[Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 795, Issue 1

Wallace Buck tnrhodey at hotmail.com
Sat Jan 7 08:10:59 EST 2006


Nice..........

Wally


>From: Slim <salm at mn.rr.com>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 795, Issue 1
>Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:17:26 -0600
>
>Wow!  I've never seen a message come up in digest form before.  This will 
>be
>quite a challenge!
>
>Loumoore,
>
>Because you've posted a digest message you have a big problem and you're
>bound to have a great deal of trouble getting unsubscribed from the list.  
>I
>can help you but you'll have to answer a few questions so I'll know exactly
>what to tell you as to how you should proceed.
>
>I'll do my best to try to talk you down.  What's your altitude and 
>airspeed?
>(Just kidding)
>
>Sorry if it gets a little complicated but we've set up this list to be more
>secure than most others and so you'll have to jump through a few hoops:
>
>First of all, how did you get here in the first place?  Are you a Rhodes22
>owner?  You see, when you buy a Rhodes22, you are automatically placed on a
>very carefully-monitored international data base of owners.  You must first
>register on the Frappr site:  http://www.frappr.com/rhodes22  otherwise we
>cannot help you at all--so do that first.
>
>Next, exactly where do you live and where do you sail?  If you want off the
>list, you'll need to provide the zip code for your home port.  If the zip
>code for your residence is different from your home port of call, that will
>make things a lot harder so you'll need to let us know.  You'll have to
>provide the following:
>
>Skipper's complete name (include any aliases), address and phone.
>Occupation, business address and phone
>(We are no longer requiring 1040s at this time.)
>Your boat's name, make, model, year and serial number
>Port of call,  marina phone
>References accepted
>
>Once you've completed the survey, submit (reply) to this message and your
>request be be considered in the order from which it is received.
>
>Slim Chance--customer service
>
>
>On 1/6/06 6:14 PM, "loumoore at aol.com" <loumoore at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Please remove me from list.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-request at rhodes22.org
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Sent: Fri,  6 Jan 2006 08:57:48 -0500 (EST)
> > Subject: Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 795, Issue 1
> >
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> > Today's Topics:
> >
> >  1. jokes (Michel Meltzer)
> >  2. MJM, Bill E, Jim C, Bob (ed kroposki)
> >  3. Re: Re: Happy New Year (Luis Guzman)
> >  4. RE: MJM, Bill E, Jim C, Bob (Michel Meltzer)
> >  5. A helpful link. (R22RumRunner at aol.com)
> >  6. MJM's Jokes (brad haslett)
> >  7. Re: Reply to Ed K (Lou Rosenberg)
> >  8. Re: MJM's Jokes (benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com)
> >  9. Re: Reply to Ed K (Slim)
> > 10. Slim's Chicago trip (Slim)
> > 11. Re: Slim's Chicago trip (R22RumRunner at aol.com)
> > 12. Re: Slim's Chicago trip (Ronald Lipton)
> > 13. Capt Smith of Brooklyn - Attention (ed kroposki)
> > 14. Re: Capt Smith of Brooklyn - Attention (Richard Smith)
> > 15. Re: Slim's Chicago trip (Slim)
> > 16. RE: MJM, Bill E, Jim C, Bob (Jim Connolly)
> > 17. Re: Capt Smith of Brooklyn - Attention (Luis Guzman)
> > 18. Re: Reply to Ed (R22RumRunner at aol.com)
> > 19. Reply to the Maestro (ed kroposki)
> > 20. Re: Reply to the Maestro (Hank)
> > 21. Re: Florida Syndicate--2006 (Bill Effros)
> > 22. Re: Reply to the Maestro (Slim)
> > 23. Re: Reply to the Maestro (brad haslett)
> > 24. RE: Florida Syndicate--2006 (Michel Meltzer)
> > 25. RE: Stringer's Diagrams (Luis Guzman)
> > 26. Single or double axle trailer (pawyrick at peoplepc.com)
> > 27. Re: Single or double axle trailer (Bill Effros)
> > 28. Re: Single or double axle trailer (William P. Barry, III)
> > 29. Re: Reply to the Maestro (Bill Effros)
> > 30. Re: Single or double axle trailer (Bill Effros)
> > 31. Re: Reply to the Maestro (Ellner)
> > 32. Re: Reply to the Maestro (Slim)
> > 33. Re: Single or double axle trailer (William P. Barry, III)
> > 34. Re: Single or double axle trailer (Julie Thorndycraft)
> > 35. On A Completely Different Note (brad haslett)
> > 36. RE: Single or double axle trailer (Michel Meltzer)
> > 37. RE: On A Completely Different Note (Michel Meltzer)
> > 38. RE: On A Completely Different Note (brad haslett)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:19:08 -0500
> > From: Michel Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] jokes
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Message-ID: <024c01c610dd$a00c5f20$6501a8c0 at mjm2>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care
> > about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.
