What's happening in your life? 11/06-08/08

[Glennsallnighter]

You're lucky Molly that he is so tolerant. I get around the 'hubby' issue a different way. He simply doesn't know of the existence of the Board. Luckily he is out quite a bit and works nights so it is possible for me to get some quality 'Glenn :heart: time' at least some of the time. But I have had a few very near misses, and have to make sure to completely clear my internet browsing history everytime I finish, even on my own computer. And thanks to a very good friend, when I can't make it to the board she keeps me in touch through email on my blackberry. Only downside is that I can't give people my address to send on Eagles and Glenn :heart: material, as I just can't risk opening the whole can of worms that would follow an interception!

[EasyFeeling]

Poor girls, who are married. :wink: Like Soda said everyone should have his own thing to do. No one could keep me away from doing things which I like to do.

Today I went to the doctor again. The wound is healing well and I made clear I want to go back to work on Monday. Being at home every day that's what makes me more sick :roll: But she agreed and said ok. :D

[rcknalwys]

Great news EF, and getting back to work will help life get back to normal again. But take it easy, don't go full tilt until you get totally well.

I don't have a hubby in the house to deal with, been separated for years now, but he still likes to give me a bad time about the Eagles. He's always saying they are has beens. I know he does it just to get me going, and I think he's a little jeolous of Timothy :roll: lol. But I do have friends who think I'm obsessed and since I'm always checking out the board, they give me a hard time. They do however love the pic of Timothy I have on my desktop. It's the one from the deluxe edition. At least they have good taste in hot men :smitten: !

[Glennsallnighter]

Thats very good news EF. I'm delighted you feel ready to go back to work. I hope you get on well there.

My 6-yr old is the only person who slags me off over The Eagles! But then I slag her back, knowing her penchant for Timothy! :wink: She has an idea I like Glenn :heart: but I keep the 'specifics' away from her.

I'll have to log off soon! Hubby due home :roll: :wink:

[EasyFeeling]

But take it easy, don't go full tilt until you get totally well.

No Becky, I won't do that. :)

My friends are very tolerant even if they don't get why I spend time talking to people on message boards who I never met in person. I replied it's quite possible to know these people better over time. We all have our own style so sometimes I don't need to look to the left to see who has written a specific posting. :wink:

BTW, maybe I come over to the USA next year... I played the lottery today and I plan to hit the jackpot with 26 million Euros. :pray: :wink:

[Freypower]

I'll keep this brief.

I'm pretty happy after last night's election coverage. This could be only the second time in Australian history a sitting Prime Minister has lost his own seat.


By the way it's Rudd. Kevin Rudd.

:thumbsup: :cheers: :headbang:

[Glennsallnighter]

Well FP Congratulations to the Australian Labour Party who I belive have regained power after the recent election. That is the result you wanted isn't it! :D I wish the incoming Prime Minister Kevin Rudd the best as he starts out!

Oh I see you've just poated on this while I was writing it.

[DonFan]

I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. We had a great visit with my mother, brother, and sister, and we all ate WAY too much turkey! We also visited with my college roommate & her family. She lives in Kansas now so we usually only see each other once a year during the holidays. We watched the big football games together Saturday night at a huge football party at her sister’s house and both our teams, Kansas and Alabama, lost. :cry: Oh well, better luck next year.

She also told me they had gone to see Garth Brooks at a series of special concerts in Kansas and their tickets were just $35 apiece!! Garth made the venue sell ALL the tickets for that price, and he sent out press releases telling everyone not to buy tickets from scalpers or secondary markets, that he wanted to keep tickets affordable for everyone. He is kind of an amazing guy. Can you imagine the Eagles doing that? Guess its safe to say that Irving Azoff isn't Garth's manager. :roll:

[sodascouts]

Glad to hear you had such a nice visit - and my respect for Garth Brooks just went up a whole lot!

[DonFan]

Love your Santa Glenn av, Nancy!

[Brooke]

Wow, I've had such a busy holiday weekend, I've missed a lot here.

I'm so glad my husband doesn't mind my Eagles infatuation. I hope you all that have s.o. problems can get them worked out. Hubby thinks it's funny that I know so much about them, but realizes that it is just a hobby and all in good fun. And, I think he knows that if Glenn or Don happen to knock on my door and ask me to leave with them that I'm probably going! :wink:

Friday afternoon my friend from Florida (whom I visited in September) and her hubby and sister came for a brief visit. It was great to see them again.

It seems like I've done nothing but cook and eat all weekend. Today I had my friend/sister-in-law and her family for her birthday dinner. Also, mother-in-law, another sil and her family. Totalling 14! She turned the big 5-0, but I was nice since she had been nice for mine last year!

Now I'm exhausted and ready to chill and watch 60 Minutes! :D

[Brooke]

DF, that is cool about the Garth tickets. I saw him back in the 90's when he was first getting popular at a small county fair about 40 miles from here and got to shake his hand at the stage! (He kissed some of the girls, but my son was with me so I didn't go for that!)

Btw DF, we were on the other side of that Missouri/Kansas game last night and were very happy with the end result! :twisted:

And EF, glad you are getting back to work! Take it easy! :D

[Freypower]

I didn't know whether to address the 'husband' issue or not but I will.

My problem is not so much with him objecting to me visiting the board. It's more about his opinion of the music. He constantly whines about the Eagles being 'massed guitars in 3/4 time' because the music he likes is more sophisticated, etc etc. There really isn't any answer to this, any more than there is an answer to the argument that Neil Peart (Rush) is the world's best drummer and Don Henley could not play Neil Peart's parts. I honestly don't think even Henley would argue with that but I don't see the point in raising the issue every time. There isn't much that we agree on musically, given that he also doesn't like the Beatles, Rolling Stones or Bob Dylan. I can sometimes get him to agree about Dire Straits & Neil Young. So the problem is more about musical differences.

[sodascouts]

I just wonder how many of these husbands would appreciate it if their wives tried to dictate to them what sites they can visit.

[Brooke]

I am lucky in the way that my husband is also an Eagles fan. He just doesn't get the physical attraction!

And we pretty much like the same music. He really likes some of Don and Glenn's solo songs, too, (mostly their rockers) but there are a lot of them he doesn't like. Interestingly he loves Heart of the Matter. He just thinks Don (and JD) were soooo clever with the lyrics and a couple of the lines seemed to touch him personally.

As far as internet surfing, my husband doesn't do much of it. He's one of those "good ol' boys" Don likes to talk about! The weather and hunting suppliers are his hang outs. He doesn't care where I surf and I don't care about his. (As long as it's not porn!) :lol:

[Freypower]

No, Mike doesn't care what sites I visit either and vice versa. I now know, in fact, that he reads the Rush message board although he doesn't post. He does a lot of buying on an auction site for cases of wine & electronics, as well as amazon.com and amazon.co.uk. Being English he likes the BBC and the Daily Telegraph site. He looks at other music sites too, probably the Frank Zappa official site and certainly Mike Keneally's (ex Zappa sideman) site.

Regarding Eagles songs he will admit to liking - would you believe he likes LWKUA, which is one of my least favourites, and ICTYW. He liked the HFO version of HC. He likes BOS.

There are a lot of photos, calendars and magnets of Glenn around this house. Occasionally I get the odd sarcastic comment but I use my old standby: 'Ill have Glenn Frey, you can have Kate Bush and/or Nancy Wilson'.

[Brooke]

Regarding Eagles songs he will admit to liking - would you believe he likes LWKUA, which is one of my least favourites, and ICTYW. He liked the HFO version of HC. He likes BOS.

There are a lot of photos, calendars and magnets of Glenn around this house. Occasionally I get the odd sarcastic comment but I use my old standby: 'Ill have Glenn Frey, you can have Kate Bush and/or Nancy Wilson'.

LWKUA and ICTYW? Too funny!

Your last paragraph sounds like my house except it's Demi Moore or Cindy Crawford!

[Mrs Frey]

Wow, only three days away from the Board and I miss so much... :(

EF, I'm glad that you feel well enough to go back to work - but take it easy, now, you hear? That's an order from Glenn :heart: :wink:.

FP, I'm happy for you that your political party of choice won the Australian elections. I wish them well.

DF and Brooke, I'm glad that you enjoyed the Thanksgiving weekend so much. It's always nice to spend time with family and friends who you don't get to see often.

DF, I don't know much about Garth Brooks (for some reason he's not big in South Africa), but I think it's great that he considers his fans so much by insisting on such a good price for tickets to his show. Good for him!

I was interested to read everyone's different situations regarding their husbands'/friends' tolerance regarding their Eagles interest. I have only had one boyfriend (earlier this year), and since he also enjoyed Eagles music (it was he who showed me "Hell Freezes Over" for the first time :D, and set me off onto Planet Eagles), he didn't mind my enthusiasm for them. I even logged onto the Board more than once from his computer, while he played piano! I proudly showed him Glenn's :heart: "Live In Dublin", as well as "Farewell 1", which he hadn't seen before, and he really enjoyed the concerts. I think he was a little jealous of my being so in love with Glenn :heart: :blush:, but it's a little silly, isn't it, since Glenn :heart: doesn't know I exist, and he's married with children!

I feel for all of you whose husbands don't approve, as there is nothing wrong with being superfans of musicians/actors, etc. My mom and dad have always been very supportive of my enthusiasm for Elvis and The Beatles over the years, and now my dad is very interested in all my new Eagles/Glenn :heart: music. I proudly show him any new pictures I acquire, and he knows about my visits to the Board. He thinks it's great that I've made all these new friends through my interest in The Eagles.

On the news front: I had little Board time on Friday as I accompanied my work colleagues to our annual Staff Luncheon, at a restaurant located pretty much on the beach. It was very enjoyable - the food was traditional South African dishes, the atmosphere relaxed, and we even had a Karaoke session. I was coaxed into doing a couple of songs, but I had to stop after that as after my laryngitis, the voice is not quite well yet. A great time was had by all. I was certain to get some Glenn :heart: time, as I had him on my mp3 player on the bus to and from the venue - a good hour and a half each way. 8)

[Glennsallnighter]

MF I'm delighted that your lunch went so well and that you were sufficiently recovered to at least take part in some of the singing. I hope your voice continues to improve and that you will be back singing at 100% very soon now. What dishes are traditional to South Africa? I'd love to know as I enjoy trying food from different parts of the world.

Actually would there be enough interest in starting a thread where we could post some of our favourite/traditional dishes? I do all the meal planning at home so new ideas would always be welcome.

[DonFan]

I think a thread for favorite recipes would be a great idea!

[glenneaglesfan]

I'm catching up here again. I'm glad your Thanksgiving celebrations went well, even if they were tinged with sadness for some of you. I hope it has proven a chance to remember the good things about loved ones that you miss.

I can't get here as much as I'd like to any more, as already explained. Thursday morning is my day off, so I've spent time here today catching up. Sorry if I can't reply to everyone's posts, but i've enjoyed reading them.

GA, a favourite recipes thread sounds fun. I'm not a great cook, but we nearly always have home cooked food in the evenings, much as I'd love to dive into the ready meal freezer at the supermarket sometimes!

[Glennsallnighter]

Here's one on the hubby front.....

My hubby was working in the kitchen last night with his friend. I was in the sitting room watching F1 and dipping in and out of the various threads on the border, while also texting a good friend :wink: Hubby came in to check something with me and commented on how clear the dvd was on the new TV plasma screen. Happy days!

Until his friend left and he sat down to join me. Glenn :heart: was singing TS (I was admiring him) and a close up of all the lads came on. To which hubby commented....
'Gosh...when you see them close up now....they all look really OLD!!!!'
Of course he rendered me speechless! I should have of course responded
'I hope you look as well as Glenn :heart: Frey when you're 59!'

[Mrs Frey]

I'm catching up here again. I'm glad your Thanksgiving celebrations went well, even if they were tinged with sadness for some of you. I hope it has proven a chance to remember the good things about loved ones that you miss.

I can't get here as much as I'd like to any more, as already explained. Thursday morning is my day off, so I've spent time here today catching up. Sorry if I can't reply to everyone's posts, but i've enjoyed reading them.

GA, a favourite recipes thread sounds fun. I'm not a great cook, but we nearly always have home cooked food in the evenings, much as I'd love to dive into the ready meal freezer at the supermarket sometimes!

It's always such a pleasure reading your lovely posts, GEF. I miss you! :hug:

[Mrs Frey]

Here's one on the hubby front.....

My hubby was working in the kitchen last night with his friend. I was in the sitting room watching F1 and dipping in and out of the various threads on the border, while also texting a good friend :wink: Hubby came in to check something with me and commented on how clear the dvd was on the new TV plasma screen. Happy days!

Until his friend left and he sat down to join me. Glenn :heart: was singing TS (I was admiring him) and a close up of all the lads came on. To which hubby commented....
'Gosh...when you see them close up now....they all look really OLD!!!!'
Of course he rendered me speechless! I should have of course responded
'I hope you look as well as Glenn :heart: Frey when you're 59!'

:rofl: And that's exactly what you should have said to him, girlfriend! :twisted:

[Glennsallnighter]

Here's one on the hubby front.....

My hubby was working in the kitchen last night with his friend. I was in the sitting room watching F1 and dipping in and out of the various threads on the border, while also texting a good friend :wink: Hubby came in to check something with me and commented on how clear the dvd was on the new TV plasma screen. Happy days!

Until his friend left and he sat down to join me. Glenn :heart: was singing TS (I was admiring him) and a close up of all the lads came on. To which hubby commented....
'Gosh...when you see them close up now....they all look really OLD!!!!'
Of course he rendered me speechless! I should have of course responded
'I hope you look as well as Glenn :heart: Frey when you're 59!'

:rofl: And that's exactly what you should have said to him, girlfriend! :twisted:

Yes I thoroughly agree MF. Unfortunately I'm not good at thinking up the witty responses on the spot! Then its too late!

[Brooke]

Haha! Too funny Ga! :rofl:

[tbs fanatic]

That's funny. That's the sort of nonsense I have to put up with from my hubby, and when he starts to 'sing along' to the Eagles - OMG :evil:

[sodascouts]

'Gosh...when you see them close up now....they all look really OLD!!!!'
Of course he rendered me speechless! I should have of course responded
'I hope you look as well as Glenn :heart: Frey when you're 59!'

Nah, you don't want to make him jealous!

But then again I guess we can't expect guys to appreciate their hotness. lol

[Glennsallnighter]

No! I don't suppose we can! Can we?

[EasyFeeling]

http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif I really enjoyed reading all your "problems" with your husbands. :twisted: :wink:

I'm catching up a bit since I haven't been on the board for 1 week. :shock: A lot to do on work and no time to come here. Not even in the evenings I was out almost every day. That really was fun after 2 weeks only being at home. :evil:
Yesterday I went to our Christmas market the first time to drink some hot punch and eat tons of "Schmalzkuchen". I guess you have never heard about it, it's our local speciality, I only found one word for that in the dic, olycook. Lot of calories but yummy. 8)

It looks like this:

http://www.radiobremen.de/online/freimarkt/_bild/schmalzkuchen.jpg

[Glennsallnighter]

Yes EF! I'd noticed that you weren't here this past week. Still its better than being cooped up at home, and great to be able to celebrate your clean bill of health, as well as Christmas. I'm sure you had great fun. The "Schmalzkuchen" looks very yummy! :D

[Mrs Frey]

Lovely to have you back, EF! :yay: I missed you. I figured you were probably snowed under at work.

