DECEMBER 2006 GUESTBOOK
DECEMBER 2006 GUESTBOOK What is your Favorite Andre Rieu Christmas Song? While I think of a song or two, I will share a few photos of my neighborhood. Now, it's not like we are into Christmas or go all out on lights.....but join me as I stroll down Candy Cane & Lollipop Lane .....
December is a time of GOOD WILL toward all, of fellowship and love. A time to reflect on the year about to pass.
Let us all be happy with the Wonderful Music shared with us this year. Let us all be glad for the new friendships we have formed, the talks we have shared, the laughter.
This December may we all look back at our year and find the Blessings we have shared.
Well, here it is December already!My favorite Andre Christmas song? Jingle Bells!
Marianne, you are right about "a gift". To be able to communicate with others.
I believe the reason you feel JOY is because you GIVE joy. Don't you think we "reap what we sow"?
You are a "girl after my own heart", meaning , I love people too,feel much the same as you.
I have a feeling that whatever you do, you do it with love, and don't you agree, that is what most people are looking for?
Just to be accepted, acknowleged,affirmed. You do indeed have a gift! Joy To The World!
Hello Ho-Ho to all my Andre fans. A very happy and blessed December to you. Sally, your street is so festive and thanks for the pics. I've been kinda busy and have not yet sent my answers to the "can and cannot" do without questions. I know chocolate is in that category for sure.
Hello Brb, Your night is coming very soon! I wish I could be there, either in Phoenix or Tuscon? It would be wonderful. Just enjoy every moment of it, and let us know how it was? Kati
Happy December everyone!! I'm out of time, have to run, but I will be back later. Thanks, take care.
Tonight is the night. Sacramento here we come. We know Andre and the JSO will bring us another fantastic concert. We are anxiously awaiting to find out what surprises he will have in store for us. Just a few more hours and will find out. For all those going to Andre's concerts we wish you an enjoyable evening.
Have a wonderful timetonight all!! I hope His music put everyone in the spirit of the Holidays!! These pictures are very beautiful Sally, thenks Kati
Happy Concert to all of you going tonight! May your dreams come true.
Jeanine
Forgot to tell you Sally - the photos are beautiful. Thank you.
All you happy campers who are going to tonights concert...Have a HOLLY JOLLY time!We'll be waiting to hear. we were supposed to go to a Daniel O'Donnell concert in Branson today but wouldn't you know! been canceled because of all the ice and snow! DRAT!DRAT! DRAT!
Before I go back to work, I wanted to thank everyone, Sally, Bill, the moderators, my dear friends some of whom I could not live without, who have become like family, for making this a gemütlisch blog. Gemütlisch in German is warm, cozy and itimate . Thanks to everyone that is what this blog is…a wonderful place warm and friendly…and so much fun! Brightens my everyday! L…..
Thank you Lorraine.
We feel your "love sparks".
hohoho......L
the ho ho ho is for the green lettered ...hmmmm now who could that be?
okay bill, i'm umlauting...but can't spell in English...i meant to say intimate! not itimate...i know you all got it...but how silly of me...
and bill, i had a question...do you, or anyone, know if the Debutanten were the same group as the group iceskaters, if so ...then i get what andre was doing...panning back and forth...and i realized after watching it again that the first part of the first dance was great when the iceskaters completed the dancers movements!...but then it got more complicated and like you Sally, i couldn't focus. L
Nice pictures of your neighborhood Sally! Beautiful lights, I love all the lights of Christmas. We drive around every year to those wonderful neighborhoods who go all out in their decorations and lights. It's so much fun.
Some of the blessings I have this year are: Enjoying all you wonderful people on this site! You are all terrific and I appreciate all the information and news and the stories and "moments" whatever they may be.
I have thoroughly enjoyed another wonderful year of Andre Rieu. And, I look forward to the next year with anticipation of new concerts and whatever Andre has in store for us. I know he will make it beautiful and happy, whatever he chooses!
My favorite Christmas song of Andre Rieu? Has to be "Mary's Boy Child", then I would have to choose Silent Night and O, Holy Night, then ALL the rest...his violin solos are the best and touch my heart.
Can't wait to hear from you who were in Sacramento last night! How was your evening with Andre???
I have enjoyed Andre Rieu and his JSO for several years now and only a few days ago discovered your website and all the wonderful people participating here.
Best wishes to all of you for a joyous holiday season (what ever your faith) and a very happy new year.
Hi Lynn,we are so happy to meet you. the more the merrier, and we are a merry bunch.
