prochaine on January 22, 2003 at 12:55.]

Socks,

I'm not sure what I have to do with all that rain you're experiencing but the theme song for today where I am should be...

Gordon Lightfoot ~ 10 Degrees and Getting Colder! :(-->

Actually this morning I woke to a lovely -20 Celcius ! Brrrrrrrr! But this thread makes me feel all warm and fuzzy ! :D-->

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Socks,

This Keb Mo is a special individual isn't he. Speaks right to the heart!

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Ok,

I'm listening to Annie Lennox - 'No More I Love You's'. What versatility she has in that voice of hers. Such strength.

I was never a 'Eurythmic' fan, but I love this song! I probably would have been a fan if I had not been so Way Brained! -->

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I just read the latest few posts here and wanted to add a bit of information. It may help, don't know...

I remember during PFAL '77 we were put into twigs and one of our topics we were to research were these 900 promises. So each twig was given a certain chapter or section of the old testament to search. Then they recorded our findings and it was put into some computer.

I remember them coming out and showing us the print out of all the scriptures that mentioned a promise from God. I think VP said it was the very first time in history that this was ever done. -->

Ya, like those snowy gas pumps -->

Hey Oak,

I'm laughing my guts out here :D-->

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Buckeroo,

Grrrrrrrrrrr How dare you mess with my sweet and innocent mind like that...

'til the next time... :D-->

Hoppie,

I forgot to mention something... Check your private topic thingy ;)-->

Thanks!

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Hoppie! :D-->

So nice to see you here on my all time favourite thread!

Yes, Ste. Anne's Reel is a fav. of mine. My mom plays it on her mandolin and I accompany her on the guitar.

Gordon Lightfoot is alive and well. I was on Google this morning and saw that he is still touring. And, as far as I know he has done a 7 day in a row concert at Massey Hall in Toronto Ontario Canada every spring for the past 30 years. Yes, to see him in a small out of the way pub would be a dream.

Aselin Debison I do not know, but I'm sure he is fantastic. Do you know of Natalie McMaster from Cape Breton and the Rankins are from Maboo Cape Breton.

There is so much music there it's wild!

About 3 summers ago Keynote, me and the family went there. HOLY CRAPOLA! We were in Baddeck Nova Scotia and we had just finished eating, strolling down the street and I heard this great fiddling music. We walked into this little community hall. There was this fiddler sitting in the corner, and people were dancing. It was a ceiligh! I was home!!!

And that place, like the Highlands of Scotland!

Absolutely beautiful.

Cape Bretonner's have been able to keep their music (which was originally settled by Scottish and Irish Immigrants) due to their isolation. I have read articles where fiddlers from Scotland/Ireland go to Cape Breton to study their music they have lost.

Don't get me going, I could babble on for hours...

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Buckeroo,

About the name change. Have you tried e-mailing Paw and finding out or maybe you could just try re-registering under a new name. Many people have done this here at GS. It can be done. I'm just not sure how. -->

But I like you as Buck. I don't think of you as the MCP you started out thinking you wanted to be, but rather the 'outdoorsy - Jeremiah Johnston - rugged, but softy' type you really are. Wrestled any bears lately?

Actually when you started that thread about consensual sex, I did not find you were offensive, just being honest.

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Buck,

Who is Gordon Lightfoot?

He was mentioned here earlier on this thread. He is a Canadian Folk Singer who started in the early 60's. A true balladeer. His voice in the early days was smooth and rich and the guitar work was awesome.

If You Could Read my Mind and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald were hits he had. You may have heard of these. But, to tell you the truth, I am not fussy on those tunes. It's his more remote stuff that I appreciate.

Songs such as ***** Willow, Cattails, In the early Morning Rain, Steel Rail Blues, Cotton Jenny, Love and Maple Syrup, Summerside of Life, Boss Man, Pony Man, Did She Mention my Name are just a few of my favourites.

Thanks for asking! :D-->

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Hi ya!

Well, last night, little A la went out to the local folk club for the first time. I have lived in this town for 12 years and I have never sought out this place! What a freghen Way brain I have been!!! -->

It was great. This individual got up and played about 5 different instruments and sang. His repetoire included Woodie Guthrie to gospel to blues. He was a master! He is local but has been performing and teaching for 30 years.

He played and sang "I'll Fly Away" and played 'Ste. Anne's Reel" on this mandolin/guitar sorta' instrument. His fingers moved at about a million miles an hour! His voice was very similar to Gordon Lightfoot's when he sang the balladeering type tunes.