> >
> > New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle
> > of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste.
> > Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored
> > water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored
> > water.
> >
> > New Rule: Stop f***ing with old people. Target is introducing a
> > redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top
> > is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it,
> > his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved
> > the Social Security crisis.
> >
> > New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the
> > asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande
> > half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread
> > cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low and one
> > NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole. (Mumf note: that may be true,
> > but the folks understand what he's asking for -- try what I do if you
> > want to see quizzical looks: order a large black with no sugar -- it
> > fucks 'em up!)
> >
> > New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my
> > card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter," verifying the amount,
> > deciding, no, I don't want cash back, and pressing "Enter" again, the
> > kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my
> > Almond Joy. Paper, plastic? I don't have time for that. I've just been
> > called to do a cleanup on Aisle Nine!
> >
> > New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't
> > make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it
> > translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything
> > spiritual, you were hoping to goodness you weren't pregnant. You're not
> > spiritual. You're just high.
> >
> > New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly
> > sins. ESPN recently televised the US Open of Competitive Eating, because
> > watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting.
> > What's next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They're already doing that.
> > It's called "The Howard Stern Show."
> >
> > New Rule: I don't need a bigger mega M&M. If I'm extra hungry for M&Ms,
> > I'll go nuts and eat two.
> >
> > New Rule: Stop saying that teenage boys who have sex with their hot,
> > blonde teachers are permanently damaged. I have a better description for
> > these kids: lucky bastards.
> >
> > New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy,
> > old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a
> > remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember
> > the reason something was a television show in the first place: the idea
> > wasn't good enough to be a movie.
> >
> > New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for
> > weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab.
> > Picking up the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you
> > isn't gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.
> >
> > New Rule, and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants.
> > After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just
> > had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be
> > there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web
> > cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.
> >
> > New Rule: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in
> > months. "27 Months." "He's two," will do just fine. He's not a cheese.
> > And I didn't care in the first place.
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:51:52 -0500
> > From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] MJM, Bill E, Jim C, Bob
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Message-ID: <000c01c6112d$a61f7dc0$6400a8c0 at user6m0z74bsst>
> > Content-Type: text/plain;   charset="us-ascii"
> >
> > Did you guys see any snow for the new year?
> >
> > Ed K
> > Greenville, SC, USA
> >
> > Reply to:
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2006-January/027789.html
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 04:52:53 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Happy New Year
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Message-ID: <20060104125253.17691.qmail at web54501.mail.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > Lou,
> >
> >  Yes I did replaced a couple of stringers. I used epoxy and fiberglass
> > cloth to
> > attach them to the floor.
> >
> > Lou Rosenberg <steadilsr at verizon.net> wrote:
> > HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL RHODIES from the bilge of
> > Lou's Project boat!
> >
> > I have been trying to create a basic webpage while the weather is
> > too cold to epoxy in my new stringer for the stb side of my floor.
> > LUIS; did you replace your stringers??
> > I recall about a yr ago you were asking about the stringer placement ?
> > be well and happy sailing in 2006 to all!
> > Lou
> >
> > On Jan 3, 2006, at 12:47 PM, Luis Guzman wrote:
> >
> >> Happy New Year to all rhodies.
> >>
> >> I spent the first day of the year sailing on a 23' Stiletto
> >> Catamaran. Wow, what a ride.
> >>
> >> We were crusing at 14 knots and at a point we reached 17 knots.
> >>
> >> We met two other stilettos and raced (flew) accross the bay. Then
> >> we all rafted together for lunch and drinks. After all the food was
> >> gone, we raced again.
