BS: Fan letter to Mudcat

Subject: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Stringsinger
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:01 PM

Mudcat is a wonderful site. Joe Offer is to be commended for a great job in editing the threads. The Mudcat people have been passionate and alive but from their posts you
can tell that they have a heartfelt interest in music and even when disagreements arise, for the most part, discourse has been civil and well-thought out.

I want to personally thank Joe Offer, Max, Dick and all the people at Mudcat for a job well done. It's one of the most exciting places on the net.

Not only can you get useful information on all topics but the resource for songs is
invaluable, and it is a truly democratic site where anyone can express their opinions
and knowledge with taste and respect.

So as we go back to the barricades in both the Music and the BS sections, please
know that you are being appreciated for your good service.

Mudcat shows us the fact that we're on the same page when it comes to loving
folk music and music in general and it brings people together to share this passion.

Many heartfelt thanks.

Frank Hamilton

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Acorn4
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:09 PM

Seconded!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:16 PM

Thirded!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: kendall
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:19 PM

One of the best things that ever happened.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: GUEST,Ebbie
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:20 PM

Fourthed!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Melissa
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:20 PM

I'm in too.

Thanks folks!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:21 PM

It's a great place. Of course there are some things I could grumble about, but the internet is vastly better with it than without it.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: mauvepink
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:27 PM

go on then... fifteth! Try saying that if you are drunk!

:-)

mp

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:35 PM

There ya go Max my friend,lipstick all over your ass again.
Who loves ya baby!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:38 PM

Oh... I shall be the head of the Essex, UK fan club. Who's in?

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Wesley S
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 12:47 PM

Agreed. This is a great site. We're all lucky to have it.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: katlaughing
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 01:10 PM

It is the sum of its parts and that is you all!

Great thread, Frank!

thanks

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: gnu
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 01:31 PM

It's been done before, lots of times, and it'll be done again, for good reason.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Abdul The Bul Bul
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 01:46 PM

it's still a part of my day.
Al

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 02:04 PM

It's not as noble a creation as the Dachshund. But then...what is? ;-) Yes, all in all Mudcat Cafe measures up rather well, I think.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Crow Sister (off with the fairies)
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 02:30 PM

"shall be the head of the Essex, UK fan club."

Go for it Tam! Of course there is only me left, so do I get to be head of the Essex chapter once you've bugger orf to Kent?

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 02:45 PM

Sorry LH, but comparing Mudcat to a Dachshund is like comparing yak smegma to a whale turd............

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: gnu
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 02:52 PM

Music to soothe the savage breasts before they sic their dogs on each other.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: The Sandman
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 03:01 PM

hooray for mudcat.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: fat B****rd
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 03:04 PM

I like it here. I can pop in to any thread I want to. I can ignire anu thread I want to and all sorts of good stuff. Primarily I've made a couple of good cyberfriends.
I'll say it again. Outstanding, Mudcat, outstanding.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 03:11 PM

at least 5 years maybe 8 if at all before we move away from Essex. much depends on what the govmint does to my job and our pension among other things.

give me an M

M

give me a U

U

give me a D

D

give me a C

C

give me an A

A

give me a T

T

What does that spell?

It spells a significant and very important part of my free time.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 03:25 PM

Spaw, you know as well as I do that Yak smegma is superior to whale turds!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 04:09 PM

Cut the crap. Smegma and turds are both exhudate. The Mudcat is not a dog with erections longer than its legs.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 04:12 PM

Wave your erection at a badger?

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Lox
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 04:35 PM

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       Richard,

       Thank you for pointing out phallus-C in the Daschund hypothesis ...

       ... But I have to ask the question, is-cat-a-logical alternative? ...

       ... this is the mudcat after all ...



.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: kendall
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 04:41 PM

Go Max, GO!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Bill D
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 09:04 PM

had it's 14th birthday just 3 weeks ago

Teenage forum! Purty scary ...

