From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #14 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Friday, January 19 2001 Volume 06 : Number 014 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: (OT) how much of a geek am I [Spencer2424@aol.com] Alloy: homegrown soundproofing ["Julie Sweeney" ] Re: Alloy: (OT) how much of a geek am I [Robin Thurlow ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:49:38 EST From: Spencer2424@aol.com Subject: Re: Alloy: (OT) how much of a geek am I Hey Robin - I play drums! And I don't know if taking them up will help your wrist problem, but you'll certainly have stronger forearms! - - Craig ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:50:37 -0600 From: "Julie Sweeney" Subject: Alloy: homegrown soundproofing Not that I would ever claim to know how the pros soundproof for drums (Damien probably does), but this reminded me of the "music room" my parents created in our basement for my brothers, one of whom had a full drum kit and the other, an electric guitar, giant amp, wa wa pedal, the works. (Mind you, this was the 70s.) They had installed very thick (and ugly) shag carpet on the floor and halfway up the walls; the upper half of the walls was covered with some kind of acoustical tile, as was the ceiling. I will spare you the color scheme, as I have mentioned this was in the 70s. They stopped short at the door, since it was one of those wide, accordian-type folding things and I guess they couldn't figure out how to soundproof that. Did it work? Can't really remember... my brothers loved to be loud, so I have the feeling there was still plenty of hollering "turn that damn thing down!" It was undoubtedly better than nothing, though. Robb, I won't count your commas if you don't count my parentheses. Melissa and Keith, you are both extremely hilarious people and I wish I'd thought of doing both those things when I had loud neighbors. Wouldn't you love to have been a fly on the wall of the Israeli hairdresser's apartment when Melissa started up? God, that is just great. Robin, I have been chewing on Damien to send something in for War Child, since he downloaded it at work. Please watch for something from us. I have yet to hear this, since I don't dare to download it at home. When we moved, I went from DSL access to what is supposedly 56k, but I don't even want to speculate about my actual connect rate, which I'm sure is far from 56K. Anybody out there have any experience with cable modems? Good, bad, ugly? We're supposed to be getting this someday soon. Best to all... Julie jsweeney@netpros-inc.net ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:59:48 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: xmas gift Robb & Tara wrote: > That, and understand, in a dark way, that we are sure that there will indeed be > another war to repair in the near future, rather unfortunately. > > Yeah, I know, bleak outlook on things... but hey, let us all recall, as my > grandfather would bring up... "the war to end all wars." Enough said. Understood, Robb, and thanks for your post... however to clarify, the War Child fund is not for one war alone, it's for the many wars/conflicts which are happening continually around the world. The fund's focus is on the thousands of children within communities which are hit by violence and war crimes, and attempts to provide them with not just food, clothing, shelter and medical care (which are all important!) but also with some semblance of a childhood in which there is still a degree of security, community, and personal encouragement. These are little kids who have witnessed or experienced the worst possible crimes and abuses. War Child helps these kids regain something of their former lives which were taken from them & reminds them of human dignity, individuality and integrity, and even fun :) the War Child website can be found @ http://www.warchild.co.uk/home/home.asp if anyone would like more information Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:23:00 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: (OT) how much of a geek am I Thanks Craig, I'd take stronger forearms too :) xxxx Robin T Spencer2424@aol.com wrote: > > Hey Robin - I play drums! And I don't know if taking them up will help your > wrist problem, but you'll certainly have stronger forearms! > > - Craig ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:40:50 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: (OT) one of my heroes! This does (at least) follow along the topic of helping children in times of war or conflict, and also another recent discussion about WWII! You can read about the "Candy Bomber" who dropped candy to children caught up in the post WWII Berlin Blockade, by linking to: http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0698/candy.htm He used to be called 'wiggly wings' by the children because he'd wiggle his plane on approach to let them know it was him coming in with treats. I heard this guy interviewed a few years back & since then he's one of my all-time heroes :) Robin T ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #14 **************************