Great Christmas Find
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Way cool. Way, way cool. :)
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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My gosh John... I think that's one of the sweetest posts you've ever written! :-O Melissa
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My gosh John... I think that's one of the sweetest posts you've ever written! :-O Melissa
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I'm trying to get into the finals for Most Shocking Post By Someone We Thought We Knew vote. :) "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Releax everybody - I'm checking the logs to see who it was that actually posted this. Clearly they've got John trussed up in a basement somewhere or he'd be jumping back on and denying he had a sensitive bone in his body ;) Merry Christmas John - that was so cool. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
You're just a soft, marshmallowy type creature, aren't you ? Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001
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I live in Bob's HungOut now
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You're just a soft, marshmallowy type creature, aren't you ? Christian After all, there's nothing wrong with an elite as long as I'm allowed to be part of it!! - Mike Burston Oct 23, 2001
Sonork ID 100.10002:MeanManOz
I live in Bob's HungOut now
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Releax everybody - I'm checking the logs to see who it was that actually posted this. Clearly they've got John trussed up in a basement somewhere or he'd be jumping back on and denying he had a sensitive bone in his body ;) Merry Christmas John - that was so cool. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Humm! John actually has a heart! ;P Foot-and-Mouth disease is believed to be the first virus unable to spread through Microsoft Outlook
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Being a big fan of bluegrass music The company I work for is called, wait for it, Bluegrass. You would not believe the number of people who ask if we are a Bluegrass band based in SA. We actually do web development so we have nothing to do with Bluegrass music. As a joke we bought a Bluegrass music CD and put it into the receptionists phone system. Now whenever you phone us up and we put you on hold you get Bluegrass music instead of Kenny G or Christmas tunes. I must say, not being much of a Bluegrass music fan, I think that banjo vs. guitar piece from the movie Deliverance is amazing. p.s. bluegrass.com is NOT our website, as so many people have found out. The owners of bluegrass.com, a bunch of hill billy Bluegrass lovers, want to sell it for a good few thousand USD. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Back when I was just a young 'un, my dad was trying to make a career in Country Music. He toured with the likes of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, and folks of that caliber. Patsy Cline was his 2nd cousin. Being a big fan of bluegrass music, he also met and performed with Don Reno and Red Smiley, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, and other big-name bluegrass artists. He even cut a song ("Frosty The Snowman") on a Reno & Smiley Christmas album back in the mid '60s. Well, my wife and I were searching the net for decent Christmas CDs when I mentioned this album to her, and suggested that she see if it was ever put onto a CD. Well, it just so happenes that it was, and we found a place that could even get a few copies of it. We ordered six copies (one for each of us kids, and one for my dad), and they were delivered yesterday afternoon. I went over to my dad's house last night and asked him if he could play that song off his copy of the album. As expected, the years had not been kind to the album's fidelity, and we suffered through the hisses and clicks routinely experienced when you listen to an old and relatively poorly kept vinyl record on modern equipment. After listening to a few of the songs, I suggested that it would be really cool if we could get the same album in CD format, and my dad agreed as he delicately re-inserted the album into the all-but-disintegrated paper sleeve. I said, "Well, someone did", and handed him the CD. Merry Christmas, dad. NOTE: If you like bluegrass, the CD is called The True Meaning Of Christmas by Don Reno and Red Smiley, published by King Records. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Well done John. A truly thoughtful gift. :) Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Being a big fan of bluegrass music The company I work for is called, wait for it, Bluegrass. You would not believe the number of people who ask if we are a Bluegrass band based in SA. We actually do web development so we have nothing to do with Bluegrass music. As a joke we bought a Bluegrass music CD and put it into the receptionists phone system. Now whenever you phone us up and we put you on hold you get Bluegrass music instead of Kenny G or Christmas tunes. I must say, not being much of a Bluegrass music fan, I think that banjo vs. guitar piece from the movie Deliverance is amazing. p.s. bluegrass.com is NOT our website, as so many people have found out. The owners of bluegrass.com, a bunch of hill billy Bluegrass lovers, want to sell it for a good few thousand USD. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
My dad's band's website is here: http://www.paddedwall.org/starcanyon I'm waiting for some more material for it. So far, all the content is in the Photo Album page. "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Well done John. A truly thoughtful gift. :) Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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"I'm just another 'S' bend in the internet. A ton of stuff goes through my system, and some of the hairer, stickier and lumpier stuff sticks." - Chris Maunder (I just couldn't let that one past ;)) -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Being a big fan of bluegrass music The company I work for is called, wait for it, Bluegrass. You would not believe the number of people who ask if we are a Bluegrass band based in SA. We actually do web development so we have nothing to do with Bluegrass music. As a joke we bought a Bluegrass music CD and put it into the receptionists phone system. Now whenever you phone us up and we put you on hold you get Bluegrass music instead of Kenny G or Christmas tunes. I must say, not being much of a Bluegrass music fan, I think that banjo vs. guitar piece from the movie Deliverance is amazing. p.s. bluegrass.com is NOT our website, as so many people have found out. The owners of bluegrass.com, a bunch of hill billy Bluegrass lovers, want to sell it for a good few thousand USD. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
Paul Watson wrote: I must say, not being much of a Bluegrass music fan, I think that banjo vs. guitar piece from the movie Deliverance is amazing. It's called dualling banjos, and you can find it here Christian Skovdal Andersen "I have a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel." -Edmund, Blackadder III
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Paul Watson wrote: I must say, not being much of a Bluegrass music fan, I think that banjo vs. guitar piece from the movie Deliverance is amazing. It's called dualling banjos, and you can find it here Christian Skovdal Andersen "I have a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel." -Edmund, Blackadder III
thanks for the link :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