[sodascouts]

Glad you're back, EF! I don't know what Schmalzkuchen is, but if it is fattening, I am sure I would like it! lol

[EasyFeeling]

Glad you're back, EF! I don't know what Schmalzkuchen is, but if it is fattening, I am sure I would like it! lol

Yep, it is. :twisted: But there are only two occasions in a year, fun fair and the Christmas market and I don't care about it and I eat as much as I want to. :wink: It's hard to explain what it is, little pieces of dough baked in a deep fryer, kind of fritter. Ok, I give up http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif never mind. :wink:

Yes girls, it's good to come back after a week. Missed you all. :)

[Brooke]

Welcome back from me, too, EF. I wondered what you were up to and figured you were busy at work.

I think it's ok to celebrate once in a while and eat whatever you want! Imo. Schmalzkuchen sounds good! I agree with Soda. If it's fattening, I would probably love it!

Yesterday I took my Mom to St. Louis to the Fabulous Fox Theater to see Dickens A Christmas Carol. (These were the tickets I won (or Beyonce did) at the Black Cat Beauty Contest!) It was soooo good. The theater certainly lives up to it's name. It is very grand and beautiful inside. The play was fabulous, too. The costumes and set were stunning and beautiful and the actors did a wonderful job. Aside from driving for 2 hours in pouring rain (nearly had to stop once it was raining so hard) and getting my slacks soaked to the knees as we ran from parking lot to theater 2 blocks, we had a great day! At least the ice storm from had Saturday melted!

I took some pics with my camera phone and if they turn out, I will post a couple.

[DonFan]

The theater sounds great, Brooke. I'm glad you and your mother had a good time. I love those beautiful old theaters! The Alabama Theater here in Birmingham is like that, a grand movie palace with velvet tapestry curtains and a gold ceiling. They use it for both stage shows and movies. It has an old-fashioned organ called "The Mighty Wurlitzer" that rises out of the stage floor, and at Christmastime they show holiday movies and have a sing-a-long with Christmas carols. It is great fun.

[Glennsallnighter]

Sounds like you had a great time Brooke :D I hope you brought back a little treat for the kitty :D

[EasyFeeling]

Sounds like you had a great time Brooke :D I hope you brought back a little treat for the kitty :D

Yep, I think Beyonce deserves it. :wink: I'm glad to hear you had such a good time with your mom. Looking forward to see some photos. :)

[Mrs Frey]

Welcome back from me, too, EF. I wondered what you were up to and figured you were busy at work.

I think it's ok to celebrate once in a while and eat whatever you want! Imo. Schmalzkuchen sounds good! I agree with Soda. If it's fattening, I would probably love it!

Yesterday I took my Mom to St. Louis to the Fabulous Fox Theater to see Dickens A Christmas Carol. (These were the tickets I won (or Beyonce did) at the Black Cat Beauty Contest!) It was soooo good. The theater certainly lives up to it's name. It is very grand and beautiful inside. The play was fabulous, too. The costumes and set were stunning and beautiful and the actors did a wonderful job. Aside from driving for 2 hours in pouring rain (nearly had to stop once it was raining so hard) and getting my slacks soaked to the knees as we ran from parking lot to theater 2 blocks, we had a great day! At least the ice storm from had Saturday melted!

I took some pics with my camera phone and if they turn out, I will post a couple.

I'm glad you and your mom had such a good time, Brooke. I was interested to read your account of the grandness of the theatre (and DF's account of the Alabama Theatre). I'm not really a theatre-goer, but those that I've been to did not look like what you've described!

[Mrs Frey]

I've nothing much exciting to report, apart from the three gigs I have coming up this month. Two of them have yet to be confirmed, though. I have one coming up on Saturday, and I'm stressing because my voice is still not at full strength after my rather vicious bout of laryngitis, bronchitis and 'flu all wrapped into one. I'm still recovering from the onslaught, although I'm feeling much better. Wish me luck that my voice will be on form this Saturday! :pray:

[DonFan]

Take care of yourself, Mrs F!
Get lots of rest if you can-- :zzz: and good luck with your next gig! :singer:

[rcknalwys]

Glad to hear you are doing better EF, take it easy while you get back up to speed.
What a treat for you and your Mom, glad you had such a good time Brooke.
Rest your voice Mrs F, we'll all cross our fingers your gigs go off without a hitch.
Schmalzkuchen! Looks yummy....have some for all of us!

[Mrs Frey]

Thank you, DF and Becky, for your support! It is much appreciated. I've had a lot on my plate here at work, but at least I've had lots of time to listen to LROOE, which has helped to lift my spirits!

We've had problems in the band, which nearly caused us to split up, but at least for now we seem to be working things out. I'm trying to be positive, but only time will tell whether or not we'll be able to continue working together.

[Glennsallnighter]

Mrs F, I hope you do manage to work out your problems. It would be a pity to see you split the band considering your repetoire (sp?) and the gigs you have booked! Hope your voice is fully better by the weekend, and best of luck with the gig.

Not a lot is happening on my front. Hubby has a project due in on his college course on Friday. Guess who's typing it up. And while he does it he's housebound. There's my Glenn time down the river.

Meantime the three year old has developed a cold and chest infection poor pet! So I'll be very busy the next day or 2 anyway!

[sodascouts]

MF, hope you get right as rain too!

GA, sorry to hear about the strictures on your Glenn time. I guess you'll just have to internalize for a while. ;)

I just finished teaching my last class of the semester. I've been feeling a little down lately about not graduating this semester, but tonight was good for me. The students let me know that they really enjoyed the class and learned a lot, and I got to feel a nice sense of professional accomplishment. It felt good. :)

[DonFan]

I'm glad your students appreciated all your hard work, Soda. It's always nice to get an "attaboy." :D

GA, I hope you child gets better soon. My daughter has been home for two days with the most awful stye on her eye--it has been so huge & swollen it was scary. :shock: It has finally responded to treatment and gone down enough that she can go back to school--and her Dr said we had to throw out all her eye makeup so she took great joy in picking out all new shadows, liner and mascara tonight.

[glenneaglesfan]

Df, I'm glad your daughter's eye is better. Sounds like it was quite a plus for her in the end, to have the fun of choosing new makeup! We have a very English remedy for styes - bathing them with a hot tea-bag. Sometimes it works in the early stages by acting as a compress, but you have to be careful not to have it too hot.

MF, I hope your voice recovers in time for the gig, and that it goes well on Saturday. Best of luck!

GA, sorry to hear about your daughter's chest infection (and your hubby's enforced stay at home :wink: ). I hope Laura gets better quickly, and that you get some Glenn time very soon!

Brooke, it was great to hear about your trip to the theatre. What a lovely prize your beautiful Beyonce won for you! :D I look forward to seeing some pics. The London theatres are very fine old buildings as well. I used to go quite often when I lived in London, but it's very rare now. The last time I went was two years ago, to see 'Guys and Dolls' with Ewan Macgregor (yum!)

EF, your Christmas market sound fun. Funnily enough, in my nearesy city, Plymouth, we have a German market in the city centre at Christmas. After hearing your description of Schmalzkuchen, I'm going to have to pay a visit! I'm shopping today as I have to go in to town to get my hair cut, so I'll definitely stop for a snack!

Soda, It's nice that your students have appreciated you. You deserve it!

Tonight, I am out to my work's Christmas do - it's at the local ski slope and we are snow-tubing! That should be a sight. I'll try and take some pictures, although my good camera has packed up for the third time :( so it's back to my old one.

Our weekends have also been busy, stripping out the kitchen in our holiday home in Cornwall, cleaning carpets and curtains and repainting ready for the next letting season. Thursday mornings are precious for catching up here.

[Glennsallnighter]

DF, that stye did sound quite scary :twisted: . At least yur daughter got top chose her new eye make up. I'm sure that made up for her suffering!

Kate! I hope you enjoy your ski slope night out.

Close your eyes and think of Aspen :wink:

Soda! Glad you enjoyed your night out with your students and that they appreciate your work so much

My son's chest and cold are worse today. The doctor put him on an antibiotic which I'm sure will work. He's spent his day lying on the couch watching TV. Didn't even have the energy to hit his sister! He must be ill! Hopefully he'll pick up over the weekend.Thanks for all your good wishes for him. Ive escaped to bring my daughter to her piano lesson. Luckily there's an internet cafe (and a real one :D) attached to the music school! so I've been able to snatch a little Glenn :heart: :heart: :heart: time :D

[sodascouts]

Glad you got a chance to slip pin, GA! Sorry to hear about your son but hopefully as you said the medicine will work.

DF - we ladies know that new makeup will go a long way in cheering a girl up! ;)

Have fun on the slopes, GEF. I will not recount my own nightmarish experiences with skiing and instead wish you the best! Hopefully the tubing is a blast!

[Brooke]

Ga, hope your son is back to normal soon. I'm sure you are missing those sibling aggravations!

Glad to hear from you gef. Have fun on the slopes! Makes me think of my ski trip to Breckenridge last winter and what fun we had learning!

DF, hope your daughter's eye is all cleared up and her new makeup looks fab!

I had a scare the other evening when I arrived home from work. One of hubby's coon hounds had pulled his chain loose from his house and was caught on our back deck. This is where my beloved Beyonce has her house! Well, he was howling and jerking at his chain and there was straw and ripped up foam padding in a mess everywhere. (from inside her house) My first thought was where is Beyonce! I got the dog loose and tied back where he belonged and then took to walking the yard calling for the cat. Nowhere and no meowing. But, no blood to be seen either. I figured the dog had caught the cat first and drug her off and then came back to see if there were any more! I finally gave up looking when it got dark and I couldn't see and then hubby got home. He figured the cat had probably just run away, but why hadn't she come back when I called? I kept checking the doors to see if she had showed up and finally, there she was! She ran in the house meowing and acting like "Mom, don't you ever leave me out there with those beasts again!" And all is well! And Beyonce has resumed life as a housecat! :D

[sodascouts]

Thank goodness Beyonce is OK. There have been a couple times when I've thought that I'd lost my cat, and it's a TERRIBLE feeling.

[Glennsallnighter]

Oh, thank God Beyonce is grand. I don't have cats but I can imagine the feeling of losing one would be similar to that of losing a small child. We had an 8 member search party out once for my son when he was just gone 2 (and we live in a relatively 'safe' area.) He was in MY car all the time! :roll: But I will never forget the feeling of pure relief! I didn't even give out to him for lipsticking the seats!

[DonFan]

I'm glad you found Beyonce safely! It is SO scary when you miss your cat (or dog).

Our cat Muffin is a housecat too, and she slipped out the door during a party we had over the summer. Since we had a houseful of guests I didn't realize she was gone until it got dark, and it was impossible to see her almost black fur in the night. Then we really started to panic because she has been declawed and we live in a neighborhood full of dogs--how could she protect herself? I finally saw her gold eyes shining under a bush in our front yard, and grabbed her & brought her safely inside. It is amazing how attached we get to our pets--they are truly members of the family!

[sodascouts]

My worst lost-cat experience was when my cat Oreo went missing for THREE days during a horrible rain storm in Houston where the neighborhood was flooded. I was positive he was gone, but I searched the woods behind our house in the pouring rain every day. Finally, on the third day when the weather started to clear, I came back from a search to see him sitting calmly on the porch as if nothing had ever happened! He was wet and hungry, but otherwise fine. He lived to be 20 and died of natural causes. It really was like losing a member of the family. I sobbed uncontrollably in that vet's office for 20 minutes after I had him put to sleep (he had renal failure), then went home and cried some more (thankfully my boyfriend was there to drive me). Though it happened three years ago now, it still upsets me to think of it. After all, I got him when I was in elementary school, and I lost him when I was in GRADUATE school.

But whether they're old or young, we love our kitties!

[Perfect Little Sister]

And our puppies! I let out a scream the other day as I tripped and nearly fell. None of the people in the house came to see if I was alright, but the dog came running. lol

[Molly]

And our puppies! I let out a scream the other day as I tripped and nearly fell. None of the people in the house came to see if I was alright, but the dog came running. lol

Boy, that sounds familiar-that's how it works at our house, as well. And, that's why the dogs will have the biggest presents under the Christmas tree this year (they're both getting new doggie beds).

GA, hope your little one is feeling better. It's hard to see such a small child sick-they just don't understand what's happening to them.

Dana, I feel bad for your daughter. My mom used to get stye's and they made her miserable. I've read how makeup should never be used if it's more than 1 year old. I admit-I'm guilty of hanging on to things-especially eye shadows too long. But to replace it all...$$$$!

Brooke, glad Beyonce is OK. How scary. When Layla came to us frm the animal shelter this past spring-we were told she was a stray. When she was brought in my the sherrif's department the first time-she managed to get away from the shelter workers and went missing again from 3 days. Poor baby. She's such a scaredy cat I can only imagine how terrifed she must have been. She's never even attempted to leave our yard. She's not a runner-which makes me believe she didn't originally run away from her previous owner- but was instead dumped off and abandoned.

[Mrs Frey]

I've got a bit of catching up to do here.

GA, Soda and GEF - thank you for your good wishes for my gig last weekend. Thankfully, my voice held up and the gig went well. We played at a new restaurant which our drummer and his associates have opened at the Quad Bike track they work at. It was very windy and dusty at the venue, unfortunately, but the wind died down towards the evening, when we started playing.

My voice is still going at about 70%. I started the gig out tentatively (and I could afford to since I was doing a few gentle songs to start with), but eventually went into it as I would usually. I was careful not to strain my voice, and made sure that my monitor was loud enough to hear myself above the instrumentation.

GA, I'm sorry that your son has got ill again, and I hope he's making a speedy recovery.

Soda, I'm sorry that you felt down about not graduating this semester, but I can imagine how good it must have felt to get such positive feedback from your students. That's great for you.

DF, your daughter's eye stye must have given you a huge fright, but I'm glad that she's okay and that she enjoyed choosing her new make-up.

GEF, I hope you enjoyed your work Christmas outing. I look forward to seeing some photos!

Brooke, I'm so glad you found Beyonce. What an awful experience for you. I feel for each of you who have related your stories of your pets getting lost. I was in that position as a child, when our dog went missing. We got him when he was 11 months old, and unfortunately he was difficult to control, as he was raised the wrong way - he spent a lot of time running loose on the street. One day he didn't come home, and we looked everywhere, but couldn't find him. The following morning at 04:00, my mom found him lying under the tree in front of our house, so tired that he could barely walk. We found out later that one of our cruel neighbours, who had apparently had enough of our dog visiting her, enticed him into her car and dropped him off in a place quite a distance from where we live. Miraculously, he found his way home.

I'm going through a tough time at the moment - my future at my workplace is uncertain, due to changes in the business, and one of my bosses, who is also a friend, is in ICU in hospital. Cancer is suspected, but we have to wait for the results of her cat scan. I feel quite helpless right now, and depressed, and can only hope and pray that everything will work out for the best.

[rcknalwys]

Glad your gig went well, a little more rest and I'm sure you'll be back full strength. Sorry to hear about your boss, hope the news is good. Hang in there, something else will come along if the worst happens and your job ends. Don't let the depression get the upper hand, throw some music in and dance, a little Glenn and you'll feel much better! I don't mean to sound like I take your feelings lightly, I know that depression can really keep you down, just trying to lighten things up a little and make your day a little brighter.

[sodascouts]

While I'm glad you're voice is better, I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles, MF. Like you said, sometimes all we can do is hope and pray. Looks to me like rcknalwys is giving some good advice, though. :)

[Glennsallnighter]

I know how worried you are about both these things MF. Hang in there, we are all rooting for you. Hopefully you will have better news soon.

