A la prochaine

Winton Marsalis and circular breathing, that freaks me right out! (Hubby is a brass player!)

Yes, the Ken Burns thing was astounding. Hubby taped all episodes. I grew such an appreciation for Louis (pronounced Lewis) Armstrong. What he did was phenomenal.

I have seen those Ken Burns Doc. in our public library. Anyone interested could possibly check that out if they wanted to see them.

Psalms, it's all there! You're right! The pain, the joy, the sadness, the victories - that's music, that's life.

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Ron G.

You asked about Way Orchestra. It was a mixture of musicians pretty much. Some professional, some high school players too.

My husband played in Orchestra for many years. (77-93). There were some fine musicians who played. Some trained at the very best schools in Europe. Some who even had played for Berlin Philharmonic.

His all time favourite musician to play with was Garibaldi the drummer. You couldn't get any better as far as he was concerned. He tied the whole orchestra together.

The conductor's made a big difference too. Some were more anal than others. Of course, this is all second hand news here. These are just some of the things he has shared with me over the years.

I believe music is an expression of the times. So when times in history are tough, rough, drug immersed, pre-war, post-war etc... people write music to express those times and what they are going through.

The Ken Burn's Jazz documentary is one of the very best documentaries I have ever watched. I grew an appreciation for jazz that I never had before.

Husband's all time favourite musician: Winton Marsalis. He is on the documentary. He is a master musician. Plays jazz and classical as well. I even enjoy him .

My love in music is varied, like some rock, bluegrass, country, jazz, r&b, my likes lately are Alison Krauss, celtic stuff like the Coors, Rankins, Vince Gill, Simply Red, Jann Arden, and I love old time fiddle tunes too. Also, Hank Williams.

One more thing before I go. The other day driving in our van, listening to the classical station(hubby has it on all the time)an opera singer called Cecilia Bartoli comes on and sings a song. I started to cry in the van. I don't even like opera. It was so moving.

And by middle name is Cecilia, patron saint of Music in the Roman catholic church. Go figure!

Thanks for letting me share GS!

Love ya all!

Ted, your bleeding heart fan!

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But that was reflective at the time of the restrictions of mind to which people in the Way fenced in themselves - music had to be "happy" and "poppy" positive, "biblically correct", "edifying", tasteless garbage. Otherwise, I guess there was that danger of a wrong chord pouncing on them and opening their minds up to derbil spurts.

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and all of that = BORING, BORING, BORING

When you have those many controls, then it becomes pretty tough to come up with an original and inspired tune.

And, forget about anything in a minor key - you'd be a greasespot by midnight for sure!

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Music is a very large part of my life. Ask anyone who knows me. My children are the ones usually saying, "Mom, turn down the music!?

I can?t walk into a store without singing to the music. I have even asked a clerk once to change the music because I was so distracted by it and couldn?t shop in the store. (daughter?s most embarrassing moment #102).

All my life I have loved music. It is a passion with me. My parents were self-taught musicians and I had a sister who sang professionally.

I listened to a wide variety of music growing up.

When I was in TWI, nothing, NOTHING, drove me more insane than having to listen to only TWI music.

I remember when I was in the corps, the first 4 months we were not allowed to listen to any 'secular' music. Well, you can just imagine. Shoving bamboo shoots up my nails would have maybe been a more pleasant experience. I remember once being in my room by myself and I put on someone's clock radio so I could here some tunes. A senior corps person came in and heard the music. She said,? You?re listening to music. You know, you're not supposed to be listening to that." I said, "I know". A little while later, I was hauled into Corps coordinator's wife's office. Reproof session #36.

I always knew I had to marry someone who was crazy about music just as much as me. I married a musician. Classically trained though. His favourites are, Classical and jazz.

I am firm believer in exposing children to lots of different music. And many times, it?s stuff they don?t necessarily hear on the radio either. If they have been exposed to good music that is well produced, as they get older, I believe they will be able to distinguish between good and not so good music.

