The "Anything Goes" thread

[tlbaker]

Sorry for not being around a lot lately.

Things got busy with work and life.

In a nutshell, my mother died on November 20 after being sick and bedridden for the past 2 years with congestive heart failure.

Then, we find out this weekend that my father, who had been taking care of my mother, now has an inoperable brain tumor the size of a baseball. The only treatment would add 5-6 months to his life but wouldn't improve the current state he's in. He now has about 6 weeks left.

Sorry to come in and drop this on everyone, but it's what I've been dealing with lately. I'll pop in when I can.

So sorry for your losses, Robert. Take care of yourself.

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[Richard Brown]

I thought the following post on the Roots genealogy forum worth copying and putting up here.

My ISP usually puts these messages in the spam folder out of the way. The main problem is that it then starts to identify all the messages to this list (and others, we're not alone,) as spam. The only answer to that one is to go through the spam folder and mark as 'not spam' all the messages which you are sure are genuine (ie all those with a genuine subject in the subject line, not 'hey' or 'hi'.) which will put those messages back into the main mail folder and legitimise the sender's address. Generally speaking there is no harm opening the message to see if it's genuine, but NEVER OPEN THE LINK, ie the bit in blue type which looks like a website address. That's the bit which will mess with your computer. As for stopping it? Not very likely. These idiots circulate lists and just send out the crap willy-nilly hoping someone will be silly enough to open the link. The only way to beat them is to ignore them.

John

It's sound advice

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[nathan the ipad lover]

I am finally getting an organ into my home after some persuasive talk with Mum, it is a Yamaha Electone organ

 

[Richard Brown]

I am finally getting an organ into my home after some persuasive talk with Mum, it is a Yamaha Electone organ

Thank goodness it's an electronic version Nathan and not a traditional pipe one

Can you play keyboards? I cannot, and don't have a musical talent.

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[AdmiralAdama]

A great craftsman has passed.

AA

http://mashable.com/2013/02/07/star-wars-makeup-artist-stuart-freeborn-dies-at-98/

 

[Richard Brown]

A great craftsman has passed.

AA

http://mashable.com/2013/02/07/star-wars-makeup-artist-stuart-freeborn-dies-at-98/

Indeed he was, AA. Thanks for posting

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[Hayles66]

True artist agreed. I see he modelled yoda on Albert Einstein? Wow.

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[nathan the ipad lover]

Thank goodness it's an electronic version Nathan and not a traditional pipe one

Can you play keyboards? I cannot, and don't have a musical talent.

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I can play keyboards

 

[AdmiralAdama]

I can play keyboards

Are you getting the STAGEA?

It may be called the D-Deck in North America.

AA

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[nathan the ipad lover]

Are you getting the STAGEA?

It may be called the D-Deck in North America.

AA

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I am getting some sort of Electone model, but can't figure it out

 

[AdmiralAdama]

I am getting some sort of Electone model, but can't figure it out

Do you have specs / pics?

Sorry for being nosey but I play so I'm interested.

AA

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[nathan the ipad lover]

Do you have specs / pics?

Sorry for being nosey but I play so I'm interested.

AA

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You play organ? Wow I never thought another organist would be on here! And it might be an 80s Electone. Not sure what model though

 

[nathan the ipad lover]

And admiral could u take pictures of your home organ? Hope it is a Hammond or something since Hammonds are popular

 

[Richard Brown]

why the post can be popular?

Expand please.

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[nathan the ipad lover]

This is my mates Roland e300 keyboard from the 90s, it cost $3000 at the time, great theatre organ emulation!, I'm currently messing around with the sounds on it, because I love the church and theatre organ sounds with the Melody Intelligence on Traditional and Octave type one!