On a more positive note, glad the gig went well and that your voice is getting better :D

[glenneaglesfan]

So sorry to hear about your boss, MF. We'll all be hoping and praying for her, and also for your future at your job. It's very worrying when there is uncertainty, but know that you have a great bunch of friends here who will do their best to support you.

Brooke, that must have been awful when Beyonce went missing, but such a relief when she turned up. We had a similar experience when we came back from holiday earlier this year. Our neighbours who were feeding our cats hadn't seen Jethro for two days - not unusual, and we didn't really start to worry until our other neighbours showed us their back lawn covered with ginger fur. We thought a fox had got him, and started searching the hedges. Nearly 24 hours later, my son had one last try calling him, and there he was, very jittery but none the worse for wear.

Df and Soda, I'm glad your cat stories had happy endings too, although I feel for you, Soda, when you finally lost Oreo. The cat I had when I was 10 died while I was a newly wed living in Hong Kong, and I cried when my parents phoned with the news. He was 19.

MF, that's a terrible story about your neighbour dumping your dog - how cruel can people get? He was brave and clever to find his way home.

Molly, Layla has certainly been lucky to find a loving home after such a tough beginning.

[Mrs Frey]

Becky, Soda, GA and GEF: thank you all so very much for your good wishes, advice and being so caring. I appreciate it so much. I'm actually spending a bit of time here after work hours to post, as I spent a large part of the day at another staff luncheon, but with another department, of which I'm also a part.

We were on a wine estate this time, with breathtaking surroundings, and the food was good. The atmosphere was a lot more sedate compared to the previous staff lunch (a very upmarket restaurant indeed :roll: ), but enjoyable nevertheless. It's only a great pity that my boss and friend could not join us. She is out of ICU now, at least, and wanted her laptop! She sent all of us a very long e-mail, updating us on her condition and what is lying ahead for her. She is still humorous and very positive, and I can only admire her for that. I wish I was more like her.

Becky, don't worry, I know you're not taking my feelings lightly. Believe me, I listen to plenty of music and I do dance, although having been sick I haven't really had the energy. Yes, Glenn :heart: certainly helps lift my mood too. I'm trying my best to be positive.

Soda, you're right about Becky's advice! :D

GA, thanks for your limitless support, girlfriend! :hug:

GEF, I know how wonderful you all are, and am so grateful for all your support. :grouphug: Lord knows, everyone here has really helped me through some tough times over the last 9 months.

Soda and GEF, I feel for both of you, having had your cats for so long and having had to lose them. I lost my dog, who was a Labrador/Rottweiler cross, at 16 years and 9 months old. He wasn't supposed to live that long, but he loved us so much that he had a zest for life, and we adored him. Our vet used to tell us, when we took him in more frequently for all the little ailments that befell him in old age, that it was all the TLC he was getting that made him live that long. Eventually, his body simply stopped functioning, and we had to have him put down. I went to work that day, and my father had the unenviable task of taking him to the vet. When I got home, my mother broke the news to me - I think they both wanted to spare me having to witness his passing - and I sobbed uncontrollably. It took us all a long time to adjust to life without him. He was like my little brother, and I still miss him. We lost him three days before my birthday, in 2003.

[rcknalwys]

My family just lost our cat. He was the neighborhood cat before he adopted our family and had been with us for the last 18 months. My neighbor let his pit bull off the chain and went somewhere, leaving her unsupervised. You can guess what happened so I won't go into details, just tell you it was horrible.

On a brighter note, I'm involved in helping my friend become 501 3c certified as a non profit animal shelter. She has cared for everything from dogs and cats to possums and squirrels. My grand daughter plays with them to help them become used to children and more social. It's quite an undertaking and she operates on a shoe-string budget, but it's her passion and I help in whatever way I can.

So many of us are experiencing illness and hard circumstances in our lives, I'm thankful we all have this board and each other to lean on.

Here's a tiny bit of good news....I'm so excited, my kids are coming tonight for a visit, an early Christmas for us. I haven't seen my daughter in a year and my son for two years, so I'm really excited about it. She's living in Witchita Falls Texas and he's been in the Navy in South Carolina. He flew to Texas and they are driving here to Tennessee. Can't wait to see them although we will be missing my oldest daughter and granddaughter since they aren't able to be here. But I'm really looking forward to their visit and can hardly wait for them to get here.

[Brooke]

rcknalwys, I'm so sorry about you losing your cat. I've lost many pets over the years and each one was just as hard as the last. It takes time to get over it and move on.

That's great about your kids coming for a Christmas visit. I'm sure you are very happy and excited. Have fun! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

MF, I'm glad you were able to have an enjoyable lunch today and that your boss and friend appears to be feeling better and positive. Hopefully things can only improve from here on in, and that if it is serious that it has been caught in time. Fingers crossed.

That was a terribly cruel thing that your neighbour did to your dog. I'm glad he managed to make his way home to you and your family for another 16 years of love. I don't blame you being upset when he became too ill to continue. Losing a pet is the same as losing a family member. At least you have had the comfort of knowing that you gave him a very happy home and family and that you did the best you could for him.

Rcknalwys, I'm delighted that your son and daughter are able to spend some time with you. I hope you all enjoy yourselves, and comiserations on the loss of your cat.

Thank you all for your good wishes regarding my son. I'm glad to say he's more or less back to normal now, but guess what......I have the dose now :roll: . And its rotten! At least it will be over by Christmas.

[DonFan]

Rcknalwys, I am so sorry about your cat. I have always been frightened of pit bulls--with good reason. I am glad two of your children will be with you over the holidays, and I hope you have a wonderful visit with them!

[sodascouts]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your cat, Becky. How awful. I can't imagine what it was like. :(

I'm glad you're getting to see your family, though. It's so nice to have loved ones at Christmas.

GA - Get well soon!

[EasyFeeling]

Oh my, so many things happened... sorry that I'm not able to respond to every post.

Becky, so sorry to hear about your cat. I better refrain to imagine what happened. :shock: But great to hear the good news about the visit of your kids. I'm sure you will have a good time being together with your family. :D

MF, same for you, I'm sorry reading about your boss and your job situation. I really hope everything turn out all right.

Nothing special happened to me the last days, just busy on work and then I enjoy going to the Christmas market to have fun and drink some egg punch. :wink: Sadly there is no time left to come here more often. I'm too tired when I get home. :(

[glenneaglesfan]

Well, I'm glad you are having fun in the run-up to Christmas, EF, and it's always nice to hear from you!

Becky, that's ghastly about your cat - I'm so sad for you. It's nice that your son and daughter are coming to stay. I hope you have some good times with them.

MF, I'm pleased to hear that your boss is out of ICU, and hope that the news continues to be good.

GA, look after yourself, and get well soon!

[Mrs Frey]

GA, EF and GEF, thank you for your support, girls. It's not going so well for me, but I'm trying hard to keep my chin up. The Border is certainly helping me to do just that, so thank you all once again. It's great to be here.

Becky, I'm SO sorry that you have lost your cat. What an awful way to lose a pet as well. I extend my sympathies to all of you during this sad time. I'm happy for you, though, that your son and daughter are coming to visit after such a long time not seeing them. How you must have missed them! I'm sure you will all savour every moment together.

GA, look after yourself, girlfriend. You've been ill way too often this year. I'm thinking of you.

EF, don't work too hard, girl. You've been through a lot this year. And we miss you when you don't post!

[EasyFeeling]

EF, don't work too hard, girl. You've been through a lot this year. And we miss you when you don't post!

Ooooooh, you're so nice http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/liebe/f050.gif
But it's always the same around Christmas season, everyone here wants to get the work done at the end of the year. :roll:

I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope it gets better for you soon.

[sodascouts]

I agree, EF - we definitely miss you when you get so busy - you are "Stuck on the Border" after all! ;)

[Glennsallnighter]

Thanks for your good wishes MF and GEF. The 'cold' end of things has 'dried out' but the chest is still quite bad and I still feel quite dizzy. The staff Christmas do where I used to work is tomorrow night. As a friend of mine went to the trouble to inform me about it I'll try to attend, but I hope I feel a little better by then!

On a more positive note we took the kids out on their 'Christmas Treat' last Sunday. This involved lunch out, where the waiter was amazed when my daughter asked for potatoes and veg instead of chips :!: Then a trip to Santa Claus in the 'Chocolate Warehouse'. They have a lovely Santa grotto there with fantastic models made out of chocolate for the kids (and adults) to ooh and aah at while they queue to visit the man himself. Then they get to make a Christmas cracker, and post their Santa 'Wish list'. After that it was onto the RDS (a concert venue beside Lansdowne Road where the Eagles played 18 months and 2 days ago) to go ice skating. My Daughter (6) took to it like a duck to water and was flying around by the end of it. My son was a little more apprehensive but enjoyed playing on the toboggans. A good time was had by all and we transported 2 sleeping kids into the house by the time we got home!

The kids with Santa
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My son posting his letter to Santa

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/Irisheaglesfan/DSC00763.jpg

My daughter on the ice. She looks scared, but loved every minute
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Both of them on toboggans.
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So thats it for this year. :D

[Freypower]

What great photos GA! You have the Christmas spirit over there!

[glenneaglesfan]

Aw, GA, what sweeties your kids are, and what a lovely Christmas treat for them. I like the idea of sledges on an ice rink - I'm completely challenged on ice skates!

We had my husband's Christmas do last night, and for the first time ever my younger son drove us to the restaurant and picked us up afterwards, so that we could both enjoy a drink with the meal!

[Mrs Frey]

EF, don't work too hard, girl. You've been through a lot this year. And we miss you when you don't post!

Ooooooh, you're so nice http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/liebe/f050.gif
But it's always the same around Christmas season, everyone here wants to get the work done at the end of the year. :roll:

I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope it gets better for you soon.

Thanks, EF - you're very sweet :hug:.

[Mrs Frey]

GA, thanks for sharing your beautiful photos with us. Your children are lovely - I'm sure you're going to have plenty of young boys and girls beating down the door when they reach their teens! It's wonderful that you're all enjoying the Festive Season so much. Good for all of you.

GEF, how lovely that your son is now able to drive you and your hubby to and from the restaurant. You must have felt so proud!

I'll be on a Public Holiday on Monday, so no Border for three days for me, sadly. My voice is still on-and-off, and the problem is I just can't help singing along when I listen to LROOE! :roll: :wink: It's torture for me now that I'm learning the words to the songs. In all seriousness, I need to rest my voice as I have an open-air gig on Saturday, 22 December. It's only an hour long, but offers plenty of exposure. I really hope my voice will play along, as I'm so tired of worrying about my voice at this point!

[Brooke]

Ga, please get well soon! And your kids are adorable! Looks like they had lots of fun! So cute! :D

Mrs. F, please rest that voice so you can sing when you really have to! And 3 days with no Border? I'm having withdrawls and it's only been since yesterday afternoon! :laugh:

[Molly]

Things are crazy around here, as well. Between computer issues and not enough hours in the day-my Border time is being severely compromised!

GA, your kids are adorable! I miss having small kids around and doing all those kid things like visiting Santa and sledding. I guess I'll just have to wait a few more years and maybe my boys will give me grandchildren. :shock: I did NOT just say that!

MF -I've been dealing with uncertainty at work for nearly a year now. Our hospital may merge with a larger healthcare provider-none of us know what that means for our jobs. Employees alternate being being apprehensive and edgy to sullen and mopey. I'm at the point where I'm tired of all the discussion and want the leadership to make up their minds and just "Do Something!!" I do fear if not losing my job (of 23 years) probably losing all the benefit time I've accumulated over the years.

Becky, how horrible about your cat! Some people in our neighborhod just had their grown son move back home and he brought his pit bull with him. Beautiful dog, but I've walked past their house with my two female labs and the dog has taken a very defiant almost aggressive posture when we've walked by. I'm hoping he's just being territorial. Trust me, my girls won't be setting a paw into his territory!

My empty nest has gotten to be quite full in the past two weeks. My oldest son, Tom has moved back home after being out on his own for 3 1/2 years. It's been a challenge to find a place for all of his "stuff". I missed him so much while he was gone-it's wonderful to be able to see him each and every day. But -oh my gosh, he keeps weird hours (he works the graveyard shift). And, I have to get used to having another female in the house since his girlfriend of 2 years is here quite a bit. She's a sweety, so it's fine. Just different.

Peter came home from Marquette yesterday (lock the refrigerator and the pantry!) He came home with his ear pierced and his Dad nearly had a heart attack. So -I've put on my referee shirt again today (I think Santa needs to bring me a whistle) and am trying to convince my husband it's no big deal. It will take a day or two, but as is his pattern, hubby will eventually get over it!

[sodascouts]

What adorable children GA! So cute!

MF - let's hope you shake this voice thing soon. Try mouthing the words. That what I do at concerts so I don't lose my voice - well, I don't lose it unless I start screaming. lol

Molly, I know you must love having your boys back around, even if for one it's only temporary. And if you ever get tired of having the girlfriend around, just say "I can't wait for grandchildren" really loudly around the two of them a lot. She should be history fairly soon after that. ;)

[DonFan]

Molly, my lovely blonde honor-student-college freshman Rachel came home from Montevallo earlier this fall with her LIP pierced. :shock: Talk about almost having a heart attack! I have absolutely no clue where the desire to do that came from, and I was mortified. Hubby said she has always done the right thing, made good grades and done what is expected of her, so when she went off to college she decided to do something "outside the box." :roll: After the initial shock wore off, we decided the less said about it, the better, and hopefully she will tire of it soon and remove it. Thanksgiving she spent all her time explaining it to relatives who hadn't seen it, while I just bit my tongue and walked away. What she doesn't realize is that, fairly or unfairly, people judge you by your appearance and she has just made it harder for for people to get past that first impression to get to know her sweet heart. Oh well...I just keep telling myself--this, too, shall pass.

[Brooke]

Molly, your life sounds so much like mine!

I'm missing having little kids around for the snow and sledding fun, too! Our kids are grown but aren't married, so no little ones in sight yet. Our son has a serious girlfriend, but (hopefully) kids aren't in the picture yet!

He has just informed us that he has dropped out of college and is moving home after the New Year! He has only 1 more semester. :( It will be a change for us having him around all the time again, but we welcome him back until he can get a job and support himself. He will be going back into carpentering with his Dad, so he has a plan, at least. He says he hates what he is doing in college, so there's no use continuing. Plus he's homesick and wants to be here rather than there. I really wanted him to finish, but he is determined. I don't know how the long distance relationship will work for him and his girlfriend. Oh yes, we went through the ear piercing, too! At first, hubby threatened to yank it out or he was sure his brothers would! Now he has one in each ear, so I guess the threat didn't scare him! All I can say is, thank God there are no eyebrow, lip, or nose piercings! How about a tattoo? He has one that I know of! He managed to get it during his high school senior trip. Called home to tell me after he had done it! lol

Our daughter is happily single and plans to stay that way, so she says. And no kids, so no use asking! As long as she's happy, that's ok. I guess! :(

[glenneaglesfan]

Oh Brooke, DF and Molly, what it is to have kids on the step to independence. My younger son came home one night with his ear pierced - he'd got a friend to do it. Trouble is, he'd got the wrong ear, so very briskly he got the friend to do the other ear!

Brooke, at least your son has a plan for the future, and certainly over here trades earn more money.

[EasyFeeling]

GA, thanks for posting your pics, your kids are very cute. :D

And for the parents here... seems to be trendy nowadays but there are worse things than ear piercing. :wink: As long as they don't get pierced other parts. :wink:

MF, try to save your voice, I know it's hard but singing along to LROOE is not allowed for the next days. :fingerwag: :wink:

[Marco]

Well, I'm back :lol::rofl:

I study so I don't have much time to spend here.

