Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 05-21-19 10:13 <=-

If they didn't pay you outright, I hope they
were at least extra nice to you for a while.

Oh, generally... It WAS a wedding after all, with all on best
behaviour... ;)

You do run in a classier circle than mine!

Most of them were family... They'd have to live with me afterwards
still.... ;)

I've seen some interesting things in my day, including
one bride's father grabbing me and saying, with
apparently real rage, YOU're the one I wanted to
marry my daughter. As well as numerous arguments and
even a minor altercation or two. The coolest thing was
when I was leading a quartet that had been paid by the
bride's father, and he requested an aria from a Puccini
opera where the girl dies.

Isn't that the case in all the Puccini operas....? ;) Maybe he just
thought it a very romantic aria....

One could pretend to die of Fauxbourdon.

Would one then hear the Voix Celeste....? Or only pretend to....?

And be a diaphone-y?

More likely a Diapaison... :)

You know about the nervous guy walking around
in circles - people said he'll diapason.

More Power to him.... ;)

You and the Ruths, sneaking references in to which
the moderator offers a myopic if not blindblind eye.

I was referring to the organist, not anything religious (this time,
anyway)... E. Powerful, as he's sometimes referred to as.... :)

I told you about the lady who was an okay viola
player but was married to a meek but less-than-okay
violin player ... she would blame every little thing
...
he'd hiss over to her something like, Ginny! ONE two
three ONE two three - loud enough for people in the
audience to notice sometimes. But in this case it was
almost invariably his fault. The best defense is a good
offense. Playing with these people was never a great
pleasure.

What petty people... no I imagine it wouldn't be a pleasure... :(

What I did for love ... .

Indeed. ;)

I bought some generic Market Basket cheese doodles
the other day. A couple handfuls of these and a
full meal have proven to be well more than enough.

I could see that... I tend to snack on different things than that,
but that's about the right quantity... ;)

I ODed on them next day, having no time to fix anything
real, and they turned my poo orange.

How revolting... but expectable.... ;)

One of my taglines when I had taglines was a bit long
but said to the effect of some say things are revolutionary
when they are merely revolting.

Stolen.

I was thinking more of someone that doesn't realize what fresh
garlic is supposed to taste like....

In which case no loss to them.

Until they actually do become informed... :)

At which point they won't make the mistake again.

Ok, I'll agree there... :)

One problem of course is that scientists are affected
by the same selfish desires and aspirations that any
other professional is guided by - including politicians.
priests, physicians, prostitutes, provisioners.

Such a list... (G)

Chefs, clerics, captains, ... .

Nice additions... ;)

Turns out that the one banned in the US is the safest
and most effective - cyclamates. It's almost as if the
FDA took the results of the aluminum saucepan study and
amplified them and banned Mirro and Club ware forever.

I don't remember if I had a problem with the cyclamates before they
were banned...

To me they/it didn't taste as bad as saccharin, which
at the time was the major competitor.

And at the time, I think I hadn't started developing migraines from the saccharin, just didn't like the taste...

Saccharin works best in cooperation with other
sweeteners. Of course sugar is the best of these.

And one might as well just use sugar... possibly just slightly reduce
it, if one is worried about the carbs or whatever...

... The best Scottish food is the kind you drink.

The Scots were proud of their historical alliance
with the French, which brought haute rather than
oat cuisine to that blasted part of the world.

How much of that stayed, though....? :)

ttyl neb

... "Another 7 days has gone by," mused Tom weakly.

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