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07-03-2004, 10:41 PM

In article <mEKFc.16175$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
"Marlene Blanshay" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> so it's the problem of the next tenant.

It's also the problem of the poor, lonely kid.

Anyhow, I wish everyone well, and hope for a good
outcome for everybody.

cheers,
Tom

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07-04-2004, 07:03 AM

Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 05:03:10 GMT, "S o r n i"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Luigi de Guzman wrote:
>>
>>> Y'know, suddenly I started thinking about that Twilight Zone--the
>>> title was "All the time in the world," I think, about the guy who
>>> wanted silence to read in
>>>
>>> and went downstairs into his cellar, and came back up--the bomb had
>>> gone off. civilization had vaporized itself, and he was all alone.
>>>
>>> All the time in the world to read....and then his glasses broke.
>>>
>>> Man, they don't make television that good these days.
>>
>> Burgess Meredith.
>
> No way. "Mighty Mick," from Rocky?
>
> cool!

Yup! One and the same...

>> Bill "AKA The Penguin (years later)" S.

Bill "forgot about Mick; guess Batman /IN COLOR/ made longer lasting
impression on me" S.

07-04-2004, 07:03 AM

Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 05:03:10 GMT, "S o r n i"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Luigi de Guzman wrote:
>>
>>> Y'know, suddenly I started thinking about that Twilight Zone--the
>>> title was "All the time in the world," I think, about the guy who
>>> wanted silence to read in
>>>
>>> and went downstairs into his cellar, and came back up--the bomb had
>>> gone off. civilization had vaporized itself, and he was all alone.
>>>
>>> All the time in the world to read....and then his glasses broke.
>>>
>>> Man, they don't make television that good these days.
>>
>> Burgess Meredith.
>
> No way. "Mighty Mick," from Rocky?
>
> cool!

Yup! One and the same...

>> Bill "AKA The Penguin (years later)" S.

Bill "forgot about Mick; guess Batman /IN COLOR/ made longer lasting
impression on me" S.

07-04-2004, 07:03 AM

Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 05:03:10 GMT, "S o r n i"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Luigi de Guzman wrote:
>>
>>> Y'know, suddenly I started thinking about that Twilight Zone--the
>>> title was "All the time in the world," I think, about the guy who
>>> wanted silence to read in
>>>
>>> and went downstairs into his cellar, and came back up--the bomb had
>>> gone off. civilization had vaporized itself, and he was all alone.
>>>
>>> All the time in the world to read....and then his glasses broke.
>>>
>>> Man, they don't make television that good these days.
>>
>> Burgess Meredith.
>
> No way. "Mighty Mick," from Rocky?
>
> cool!

Yup! One and the same...

>> Bill "AKA The Penguin (years later)" S.

Bill "forgot about Mick; guess Batman /IN COLOR/ made longer lasting
impression on me" S.

07-04-2004, 07:03 AM

Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 05:03:10 GMT, "S o r n i"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Luigi de Guzman wrote:
>>
>>> Y'know, suddenly I started thinking about that Twilight Zone--the
>>> title was "All the time in the world," I think, about the guy who
>>> wanted silence to read in
>>>
>>> and went downstairs into his cellar, and came back up--the bomb had
>>> gone off. civilization had vaporized itself, and he was all alone.
>>>
>>> All the time in the world to read....and then his glasses broke.
>>>
>>> Man, they don't make television that good these days.
>>
>> Burgess Meredith.
>
> No way. "Mighty Mick," from Rocky?
>
> cool!

Yup! One and the same...

>> Bill "AKA The Penguin (years later)" S.

Bill "forgot about Mick; guess Batman /IN COLOR/ made longer lasting
impression on me" S.

07-04-2004, 07:03 AM

Luigi de Guzman wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 05:03:10 GMT, "S o r n i"
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Luigi de Guzman wrote:
>>
>>> Y'know, suddenly I started thinking about that Twilight Zone--the
>>> title was "All the time in the world," I think, about the guy who
>>> wanted silence to read in
>>>
>>> and went downstairs into his cellar, and came back up--the bomb had
>>> gone off. civilization had vaporized itself, and he was all alone.
>>>
>>> All the time in the world to read....and then his glasses broke.
>>>
>>> Man, they don't make television that good these days.
>>
>> Burgess Meredith.
>
> No way. "Mighty Mick," from Rocky?
>
> cool!

Yup! One and the same...

>> Bill "AKA The Penguin (years later)" S.

Bill "forgot about Mick; guess Batman /IN COLOR/ made longer lasting
impression on me" S.

07-05-2004, 03:17 AM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 21:39:11 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:21:00 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
>wrote:
>>I once had upstairs neighbours like that, too. My tactic
>>was, whenever they started up, I'd fire up my earthquake
>>machine -- aggressive-knobbied Trek 930 on rollers -- for
>>a minute or two. That pretty well got the whole world to
>>go quiet for awhile.
>
>Another option is to get an electric guitar and an amp, and learn to
>play. Or better yet, fail to learn to play...

Rick, having played for more than 35 years, I was that kid learing how
to play, and the landlord (or anyone else) will come knocking on your
door, telling you to be quiet, while their running children are free
to disrupt the peace. Kids "just being kids" isn't viewed as a
problem.

See the thread about the dogs chasing bicycle riders.

Michael J. Klein [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
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07-05-2004, 03:17 AM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 21:39:11 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:21:00 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
>wrote:
>>I once had upstairs neighbours like that, too. My tactic
>>was, whenever they started up, I'd fire up my earthquake
>>machine -- aggressive-knobbied Trek 930 on rollers -- for
>>a minute or two. That pretty well got the whole world to
>>go quiet for awhile.
>
>Another option is to get an electric guitar and an amp, and learn to
>play. Or better yet, fail to learn to play...

Rick, having played for more than 35 years, I was that kid learing how
to play, and the landlord (or anyone else) will come knocking on your
door, telling you to be quiet, while their running children are free
to disrupt the peace. Kids "just being kids" isn't viewed as a
problem.

See the thread about the dogs chasing bicycle riders.

Michael J. Klein [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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07-05-2004, 03:17 AM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 21:39:11 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:21:00 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
>wrote:
>>I once had upstairs neighbours like that, too. My tactic
>>was, whenever they started up, I'd fire up my earthquake
>>machine -- aggressive-knobbied Trek 930 on rollers -- for
>>a minute or two. That pretty well got the whole world to
>>go quiet for awhile.
>
>Another option is to get an electric guitar and an amp, and learn to
>play. Or better yet, fail to learn to play...

Rick, having played for more than 35 years, I was that kid learing how
to play, and the landlord (or anyone else) will come knocking on your
door, telling you to be quiet, while their running children are free
to disrupt the peace. Kids "just being kids" isn't viewed as a
problem.

See the thread about the dogs chasing bicycle riders.

Michael J. Klein [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
---------------------------------------------

07-05-2004, 03:17 AM

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 21:39:11 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:21:00 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tom Keats)
>wrote:
>>I once had upstairs neighbours like that, too. My tactic
>>was, whenever they started up, I'd fire up my earthquake
>>machine -- aggressive-knobbied Trek 930 on rollers -- for
>>a minute or two. That pretty well got the whole world to
>>go quiet for awhile.
>
>Another option is to get an electric guitar and an amp, and learn to
>play. Or better yet, fail to learn to play...

Rick, having played for more than 35 years, I was that kid learing how
to play, and the landlord (or anyone else) will come knocking on your
door, telling you to be quiet, while their running children are free
to disrupt the peace. Kids "just being kids" isn't viewed as a
problem.

See the thread about the dogs chasing bicycle riders.

Michael J. Klein [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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