[Glennsallnighter]

Welcome back Marco! Hope the study is going well :D

[tbs fanatic]

All this talk of teens and their adornments. I can go one better - my 16 year old gave himself a tatoo :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: (tatoo parlors around here won't give tatoos to 16 year olds). Can you imagine? I left it to his Dad to read him the riot act which included threatening to sand it off with an electric sander - Ha! My son is undeterred and now wants to be a tatoo artist :roll: Beam me up Scotty!

[Molly]

All this talk of teens and their adornments. I can go one better - my 16 year old gave himself a tatoo :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: (tatoo parlors around here won't give tatoos to 16 year olds). Can you imagine? I left it to his Dad to read him the riot act which included threatening to sand it off with an electric sander - Ha! My son is undeterred and now wants to be a tatoo artist :roll: Beam me up Scotty!

<Sigh> Why can't they be convinced that a few years from now they're probably going to regret it. My oldest son had a friend of his do a small tatoo on the top of his foot. It's an spade, like in a deck of cards.

My younger son (with the brand spanking new earring) is studying business and law. We're hoping he'll come across a boss while doing an internship who will tell him he has to remove it. His boss right now (a younger woman) thinks it's "cool".

[Glennsallnighter]

Over here its becoming the norm for bosses to do and say 'absolutely nothing' about piercings, tattoos etc. The flavour of the month is that the young person is 'expressing him/herself' and also it just might be against someones religious/cultural beliefs and so could have the company dope for discrimination :roll: Apparently its the person inside, and their quality of work which counts, rather than how they look. While this is basically a sound notion, it could be taken a bit far.....JMO!

[Marco]

Welcome back Marco! Hope the study is going well :D

Yes Thanks

[Mrs Frey]

Mrs. F, please rest that voice so you can sing when you really have to! And 3 days with no Border? I'm having withdrawls and it's only been since yesterday afternoon! :laugh:

Thanks for being so caring, Brooke! I haven't exactly been resting it as much as I should, though :blush:. I had a jam session with friends on Saturday afternoon, as their guitarist couldn't make their practice. I sat in on rhythm guitar, and ended up doing some lead and harmony vocals as well! The band's lead singer is a huge Eagles/Glenn :heart: fan (I knew about her interest in the Eagles, but it came as a surprise when she mentioned that she thought Glenn :heart: was one of the sexiest men around - and she's 22 years old! :D ), and we did a few Eagles songs together, including "How Long" (well, I did that one!), "Take It Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "The Girl From Yesterday", "Heartache Tonight" and "Lyin' Eyes". Well, actually I did lead vocals on all of them. So I was a bad girl. I had a great time, though!

The voice is not too bad, although I'm still coughing. I've got two band practices this week, so I'm going to have to "take it easy". I think I'll be okay by the weekend.

[Mrs Frey]

MF -I've been dealing with uncertainty at work for nearly a year now. Our hospital may merge with a larger healthcare provider-none of us know what that means for our jobs. Employees alternate being being apprehensive and edgy to sullen and mopey. I'm at the point where I'm tired of all the discussion and want the leadership to make up their minds and just "Do Something!!" I do fear if not losing my job (of 23 years) probably losing all the benefit time I've accumulated over the years.


Molly, I'm sorry about your uncertainty at work, especially after you've been working there for such a long time. I hope everything works out well for you, and that you'll have peace of mind soon.

[Mrs Frey]

MF - let's hope you shake this voice thing soon. Try mouthing the words. That what I do at concerts so I don't lose my voice - well, I don't lose it unless I start screaming. lol


Thanks for the support, Soda. I've tried mouthing the words, but the urge to sing along can prove too great at times! :blush:

I'm glad that you've had a reasonably good time on your family vacation. I'm sorry for the lowlights you've experienced - reading a couple of them made me cringe (especially point 2)! :shock: I know it's easier said than done, but try not to let it get to you.

[Mrs Frey]

MF, try to save your voice, I know it's hard but singing along to LROOE is not allowed for the next days. :fingerwag: :wink:

Thanks, EF - I'll try, I promise! :blush:

I'm sorry for taking over the Board here - I've missed so much over my long weekend!

I'm sorry for all of you who've had such shocks with your teenagers coming home with piercings/tattoos! :shock: I can't imagine how I would feel in such a situation, and more importantly, how I would handle it.

Marco, welcome back :D . Good luck with your studies!

[Brooke]

Glad you are having a good time, Nancy!

I loved going up in the Sears Tower when I visited Chicago a few years ago. We also ate at some famous pizza place and I can't remember the name of it. I think some gangsters used to hang out at it back in the day. Anyone know the name of it?

As for your brother-in-law's comments, I think he needs to mind his own business! Geez! :roll:

And it's very nice of your parents to pay! My kids seem to think that's the way it's supposed to be! :lol:

[Glennsallnighter]

Glad part 1 of the family vacation went well for the most part Nancy. I think insensitive comments are part and parcel of such occasions. We've all experienced them at some stage :roll: . Just take heart that we all love ypu just the way you are and would never presume to suggest to you how to run your life.

And if the worst you ever say in front of your mother is 'Holy Crap' then you're not doing too badly..... :wink:

I hope you told your family about your 'dedication' at Niagara Falls earlier this year, and I hope they had the grace to go pea green with envy......

[Glennsallnighter]

MF I hope your voice continues to improve and that it is in top shape for your next gig. Sounds like you had a good jam session, and wasn't it great to meet another Glenn fan? Looks like your friends have good taste in music

[EasyFeeling]

People who don't have that obsession with the Eagles will never understand that. I gave up a while ago. :wink:

I'm glad you had a good time with your family even if you had to deal with the nice comments about losing weight or having kids. Do they ever think about that you have to find "Mr. Right" at first? And that's hard enough I think. :wink:

MF, that sounds like a great weekend. Playing all these songs together with another Eagles/Glenn fan must have been a lot of fun. :D

I have a week off as from tomorrow, yay! :D I only have to work for 2 days after Christmas but from my experience there's not much to do. The only thing is my boss will be here too so I hope he leaves me alone that I can play games or come here. :P

My aunt told me she was planning to fly to the wedding of her son Johnny tomorrow. He lives in Kentucky and wants to get married before he goes to the Iraq. But then she got a strange feeling but didn't know why and she thought she shouldn't fly. Now she knows why she felt uncomfortable... tomorrow it's the 2nd anniversary of my brother's death and she was here at this time and saw him just before he died. She cancelled her plans.

[Mrs Frey]

Thanks for the sympathy guys! It's always nice to come here and vent. ;)

I tried to tell my sister about Niagara Falls but let's just say her level of excitement didn't match mine. "Oh, that was nice of him." She just has NO IDEA what it meant to me and I didn't know how to explain it to her. Oh well! But I also told my brother-in-law who is an Eagles fan, and I do think he was a bit jealous (after I convinced him I wasn't making it up!) lol

MF - glad to hear you're getting a bit better. How cool about meeting a fellow Frey fan. He's EVERYWHERE! ;)

Highlighted text: I can identify with you completely, Soda. It was always difficult for me when I was at school, trying to share my musical interests, i.e. Elvis and The Beatles, with my school friends. They just didn't get it, and couldn't share in my enthusiasm. I find that at least now that I'm older, I have friends who seem to understand, especially now that I've become such a huge Eagles/Glenn :heart: fan, and can't help sharing that enthusiasm with them.

Thanks for the support regarding my health, Soda. It was indeed cool to meet a fellow Frey fan. I could hardly believe it! :shock:

GA, thanks also for your ongoing support. Yes, my friends do indeed have good taste in music! :D

EF, playing those Eagles songs with friends and another Eagles/Glenn :heart: fan was indeed a lot of fun - I haven't enjoyed myself so much in a long time, to be honest.

[glenneaglesfan]

EF, I'm glad you will be on holiday soon. I've taken this and next week off. My older son is home, milk consumption has doubled and his bedroom has exploded! He and I went to the golf range yesterday, and I'm pleased to say he listened to my advice and by the end of the session was hitting further than me. We spent the rest of the day helping his dad, who decided to wreak devastation in the back garden with his chainsaw!

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By the end of the day it was all sawn up and the brushwood burnt. Tomorrow we'll be getting our Christmas tree from the farm and doing some last minute shopping.

Nancy, your relatives have some cheek telling you how to run your life, but I'm glad you can come and laugh about it here, and that you had some great times in Chicago. Did you say you take Milton on the plane with you?

MF, that must have great singing Eagles songs and finding another Eagles and Glenn fan. I have no one that I know with whom I can share my fanaticism. Thank goodness for the Border!

Marco, welcome back!

[Brooke]

EF, I'm glad you will be on holiday soon. I've taken this and next week off. My older son is home, milk consumption has doubled and his bedroom has exploded! He and I went to the golf range yesterday, and I'm pleased to say he listened to my advice and by the end of the session was hitting further than me. We spent the rest of the day helping his dad, who decided to wreak devastation in the back garden with his chainsaw!


Gef, this sounds exactly like my son's room when he is home! What is it with these college kids and their clothes?! :roll: Drives me crazy! And he's moving home after the New Year! There will be some rules set down on that, believe me! :fingerwag: :laugh:

And Soda, Milton went with you? How did he like the flight? :shock:

[rcknalwys]

My kids just left this morning and I'm already missing them. They were here for 5 days and we celebrated birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, all at the same time. I got lots of Eagles-related things, the deluxe edition, Farewell 1 dvd, 3 Eagles t-shirts and an iPod to put lots and lots of Eagle"s music on. We took pics of all of us in Eagles tees, can't wait to share them. Did I mention the part where all my kids are Eagles fans also? Raised 'em right, lol. It was so great to see them, my daughter lives in Wichita Falls Texas and it's been a year since she visited. My son has been in the Navy, went to Iraq, so it's been 2 years since we were together. It was so much fun, and not a contrary word was spoken. All in all, a wonderful time was had by all.

[DonFan]

Sounds like everyone has had/is having lots of good visits with family over the holidays.

Nancy, GA is right, insensitive comments do tend to be part & parcel with family visits. I sympathsize.
In my family, I get comments about why I don't stop my freelance writing and get a "real" job. :?

[sodascouts]

My aunt told me she was planning to fly to the wedding of her son Johnny tomorrow. He lives in Kentucky and wants to get married before he goes to the Iraq. But then she got a strange feeling but didn't know why and she thought she shouldn't fly. Now she knows why she felt uncomfortable... tomorrow it's the 2nd anniversary of my brother's death and she was here at this time and saw him just before he died. She cancelled her plans.

Wow. I'm sorry to hear that. Her son must be very disappointed, but it's understandable. It must be a very hard time for all of you.

[Brooke]

Soda, I'm glad Milton got to go to your parents for Christmas! Now you won't be worried about him and he doesn't miss out on all the fun! The ordeal at the airport sounds quite "fun"! I'm glad he was a good boy for you.

And it sounds like your parents are having quite an overhaul! So, where is Christmas?! :lol:

[EasyFeeling]

Oh Soda, I cracked up while reading your post. http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/froehlich/a055.gif I think they need to study that they are able to run all their new appliances. :wink:

As for my aunt... I don't know if Johnny is disappointed. I think so but he knows the reason. She couldn't get rid of that bad feeling so she decided to stay home. I wrote this here because I find it oddish. :?

It's 2 years later now and meanwhile I can handle that well but my mom is still suffering. It's always a difficult time for her.

[tbs fanatic]

So much going on with everyone :shock: I've just been catching up on everyone's news. If I comment on everything I'll be on here forever so I'll just say 'I hope everyone sorts everything out, stays safe and well and happy and has some fun this holiday' - does that cover it all? I hope so. :lol:

[Glennsallnighter]

I know how you feel tbsf, but I'll try.

EF, enjoy your time off and hopefully you'll get some board time when you return to work.

GEF your looks like a lot of industrious work being done in your garden. I'm pleased to hear your golf is going so well. Is this a new found interest :wink: . I hope you enjoy your Christmas holidays off work, particularly with your son home.

Soda!! Hang in there with the renovations to your parents house. We were in that boat last summer and have still a few finishing touches to apply but believe me, its worth it. We did up the whole ground floor as well as getting a sunroom built (in Ireland :?: ) and extending the kitchen. It was a pain in the neck at the time! We got some of those new appliances you are talking about also. They are amazingly easy to use once you get used to them. If your parents are having difficulty many of the companies run intro worshops over here and demo's. Maybe you have them in the states as well. I'm glad Milton was able to travel so easily on the plane. Hope the return journey is as good.

Ryknalwys, Sorry to hear that your kids have departed from you already, 5 days is so short, but I'm sure they'll treasure the memories of the time you all spent together for a long long time. I cant wait to see the Eagles tee pics. You have certainly raised your family right!

[DonFan]

Soda, I admire your parents for such a huge undertaking all at once. We have been in our house ten years and are in the process of gradually updating rooms--starting with the bathrooms--but if we were trying to do all of that at once, I'm afraid we would lose our sanity! :shock: I know they will be immensely pleased when all the renovations are complete. And I wish them good luck on learning how to operate all those high-tech devices. :wink:

[glenneaglesfan]

Soda, your comment about the ice maker made me laugh! It does take time getting used to these devices. It took us about a year to master the dvd recorder!

My time here will be limited over the holiday season so I'd like to wish everyone here a very happy Christmas and hope you all have a great time with your families and friends.

[Glennsallnighter]

And the same to you Kate. I hope you, your husband and your sons have a great Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.

I'm in pretty much the same boat myself. Hubby is off work until next Friday and obviously the kids are off too, so my time will also be limited. He's gone out to deliver a few gifts with them while I'm (supposed to be) preparing lunch :wink:

So let me take this opportunity to wish everyone on the Border a very happy Christmas full of all the things you like and what makes Christmas special for you. Hopefully Santa will leave at least one Eagles / Eagles related gift in everyones stocking.

Thanks also to everyone for your friendship and support over the year. I've had a great time discussing, debating and drooling over my favourite band, and hope there's many more to come!

Nollaig Shona Daoibh Go Leir :cheers:
as we say over here.

(And I'll leave you to translate that yourselves! :wink: )

[Mrs Frey]

Wow, I envy all of you who are so busy over the Festive Season, either with home renovations (Soda's parents), family visiting (Becky and GEF) or just generally making special plans. I sadly have no such plans, except for taking two weeks of leave from work (which is actually only 7 working days with all the holidays in between), to recharge my batteries after a very long year. There's lots to do at home, and I'm going to be active with the band too, but there isn't going to be too much Christmas spirit at home, though. :(

I'll be playing an hour-long concert tomorrow evening at a large outdoor venue, where we've played, with great success, before. We have a stand-in bassist for the occasion (as our regular bassist had a prior commitment), who is excellent, so things should go well. I hope my voice holds up, as I'm still coughing, and still battling :roll:.

There's a New Year's Eve gig coming up for us as well - a 5-hour-long stint at a Yacht Club bash - for which we have to prepare. I'm somewhat nervous as we still have a lot of work to do, and trying to weave practice around the holidays is a difficult task indeed. I'm grateful for the work that we're getting, but I'm so tired that everything seems like a chore at present. When your passion becomes a chore, then you know you need a break!

