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Now that the political threads are winding down... [message #56067] Tue, 19 July 2005 05:42 Go to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
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> issue. I will say this; I have seen much worse, both
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> on other forums, and until someone started calling
> people idiots
> and nazis, it was doing pretty well, even if you did
> not get the
> results you preferred.
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Re: Now that the political threads are winding down... [message #56068 is a reply to message #56067] Tue, 19 July 2005 06:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kim is currently offline  Kim
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Re: Now that the political threads are winding down... [message #56077 is a reply to message #56068] Tue, 19 July 2005 07:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [1] is currently offline  Deej [1]   UNITED STATES
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etty seldom if ever that someone's fundamental position
>changes
>> in such a talk, I do beleive that, with respectful informed discussion,
>that
>> over time people will become better educated as well as better thinkers.
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>> I think if we acheive those two things we're doing well, and I think
>overall
>> these recent discussions were probably a step in that direction.
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>> But anyhow, this is an audio group, so let's all forget the politics and
>> focus on my NEW DAW BOX SHALL WE? ;o)
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>> Cheers,
>> Kim.
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>> "Neil" <OIUOIU@OIU.com> wrote:
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>> >..i'd like to thank everyone for some spirited & lively, yet
>> >respectful (for the most part), conversation. While I know it's
>> >frustrating to have political threads on ANY newsgroup that's
>> >not politically-oriented, like someone pointed out, it's part
>> >of life & is tough to avoid that sort of thing from time to
>> >time in an unmoderated setting. It's even tougher to try &
>> >take those threads over to another section of the group,
>> >because once you see a post that you feel compelled to respond
>> >to it's kinda like golf... you gotta play it where it lies :D
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>> >Anyway, thanks to everyone for a mostly civil tone... that's a
>> >personal thanks to the people I was engaged in conversation
>> >with this was a lot better than some threads I've seen here in
>> >my time on this NG.
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>> >"And, now back to your regularly-scheduled audio rants!"
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>> >Neil
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>There used to be a Will Downing around Washington, D.C.
many years ago. Might this be the same guy?

Gantt

Tyrone Corbett wrote:

> Hey guys, just getting back into town from a another stint with Will Downing.
> This past weekend we were in California for the Pasadena Jazz festival. It
> was a really cool hit as well as a great opportunity to spend some time with
> other colleagues that I've worked with as well as those that I enjoy listening
> to.
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> We were brought on by comedian Sinbad...he's still got it! I also saw Jonathan
> Butler, Brian Culbertson, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun and even Evelyn "Champaign"
> King.
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> We followed that up with a ni
Re: Now that the political threads are winding down... [message #56082 is a reply to message #56077] Tue, 19 July 2005 11:53 Go to previous message
rick is currently offline  rick   UNITED STATES
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> Cheers,
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>Gantt Kushner <gizmo@his.com> wrote:
>There used to be a Will Downing around Washington, D.C.
>many years ago. Might this be the same guy?
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Yep, that's him. Although he is from Brooklyn and now resides in NJ, the
DC market has always been very good to him...he plays there rather frequently.
In fact, we were there a couple of months ago for a mothers day concert.

Tyronerick <parnell68@hotmail.com> wrote:
>and i get a dog with 3 legs...where's the fairness? glad to here all
>is going so well.
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>;o)
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Is the dogs name Lucky?

TyroneTripod

"Tyrone Corbett" <tyronecorbett@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> rick <parnell68@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >and i get a dog with 3 legs...where's the fairness? glad to here all
> >is going so well.
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> TyroneHey Tyrone,
Man I'm sorry I missed you guys when you were in Motown. I was out of town
that week. But, I heard the show was on point.

Maybe when you guys get back here, we can hook up..
LaMOnt

"Tyrone Corbett" <tyronecorbett@comcast.net> wrote:
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>Hey guys, just getting back into town from a another stint with Will Downing.
>This past weekend we were in California for the Pasadena Jazz festival.
It
>was a really cool hit as well as a great opportunity to spend some time
with
>other colleagues that I've worked with as well as those that I enjoy listening
>to.
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>We were brought on by comedian Sinbad...he's still got it! I also saw Jonathan
>Butler, Brian Culbertson, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun and even Evelyn "Champaign"
>King.
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>We followed that up with a night in Las Vegas (116 degrees) at the Las Vegas
>Hilton with R&B crooner Kem. Although I'm not a gambler, I walked away with
>some additional funding from a "one arm bandit", so suffice it to say, I
>had a great trip.
>
>TyroneAs a long time former member of GLAD, I can tell you the Tankmeister never
played bass on any GLAD albums.

W. Mark Wilson

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