Hi Nick,

I only play a little piano and accoustic guitar... nothing matching her.

That's too funny - only because my daughter also surpasses me "musically" on most instruments.. maybe I've got the better of her on drums (probably because she never tried them <grin>).

She's going away for the summer, so this year will be "Summer of Nicky" and on my to-do list is improve my piano playing.

heartbreak for me.. my daughter's family is moving from Ithaca to Philadelphia ... grad school stuff.. :(

At least they are planning on coming home often on weekends :)

Take care,
Janis

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On 23 May 18 00:09:42, Janis Kracht said the following to Nick Andre:

I only play a little piano and accoustic guitar... nothing matching her.

That's too funny - only because my daughter also surpasses me "musically" o most instruments.. maybe I've got the better of her on drums (probably beca she never tried them <grin>).

I'd be real happy if I were good enough to play in some dive-bar band; even if was a terrible band I'd be very content. But thats just daydream stuff, I'm more of a fan of music than wanting to be a musician. My daughter is the opposite, loves to play whenever she gets the chance.

heartbreak for me.. my daughter's family is moving from Ithaca to Philadelp ... grad school stuff.. :(

Sorry to hear! I'm supposed to be taking a trip to Ottawa at some point later this summer. My dad and his wife sold their house and are moving; I have to help them with a few things.

Nick

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Hi Nick -- on May 22 2018 at 22:14, you wrote:

Wow, I learn something new every day... Here in this household my
daughter and I have a huge appreciation for music. She is 11 and
plays bass guitar, piano and a little bit of drums. We listen to
every kind of music, anything that sounds good to us!

That's great, Nick - my daughter plays percussion (my wife and I play clarinet)
in a local community band. As she doesn't get much use of her left hand, I put together a drum kit based on an Alesis midi pad, a Roland MT-32 (for the drum sounds) and a cheap amp. Combined with pretty much every percussion toy that can be played 1 1/2 handed, she has a ball! :-)

I'm what used to be called a studio musician -- typical job would be to walk into the studio, play the chart once, record it, and go home! I always enjoyed the challenge of never knowing what we'd be playing!

Cheers... Dallas

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Hello Janis,

Wow, I learn something new every day... Here in this household my daughter an >> I have a huge appreciation for music. She is 11 and plays bass guitar, piano >> and a little bit of drums. We listen to every kind of music, anything that >> sounds good to us!

Wow.. I feel good about this election... I play piano :)

A Fidonet music group in the making???? :)


Jeff



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Re: Re: My story!
By: Janis Kracht to Nick Andre on Tue May 22 2018 11:19 pm

Wow.. I feel good about this election... I play piano :)

I do too. Both are winners!
xxcarol
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Hi All!

It would appear that Nick and I are the only candidates. Here's my story (Long message warning!!)


Biography I was born in England but raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I did the usual schooling, then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. When I returned to Vancouver I played professionally in the clubs and theatres for many years, then decided to go back to university, where I completed my Doctoral degree in 1982. Between 1980 and 1982 I helped design and build the first Apple II lab in the Education building at UBC.

Once I got a job (in September of 1982) I taught music in a local high school, and eventually introduced squencers, MIDI, and computer learning (using C-64s!).

After some 10 years of this, I moved to the school�s computer science department (well, created it, actually) and designed the computer lab equipped with 30 state-of-the-art Pentium 3 computers. I continued teaching for another 10 years doing Career Preparation with students, teaching networking skills, etc. At one point I was sent to Norel in San Jose, CA to learn more advanced networking which I then taught to other teachers in Vancouver. I retired (for family reasons) in 2002 but did some teaching at the university and kept my 2-year-old company running, doing small office and home installs and repairs. This company was a partnership between me and Bob Satti. I shut down the company after Bob�s death in 2006 (it was such a heartbreak to me that I just couldn�t continue).

Since then my life has been focussed on working with my multiply handicapped daughter (in her early 30�s), helping my wife to care for her.

I started BandMaster BBS on March 1, 1988, using Telix Host mode. By the end of
that year I was using Opus BBS and a Seadog mailer and eventually settled on Maximus BBS and BinkleyTerm mailer. Until 2008 or so all 10 BBS machines were running Windows 98 Second Edition. At various times the BandMaster has been an
alpha- and/or beta-test site for US Robotics, Maximus, Squish, Areafix, WaterGate, and a few other programs. Today I no longer run a public BBS--I closed it last year due to lack of callers. I've elminated most computers so that I now have only 2 on the BBS (one Windows 7 64 bit and one Windows XP which I'm planning to upgrade), plus another 3 or 4 doing personal tasks. I no longer have any land lines but I still have the modems and could be back online
quite quickly.