> >>
> >> It was great way to start the year.
> >>
> >> Luis
> >>
> >> S/V PARADISE
> >>
> >> P.S. What ever happened to Brad's ebay boat and to the syndicate?
> >> Is the syndicate talking offline?
> >>
> >> __________________________________________________
> >> Do You Yahoo!?
> >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> >> http://mail.yahoo.com
> >> __________________________________________________
> >> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > Yahoo! Photos
> > Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events,
> > holidays,
> > whatever.From stan at rhodes22.com  Wed Jan  4 08:12:39 2006
> > Return-Path: <stan at rhodes22.com>
> > X-Original-To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Delivered-To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Received: from postman.inteliport.com (unknown [208.27.31.24])
> >   by web4.thecenturiongroup.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 187567C001
> >    for <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>; Wed,  4 Jan 2006 08:12:36 -0500
> > (EST)
> > Received: from rhodes (h212ip18.inteliport.net [208.7.212.18])
> >   by postman.inteliport.com (8.11.6/8.10.1) with SMTP id k04CxQW20568
> >   for <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>; Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:59:29 -0500
> > Message-ID: <015201c61130$83520210$12d407d0 at rhodes>
> > From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > References:
> > <275.3719615.30eafa55 at aol.com><000f01c6105d$494772e0$2fd407d0 at rhodes>
> >   <43BAB303.8060309 at effros.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Owners list
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 08:12:19 -0500
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> > Precedence: list
> > Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >
> > if I knew how I would not be getting this snide message
> > I thought once on, that is it, and that is how it has grown to 6 so far.
> >
> > ss
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Owners list
> >
> >
> >> Oh, THAT list!
> >>
> >> Ed,
> >>
> >> Let's put Stan in charge of telling people how to get off this
> > list--he
> >> wants them off this list more than anyone else--and he's probably the
> >> one that put all those clowns on this list in the first place.
> >>
> >> Bill Effros
> >>
> >> stan wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Joe,
> >>>
> >>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >>>
> >>> don't believe everything they tell you.
> >>>
> >>> stan
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <JOESINNETT at aol.com>
> >>> To: <Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 4:51 PM
> >>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Owners list
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Stan;
> >>>> I can't find a way to the list; probably because of lack of skill
> > as
> >>>> a PC
> >>>> operator. Could you send me an Web address?  Thanks, Joe
> >>>> Sinnett--joesinnett at aol
> >>>> __________________________________________________
> >>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> __________________________________________________
> >>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >>>
> >> __________________________________________________
> >> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >>
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:42:12 -0500
> > From: Michel Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] MJM, Bill E, Jim C, Bob
> > To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Message-ID: <035e01c61134$aaafb010$6501a8c0 at mjm2>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> > Some, A few inch worth, enough for some sledding by the kids but not
> > much -mjm
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
> >> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of ed kroposki
> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 7:52 AM
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> >> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] MJM, Bill E, Jim C, Bob
> >>
> >> Did you guys see any snow for the new year?
> >>
> >> Ed K
> >> Greenville, SC, USA
> >>
> >> Reply to:
> >>
> > http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/2006-January/027789.html
> >>
> >>
> >> __________________________________________________
> >> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 09:57:34 EST
> > From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] A helpful link.
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Message-ID: <28a.390fa96.30ed3c5e at aol.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> > _Click  here: Gas Prices - MSN Autos_
> > (http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx)
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 6
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:41:41 -0800 (PST)
> > From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] MJM's Jokes
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Message-ID: <20060104154141.32517.qmail at web34302.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> > MJM,
> >
> > Thanks for the jokes, I've already forwarded them to
> > about a dozen people.  The one about the bathroom
> > attendant reminded me of an incident that happened to
> > us a few years ago BC (before Cora).  I wanted to see
> > where the Great Wall met the sea and follow the path
> > of the Manchu army into Beijing.  We took a six hour
> > train ride and then had to wait until after midnight
> > to catch a train back home.  The station was unheated
> > and you could see your breath.  I'd been drinking beer
> > with dinner (thanks to a wonderful couple that took
> > pity on us) and couldn't wait for the train, which no
> > doubt would have been much cleaner than the station.