Since I'm going to be on leave, I won't have any access to the Border (although I'm planning to come into work for one day for personal purposes next week :D ), so I would like to wish all of you a joyous Christmas, filled with love, peace and comfort. May your New Year hold abundant blessings for you, and may all your dreams come true. Thank you all for your friendship - your warmth and kindness has been greatly appreciated. I have been so much the richer being a part of this wonderful group of friends. :grouphug:

[DonFan]

I would like to wish all of you a joyous Christmas, filled with love, peace and comfort. May your New Year hold abundant blessings for you, and may all your dreams come true. Thank you all for your friendship - your warmth and kindness has been greatly appreciated. I have been so much the richer being a part of this wonderful group of friends. :grouphug:

Thank you for your beautiful and heartfelt Christmas wish, Mrs. F. I wish the same for you and for all my other wonderful friends here on The Border.

May we all have a blessed Christmas and a blessed new year, and may 2008 be a year full of Eagle adventures!

[Molly]

Happy Holidays to all of you, as well. I hope all of you make wonderful memories with your loved ones this Season and enjoy your time together.

Hang in there, MF. I hope all goes well with your gigs over the upcoming weeks. You know we'll all be thinking about you and wishing you well.

I'll be working quite a bit over the next few days. Luckily, I have Christmas Day off. My family will be home next week, but I'll be gone! That's usually how it goes for us. The joy of working in healthcare! I plan on finding time to pop onto the board. It's a nice escape from all the craziness!

Again, Merry Christmas, everyone!
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[EasyFeeling]

MF, you're not the only one who doesn't have such plans. I spend Christmas Eve with my family which has become very small over the years. On Christmas day we are going out for diner and that's it. Nothing special. At least you are planning something with your band. 8)

Molly, I hope you will find at least a little time with your family.

Since almost everyone gets more and more busy with Christmas activities I also would like to wish all my friends here http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/liebe/a054.gif a peaceful and very happy Christmas.

[Brooke]

Let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas now, too, before everyone gets gone. I've enjoyed getting to know all of you and enjoy your friendship so much.

Best wishes to all! :grouphug:

[rcknalwys]

Just wanted to chime in with my own Merry Christmas to those who celebrate the season and give good wishes to all for a wonderful 2008. Since my family already celebrated together it will be quiet around here, but I'll have the guys to keep me company since so many of you will be gone. I promise to keep them in perfect tune awaiting your return hehehe! Mrs Frey, good luck with your upcoming gigs, try to rest your voice as much as possible. EF, enjoy the time you have with your family, no matter how small, each one is precious. Enjoy the time you have with your family Molly. DF and GAN also, enjoy the holidays, check in when you can.
Thank you to all my extended family here, you are wonderful people. Hope you all have a happy time filled with all the family and love you can stand. Gee, throw in a few Eagle-related items, what more could you ask for? LOL

[Ive always been a dreamer]

I also want to extend Christmas wishes to all of my friends here on The Border. Again, thank you all for making this an such enjoyable fan community, and I wish all of you and yours a wonderful Christmas.

[Glennsallnighter]

I also want to extend Christmas wishes to all of my friends here on The Border. Again, thank you all for making this an such enjoyable fan community, and I wish all of you and yours a wonderful Christmas.

Just checking in!! MF I hope the 5 hr New Years Eve gig goes well for you. Its a big undertaking. I can't imaging NYE in blistering Summer heat !!

Soda, glad you're having such a good time with your family

Rcknawlys I'm glad you had such a good time with your family and hope the lads keep you well occupied over the Festive Season

Molly, Love the sig :wink:

And everyone else I hope your Christmas is going well for you and that you are all having a happy and peaceful time.

[Jeff Cooke]

Wishing everyone here a Merry Christmas!

This is usually a rough time of year for me. Particularly this year. I miss what Christmas-time used to be like and I miss a few people who aren't with us this year.

Don't mean to be a downer but that's just where I'm at. I get by with a little help from my bud.

Hope your Holidays are great. Hug those who are near and dear while you can!

God bless!!!

[DonFan]

God bless you too, Jeff. Merry Christmas to everyone!

[Jeff Cooke]

Whoa! :o

[EasyFeeling]

Soda, love to read about your family, too funny. :lol:

Jeff, sorry that you can't spend Christmas with the people you love. I hope you can still enjoy it a little bit.

I'm glad I don't need to drive these days because we had freezing rain the last 2 days. :shock: It's freaking icy on the streets and sidewalks. My mom lives only a few streets away from me so I can walk this evening.

[Jeff Cooke]

Soda, love to read about your family, too funny. :lol:

Jeff, sorry that you can't spend Christmas with the people you love. I hope you can still enjoy it a little bit.

I'm glad I don't need to drive these days because we had freezing rain the last 2 days. :shock: It's freaking icy on the streets and sidewalks. My mom lives only a few streets away from me so I can walk this evening.

I am spending Christmas with loved ones. I just miss the ones who aren't here. It's not like Christmas is going to be a total drag. I appreciate the warm wishes, though. It's definitely Wintry here in Michigan!!!

[Glennsallnighter]

Well I hope you all had a good one wherever you were able to celebrate it!

Soda! Your parents sound great fun!

Jeff, and EF, I hope you had a good one!

[EasyFeeling]

GA, you talked about relaxed Christmas in another thread, actually it is a little too much for my taste. :wink: I'm starting to feel bored so I'm glad when it's over. We don't make a big deal about Christmas.

[Mrs Frey]

Thank you to all of you for your beautiful Christmas wishes. I'm so glad that I have an opportunity to log in today and catch up with your lives.

I had a nice day yesterday - nothing particularly special, but nice. I got some fantastic gifts before Christmas, and some lovely phone calls and text messages. It helped a difficult time for me, which Christmas has become since my mother's passing in March last year.

Jeff, my heart goes out to you. I know how you feel (and DF, I know you're in a similar position). My thoughts are with you, and may God give you the strength to deal with the holes that have been left in your life since the passing of your loved ones.

My gig on Saturday went very well. I got a rip-roaring response from the crowd and my voice was at its best, thank the Lord. Now for the 5-hour marathon gig on New Year's Eve! Wish me luck, everybody!

[sodascouts]

I'm glad your gig went so well, MF! I look forward to when you can post again regularly.

[Brooke]

Hey everyone! We've had a very busy few days around here and my internet service went down Sunday and part of Monday. I've been missing all of you!

My son and his girlfriend arrived Sat. evening and my daughter arrived in a snow storm late Sat. evening, so with extras and the constant coming and going it's been rather hectic! I'm chief cook and bottle washer around here, so I really didn't know which way was up till now! We delivered the daughter back to St. Louis to the airport at noon, so that was another trip. The house is finally back in order and most of the gifts put away.

We all had a great time and enjoyed being together once again, although, there were a few strained moments along the way as usual! So Soda, don't think you are the only one with those! (The Bob Seger story was too funny!) lol

My most special present was from my husbands brother and his wife. They had bought an old china doll at my Grandmother's estate sale 12 years ago and they gave it to me for Christmas. I didn't even know they had it and was completely shocked. It is a precious treasure for me. I have a lot of her things, but it is a wonderful addition and I'm so grateful for it and it was so sweet of them to give it to me.

Yes, Jeff, I have several people I miss at Christmas, too.

Glad to hear your gig went well Mrs F and hopefully, everyone has had a merry ol' time! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

Thats great that your gig went so well MF and that you're back in fine voice! Best of luck with the New Years one. Not that you need luck! I know that the band has been practicing hard and I'm sure you'll knock 'em for ten on Monday night! :thumbsup: I'm glad your Christmas went well as well.

Glad you're back with us Brooke and that you had a good one! What an exquisite present that china doll was, and I'm sure an heirloom. Can you post a pic of her some time. It was extremely thoughtful of your family members to give it to you.

We had a cold Christmas over here with a heavy frost on Christmas eve and Christmas night. Very picturesque!Then Wednesday night the rain started and it rained incessantly yesterday. Today is bright and mild so I'm going to get the kids out in the open! They need to shake off the cobwebs. So do I!

[Mrs Frey]

Hey everyone! We've had a very busy few days around here and my internet service went down Sunday and part of Monday. I've been missing all of you!

My son and his girlfriend arrived Sat. evening and my daughter arrived in a snow storm late Sat. evening, so with extras and the constant coming and going it's been rather hectic! I'm chief cook and bottle washer around here, so I really didn't know which way was up till now! We delivered the daughter back to St. Louis to the airport at noon, so that was another trip. The house is finally back in order and most of the gifts put away.

We all had a great time and enjoyed being together once again, although, there were a few strained moments along the way as usual! So Soda, don't think you are the only one with those! (The Bob Seger story was too funny!) lol

My most special present was from my husbands brother and his wife. They had bought an old china doll at my Grandmother's estate sale 12 years ago and they gave it to me for Christmas. I didn't even know they had it and was completely shocked. It is a precious treasure for me. I have a lot of her things, but it is a wonderful addition and I'm so grateful for it and it was so sweet of them to give it to me.

Yes, Jeff, I have several people I miss at Christmas, too.

Glad to hear your gig went well Mrs F and hopefully, everyone has had a merry ol' time! :D

Brooke, I highlighted that particular paragraph as I just enjoyed so much how you wrote it! Chief cook and bottle washer! :lol: I also loved the way you said you "delivered the daughter"! :laugh:

That's a lovely gift you received from your brother-in-law and his wife. I'm sure you had a lump in your throat upon receiving it.

Thank you for your support regarding my gig, too.

Soda and GA, thanks to you too for the support. The New Year's Eve gig is closing in on me now, but I'm going to try and relax about it. I'm going to be singing 37 songs! :shock: Nothing I haven't done before, of course, but my voice is vulnerable. I just hope and pray I don't damage anything. It's not often we do 5-hour gigs.

GA, I hope the weather improves a bit in Dublin for the next few days! We've been having temperatures of over 30 degrees celcius over the last few days! Too hot!

I came into the office today for personal reasons, and of course, took advantage and logged onto GFO! I don't know if I'll get another chance within the next week, but if not, I wish you all a fantastic New Year's Day! :grouphug:

[DonFan]

I have enjoyed reading about everyone's holidays, both here and in the Merry Christmas thread.

Mrs. F, I'm glad your gig went so well!

Brooke, I loved your story about the china doll--what a great gift! I collect dolls--I have saved almost every doll I ever had, beginning with Barbies and Betsy McCalls and Tammys, all the way through at least a 100 Madame Alexanders--so I would definitely treasure that china doll. The fact that is belonged to your grandmother makes it even more special. Would you please take a picture of the doll for me? I'd love to see it.

[Brooke]

Oh my, DF! You must have quite a collection! I wish I had saved my dolls. Especially my Barbies.

I'll see what I can do about a pic of my Grandma's.

[Jeff Cooke]

Thanks for the warm vibe and the well wishes. I hope everyone had a good Christmas. The first half of mine was probably the lamest Christmas in all of my 49 years, mainly because I was alone, byut it picked up towards the late afternoon and in the evening there was enough "stuff" to finish the day off pretty nicely. 2007 has been a very trippy year!

[Glennsallnighter]

Thank you for your support regarding my gig, too.

Soda and GA, thanks to you too for the support. The New Year's Eve gig is closing in on me now, but I'm going to try and relax about it. I'm going to be singing 37 songs! :shock: Nothing I haven't done before, of course, but my voice is vulnerable. I just hope and pray I don't damage anything. It's not often we do 5-hour gigs.



Best of luck to you and your bandmates MF! I'm sure you'll all do great :thumbsup:

[EasyFeeling]

MF, good luck with your gig today. I know you are not reading today but still. :wink:

Nothing special happened to me the last days.

On Saturday I went to the shopping mall with my mom just to have a good time, looking if they had already lowered prices after Christmas. Among others we were rummaging in a music store. While my mom looked for Elvis CDs I went to the charts section and what I've found made me happy, lots of Eagles copies :D

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Then I went to “U” just to take a short look if they have any Keith stuff there. To my surprise they actually had about 15 copies in the shelf which is not usual for a German music store. But they were all arranged in a row so I thought that’s just wrong, they have to be more visible among all the other artists. At that point I remembered what Soda did, removing stuff what blocks the view. :twisted: I couldn’t resist and grabbed all his CDs and put each one copy in front of other artists. I stepped back to check the view and now it looks like there are tons of Keith's CDs. How pathetic is that? :roll:

[Brooke]

Ha! Too funny, EF! :laugh:

I bet Keith would appreciate you trying to help him out!

[rcknalwys]

Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year. Mrs Frey, good luck with your gig, I know it will be great.

[rcknalwys]

Thought I'd share a pic from my visit with my kids in our Eagles T's. Note my 18 yr old's expression, he was NOT happy about being awake so early...and we made him dress up!


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[Glennsallnighter]

Oh you all look great! I love your daughter's particularly!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Then I went to “U” just to take a short look if they have any Keith stuff there. To my surprise they actually had about 15 copies in the shelf which is not usual for a German music store. But they were all arranged in a row so I thought that’s just wrong, they have to be more visible among all the other artists. At that point I remembered what Soda did, removing stuff what blocks the view. :twisted: I couldn’t resist and grabbed all his CDs and put each one copy in front of other artists. I stepped back to check the view and now it looks like there are tons of Keith's CDs. How pathetic is that? :roll:

EF - good job! Keith should be very proud you!

And Becky - It looks like you have raised your kids the right way. They look like an extremely smart bunch! :wink: :wink:

And OBTW - This just happens to be my 2000th post. I guess I spend a lot of time here! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

Yes I noticed you were heading to the magic 2k! Congratulations Dreamer! :cheers: May you post many more :D

[EasyFeeling]

Congratulation to your 2000th post, Dreamer. :D

Becky, that's a fantastic picture of your family, thanks for posting. :D

I was too lazy last year, surgery was 2 months ago so I've decided to make a fresh start this year and want to go for sports again. Let's see how long this will last. :wink:

[glenneaglesfan]

Congratulations on your 2000th post, dreamer. It doesn't seem any time since you and I were "Out on the Border"!

Becky, your kids look a lovely bunch of people, and it's great that they will wear Eagles t-shirts. Mine would :roll: . I have both the shirts your girls are wearing. :)

Jeff, sorry to hear you were on your own, but glad that things 'mellowed' towards the evening. :wink:

EF, good luck with your sporting plans, and I liked hearing about your rearrangements of the shop display!

Brooke, you must have really been touched by your brother-in-law's present. That will be a treasured doll.

I'm about to fight my way into town, with snow showers and gales forecast. I asked for a new coat on my Christmas list, and thinking hubby wouldn't have a clue about what size I am etc, I bought one and gave it to him to wrap. He was a bit taken aback, and said "What made you think I wouldn't buy you a coat?" The upshot was, I had two new coats for Christmas, and actually, the one hubby chose is really nice, but two sizes too small! So I'm going to see if I can change his, and return the other.

[sodascouts]

Brooke - I'd love to see a photo of that doll, too. It sounds very special.

Well-dressed family, Becky! ;) The Hotel California shirt was the one I got for Christmas as well.

Michaela, good luck on the sports. I've decided I'm going to go on a cereal diet. We'll see how long THAT lasts!

Kate, lol about the two coats! I guess it's better that he guesses your size as too small than vice versa, lol.

[Glennsallnighter]

Yes Michaela! Good luck with the sports. :blueblob: Which ones are you in to? Golf? :wink: , Basketball? :wink: :wink: Whatever it is I hope the resolution lasts.

Kate I hope you managed to change the coat(s) for the one you liked in the correct size.

I've made the usual resolution based on eating less 'junk' and taking more exercise, but it hasn't started yet! I'm waiting for the kids to go back to school on Monday. I've 2 incentives this year (apart from hoping the boys or Glenn :heart: will tour). My parents Golden Wedding Anniversary is in mid-February and my own 40th Birthday at the end of February! We'll see!! :D

[Molly]

Becky, what a nice family photo. The look on your son's face made me laugh-it looked so familiar! I have two young men in my house that often have that bleary-eyed, do I have to get up before noon?, look on their faces as well.