Lynn, You are just like me, a little slower, I had a same problem, dicovered this site, just later! Welcome. I am just kidding! You will find all the people , who contribute to this site are the nicest, friendliest, most knowledgeable, m ost helpful people. I am glad You join us finally. Kati
Welcome to AndreRieuFans.com Lynn! You are always Welcome here where you will find Friendly Fans sharing & caring.
I honestly believe Andre has the best Fans in the World.
The Best of Christmas to you as well. ~Webmaster Sally~
Welcome Lynn! Hope you will come back often. We have lots of fun. Where are you located Lynn? Keep checking for the latest review of Andre's concert in Sacramento which was last evening. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas season. Hugs
I am waiting for the same thing, write up, any write -up, just does not come. Somebody is working on a perfection!!?? Kati
Welcome Lynn! I hope you have a happy Holiday season too. You will certainly enjoy this site, there's so many nice people here. It's very fun too!
Welcome Lynn...glad to see your name...a Joyous Holiday season to you!L
Dear Sally: Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and prosperous new year. My two favor Andre christmas songs are Dreaming of a White Christmas followed by Jingle Bells. Take care and God Bless to All that reads this message. Joan
It's nice to hear from you again, Joan! I think my all time favorite Christmas song is "OH Holy Night"; I sure would like to hear Carmen or Carla sing it.
Thank you for the wish Joan. I wish you a wonderful Christmas and New Year of Blessings.
I am just home from the Sacramento Concert and will be uploading a new story and photos soon.
Check for the update on Webmaster Words on www.AndreRieuFans.com
HOW WAS IT JOAN? TELL US!!
dear folks, Thank you Sally for the lovely pictures posted above, they are just great. Had a couple in Kelowna B.C
years ago who decorated inside & out & then opened their home for the benefit of anyone who cared to come & visit.
Don't think they do that anymore as that community has grown so much in the 10 years since I moved to Brooks &
they weren't young by any means so had to give it up. Still it is nice that people decorate their homes with lights
lawn displays etc to honor the Holiday
season. Think it is a way to says thanks for all we have in our society
Welcome to Lynn. & hope you will tell
us all what Andre & his music means to us all. I myself have been posting comments for about seven months & I really appreciate the new friends that
have come my way. Just watched Al Gore
& his program about global warming, &
it's scarier that the best horror movie
of all time which has to be the Birds
Alfred Hitchcock. Guess we all have to rethink how we should take care of our earth as it is the only that mankind has. If all the glaciers melt all our coastal cities will be drowned plus all
the scary weather, from hurricanes, tornadoes nor'easters etc sure mess up
our way of life & not just Canada & the U.S. It is world-wide. We've made a start but each of us as individuals have to see what we can do to lessen the pollution of c02 into the air, & then it gets into the oceans and messes up the living coral to the plankton that feed the whales, & any
creature that has to grow a shell, which they can't do as the oceans are getting too acidic. So I am going to try to use my car less as I'm close enough to the store that I can grocery shop without the use of the car. Also try to buy stuff without all the wasteful packaging. You get so much plastic to dispose of that the land fills are just overflowing so will try to think twice about what I purchase, &
also do a lot more recycling. We have a service here once a year to dispose of worn out computers, dvd players, paint, batteries etc, soif each one does a little bit it should help. If we
don't do something our world will be really messed up in the next 50 years,
& even though I personally won't be here I would like to leave a legacy of
a world that is viable for my grandkids
& great grandkids. It was a very sobering program. It is called "an
Inconvenient truth" Certainly we have the proof of melting glaciers, permafrost in the north, & weather that
has been absolutely crazy. Early winter
storms for one thing that are at least
a month earlier than usual. Hope you can all watch the dvd so you can see
what a mess we will have if we do nothing. On that note I will get off my soap-box and wish everyone Happy
Holidays. Love Marianne
You are right Marianne, our PLANET EARTH.We ARE "keepers of the springs". Too bad we've not done a very good job of it.
I have seen the movie that Al Gore narrated. I do all I can to help, but it's more than I can comprehend in how to do anything about it. I really do try, and I know that the average person does try as well. It's the powers that be who can do something, but money has a way of making them overlook what needs to be done. Their more concerned with when the next dollar bill will land in their bank accounts, rather than who is doing the polluting and poisoning the planet in a much larger scale than the average person realizes. It's like the GM people who stopped the electric car invention, because of money.
All we can do is the best we can do, and hope that those who can really make a difference, really does! If I had a choice I would have done something about it a long long time ago...when it would have done some good. Now...I'll get off my soapbox. Thanks Marianne, I'm so very sad what's happening to our planet, I feel like a little tiny ant on the planet earth, and whatever I do will never be enough to save her. We must keep trying though.
That's all we can do. We all have to try.