During the BBS years, I�ve served as a District Coordinator (DC153), a Net Echo
Coordinator (NEC153), a Net Coordinator (NC153), a Regional Coordinator (RC17),
a Regional Echo Coordinator (REC17), and am now RC17 again. I am currently in my 2nd term on the FTSC. I had a small part in writing Policy 4, mostly in grammar and spelling corrections.

I'm currently the Western Star (trying to replace Bob Seaborn), and I don't anticipate that being in conflict with ZC duties. I would certainly be willing to have someone else do that job, however.

If I'm chosen to be ZC1, I will step down from all other positions as quickly as possible, in order to avoid any conflicts of interest and to ensure my attention is not divided.

(part 2 next message)

Cheers... Dallas

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Re: My story!
By: Dallas Hinton to All on Tue May 22 2018 11:18 am

Biography I was born in England but raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I did the usual schooling, then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. When I returned to Vancouver I played professionally in the clubs and theatres for many years, then decided to go back to university, where I completed my Doctoral degree in 1982. Between 1980 and 1982 I helped design and build the first Apple II lab in the Education building at UBC.

I've wondered a couple of times over the years where the name BandMaster BBS come from.. Now I know.. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al


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Re: My story!
By: Dallas Hinton to All on Tue May 22 2018 11:18 am

I'm currently the Western Star (trying to replace Bob Seaborn), and I don't anticipate that being in conflict with ZC duties. I would certainly be willing to have someone else do that job, however.

I'd certainly be willing to take something like that on, or just about anything that would be helpful to net 153 or fidonet generally.

Just so you know.. :)

Ttyl :-),
Al


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Hi Alan -- on May 22 2018 at 13:48, you wrote:

I'd certainly be willing to take something like that on, or just
about anything that would be helpful to net 153 or fidonet
generally.

Super -- thanks!!


Cheers... Dallas

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Re: My story!
By: Dallas Hinton to All on Tue May 22 2018 11:18 am

It would appear that Nick and I are the only candidates. Here's my story

Good to hear your story too!

Since then my life has been focussed on working with my multiply handicapped daughter (in her early 30�s), helping my wife to care for her.

She had a stroke at a very young age, for the rest. I think it was around age 18. Ardith has been with him over it all.

I'm currently the Western Star (trying to replace Bob Seaborn), and I don't anticipate that being in conflict with ZC duties. I would certainly be willing to have someone else do that job, however.

It's not in conflict. My true desires tend to lay in the ZEC arena.

Thank you!

xxcarol
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On 22 May 18 11:18:28, Dallas Hinton said the following to All:

Biography I was born in England but raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I did usual schooling, then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. When returned to Vancouver I played professionally in the clubs and theatres for many years, then decided to go back to university, where I completed my Doctoral degree in 1982. Between 1980 and 1982 I helped design and build t first Apple II lab in the Education building at UBC.

Wow, I learn something new every day... Here in this household my daughter and I have a huge appreciation for music. She is 11 and plays bass guitar, piano and a little bit of drums. We listen to every kind of music, anything that sounds good to us!

Nick

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On 22 May 18 11:18:28, Dallas Hinton said the following to All:

Biography I was born in England but raised in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I did >> usual schooling, then attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. When >> returned to Vancouver I played professionally in the clubs and theatres for >> many years, then decided to go back to university, where I completed my
Doctoral degree in 1982. Between 1980 and 1982 I helped design and build t >> first Apple II lab in the Education building at UBC.

Wow, I learn something new every day... Here in this household my daughter and
I have a huge appreciation for music. She is 11 and plays bass guitar, piano and a little bit of drums. We listen to every kind of music, anything that sounds good to us!

Wow.. I feel good about this election... I play piano :)

Take care,
Janis

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On 22 May 18 23:19:58, Janis Kracht said the following to Nick Andre:

Wow, I learn something new every day... Here in this household my daughter

I have a huge appreciation for music. She is 11 and plays bass guitar, piano and a little bit of drums. We listen to every kind of music, anything that sounds good to us!

Wow.. I feel good about this election... I play piano :)

I only play a little piano and accoustic guitar... nothing matching her.

She's going away for the summer, so this year will be "Summer of Nicky" and
on my to-do list is improve my piano playing.

Nick

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