Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... May, 2008

May1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[JustAmy]

Today's Celebrations are ....

Anniversary of Wright Brothers Patent on the Aircraft
Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day
Skyscraper Day
Yorkie's 1st FR Anniversary

Have a Happy Musical Instrument Day.

[JustAmy]

Hey .... Dr. Tuliptree!

So good to see you, how have you been?
May 13th was Tulip Day and I missed pinging you. ;-(

Happy Maritime Day!!

[tuliptree76]

Hi Amy! I’m doing fine. I’ve been busy with end-of-semester stuff. But summer is almost here! Of course, I will be busy over the summer, too. :-)

[jaycee]

Tehehehe~~~

On my way out the door....see ya later. Have a good day, everyone!

[JustAmy]

Good Luck with your MiniMax, Rus.

[MEG33]

Happy Thursday To Amy's Place

Thank you, Amy, Jack and Mama Bear...This is adorable!

[OESY]

Haiku for Musical Instruments


Squeaking and squawking
All eyes roll to the heavens
The clarinet speaks

The jam session starts
Somebody calls “Giant Steps”
Cold fear grips my brain

Gig is going well
Some jerk requests “In the Mood”
I look at my watch

I once had a dream
Big house, new car, big money
Now I play the bass

Three-eight, eleven-eight
Damn you Andrew Lloyd Webber
Five-eight, seven-eight

The woodwind doubler
Practicing the piccolo
Frustration defined

Pit orchestra gig
Days and nights become as one
I have no damned life

Bad intonation
Strings are sharp and reeds are flat
Brass too loud again

Great changes, good groove
A one-in-a-million gig
No singer. Yippee!

An oxymoron:
“He played the accordion
With delicacy”

The accordion
“Squeeze box,” yes, but more often
“The Stomach Steinway”

The strings slowly tune
When they're done the unisons
Are anything but

“I can't find my note”
Bemoans the confused singer
Quit now,” we all pray

The contractor calls
Months of Andrew Lloyd Webber
“Bird Lives” no longer

That plate of hors d’oeuvres
Cost more than we're getting paid
Think we underbid?

Break time is over
Rest of band is returning
Now for that phone call

Rock drummer, lounge keys
Classically trained singer
Welcome to sub hell

God bless trust fund gigs
Only have to eat ramen
For a few more weeks

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[JustAmy]

LOL

Cute, OESY!!

[DollyCali]

enjoying all of your power points.. the one with the flowers was amazing.. the transitions are awesome. It is obviously a more advanced power point program than I have

thanks again for sharing these here and pinging me to them

[DollyCali]

good one OESY!

here is one for you from OESY, tubaguy!

[DollyCali]

some more cement mixer pix from last August

[OESY]

Be careful what you do with your cement mixer

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[MEG33]

Love the pictures!

[MEG33]

Rachmaninoff Concerto N. 2 - III. Allegro scherzando (2/2)
Happy Buy A Musical Instrument Day

[DollyCali]

I love Rach’s 2nd.. have heard it a couple times at Severence with Cleveland symphony & also at CIM, and they too do a decent job.

I like Rachmaninoff in general.

thanks meg, it is always heartwarming to see you creations..

[MEG33]

I do,too..Thank you,Dolly!

[DollyCali]

I may or may not be back later. I am doing a “dreaded job”.. taking apart all the computer components, plug ins etc.. terrible mess of wires & dust, fur, junk all mixed together.

My mouse has not been working property.. very sensitive touch. Hit once & It does 2 or more.. Cannot hilight or select or open things. Not sure what that is all about but I have another mouse I will put try. It is new but not optical like the one I am now using.

dreary day here. not even 50 degrees, overcast & occasional mist.

[MEG33]

This is gorgeous!

[Lady Jag]

Stunning as usual, Cardy. Thanks.

[luvie]

Awwwwwwww....seeing those pictures brings back some lovely memories of a great time together....meeting each other for the first time!



Hope we can do it again some day! Rus is an AWESOME "griller"! :D
Int the back: Rus, Dolly, AFPhys, Wheelbarrow, Mrs. Mayor & NYTexan
In front: Mr. LUV and LUV W.
~~~waving~~~ Hi, everyone!!!