If it hadn't been for this thread, I know I would have never gone out. This thread has brought out so much of the desire and passion I have had for music locked-up in my mental closet for so many years.

I recently told someone I was IMing with that I remember asking God to take the passion I had for music away from me, since I thought it was a distraction and kept me from getting into the word.

Since the way corps were not allowed any secular music for the first 4 months of their in-rez training, I figured music was a 'bad' thing and that is why we should control it's influence on us at all times.

Thank you Chatty for your inspired Thread!

It Rocks!!!!

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Ok, I'm listening to Van Morrison right now, "Ain't no Sunshine" oooooooooooooohhhhhhh, How Sweet it is!

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Hello 10th Corps,

I'm back just to say, Hello and Keynote has read your posts ~ he's madly getting his typing skills up to snuff so he can get responding to everyone.

Hey, Buck, your stories, your stories... Keep 'em comin'!

I was also thinking if some of you want to post some of your 'Way Orchestra' stuff on the music thread ~ I'm sure us 'music thread groupies' would love to hear about it! :D-->

Thanks!

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Nighty night Oak!

Thanks for dropping in before you retire!

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Wow Chatty,

What a post. That was poetry. I ditto everything you said. I have often thought of starting a thread 'What GS has done for me'.

And yes, the music in TWI is what kept me going through the tough times. Even the old gospel songs in the blue book were such an inspiration.

The music was the thing that would often heal my heart from the abuse I was experiencing from certain leaders.

Thanks for your post. It is wonderful.

IGOT: Such a sweet comment about your wifey there. If I were her right now I'd be one big smile from cheek to cheek :D-->

I know I'm a hopeless romantic -->

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This is for you Hope!(wink)

________________________________________________Stevie Wonder

My Cherie Amour

La la la la la la, La la la la la la

My cherie amour, lovely as a summer day

My cherie amour, distant as the milky way

My cherie amour, pretty little one that I adore

You're the only girl my heart beats for

How I wish that you were mine

In a cafe or sometimes on a crowded street

I've been near you, but you never noticed me

My cherie amour, won't you tell me how could you ignore

That behind that little smile I wore

How I wish that you were mine

La la la la la la, La la la la la la

La la la la la la, La la la la la la

Maybe someday, you'll see my face amoung the crowd

Maybe someday, I'll share your little distant cloud

Oh, cherie amour, pretty little one that I adore

You're the only girl my heart beats for

How I wish that you were mine

La la la la la la, La la la la la la

La la la la la la, La la la la la la

Enjoy!

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quote:

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Did any of you ever feel resentful of "new people"

that still had outside friends and activities (i.e. A LIFE)

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Yes, I felt like this. Having pretty much lived all of my teen years in the word, I felt so resentful at times. I would hear of other teens having fun, going to concerts and doing 'teen' things together and I was sitting in a bible fellowship with a bunch of adults.

There were never any teens where I was. So I was always with adults.

I did make up for it at some point when I went to college and that was only because at the time I was not attending a fellowship. It was the greatest time of my adolescent years.

Party time!!!!! :D-->

PS I realize I'm not posting about the most recent posts. I haven't had the chance to read right to the end yet, but thought I would start by responding to the first few posts.

Merci.

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Ahhh shucks Chatty, I'm blushing! -->

Glad you are enjoying Norah. She's quite a lady!

Ok... Steely Dan ~ here we go...

ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU

I never seen you looking so bad my funky one

You tell me that your superfine mind has come undone

CHORUS:

Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend

Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again

When the demon is at your door

In the morning it won't be there no more

Any major dude will tell you

Have you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine

The people on the street have all seen better times

CHORUS

I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do

You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you

CHORUS

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And this next one was from the Nightfly album : 1980 ~ What a funky song!

I.G.Y.

Standing tough under stars and stripes

We can tell

This dream's in sight

You've got to admit it

At this point in time that it's clear

The future looks bright

On that train all graphite and glitter

Undersea by rail

Ninety minutes from New York to Paris

Well by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K.

What a beautiful world this will be

What a glorious time to be free

Get your ticket to that wheel in space

While there's time

The fix is in

You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky

You know we've got to win

Here at home we'll play in the city

Powered by the sun

Perfect weather for a streamlined world

There'll be spandex jackets one for everyone

What a beautiful world this will be

What a glorious time to be free

On that train all graphite and glitter

Undersea by rail

Ninety minutes from New York to Paris

(More leisure time for artists everywhere)

A just machine to make big decisions

Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision

We'll be clean when their work is done

We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young

What a beautiful world this will be

What a glorious time to be free

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Ahhh, that felt so good... :D-->

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