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Ed T
Date: 24 Oct 10 - 09:23 PM

Iguanas, koalas and Komodo dragons all have two penises....beat that one Dachshund guy. (Btw, a whale's penis is called a dork)

:)

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Art Thieme
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 12:43 AM

I ONCE HAD SMEGMA, BUT NOW MUDCAT IS MY DOGMA. WSo I ran over it with my "carma"

Art

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 01:30 AM

teenage forum?

that could explain a lot.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 02:37 AM

One minute I was just looking for something about folk and folkrock and lo and behold I found Mudcats. You certainly make my days brighter. Long may you continue X

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: melodeonboy
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 05:08 AM

Many thanks to all involved in Mudcat.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 07:00 AM

where would I be without Mudcat?

well, a lot less knowledgable about folk, lacking a number of friends, & with a smaller CD collection!

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Charley Noble
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 08:32 AM

Mudcat can be a great resource for folk music research, song-writing, finding new friends (and enemies), and learning about different parts of the world. I certainly had no experience like this with a website until my friend Brett directed me here back in 2000, back when glaciers ruled the world!

Of course there are times when even the best threads implode or die for lack of interest. But I find that these times are more than made up for by the occasional flashes of brilliance, humor, or just plain information.

My grateful thanks to Max, Joe, and the Joe Clones for their perseverance.

Time to ante up with another donation!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, who like most Mudcatters is only the fleeting figment of a deranged mind

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 09:16 AM

Thirty-fifthed (at least)

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: frogprince
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 10:14 AM

As a non-performing, and non-expert, folk music addict, I live primarily "below the line" here. But there are a good handful of folks here that I consider cyber friends by now, and several whom my wife and I have really enjoyed getting to know in three dimensions. It's been well noted that this has become much more of a complex "community" than anyone would have anticipated. Hats off to the Founding Fathers.
                        Dean

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: GUEST,Neil D
Date: 25 Oct 10 - 10:34 AM

I stumbled onto Mudcat a few years ago when I googled "Hogeye" and became immediately hooked. It has rejuvenated my love for music, many of my favorite musicians are now people I've learned about on Mudcat. I've also learned about books and movies and passed along my own thoughts, and it's the only place I go to discuss politics. But more importantly, I've made really good friends here. The support and encouragement I received from the wonderful folks at Mudcat when I was dealing with a dire medical crises in 08-09 was truly overwhelming. I still get choked up thinking about it and I'll never forget. Spending time here has given me the first sense of community I've had in a long time. I've laughed so hard it hurts at some of the stories. And I've wept at the passing of people I've never even met in person. I don't do MySpace and I don't do Facebook or any other networking sites, but I DO do Mudcat and will for as long as it lasts. So I'd like to thank Max and Joe and the other moderators for making it possible of course, but also all the many Mudcatters who bring passion, knowledge and humor into my daily life. And especially to all of you who have been so kind to me over the years, I thank you.
                                 Neil Devore

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Mo the caller
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 07:07 AM

When I asked my daughter what to do with this new internet thing that was on my new computer, she showed me how to sign up for Mudcat.
She didn't tell me how much time it would eat.
Or how much knowledge it would share.

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: olddude
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 09:33 AM

Where else on the planet can you find a thread on the benefits of "Peeing on your feet" followed by another thread asking if anyone has any "spare machine gun bullets for their grandson" LOL ... gotta love the place .!!

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 27 Oct 10 - 12:42 AM

Where am I?? Where's my computer??

Hat's off guys!..It's been a mild obsession......well, sometimes....

GfS

Subject: RE: BS: Fan letter to Mudcat
From: Slag
Date: 27 Oct 10 - 02:57 AM

I love all youse guys above the line and tolerate the most of you below the line (even though 95% of you are political ingoramouses!). The Muddy Kitty is a great site, functions well, is managed well, educational, helpful, provacative, well-seasoned, international, friendly, great mods, what's not to love?

Tom