> > I asked Fan for some money to pay the attendant and
> > she gave me some monopoly money with a 20 on it,
> > assuming it was 20 RNB, about $2.5 US, expecting the
> > fee to be around 20 mao, less than a US nickel. The
> > attendant took my 20 and pointed me toward the piss
> > wall.  I was cold, tired, and weary of being jerked
> > around all day, and started in on him with my best
> > "ugly American" act, in English of course.  "Listen
> > asshole, I've been scammed all over the world by
> > bigger jerks than you and I want my f*&king change!"
> > He started screaming back in Mandarin and after about
> > a minute I thought, forget principle, two and half
> > bucks isn't enought money to spent the night in a
> > Chinese jail over (we had already been kicked out of a
> > hotel earlier in the evening for being an American
> > with a Chinese whore - another story for another
> > day)..  After taking care of business I made a snide
> > comment to the old man leaving the restroom and went
> > back to Fan.  I told her the whole story and how I'd
> > been cheated out of my change.  She started laughing,
> > "you idiot, that was a 20 mao bill!"  "You have BILLS
> > for less than a nickel of purchasing power?  Give me a
> > break!"
> >
> > Every time I go to a bathroom with an attendant I
> > think of that story.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> > __________________________________________
> > Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about.
> > Just $16.99/mo. or less.
> > dsl.yahoo.com
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 10:41:01 -0500
> > From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reply to Ed K
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Message-ID: <a05210602bfe19b9ed999@[128.122.227.145]>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
> >
> > Ed,
> > I still defer to Slim who posted those great diagrams of the
> > stringers and cabin floor layout last year.  It helped me immensely
> > and  there are plywood stringers on my boat.
> > I am in the process of  installing a new Stb stringer and the Galley
> > floor stringer which has to have a support attached to it for the stb
> > side of the floor board.  I am hoping to have to only replace these
> > two this year so I can begin the rewiring during the colder months.
> > Lou
> >
> >
> >> Bob,
> >>   According to NOAA they use Adobe(?).  I think Bill mentioned the
> >> Figawa(sp) reading program which used to be available as freeware.  I
> > had a
> >> copy and used it once or twice, however, it took up too much room on my
> >> desktop that I dumped it.  I suspect that there are other free wares
> > out
> >> there.
> >>
> >> Bill,
> >>   If you clean up the boat and try to sell it, Stan will charge you
> >> double for work on your boat since you are a competitor.  Michael has
> > the
> >> idea, trade him that boat for upgrading and fixing your boat.  Then
> > you both
> >> will be happy, not that he wants another old boat.
> >>
> >> Lou,
> >>   Since you are now our expert on rebuilding boats, are there any
> >> stingers under the cockpit floor or is it just foam?
> >>
> >>   What ever happened to the new Bob and the two Joes?
> >>
> >> Ed K
> >> Greenville, SC, USA
> >>
> >>
> >> __________________________________________________
> >> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:10:10
> > From: <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] MJM's Jokes
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
> > Message-ID: <20060104161010.38353.qmail at st02.startlogic.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > Brad,
> >
> > I never thought that I would have a common story with you, but I also
> > have a
> > "bizarre restroom attendent in Asia" story.
> >
> > We were in a dark little bar in Bangkok.  It was down the street from
> > my
> > parents'
> > apartment, and they were frequent visitors to the bar.  It was a shade
> > on the
> > seedy side, but not really too bad.
> >
> > The restroom there was large, dark, and unisex.  I was standing at the
> > urinal as
> > a group of women came in and disappeared into stalls without a second
> > glance my
> > way.  Then, the attendent came up behind me and started a shoulder
> > massage while
> > I was mid-stream.  Talk about dry you up in a hurry!
> >
> > I was a little freaked out, but apparently, he just does this in order
> > to get a
> > bigger tip.  It happens to everyone, and he "doesn't mean anything by
> > it."
> >
> > I chose not to tip this particular attendent.  And oh yeah, it was a
> > guy.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 07:41 , brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com> sent:
> >
> >> MJM,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the jokes, I've already forwarded them to
> >> about a dozen people.  The one about the bathroom
> >> attendant reminded me of an incident that happened to
> >> us a few years ago BC (before Cora).  I wanted to see
> >> where the Great Wall met the sea and follow the path
> >> of the Manchu army into Beijing.  We took a six hour
> >> train ride and then had to wait until after midnight
> >> to catch a train back home.  The station was unheated
> >> and you could see your breath.  I'd been drinking beer
> >> with dinner (thanks to a wonderful couple that took
> >> pity on us) and couldn't wait for the train, which no
> >> doubt would have been much cleaner than the station.
