Well folks in the US of A, I see as it's 3pm on the 4th of July here in
New (please note that's pronounced nyoo not noo) Zealand it must be nearly
the 4th of July in your part of the world.

That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that it's
about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!

--
Mike Clayton

Mike Clayton wrote:
Well folks in the US of A, I see as it's 3pm on the 4th of July here in
New (please note that's pronounced nyoo not noo) Zealand it must be nearly
the 4th of July in your part of the world.

That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that it's
about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!


Thanks Mike. I hear fireworks starting already. Happy forth everyone!

Mike Clayton wrote:

Well folks in the US of A, I see as it's 3pm on the 4th of July here in
New (please note that's pronounced nyoo not noo) Zealand it must be nearly
the 4th of July in your part of the world.

That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that it's
about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!


Thank you Mike.

I'm going to the movies tomorrow!



Don

"Don Cooper" wrote in message
...


Mike Clayton wrote:

....
That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that it's
about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!


Thank you Mike.

I'm going to the movies tomorrow!

It's a good movie day.

Much of the country will break out the small explosives and celebrate "Yay,
we're not Canada!" day.

--
dt king
www.thoughtdog.com
Mellow New Age Music and More!

(Mike Clayton) wrote in
:

Well folks in the US of A, I see as it's 3pm on the 4th of July here
in New (please note that's pronounced nyoo not noo) Zealand it must be
nearly the 4th of July in your part of the world.

That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that
it's about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!

Celebrated the 4th on the Capital steps watching fireworks over the
Washington monument. A 4th to remember.

In article ,
Carey Carlan wrote:
(Mike Clayton) wrote in
:

Well folks in the US of A, I see as it's 3pm on the 4th of July here
in New (please note that's pronounced nyoo not noo) Zealand it must be
nearly the 4th of July in your part of the world.

That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that
it's about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!

Celebrated the 4th on the Capital steps watching fireworks over the
Washington monument. A 4th to remember.

So how did the band sound? I was about half a mile away at the National
Gallery watching them and listening to the radio broadcast, and the orchestra
sounded amazingly spotmiked. On one piece, the drum kit sounded louder and
closer than the orchestra, too. Was it that weird live? I understand that
some reinforcement is needed for orchestras outdoors with that size crowd,
but this was just not natural.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Lucky you weren't here yesterday. I was swimming all right, but not in my
pool. I couldn't have been wetter working in the yard if I had been in the
pool. Dreadful, but normal for DC. About the only place I've been where
it's as bad with humidity is Houston.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

"Carey Carlan" wrote in message
. 203...
(Mike Clayton) wrote in
:

Well folks in the US of A, I see as it's 3pm on the 4th of July here
in New (please note that's pronounced nyoo not noo) Zealand it must be
nearly the 4th of July in your part of the world.

That means, of course, it's time to wish y'all a greeting suitable for
Independence Day. So I'll do just that, and celebrate the fact that
it's about the only time I can be first with something on RAP!

Celebrated the 4th on the Capital steps watching fireworks over the
Washington monument. A 4th to remember.

"Roger W. Norman" wrote:

Lucky you weren't here yesterday. I was swimming all right, but not in my
pool. I couldn't have been wetter working in the yard if I had been in the
pool. Dreadful, but normal for DC. About the only place I've been where
it's as bad with humidity is Houston.


Richmond is not excatly dry. It's on days like this that I miss Upstate NY.


Don

dt king wrote:

I'm going to the movies tomorrow!

It's a good movie day.


And I did go. I won't mention the title, but there were fireworks in the beginning.


Don

Don Cooper wrote:
dt king wrote:

I'm going to the movies tomorrow!

It's a good movie day.

And I did go. I won't mention the title, but there were fireworks in the beginning.

You saw the original Love, American Style?
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Scott Dorsey wrote:

And I did go. I won't mention the title, but there were fireworks in the beginning.

You saw the original Love, American Style?


Love that Karen Valentine!


Don

(Scott Dorsey) wrote in
:

So how did the band sound? I was about half a mile away at the
National Gallery watching them and listening to the radio broadcast,
and the orchestra sounded amazingly spotmiked. On one piece, the drum
kit sounded louder and closer than the orchestra, too. Was it that
weird live? I understand that some reinforcement is needed for
orchestras outdoors with that size crowd, but this was just not
natural. --scott

I wasn't planning to attend the concert--just watch the fireworks. But I
got in line anyway about 7:30 and wasn't inside until 8:30 (about the time
Vince Gill finished).