Michaela, good luck with your resolution. I've started working out again, as well. Between that, and the way my job stress has my stomach in knots lately and I can't eat, hopefully, I'll see some results. I have this week off coming up in February :wink: . I'm hoping I'll be so distracted by the scenery :twisted: , I won't even think of work the entire time!

Kate, at least hubby was just buying you a coat. Every now and then my hubby decides to go underwear shopping for me. Nothing worse than panties that are two sizes too small!

Brooke, what a thoughtful, priceless gift! My sister has a doll from our grandmother that I've always coveted. :blush: There were 4 girls in my family and she got the doll! Guess we know who Grandma liked the best! :scowl: Maybe it was because Grandma always saw me with a baseball glove or riding bikes instead of playing with dolls!

[rcknalwys]

Thanks everyone for your nice comments on our family pic. It's good to know someone else has kids that don't do well before noon Molly. The kids treated me to 5 Eagles T's, the deluxe edition and the Farewell 1 dvd, so the least they could do is wear the T's. By the way, I'm the one in the California tour tee, my daughter has the LROOE one, she tried to steal it from me after the pic was taken!

Like everyone else, I made a few NY resolutions to get in shape. For me it's time to get back to watching my blood sugar levels and taking my insulin. I kind of fell off the wagon over the holidays.

Thanks everyone for sharing their highs and lows over the holiday. This board has been such a support for those of us going through sad times, and a place to share our thoughts and feelings. I know it's already been said, but I want to wish everyone a wonderful 2008 again.

[Glennsallnighter]

The kids treated me to 5 Eagles T's, the deluxe edition and the Farewell 1 dvd, so the least they could do is wear the T's. By the way, I'm the one in the California tour tee, my daughter has the LROOE one, she tried to steal it from me after the pic was taken!


They were lovely presents RKA! I'm sure you're getting great enjoyment out of wearing them and playing them!


Like everyone else, I made a few NY resolutions to get in shape. For me it's time to get back to watching my blood sugar levels and taking my insulin. I kind of fell off the wagon over the holidays.

Don't we all :roll:


Thanks everyone for sharing their highs and lows over the holiday. This board has been such a support for those of us going through sad times, and a place to share our thoughts and feelings. I know it's already been said, but I want to wish everyone a wonderful 2008 again.

Well thats what it there for also. And have a wonderful 2008 yourself as well!

[EasyFeeling]

How funny to read about your husbands. http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif But as Soda said it's much better they decide to get clothes in a smaller size than vice versa. They better take no risk to pick a fight. :wink:

Soda, good luck with the cereal diet, yuck! :wink:

Nah GA, no golf and no basketball :wink: , just going to the gym and a bit Nordic walking.
I wanted to go to the gym last Thursday but they had still closed. Today I wanted to go outside for a walk but it's raining. Ok, I can do other things like eating the rest of the Panettone, an Italian Christmas cake, yummy. :D

[glenneaglesfan]

How funny to read about your husbands. http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif But as Soda said it's much better they decide to get clothes in a smaller size than vice versa. They better take no risk to pick a fight. :wink:Lol, that's true!!


Ok, I can do other things like eating the rest of the Panettone, an Italian Christmas cake, yummy. :DThat's my sort of 'workout'! Actually, I did go out for a 12 mile bike ride on Saturday, and it was raining. Good luck with all of you getting into shape, especially for that deadline in early February. :wink:


By the way, I'm the one in the California tour tee, my daughter has the LROOE one, she tried to steal it from me after the pic was taken!Lol, Becky, you look so young I thought you were one of the kids!



Thanks everyone for sharing their highs and lows over the holiday. This board has been such a support for those of us going through sad times, and a place to share our thoughts and feelings. I know it's already been said, but I want to wish everyone a wonderful 2008 again.Thanks, and I'd like to echo that.

[Mrs Frey]

Woo hoo hoo! I'm BACK! :yay: Gosh, how I've missed all of you and of course, GFO.


MF, good luck with your gig today. I know you are not reading today but still. :wink:

Nothing special happened to me the last days.

On Saturday I went to the shopping mall with my mom just to have a good time, looking if they had already lowered prices after Christmas. Among others we were rummaging in a music store. While my mom looked for Elvis CDs I went to the charts section and what I've found made me happy, lots of Eagles copies :D

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l76/elafo/29-12-07_1441.jpg

Then I went to “U” just to take a short look if they have any Keith stuff there. To my surprise they actually had about 15 copies in the shelf which is not usual for a German music store. But they were all arranged in a row so I thought that’s just wrong, they have to be more visible among all the other artists. At that point I remembered what Soda did, removing stuff what blocks the view. :twisted: I couldn’t resist and grabbed all his CDs and put each one copy in front of other artists. I stepped back to check the view and now it looks like there are tons of Keith's CDs. How pathetic is that? :roll:

Thanks for the good wishes for my gig, EF! I'll tell you all about it a little later. I enjoyed your story! :lol: You go girl! Keith would be very proud of you! It's also great that the store has so many copies of LROOE. I've seen a lot more of the album in local stores too, which is about time.

I must say, your mother has good taste in music! :nod: It seems I have a lot to discuss with both you and your mother! :wink: It would have been Elvis' 73rd birthday tomorrow (8 Jan). I got some music store vouchers for Christmas, so I bought "Elvis '68 Comeback: Deluxe Edition", which is a 3-DVD set featuring all the available footage (including all the takes, used and unused, as well as bloopers!) of Elvis' triumphant 1968 comeback to the stage. Tell your mom that it's well worth the money if it's available in Germany!

[Mrs Frey]

Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year. Mrs Frey, good luck with your gig, I know it will be great.

Thanks for your good wishes, Becky. I love your photo of you and your children wearing Eagles T-shirts! You all look great! I wish I had an Eagles T-shirt! :jealous: :wink:

[EasyFeeling]

I must say, your mother has good taste in music! :nod: It seems I have a lot to discuss with both you and your mother! :wink: It would have been Elvis' 73rd birthday tomorrow (8 Jan). I got some music store vouchers for Christmas, so I bought "Elvis '68 Comeback: Deluxe Edition", which is a 3-DVD set featuring all the available footage (including all the takes, used and unused, as well as bloopers!) of Elvis' triumphant 1968 comeback to the stage. Tell your mom that it's well worth the money if it's available in Germany!

Yay, welcome back, MF. :D
Yes, she has a good taste in music, loves almost all what I love. :wink:
We looked for the 68' comeback, but they didn't have it. I saw it once and the DVD set was really expensive. :shock: The only good thing is TV was airing the comeback show as well as Aloha From Hawaii each for 1 hour on Boxing Day so I could tape it. :D
I'm looking forward to read about your gig. 8)

[Mrs Frey]

Gosh, I really have so much to catch up with, and so little time in which to do so! Oh hell, I'm going to try anyway:

Thanks for everyone's well wishes for my New Year's Eve gig. I have quite a bit to tell you all about it as well as another happening during my time off work, but first things first:

Dreamer, congratulations on your 2,000th post! :cheers: Here's to many more entertaining and thoughtful posts from you!

GEF, I hope you're able to get your hubby's lovely gift exchanged with one in a suitable size. How cool that you got a 12 mile bike ride in. I want to start cycling again myself soon. I used to do 70 kilometre (sorry, I'm not sure how many miles that is - I know that 60 miles is equal to 100 kilometres) rides, but now I'm hardly on my bike. I started riding again in November (13 kilometre rides), but then I got ill and stopped again. :(

EF, good luck with your sporting ventures!

Soda, good luck with your cereal diet! :shock: I must tell you, though, that I wouldn't recommend it. Rather eat a balanced diet, cutting out most of the "junk" foods, and take more exercise. Eight glasses of water a day helps a lot too. Once one starts to starve the body of essential nutrients, it will be only a matter of time before one reverts to old habits, and puts back all the weight one has lost! Take it from someone who has tried "starving" herself to lose weight! JMHO!

GA, you have plenty of motivation to get started on that balanced diet/exercise New Year's resolution, girlfriend, so start TODAY! :wink: I've decided that I'm going to resume my workout regimen today, and start eating better too. Like Becky, I fell off the wagon for a while too, but I was ill for a few weeks, so that pretty much spoilt my plans.

Molly, good for you that you've resumed your workouts. I'm sorry that you have had so much work stress, and I hope that the situation improves for you soon. I know how you feel, believe me. :(

I have so much more to say, but I've run out of time :( , so I'm going to sign off for now. Oh, I'm so excited to be back! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

Welcome Back MF! Here's to another year of great posting!

[rcknalwys]

Aw, GEF, what a nice compliment. I feel so old, I'm 53, so it was really a boost to be mistaken for one of my kids!

Mrs Frey, we're going to have to get you a tshirt! I had a collection at one time, then my house burned down and I lost them, so getting these were an extra treat. I've got one more I'm still looking for, it was from HFO with a pic of all the guys in a field, will probably find it on eBay eventually. Looking forward to hearing about your NYE gig.

Wow, 2000 posts! Dreamer you go girl!

I'm so :jealous: of your WalMart's good taste in music. Mine only had one copy of the deluxe edition, which I bought of course. I keep checking for more but they STILL haven't brought any in. I did a little "rearranging" myself, they had most of the other Eagles cds in the bins of other artists, so of course I had to fix that!

Good luck to all of us in our endeavor to get back in shape. It's hard work but someone has to do it!

[Molly]

Good luck to all of us in our endeavor to get back in shape. It's hard work but someone has to do it!

I saw this on a t-shirt once and I love it. "I'm in shape. Round is a shape!"

We are having the weirdest weather here in Wisconsin! Just a few days ago it was a whopping zero degrees. Today it was 60 degrees! We've had thick, thick fog (becausethe warm air is touching the cold snow covered ground ). Yesterday, there was a 50 car accident near our capital city of Madison with a few people being killed.

Today, with the warm weather, we've had thunderstorms, hail, a lot of wind and lightning and a number of tornados touching down about an hour south of me-apparently doing a lot of damage. It's January!! We never have these kinds of conditions this time of the year!

[katherine5832]

We are having the weirdest weather here in Wisconsin! Just a few days ago it was a whopping zero degrees. Today it was 60 degrees! We've had thick, thick fog (becausethe warm air is touching the cold snow covered ground ). Yesterday, there was a 50 car accident near our capital city of Madison with a few people being killed.

Today, with the warm weather, we've had thunderstorms, hail, a lot of wind and lightning and a number of tornados touching down about an hour south of me-apparently doing a lot of damage. It's January!! We never have these kinds of conditions this time of the year!

How weird is this? I just heard from my mom not even 10 minutes ago that one of the tornadoes you're probably referring to touched down a mile from my brother's house in northern Illinois. My sister-in-law had to take my nephew and niece and some neighbor kids into her basement. And, yesterday, her sister was behind that 50-car accident and had to turn around and find an alternate route.

Btw, Michigan is having the same weird weather too. It already felt - and smelled - like spring this morning.

[Glennsallnighter]

Well its been much the same in Dublin. Weird weather! or should I say 'Strange Weather' :wink: ?. After the worst summer in living memory and the driest autumn we are having a winter that really isn't a winter at all. More just high winds and rain and mild (enough for us!). We'd a few cold days in December alright but the nearly cast iron guarantee of snow every year when we were kids seems to be gone. We had a flurry last week but it came to nothing :roll: .

I hope that most of the people affected by that monumental pile up yesterday have recovered and havn't been seriously injured.

I also hope all of your families are safe Molly and Katherine.

[Glennsallnighter]

Hey! EF! New season of Desperate Housewives begins here tonight!! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

Just in case anyone who messages me using my personal email is wondering at my silence......my email appears to be down for the moment :( . I can send but not receive!! So don't think I'm being rude if I don't reply. I'll log on later if you want to message me here and I'll let you know when I'm up and running again. Strange weather here. May have affected the satellite or something :twisted:

[EasyFeeling]

Hey! EF! New season of Desperate Housewives begins here tonight!! :D

Oooooooh :D Don't tell me anything! :wink: I have no clue when it starts here. :?

[Mrs Frey]

I must say, your mother has good taste in music! :nod: It seems I have a lot to discuss with both you and your mother! :wink: It would have been Elvis' 73rd birthday tomorrow (8 Jan). I got some music store vouchers for Christmas, so I bought "Elvis '68 Comeback: Deluxe Edition", which is a 3-DVD set featuring all the available footage (including all the takes, used and unused, as well as bloopers!) of Elvis' triumphant 1968 comeback to the stage. Tell your mom that it's well worth the money if it's available in Germany!

Yay, welcome back, MF. :D
Yes, she has a good taste in music, loves almost all what I love. :wink:
We looked for the 68' comeback, but they didn't have it. I saw it once and the DVD set was really expensive. :shock: The only good thing is TV was airing the comeback show as well as Aloha From Hawaii each for 1 hour on Boxing Day so I could tape it. :D
I'm looking forward to read about your gig. 8)

Thanks for the welcome back, EF. Wow, that's amazing that you got to see the Comeback Special and Aloha From Hawaii on TV. We never see Elvis on our local channels anymore. :evil: Fortunately, I have the shows on VHS, but I'm after the DVDs now (the picture quality is breathtaking! :shock: ). Next on my list is the "Aloha From Hawaii: Deluxe Edition" two DVD set, which features not only the official Aloha concert which was broadcast via satellite to 1.3 billion people on 14 January 1973, but also the rehearsal concert on 12 January. It's also expensive, but worth it to me. I'm celebrating Elvis' birthday today by wearing my Elvis T-shirt, which I had made a few years ago.

I'll get around to posting about my gig, I promise! I'm still trying to catch up with everything I missed while I was away!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well, thankfully, it seems like we're all settling in to the new year. The activity on the board sure looks like it's getting back to normal. :) Hope no one has any problems due to the weather. It's been the same here in Virginia, but not as severe as some of you have. Today, we may break a record. It's supposed to be around 75 degrees. Hmmm - Strange Weather, indeed. Oh well, I've now been inspired. I know what CD I'll be listening to in my car when I go home from work this evening. :D :D

[tbs fanatic]

Our weather is all over the map too. Just this morning (it is 11:00 right now) we have had balmy, followed by rain, followed by hail, followed by snow, followed by windy, followed by balmy???????????????? Can it just make up its mind already :roll:

[sodascouts]

"Strange Weather" here as well - it was snowing on New Year's day and 4 degrees outside. It was like that for a couple days, then warmed up a bit.... then, insanely, got up to the late 60s yesterday! There was a flood warning, not because of rain, but because of all the melting snow and ice.

Messed up!

[EasyFeeling]

I can't complain about the weather. After freezing rain around Christmas, followed by rain the days around New Year it's now 7 degrees Celsius and no rain in sight. Can't really complain. 8)

Just got back from the doctor. She wanted to do a first check up after the surgery. It looks good inside. http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif I guess I will get the result next week. But I'm not worried about it.

[Glennsallnighter]

Thats great news EF! And you'll enjoy the next series of DH! I'm watching it at the moment! :D

[Brooke]

Great news EF!

Yes, DH is quite good these days! That's all I'm saying. :wink:

[EasyFeeling]

:x I need to check when it starts here. I WANT to know! :x

[Mrs Frey]

Mrs Frey, we're going to have to get you a tshirt! I had a collection at one time, then my house burned down and I lost them, so getting these were an extra treat. I've got one more I'm still looking for, it was from HFO with a pic of all the guys in a field, will probably find it on eBay eventually. Looking forward to hearing about your NYE gig.