> >> I asked Fan for some money to pay the attendant and
> >> she gave me some monopoly money with a 20 on it,
> >> assuming it was 20 RNB, about $2.5 US, expecting the
> >> fee to be around 20 mao, less than a US nickel. The
> >> attendant took my 20 and pointed me toward the piss
> >> wall.  I was cold, tired, and weary of being jerked
> >> around all day, and started in on him with my best
> >> "ugly American" act, in English of course.  "Listen
> >> asshole, I've been scammed all over the world by
> >> bigger jerks than you and I want my f*&king change!"
> >> He started screaming back in Mandarin and after about
> >> a minute I thought, forget principle, two and half
> >> bucks isn't enought money to spent the night in a
> >> Chinese jail over (we had already been kicked out of a
> >> hotel earlier in the evening for being an American
> >> with a Chinese whore - another story for another
> >> day)..  After taking care of business I made a snide
> >> comment to the old man leaving the restroom and went
> >> back to Fan.  I told her the whole story and how I'd
> >> been cheated out of my change.  She started laughing,
> >> "you idiot, that was a 20 mao bill!"  "You have BILLS
> >> for less than a nickel of purchasing power?  Give me a
> >> break!"
> >>
> >> Every time I go to a bathroom with an attendant I
> >> think of that story.
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> __________________________________________
> >> Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about.
> >> Just $16.99/mo. or less.
> >> dsl.yahoo.com
> >>
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 9
> > Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:48:26 -0600
> > From: Slim <salm at mn.rr.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Reply to Ed K
> > To: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Message-ID: <BFE182AA.1054%salm at mn.rr.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> > Lou,
> > That wasn't me.  I think it was Todd--he's the diagram wizard.  Haven't
> > heard from him lately--don't know if he's still here.
> > Slim
> >
> > On 1/4/06 9:41 AM, "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Ed,
> >> I still defer to Slim who posted those great diagrams of the
> >> stringers and cabin floor layout last year.  It helped me immensely
> >> and  there are plywood stringers on my boat.
> >> I am in the process of  installing a new Stb stringer and the Galley
> >> floor stringer which has to have a support attached to it for the stb
> >> side of the floor board.  I am hoping to have to only replace these
> >> two this year so I can begin the rewiring during the colder months.
> >> Lou
> >>
> >>
> >>> Bob,
> >>> According to NOAA they use Adobe(?).  I think Bill mentioned the
> >>> Figawa(sp) reading program which used to be available as freeware.
> > I had a
> >>> copy and used it once or twice, however, it took up too much room on
> > my
> >>> desktop that I dumped it.  I suspect that there are other free wares
> > out
> >>> there.
> >>>
> >>> Bill,
> >>> If you clean up the boat and try to sell it, Stan will charge you
> >>> double for work on your boat since you are a competitor.  Michael
> > has the
> >>> idea, trade him that boat for upgrading and fixing your boat.  Then
> > you both
> >>> will be happy, not that he wants another old boat.
> >>>
> >>> Lou,
> >>> Since you are now our expert on rebuilding boats, are there any
> >>> stingers under the cockpit floor or is it just foam?
> >>>
> >>> What ever happened to the new Bob and the two Joes?
> >>>
> >>> Ed K
> >>> Greenville, SC, USA
> >>>
> >>>
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 10
> > Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:10:47 -0600
> > From: Slim <salm at mn.rr.com>
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Slim's Chicago trip
> > To: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Message-ID: <BFE187E7.1056%salm at mn.rr.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> > Ron,
> >
> > I stayed with a friend who lives approximately 2400 north and 5700 west
> > in a
> > very Polish neighborhood.  We went knocking around the bars in that
> > area and
> > along Diversey.  We saw Melvin Taylor at Rosa's on Armitage--he was
> > awesome!
> > Then we went to B.L.U.E.S. Chicago on Halsted and saw Les Getrex--also
> > great.  Last, we went to (something) Mines also on Halsted and saw the
> > phenomenal Joanna Connor.  Melvin Taylor was my favorite of the three.