I believe music is one of the most powerful art forms and when it is done well, can be almost like having ?God in your living room?.

Another thing that has helped my children are music lessons. We are not rich by any means, but we have always felt it was a priority for our children to have a basis in music education.

I think it is stifling to say ?ONLY TWI MUSIC ALLOWED?. So much music out there that is truly inspired.

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Last I knew, they were staff. Chris was 20 something Corps, 23rd I think?

If anyone knows of their whereabouts, that would be great!

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One of the things I remember are stories about her spending oodles of times with VP when he would come to Emporia and I think at HQ. He'd call for her to go to the coach and she'd give him manicures and pedicures.

Now there's a visual!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!

Perhaps we should be on another thread?? Maybe fingernails and toenails? Oh it's late, I think I better leave, I'm getting punchy! I just realized we are on the suicide thread. What happened???

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Grasshopper is talking about TWI banning any internet searching and when TWI came out with their big official proclamation:

"NO INTERNET SOUP FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"The TRUTH - YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!"

Hopper it's been 2 days and I'm still laughing.

From a Seinfeld fan at heart - Thanks.

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Thanks for the feedback. PL was a pretty tough lady. And, yes looks like alot of us were the brunt of her unhappiness. Unfornately, I did not know it at that time, and I just thought I must be the crazy one.

I remember JL telling us how she was so close to VPW. That they had some sort of "bond". What was that all about? I always thought "If VP thinks she's the cat's meow, then I must really be messed-up!' Glad to hear she's come back to apologize. Too bad it didn't happen when I really needed it.

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Thanks for that information. That is just another centimetre towards my deliverance. Everyday I learn more!

Pat Lynn hated me in-residence and she let me know it in no uncertain terms.

Merci!

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Love your posts Radar.

You made me think of something when you said "Pat Lynn and her lesbo lynchings" (I paraphrased you - not a true quote there sorry!). Anyhow, when I was in the 12th Corps she did the same thing but it was homo(men)lynching. She had everyone on a suspicion band-wagon. Everyone you ever thought of being even remotely effeminate you were to confront and weed them out.

I knew of someone in the corps who was suspected and who a while later left the WC and committed suicide. He was a dear friend of mine. He made my time there tolerable. Alot of help his accusers were!

That Pat Lynn - I remember her telling us about when she went out during 'ho-ho relo' (stupid!!!)that year and how she was shopping and was tempted to steal something from the store she was in. (That was her past - she used to be a clepto.) And at this point she had probably been "in the word for over 20 years'. The renewed mind? Not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!- I had very little (if any) respect for that woman- but that's for another thread.

Are her and John still together? Anyone know?

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That's disgusting!!! Yuck!!!!!! Imagine if you had brought your son or daughter to that who had just graduated from PFAL (12 years old was the minimum age - remember) and surprise - guess what's on the roster for tonight grads?????

I am a parent of 3 children - I would of been disgusted to have my 16 year old see that!!!!!

Signed: Disgusted

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OOps,

Forgot the icon. I picked one from the profile thing (???) I'm not very good at this computer thing - just feeling my way through.

Oh yes, the girl eating corn. I love corn! - c'est tout!!

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I've only started posting, but I have been reading for months. Been out of 8 years (with hubby and kids) and had been wandering out in the dessert for all those years until we stumbled upon GS. Not a whole lot of people where we live to fellowship with- so it's nice to be here - read some familiar names - hear some familiar stories and figure out what went wrong. Like I said, for years we wandered around in the dessert wondering what we were going to do now that we were ousted from TWI. We were in from 1975 'til 1994.

I am french, and often sign off with A la prochaine in correspondence which means - 'til the next time - or 'til we meet again. Do not want to give my name since I still have family who are innies. And I have a very different name - only ever knew of one person with my name in TWI.

Kit, don't know you very well, but I love reading your posts. Always very loving, caring and uplifting. Thanks for starting this thread, it was great for me to get to know some of you a little more. My hubby and I often try to guess who some of you are.

Oh by the way, we are x-corps

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