The Marine Band started the concert at 8 with an unamplified sound that
easily reached me outside the checkpoint. The SR was strong enough on
everything else to be heard easily until I got inside. Most of it was
pretty even but harsh on the high end. I didn't notice any nasty mixing
errors, but I'm pretty forgiving in live shows.

The Symphony and Band playing to the fireworks weren't noticeably amplified
while playing the 1812 Overture finale and various Sousa marches. I still
really enjoy hearing live howitzers in the 1812. Just can't duplicate that
with a bass drum.

(Scott Dorsey) wrote in
:

I was about half a mile away at the
National Gallery watching them and listening to the radio broadcast.

OK, Scott was there. Norman was there. Which other RAPpers that I'd
really like to meet were in DC on the fourth?

"Roger W. Norman" wrote in
:

Lucky you weren't here yesterday. I was swimming all right, but not
in my pool. I couldn't have been wetter working in the yard if I had
been in the pool. Dreadful, but normal for DC. About the only place
I've been where it's as bad with humidity is Houston.

Didn't realize you were in the area. All across the south has been just
nasty humid all summer. Rains almost every day in Atlanta, too.

I was in town Friday through Sunday. Brought my umbrella and was OK except
for Sunday morning walking back from the National Cathedral after church
when the bottom fell out. The only good part of that was that I got to
escort a lady home under my umbrella before heading off to the Metro
station.

In article 6 writes:

OK, Scott was there. Norman was there. Which other RAPpers that I'd
really like to meet were in DC on the fourth?

I was eating barbecued ribs and listened to the concert on the radio.
You should have let us know you were coming. We'd've baked a cake.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me he double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

In article znr1089133601k@trad, Mike Rivers wrote:
In article 6 writes:

OK, Scott was there. Norman was there. Which other RAPpers that I'd
really like to meet were in DC on the fourth?

I was eating barbecued ribs and listened to the concert on the radio.
You should have let us know you were coming. We'd've baked a cake.

Mike and Norman are always there. I'm only there sometimes, but recently
I have been in DC more often than I have been home. THIS weekend I get
to sleep in my own bed, I swear.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Heard the howitzers from home up in Silver Spring! g As the crow flies
that's about 8 miles, maybe 10.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

"Carey Carlan" wrote in message
. 206...
(Scott Dorsey) wrote in
:

So how did the band sound? I was about half a mile away at the
National Gallery watching them and listening to the radio broadcast,
and the orchestra sounded amazingly spotmiked. On one piece, the drum
kit sounded louder and closer than the orchestra, too. Was it that
weird live? I understand that some reinforcement is needed for
orchestras outdoors with that size crowd, but this was just not
natural. --scott

I wasn't planning to attend the concert--just watch the fireworks. But I
got in line anyway about 7:30 and wasn't inside until 8:30 (about the time
Vince Gill finished).

The Marine Band started the concert at 8 with an unamplified sound that
easily reached me outside the checkpoint. The SR was strong enough on
everything else to be heard easily until I got inside. Most of it was
pretty even but harsh on the high end. I didn't notice any nasty mixing
errors, but I'm pretty forgiving in live shows.

The Symphony and Band playing to the fireworks weren't noticeably
amplified
while playing the 1812 Overture finale and various Sousa marches. I still
really enjoy hearing live howitzers in the 1812. Just can't duplicate
that
with a bass drum.

If Norman is me, I wasn't there. I used to be able to sit on my backroom
roof and watch the fireworks but then a 50 foot oak tree grew in the way (in
a measly 15 years). I heard local fireworks, but definitely heard the
howitzers. Kinda reminded me of when the Naval ordinance yard up at White
Oak blew up. Now THAT made a noise AND we felt it, and it's about 6 miles
away.

--


Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

"Carey Carlan" wrote in message
. 206...
(Scott Dorsey) wrote in
:

I was about half a mile away at the
National Gallery watching them and listening to the radio broadcast.

OK, Scott was there. Norman was there. Which other RAPpers that I'd
really like to meet were in DC on the fourth?

In article , Carey
Carlan wrote:

I was in town Friday through Sunday. Brought my umbrella and was OK except
for Sunday morning walking back from the National Cathedral after church
when the bottom fell out.

Great organ in that Cathedral Carey! Get your mics round that And did
you get to hear the bells?

--
Mike Clayton

(Mike Clayton) wrote in
:

Great organ in that Cathedral Carey! Get your mics round that And
did you get to hear the bells?

The postlude was Mulet's Tu Es Petra. Lots of colors in that. Then I
walked outside to a bell change ringing for as far as I could hear in the
pouring rain. A real sensory delight for this "old school" guy.