I'm so :jealous: of your WalMart's good taste in music. Mine only had one copy of the deluxe edition, which I bought of course. I keep checking for more but they STILL haven't brought any in. I did a little "rearranging" myself, they had most of the other Eagles cds in the bins of other artists, so of course I had to fix that!

Good luck to all of us in our endeavor to get back in shape. It's hard work but someone has to do it!

Becky, I'm sorry to read that your house burned down. I can't imagine how traumatic that must have been for you and your family. I'll tell you all about the NYE gig in a separate post.

As for the LROOE Deluxe Edition, it's not available in any of our local stores, from what I've seen. :roll:

I started my exercise routine on Monday - I did an intensive 15 minute workout (I used Glenn's :heart: "Love In The 21st Century" and also "He Took Advantage" as workout music :D ), and I was fine until the next evening. Suddenly my right inner thigh decided to get really sore. Yesterday, I managed to walk to work fairly normally, but then the muscle got cold. I hobbled around most of the day, and I'm still hobbling around. Now my hip and back are also painful because of the awkward way I'm walking! :x

[Mrs Frey]

I saw this on a t-shirt once and I love it. "I'm in shape. Round is a shape!"

We are having the weirdest weather here in Wisconsin! Just a few days ago it was a whopping zero degrees. Today it was 60 degrees! We've had thick, thick fog (becausethe warm air is touching the cold snow covered ground ). Yesterday, there was a 50 car accident near our capital city of Madison with a few people being killed.

Today, with the warm weather, we've had thunderstorms, hail, a lot of wind and lightning and a number of tornados touching down about an hour south of me-apparently doing a lot of damage. It's January!! We never have these kinds of conditions this time of the year!

Highlighted text: That is funny, Molly! I remember hearing a disc jockey on one of our local radio stations saying that about himself! :lol:

On a more serious note, to you and Katherine, I'm sorry to read about the car accident and the life threatening weather conditions you have been experiencing. I hope you will all be okay.

GA, TBSF, Dreamer and Soda, you have had "Strange Weather" indeed. Cape Town has had some uncharacteristic rain for this time of year, but it's back to the 30 degrees celcius and above mark today. The wind (known as the South Easter or Cape Doctor) has been really awful, blowing at up to 50 knots on occasion. It's particularly bad where I work. The only consolation about the wind though is that when it blows, it's not so hot. On days like today, when the wind is minimal, the heat is pretty unbearable. Due to air conditioning, I don't feel it in my office, though.

[Mrs Frey]

Well, I've been threatening for some time now to tell you all about my New Year's Eve gig, so here goes:

My day started at 16:15, when I left my house to meet my bandmates for the upload of the equipment. We got to the Yacht Club, where the function was held, at 18:00, and we proceeded to set up our equipment. We commenced at 21:00 and finished (or I finished) at 02:20. We were supposed to finish at 02:00, but an Irish lady, after we had performed a special song for the English members of our audience for New Year's ("Green Green Grass of Home"), asked us to do an Irish song for her. It just so happens that I can play "Wild Mountain Thyme" :wink:, and proceeded to play it for her solo (just my rhythm guitar and vocal), as the band had not practised it. The dance floor had cleared by then, as we had announced we had finished our show, but a few returned for the song. The Irish lady was so emotional that she cried, and even gave me a little tip, which I refused, but to no avail.

I also danced a with a nine-year-old girl between sets (we play CDs during our 15-minute breaks), who had been watching me for most of the night. I went to meet her family after we danced, and her grandmother told me that she had been fascinated with my guitar playing, as she had just been given a guitar as a gift.

I was extremely touched by the above two events, and it made the evening very special for me. All-in-all, the gig was very well received by everyone, who danced the night away and sang along to our selection of songs. I arranged the set list so that we started with "Tequila Sunrise", and we also included "Lyin' Eyes" (to which people danced up a storm!) and "Hotel California". A young man who is an Elvis fanatic asked one of my bandmates if we knew either "Teddy Bear" or "Return To Sender", and he then consulted with me. I told him I knew both, and would perform the latter for him, as I sang it better. As my bandmate was announcing what we were going to do, I quickly worked out the chords! I don't recall I'd ever tried to play the song, even though I've always sung along with Elvis and know the song extremely well. The band joined me in drips and drabs as I played, but everyone responded well - I think we should add it to our repertoire!

I'm going to be brave and post two pics of myself from my open air gig on 22 December. They will be up for a limited time, so I hope you all get to see them. Please excuse the size of the pics:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z69/mrsfrey_photos/ColeStreetAtTheVAWaterfrontAmphi-1.jpg

Here I'm having a Glenn :heart: Frey/Elvis :heart: moment... The passion, you know... :wink:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z69/mrsfrey_photos/ColeStreetAtTheVAWaterfrontAmphithe.jpg

Enjoying the responsive crowd.

I have more news, which I will share with you soon!

[Glennsallnighter]

Well it sounds like you did a fantastic job on New Years Eve MF and well done. How nice of you to sing for the Irish lady who was present, and also the little girl. Who knows, you may become her idol. I'm sure she'll remember for a long time to come.

Yes! Definitely add RTS to your repertoire. I'm sure it would go down very well, and it is one of the better known Elvis songs too, so I'm sure would be popular at gigs.

Finally you looked fantastic doing the earlier gig. Of course my first reaction was 'God she must be frozen', then remembering that of course in South Africa Christmas and New Year occur in the middle of summer! :doh:

(I've been dying to use that emoticon for ages!!)

[Glennsallnighter]

Just in case anyone who messages me using my personal email is wondering at my silence......my email appears to be down for the moment :( . I can send but not receive!! So don't think I'm being rude if I don't reply. I'll log on later if you want to message me here and I'll let you know when I'm up and running again. Strange weather here. May have affected the satellite or something :twisted:

It seems to be back running ok now. Hopefully it will stay that way!

[DonFan]

Mrs. F, you look great and it sounds like it was a wonderful night all around!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Mrs. F - Your pictures are lovely. I'm glad your gig went well and it sounds like you may have gained a few new fans. You go girl! :rockon:

[EasyFeeling]

Becky, how awful to hear about your house. :shock: I can't imagine to lose all my personal effects. But all that matters is no one was injured!

Molly, it's getting worse with the climate change and that's only the beginning. :|

Mrs. Frey :D , it was about time that you post a photo of yourself. :D You look beautiful! I'm glad to read that your gig went so well and you enjoyed yourself so much. Seems your voice made a good recovery. 8)

[sodascouts]

Thanks for telling us about your gig, MF - sounds like it was quite an experience! How lovely that you could play Wild Mountain Thyme for that lady. Glenn-love once again comes in handy. ;) You look great!

[Brooke]

Mrs F, you look great and sounds like you gig was great too! Good job! :D

[Mrs Frey]

Awwwwwwwwww... :grouphug:. GA, DF, Dreamer, EF, Soda and Brooke: thank you all for the wonderful compliments and messages of support. I'm very touched.

GA, I'll talk to the band about "Return To Sender". I reckon they saw the positive response to it (and we didn't even rehearse it! :shock: ), so hopefully they won't mind adding it to the repertoire. You made me laugh when you thought I was getting cold in my sparse outfit at my previous gig. The temperature was, as I recall, pushing 30 degrees celcius that day (I began performing at 19:30), so no, I was not frozen! :wink: I love that emoticon!

Dreamer, hopefully the people I met are now fans (I should be so lucky!) - I don't know if I'll ever see them again, though. :(

EF, yes, thank God my voice played along that night. It was a long gig and with 37 songs (on the original set list) to do I was very worried. All's well that ends well, though. As for my taking so long to post a picture - I'm really a very shy girl, you know... :blush:

Soda: yes, the Glenn :heart: love certainly came in handy. I've only performed the song to an audience once before, but I love doing it. I can only dream of doing as great a job as Glenn :heart:, though.

To all of you, I just wish you could have been there to share the experience with me.

Before I go, I'd like to share the following bit of news with you as well: last Saturday (5 January), when I went to a restaurant with a bandmate and some of his friends, we decided to go to another restaurant/pub around the corner later in the evening to check out the band playing there. It turned out to be a duo (part of the resident band): a lady on lead vocals and a gent playing lead guitar and managing the pre-recorded backing tracks. My bandmate and friend knows the lead singer, and told her that we play together in the band. She then asked me to do a couple of songs (I actually think her voice was taking some strain and she welcomed the break, although it didn't sound like it). I ended up doing two Creedence Clearwater Revival songs, "Proud Mary" and "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?"

When the lady took to the stage again, she picked up an acoustic guitar to do a specific song. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the make of guitar: a Takamine! Not only that, but it looked almost identical to the one Glenn :heart: plays on "The Girl From Yesterday" in HFO!

When she finished the song, I wasted no time in asking her where she bought the guitar, as I've never seen one in any of our local music stores (okay, I don't get around that much :blush: ). She said it wasn't her's, but her partner said that one of the members of the band not present had bought it. I asked her if she was familiar with the Eagles (she's a young lady, in her 20s), and she responded that she loved them! I explained that Glenn :heart: Frey plays one almost identical in "Hell Freezes Over" (I couldn't say HFO, LOL), and then she asked me if I knew how to sing her favourite song, "Take It Easy". I nodded. She then asked if I could play it. I nodded. She got so excited and asked if I would play it. I said "yes", as long as she gave me an acoustic guitar and a plectrum. She then handed me the Takamine! Her partner was a bit unsure of the song as he hadn't played it in a long time, but I ended up performing the song, and dedicated it not only to her, but to Glenn :heart: as well! The small group of people gathered really seemed to enjoy it.

Needless to say, that little event absolutely made my week! :D :D :D

[glenneaglesfan]

Wow, MF, what a thrill to play Take It Easy on a Takamine guitar, and how nice to be asked to play those other songs as well. It sounds like a great evening. I've just been reading about your marathon New Year's Eve gig as well. It sounds as if it went really well, and I liked hearing how you played Wild Mountain Thyme for the Irish lady. Those are lovely pictures of you playing. 30 degrees that evening! I wish it was that hot here. Today it is 4 degrees and raining.

Sorry to hear about all the 'strange weather' you've all been having. We've only had a couple of frosts this winter, and now that the days are getting longer the birds seem to think it's spring and have started their dawn chorus already.

EF, good news about your check-up. :)

[tbs fanatic]

Wow MF, how wonderful. Sounds as though you had a wonderful time. Good for you.

[Molly]

Thanks for posting the photos, Mrs. F -you're a lovely young lady!

Sounds like you've been making us all proud!

[Freypower]

What great photos MF. I definitely detected a certain similarity. Nice eyelashes. :wink: 8) What it must be to be so talented. And a Takamine! 'That's how it's meant to be', I think! :rockguitar:

[Glennsallnighter]

Wow MF! Well done on your impromptu gig last Saturday night. I'm sure you did Glenn :heart: and the Eagles proud with TIE! :guitar: Well done!

[Glennsallnighter]

On a more serious note, both my phone email and texts appear to be down for the moment :roll: :( I keep getting an error message when I try to access them. Customer Support have recommended that I bring the phone to a store and see if they can solve it. For the moment you can only get me on the board tho'

[Glennsallnighter]

On a more serious note, both my phone email and texts appear to be down for the moment :roll: :( I keep getting an error message when I try to access them. Customer Support have recommended that I bring the phone to a store and see if they can solve it. For the moment you can only get me on the board tho'

And once again, I'm back. All I had to do was replace the battery :o . Dunno whats happening!

[EasyFeeling]

I'm glad that you figured out your problem, GA. Sometimes it's really simple, isn't it? :wink:

[EasyFeeling]

EF, yes, thank God my voice played along that night. It was a long gig and with 37 songs (on the original set list) to do I was very worried. All's well that ends well, though. As for my taking so long to post a picture - I'm really a very shy girl, you know... :blush:

Ah MF, you don't need to be shy. Your pictures are very nice. :D I love to look at pictures of our members here.
Great, that you met another Eagles fan and playing a guitar what is the same brand as Glenn's must have been really exciting for you. 8)

[EasyFeeling]

Thats great news EF! And you'll enjoy the next series of DH! I'm watching it at the moment! :D

I've just read DH starts on Feb. 13 here, yay. :D

[Freypower]

This is a test.... as if my javascript problem was not bad enough I managed to momentarily make it worse. I was getting the internet script error here when I tried to post. I fixed it, but I cannot fix java, which means I can't use emoticons, and means that I have lost access to updating Photobucket.

I can't do System Restore a) because the shortcut on my login no longer works; b) my husband won't let me. :(

The :( is typed.

[Glennsallnighter]

I think we should start a thread called 'The Other Half' or something like that where we can go when we want to refer to something about those significant others in our lives.... :wink:

[Glennsallnighter]

I'm glad that you figured out your problem, GA. Sometimes it's really simple, isn't it? :wink:

As long as it doesn't recur! I've had a lot of trouble with the messaging functions on my phone this week, and don't want a repeat. :roll: Its amazing how used to texts and emails we have become over the last few years, isnt it?

[EasyFeeling]

Absolutely true, GA. Sometimes it's frightening... addicted to the phone, email, computer :roll:

[Glennsallnighter]

Absolutely true, GA. Sometimes it's frightening... addicted to the phone, email, computer :roll:

Its also amazing. I'm sure MF won't mind me saying this but when my cousin emigrated to South Africa in the early 80's it used to take several weeks for my mother to send her a letter. Then the return took as long. Now I can send a text or email to SA and get a response in minutes! :D

[EasyFeeling]

Yep, what would we do without these technologies? Can't imagine my life anymore without. :wink:

[Mrs Frey]

Thanks for posting the photos, Mrs. F -you're a lovely young lady!

Sounds like you've been making us all proud!

Wow, Molly, thank you very much! :hug: As for making you all proud, I hope I do the Eagles justice with my renditions of their songs! I do try to be faithful to the originals!

[Mrs Frey]

What great photos MF. I definitely detected a certain similarity. Nice eyelashes. :wink: 8) What it must be to be so talented. And a Takamine! 'That's how it's meant to be', I think! :rockguitar:

Aww, FP, thank you so much! What a lovely compliment! :hug: As for my talent, you should hear me first, though! :wink: I try my best, and I do enjoy it very much. I love the last line of your post!

And just by the way, you're very talented yourself! :nod:

[Mrs Frey]

GEF, TBSF and GA: thank you all for your lovely compliments and support regarding my pictures and my gig. Here's a hug for all of you: :grouphug:

GEF, I'm sorry your weather is so miserable. It wasn't 30 degrees celcius by the time I played the gig at 19:30, but I think our bodies were still very warm from the hot day. It was still quite warm at the time, though.

GA, I'm sorry you've had so many problems with your e-mail and text service. I'm glad it's up and running again. I certainly don't mind what you said about the instant responses you get to e-mails and texts from South Africa now. :wink: :D

FP, I'm sorry for all the computer problems you've had lately. How frustrating that must be for you! :(

Reading all the lovely comments has cheered me up a lot today. I had a less than happy weekend, due to matters of the heart. I'm not going to go into detail, but let's just say that the Eagles' "What Do I Do With My Heart?" is an appropriate song for me right now. Not all of the lyrics, just the title. :cry:

[Mrs Frey]

EF, yes, thank God my voice played along that night. It was a long gig and with 37 songs (on the original set list) to do I was very worried. All's well that ends well, though. As for my taking so long to post a picture - I'm really a very shy girl, you know... :blush:

Ah MF, you don't need to be shy. Your pictures are very nice. :D I love to look at pictures of our members here.
Great, that you met another Eagles fan and playing a guitar what is the same brand as Glenn's must have been really exciting for you. 8)

Thanks, EF. You're so sweet. I also like to see pictures of our members. Hint, hint... :wink:

Yes, it was a great thrill to play a Takamine. I wished at that point that Glenn :heart: was in the audience. Fat chance of that happening, but a girl can dream... :blush:

[Glennsallnighter]

GA, I'm sorry you've had so many problems with your e-mail and text service. I'm glad it's up and running again. I certainly don't mind what you said about the instant responses you get to e-mails and texts from South Africa now. :wink: :D


And I certainly get and send a lot! Where would we be if we had to wait 6 weeks for a reply!



