totally off topic - music Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad's birthday.

[mtroy at atlanticbb.net]

Wally,
Not a festival but a conference of music industry pros and 
semi pros (folk music industry pros - there's an oxymoron) 
- the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance 
conference.

It's always a good time that feels more like a festival 
(without that pesky audience) than a conference.
http://www.folkalliance.org/
http://www.folkalliance.org/conference/index.php

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Swan Creek (Rock Hall, MD)



On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:19:19 -0400
  "TN Rhodey" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Mary Lou,
> 
> What festival? Any links?
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
>>From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
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>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad's birthday.
>>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:56:46 -0400
>>
>>At 09:01 AM 9/29/2006, you wrote:
>>>Mary Lou,
>>>
>>>Congratulations on your upcoming retirement!  More 
>>>sailing?
>>
>>Thanks Brad. Yes more sailing, more time to travel on a 
>>small scale and most importantly to me right now more 
>>time to spend with family and friends - also time to 
>>think about what else I might want to do.
>>
>>>   Also in the
>>>mail yesterday was an investment magazine from T Rowe 
>>>Price with an 
>>>article
>>>on the time value of money.  If you invested $4000 per 
>>>year annually from
>>>age 25 until age 65 you'd have $1.123,124 in the bank. 
>>>Let's see, in 1981 I
>>>was making $700 per month jerking gear for a commuter 
>>>airline, paying off
>>>student loans, and expecting my oldest.  Nope, don't 
>>>think I had an extra
>>>four grand that year.  Guess I'll have to work a bit 
>>>longer.
>>
>>In 1981 I was a bit older than 25 but I was a single 
>>parent who had just completed grad school and was making 
>>$15K until I got laid off and was out of work for 9 
>>months.
>>
>>I had the good fortune a few years later to meet Fred 
>>who's a bit older than me. He didn't have any money 
>>either having just come off a divorce but he did work for 
>>a company that provided retiree medical. We put my 
>>daughter through college, bought a Rhodes 22 and threw 
>>enough at our mortgage to pay it off in 17 years. Fred 
>>was offered an early retirement 5 years ago. When we (I) 
>>came to the realization that it isn't stuff that makes us 
>>happy - I decided it's time to retire. I'm looking 
>>forward to it.
>>
>>BTW, We're gonna be in Memphis in Feb. for a commie pinko 
>>gathering of folk musicians. We'll probably have time if 
>>you are going to be around.
>>
>>Best,
>>Mary Lou
>>1991 R22 Fretless
>>Swan Creek (Rock Hall, MD)
>>
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