> > It's
> > been a long time since I've heard/seen a guitarist of his caliber.
> >
> > We also took in the Museum of Science and Industry and poked around a
> > little
> > in the Loop.  We ate great Mexican and Hungarian.  I gotta get to
> > Chicago
> > more often!
> >
> > Slim
> >
> > On 1/3/06 8:51 AM, "Ronald Lipton" <rlipton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Slim,
> >>
> >>  So, where do the real musicians hang out?  We don't get out as much
> > as
> >> we used to but my favorites are the Jazz Showcase, Fitzgerald's (near
> > my
> >> house),
> >> and the Green Mill.
> >>
> >> Ron
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <salm at mn.rr.com>
> >> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 10:04 PM
> >> Subject: Re: FW: [Rhodes22-list] Music Genome Project & Routes
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks Dave and Wally.  Yup, that'd be me.
> >>
> >> Hanging out in Chicago for a couple days on my days off doing some
> > tourism.
> >> Hope to see some good blues or R&B.  Might hit the jam sessions
> > tomorrow.
> >> I feel the spirit of Jake and Elwood.
> >> Slim
> >>
> >> Original Message:
> >> -----------------
> >> From: David Bradley dwbrad at gmail.com
> >> Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:33:40 -0500
> >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >> Subject: Re: FW: [Rhodes22-list] Music Genome Project & Routes
> >>
> >>
> >> Slim, great harp playing!  That be you?
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >> On 1/2/06, Wallace Buck <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Slim, Sounds good!
> >>>
> >>> Happy New Year to all!
> >>>
> >>> Wally
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: Slim <salm at mn.rr.com>
> >>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>> To: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>> Subject: FW: [Rhodes22-list] Music Genome Project & Routes
> >>>> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:37:40 -0600
> >>>>
> >>>> OK Ben,
> >>>>
> >>>> Here's one of myself and my partner Daina recorded live at the club:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://home.mn.rr.com/kslm/IfYouWannaGetToHeaven.mp3
> >>>>
> >>>> Slim
> >>>>
> >>>> On 12/28/05 3:10 AM, "benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com"
> >>>> <benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Slim,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well, when you can squeeze in a minute, and you aren't on the road,
> >>> set
> >>>> us up
> >>>>>
> >>>>> something new on kslm.  Not that I need any more new tunes to
> > sample
> >>>> either,
> >>>>> but
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I can never get too much.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ben
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:23 , Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> sent:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Ben, Bill, Rummy, et al,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I'll work on it (I solved my Frappr problem--Yey!) but ya know, I
> >>>> already
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> got so many damn songs in my head I can barely get to sleep at
> >>>> night...or
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> dawn or whenever.   It's scary to think of yet another huge batch
> > of
> >>>> songs
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> that I need to think about.  Even scarier to think about a
> > software
> >>>> program
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> that wants to second guess me.  I'm probably better off without it
> >>> but
> >>>> I'm
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> sure I'd dig deep if I could.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Slim
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 12/27/05 12:31 PM, "benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> I've been usingg pandora for a couple of weeks, and it's
> > fantastic!
> >>>> I've
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> discovered tons of artists that I really like but wouldn't have
> >>>> otherwise
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> heard of.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Slim, you'll definitely think the time and effot to make this
> > work
> >>> is
> >>>> worth
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ben
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> From:  Bill Effros bill at effros.com>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Subj:  Re: [Rhodes22-list] Music Genome Project & Routes
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Date:  Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:15
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Size:  3K
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> To:  The Rhodes 22 mail list rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hmm.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> The site is playing music for me in the background as I write
> > this.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Basically it creates a streaming music station based on your
> >>> personal
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> preferences.  The people it strings together for you are very
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> interesting, and of course it keeps learning as you tell it you
> > like
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> this or don't like that.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Must be a bug in the Apple software.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Bill Effros
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>> Slim wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Bill,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>> No, I haven't heard of this and the site seems to be down so I
> >>> can't
> >>>> check
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>> it out.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Slim
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 12/26/05 9:04 PM, "Bill Effros" bill at effros.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Slim,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> You know about the Music Genome Project?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Great:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> http://www.pandora.com/
> >
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