Reading all the lovely comments has cheered me up a lot today. I had a less than happy weekend, due to matters of the heart. I'm not going to go into detail, but let's just say that the Eagles' "What Do I Do With My Heart?" is an appropriate song for me right now. Not all of the lyrics, just the title. :cry:

I understand! Heres a :hug:

[EasyFeeling]

Thanks, EF. You're so sweet. I also like to see pictures of our members. Hint, hint... :wink:

http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/froehlich/g020.gif
I had already posted pictures of myself, go here:

https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16957&postcount=1124
(https://eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showthread.php?p=16957&highlight=wedding#post16957)

[Mrs Frey]

I know you have, EF, and they're lovely - I was hinting about certain other members who've been hiding their beauty away from us. :wink:

[EasyFeeling]

Ah ok, MF. GA for instance? :twisted:

[Glennsallnighter]

I'll see what I can do! In our family I tend to be the pic taker, not the one taken! :twisted:

[Mrs Frey]

GA, you need to get them to take pictures of you! I take my camera with me whenever I feel there might be a photo opportunity, and if people don't take pictures of me, then I get them to take pictures! :twisted: :lol:

Oh, I need to share this with all of you: I heard Don Henley's "Boys Of Summer" on one of our local radio stations for the first time yesterday morning! :yay: We have a radio in our open plan office, and I asked my colleagues if they minded my turning up the volume!

All they need to do now is play a Glenn :heart: Frey song... :sigh: They're not even playing anything from "Long Road Out Of Eden"! :shock: :evil:

[EasyFeeling]

All they need to do now is play a Glenn :heart: Frey song... :sigh: They're not even playing anything from "Long Road Out Of Eden"! :shock: :evil:

What Do I Do With My Heart, on the radio yesterday! :D After How Long the second song from LROOE. :D

[Mrs Frey]

Oh, EF, how wonderful is that! :shock: I get so frustrated with South African radio stations and TV! At least I've got to see the "How Long" video three times now. Not very many times, but better than nothing. :roll:

[Glennsallnighter]

Ah ok, MF. GA for instance? :twisted:

OK Here goes!
I've trawled through all my pics from 2007 that are on the computer. I found about 5. In 4 of them I look like some sort of comatose elephant. This isn't too bad!

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t236/Irisheaglesfan/DSC00241.jpg

My daughter is beside me, my son is attacking the cake and the pic was taken by the other little girls mother!

[Freypower]

That's really nice! How I envy all you lucky people with dark hair! ;)

[Glennsallnighter]

That's really nice! How I envy all you lucky people with dark hair! ;)

No you don't. The gray bits start showing up quicker!!

Must arrange to get my colour in on about....lets see....19 March?? :wink:

But thanks for the compliments!

[Brooke]

Lovely photo, Ga! How pretty you are! :D

And I have to agree with you about those grays showing up in dark hair way too soon as I have the same problem!

[sodascouts]

Lookin' good! ;)

[Ive always been a dreamer]

GA - What a great pic! You are quite a lovely lady, and your daughter is adorable. I wish you could see your son better. And OBTW - you are totally right about the dark hair thing. :wink:

[DonFan]

That is a great picture, GA! :D

And you are SO right about the gray showing up in dark hair quicker. I have to deal with gray all the time in my brunette hair. I have never wanted to be blonde in my life, but my blonde forty-something friends aren't showing their gray nearly as much as I am. :? And the really fun thing about gray hair, mine at least, is that is curls completely differently than the rest of my wavy hair. Boiing!

[Mrs Frey]

:yay: :yay: :yay:

GA, I'm so happy you've finally decided to share your beauty with all of us. You look stunning, girlfriend!!! :bow: Glenn's :heart: not going to be able to take his eyes off you at the London concert! :wink: I am very jealous already! :jealous: I just love the cardigan... :wink:

As I mentioned before when you posted pics of your children, they are lovely too, just like their mom.

I am fortunate thus far to never have coloured my hair, although a few errant grey hairs have made their appearance here and there (there's still few enough of them that I can yank them out! :blush: ).

[Mrs Frey]

That's really nice! How I envy all you lucky people with dark hair! ;)

Are you blonde, FP? I envy you! :jealous:

Hmmm... I think I need to see more pictures of members on this Board... hint hint... :wink:

[Mrs Frey]

That is a great picture, GA! :D

And you are SO right about the gray showing up in dark hair quicker. I have to deal with gray all the time in my brunette hair. I have never wanted to be blonde in my life, but my blonde forty-something friends aren't showing their gray nearly as much as I am. :? And the really fun thing about gray hair, mine at least, is that is curls completely differently than the rest of my wavy hair. Boiing!

LOL, DF! My errant hairs also stick out sometimes, but it makes it that much easier to yank them out! :D

[EasyFeeling]

What a lovely picture of you and your kids, GA! :D :D

I'm blonde but changed the color to brunette. Most people do it vice versa. :wink:

[Glennsallnighter]

Thanks for the lovely compliments on me and the kids EF, MF, Brooke, Soda, Dreamer, DF, and FP.

I'd have put one up earlier only I wasn't sure if any other Irish people surfed the site and didn't want to be recognised, particularly in the early stages.

I think most people over here that knew me would have me identified by now anyway! :D

[Glennsallnighter]

:yay: :yay: :yay:

GA, I'm so happy you've finally decided to share your beauty with all of us. You look stunning, girlfriend!!! :bow: Glenn's :heart: not going to be able to take his eyes off you at the London concert! :wink: I am very jealous already! :jealous: I just love the cardigan... :wink:

As I mentioned before when you posted pics of your children, they are lovely too, just like their mom.

I am fortunate thus far to never have coloured my hair, although a few errant grey hairs have made their appearance here and there (there's still few enough of them that I can yank them out! :blush: ).

Thanks for all those lovely compliments MF! The kids look like little angels because they were at a birthday party! You should see them when they're not getting their own way! :argue: :fight:

Just the idea of Glenn :heart: noticing me in London is doing strange things to my insides...and my heart...
We'll both knock him flat!

Well when I saw the cardie the colour just reminded me so much of.... :wink: that I had to buy it :D

Yes I used to yank out the badger bits as well! But eventually they just got too much! So its out of a bottle now.

Here's a question for you MF. Can you remember what date I got my colour in last....? :wink:

[Molly]

What a lovely picture of you and your kids, GA! :D :D

I'm blonde but changed the color to brunette. Most people do it vice versa. :wink:

GA, what a lovely picture! Thanks for sharing.

I'm kind of a blonde/red-head (strawberry blonde, I guess it's called) and I darkened my hair for years, as you did, Michaela.

But recently I realized that:
1. Darkening my hair wasn't making me any smarter :wink:
2. That darn gray was making re-appearing faster than I wanted

so, I've given up and embraced my blondeness. I don't think I'll ever embrace the gray, though.

[DonFan]

LOL, DF! My errant hairs also stick out sometimes, but it makes it that much easier to yank them out! :D

I tried that at first, but if I had kept that up, I would be practically bald by now! :shock: :D
I don't think I will ever embrace my gray hair either.

On men, however, gray looks pretty good--Don's graying temples come immediately to mind here. 8)

And Mrs F--since you asked--here is my picture, holding my daughter's guitar, that I copied from the New Kid forum--sorry it is sideways but I still don't know how to turn pictures in photobucket:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b30/dcrisson/STA70239.jpg

[rcknalwys]

great pics DF and GAN. Isn't it great to put faces to the names at last?

As for hair color, I grew up a blonde, then it darkened and I hated it so I went red. I still love it red but it tends to wash out too fast so I've kind of given up on it. I do get the stray grey hair now and then but so far I seem to have my Mom's genes as even at 85 she isn't very grey......crossing my fingers!

[Freypower]

That's really nice! How I envy all you lucky people with dark hair! ;)

Are you blonde, FP? I envy you! :jealous:

Hmmm... I think I need to see more pictures of members on this Board... hint hint... :wink:

I'm a redhead. The inevitable question that I am always asked is 'what do you put in your hair to make it that colour'? I've never coloured it.

Regarding posting photos, I don't do that. Maybe one day but believe me you are not missing anything.

[Glennsallnighter]

Even sideways you look very well DF. Do you play guitar yourself?
My sister is 'Strwberry Blonde' and has never had to colour her hair. Its possible my son will be as well. He is kinda blonde having been reddish for his first year.

[Mrs Frey]

LOL, DF! My errant hairs also stick out sometimes, but it makes it that much easier to yank them out! :D

I tried that at first, but if I had kept that up, I would be practically bald by now! :shock: :D
I don't think I will ever embrace my gray hair either.

On men, however, gray looks pretty good--Don's graying temples come immediately to mind here. 8)

And Mrs F--since you asked--here is my picture, holding my daughter's guitar, that I copied from the New Kid forum--sorry it is sideways but I still don't know how to turn pictures in photobucket:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b30/dcrisson/STA70239.jpg

Well, DF, looking at your picture, I don't think you have much to worry about concerning your hair colour! You are a lovely and elegant looking lady. I remember seeing your picture in the New Kid In Town forum not long after I joined the Board. I agree with you about grey on men - I have a very good looking 50-year-old friend who is almost completely grey, but who is more attractive now than he was as a younger man.

As for your sideways picture, I think I can help you out. How's this?

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z69/mrsfrey_photos/DanaDonFan.jpg

:D

By the way, have I told you how much I like your Don signature? He looks so vulnerable and lovely there... Aww, I just want to give him a hug. :hug:

[Mrs Frey]

That's really nice! How I envy all you lucky people with dark hair! ;)

Are you blonde, FP? I envy you! :jealous:

Hmmm... I think I need to see more pictures of members on this Board... hint hint... :wink:

I'm a redhead. The inevitable question that I am always asked is 'what do you put in your hair to make it that colour'? I've never coloured it.

Regarding posting photos, I don't do that. Maybe one day but believe me you are not missing anything.

Well, that's your prerogative, FP. It took me a long time too before I felt comfortable enough to post a picture of myself. I feel fine about it, though. I think you're probably being far too modest, though, regarding my "not missing anything"!

[DonFan]

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone, and thanks, Mrs F, for straightening me out!

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Well thank you, MF - all I can say is that it's about time somebody straightened DonFan out! Actually, she is a very lovely lady in spite of the fact that she's tall. :wink: :wink:

I know, I know - next to me everyone is tall, even Molly. Even though I appreciate all of your pics that you are posting, I haven't been inclined to post any of myself. I said in the past, if I ever manage to get a picture of myself with any of the Eagles that is presentable, I may make an exception.

[DonFan]

Well thank you, MF - all I can say is that it's about time somebody straightened DonFan out!

:rofl:

[Glennsallnighter]

Oh, come on, Dreamer! Take the plunge! everyone else has!

Would you make an exception if you had it taken with a certain golfer in Pebble Beach? Now if that happened I'd be very :jealous:

[glenneaglesfan]

Lol, dreamer!

DF, that's a lovely picture of you. Can you play that guitar?

GA, I missed the lovely picture of you and your family on the last page. Thanks for showing us. It's so nice to picture what people are like here.

As far as hair goes, I'm what I describe as mouse blonde. I've never coloured it, although I have thought about highlights. Now the boys can look down on me (well, most people can actually!), they are pointing out my grey hairs, but so far they blend in with the mouseness.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Oh, come on, Dreamer! Take the plunge! everyone else has!

Would you make an exception if you had it taken with a certain golfer in Pebble Beach? Now if that happened I'd be very :jealous:

GA - Notice in my previous post that I added "that is presentable". Now, that's all I've got to say about that! :wink: :D :twisted:

[DonFan]

DF, that's a lovely picture of you. Can you play that guitar?

Thanks, GEF. No, I can't--wish I could though! I play a little piano. Last year one of my New Years' Resolutions was to start playing piano again, so I bought some Eagles sheet music on ebay. One afternoon I was hard at work, practicing, and I could hear my daughters talking in the next room. It went something like this:

Daughter one: "Mom is dusting the piano again."
Daughter two: "No, she is actually playing something. Does that sound a little bit like Desperado to you?"

[Brooke]

Ha! You should be proud, DF, that the daughter actually knew the name of an Eagles song! :lol:

[Glennsallnighter]

DF, that's a lovely picture of you. Can you play that guitar?

Thanks, GEF. No, I can't--wish I could though! I play a little piano. Last year one of my New Years' Resolutions was to start playing piano again, so I bought some Eagles sheet music on ebay. One afternoon I was hard at work, practicing, and I could hear my daughters talking in the next room. It went something like this:

Daughter one: "Mom is dusting the piano again."
Daughter two: "No, she is actually playing something. Does that sound a little bit like Desperado to you?"

LOL DF! Whenever I try to play anything my son usually wants to 'join in'!

[EasyFeeling]

Aaaah, another pic :D I remember this lovely photo of you, DF. :D

[EasyFeeling]

Tomorrow I have a day off, for an appointment with the dentist. She wants to pull out 2 teeth and then I'll get an interim dental bridge for at least 8 weeks. I'm a bit afraid about it. :( Hopefully all goes well without any pains.

[Brooke]

Yikes, EF! Good luck with that.

I hate the dentist just about as much as the gynecologist! :nervous:

[Glennsallnighter]

Oh EF! you're really going through some wars at the moment! Good luck tomorrow. When I went to get a root canal done last year I was a bit worried it would be painful as I'd heard some horror stories. I took 2 ponstan about 20 mins before the appointment and it went fine! You could try that. I think the painkillers dentists use nowadays are pretty powerful anyway so hopefully you won't suffer any pain at all. Good luck!

I hate the way some people get a kick out of describing how painful a medical or dental procedure will be, particularly when they know you are about to have that procedure :roll:

[EasyFeeling]

Just got back home from the dentist. My mouth is still numb. I have to take antibiotics because when she pulled out one tooth the maxillary sinus remained open. It could cause inflammation. So she stitched the wound. I have no idea if you understand what I mean, I don't know these medical words in English. No trouble with the other tooth. No pain so far just the bridge feels strange in my mouth. No idea if I can eat with that. :?
Tomorrow I go once more to check all again.

GA, what is ponstan? :?

[Glennsallnighter]

Strong codeine bsed pain killer. I don't know what else it sells under

[DonFan]

Sorry for your problems at the dentist, EF. Hope you are feeling better today.

[EasyFeeling]

Thanks GA. She gave me painkiller, just in case.

DF, thank God, no pains yet. I guess I need to get used to this dental bridge. I just tried to eat something what is soft and it worked. But I was not really chewing. :wink:

I'm still annoyed at what was happening to us Keith fans today. For those who doesn't go to the Keith section you should this time. I'm nosy what you have to say to this disaster. :? That would never happen here.

[sodascouts]

Glad to hear you don't have any pain yet, EF... hopefully it won't come later!

Now you've made me curious about Keith Urban... I'm off to read it!

[Glennsallnighter]

So am I! :wink:

[Mrs Frey]

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone, and thanks, Mrs F, for straightening me out!

It's my absolute pleasure, DF! :D