I wish the politicians who live in mansions, drive the biggest SUVs made, and travel in private jets using millions of gallons of fuel a year, would practice what they preach. (that means all of them doesn't it?)
And yes, each little thing helps. That's the cool part. Nothing is too small to do good.
Something as simple as saving our bottles and redeeming them. I drink a lot of bottled water. But cashing in the empties is more like a chore to me. So one of the ladies I work with and myself, bring our bags of bottles to work and on Monday, a homeless man picks them up. Now, homeless he may be, but he is no bum. He works for his money. Cleaning sidewalks, roads, driveways. Fixing up plants. Vacuuming. You name it and he is willing. So I save the empties and what is a hassle to me, is welcome by him. Saves the planet just a tad and helps another person. win win.
HAPPY DECEMBER DEAR FRIENDS!!!
It's hard to believe that December is already here! Whew! Sally, Bill, Prudence, and all the moderators...I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart, for all the hard work you all put in. Thank you. It's still pretty sunny here in Sac. Plus, the sun is warm! It's nice to cuddle up in a comfortable chair, and soak up plenty of sunshine!
love,
Sarah
Hello Everyone!
Ohhh, I forgot....my favorite Andre Rieu Christmas song is Sleigh ride. Also, St. Petersburg sleigh ride. Beautiful songs!
Musically,
Sarah
$500 for 2 tickets
Call me or Email me with your name and number of seats you are requesting. I will put the list together.
Andre Rieu & his JSO will Return to Portland. Advance Ticket sales are open!
The pledge line is 1-503-293-1908. Let them know you are with the group AndreRieuFans.com We are setting it up right now.
Sally@AndreRieuFans.com
(Thanks to Fan Marlene Warren for this information)
BILL and SHIRLEY, because you requested it, i did write the Ekaterina Gordeeva story...it is on Bill's German Iceskater's page. It is a loooong story...so I ask in advance for forgiveness if anyone gets annoyed at my long, of late, posts. To make matters worse, i realized i did not add the website i wanted to add, of an interview and photos. So, i canceled the post and added it, but the post had already gone in adding longer to long! It is a true story. I hope you enjoy it as much as i enjoyed having it happen! Love, L
ps. shirley, i do not know the iceskaters that you loved, i wish i did! L
Happy December everyone. My favorite Andre Christmas song is Silent Night. He gets teary eyed when he plays it and so do I. Hugs
Hi all, just read Jon's latest on his blog, http://mjlacore.net/.(He is Carol's grandson)I would urge you to read his comments about his experiences in Iraq.His latest, "The Face of an Iraqi" is quite moving,his statement"we had the privilege of offering peace and hope".Isn't this what this season is about? God bless our servicemen&women, wherever they are.
took your advice, shirley, and visited Jon's blog...it was very moving. Carol LaCore's grandson is a hero. L
Hi All, especially Shirley and Lorraine for visiting my grandson's blog. He so appreciates the fact that he can reach more people than just the family to let them know some of the other side of the war. I just received an email from my son stating that the people in Duluth,MN are putting together numerous boxes of toys, etc. for the kids over there. They can pretend to be "Santas" to all those little kids. Jon really appreciates all the prayers that are being sent his way. Just got news that he may possibly be on his way home on March 24. Sure do hope so.
I have been out of the loop for awhile due to ill health, etc. and have just gotten on board to see all the wonderful things everyone has sent in.
The pictures are fantastic. Thanks to you all. Welcome to all the new friends. I havea framed card that I read all the time stating "Friends are the Family we choose for ourselves." Isn't that really true? It sure holds true for the Fans and Friends of Andre!
I, too, am praying for the recovery of those lost men on Mt.Hood. I haven't ever lived in the mountains, but spent the first 40 years of my life in MN, so I do know what snow, blizzards and white-outs can be like.
As for the favorite Christmas songs; I have been listening almost non-stop to the two Christmas CDs and especially love the first one, which reminds me of so many hymns we sang as children. I love the last two "The Holy City" and "Silent Night." Silent Night holds such memories for me as my father died on Christmas Eve many years ago when he was only 44. It took a lot of years for me to really enjoy Christmas Eve, but with all the children and grandchildren, I have been able to.
My very sincerest wishes are with all of you for a blessed and joyous Christmas and may those blessings follow you throughout the New Year!
Love and Hugs to all, Carol
dear Friends & fans of Andre Rieu. Just
got the word that Andre, the JSO & crew
will only appear is Edmonton on Ocober l3th/07 he is much earlier this coming year, so I expect he has many other commitments, maybe the trip to Mexico
He and the crew travel so much it is no wonder that he has found it necessary to cut back a bit, so will have to rely on my dvd's and the broadcasts from KSPS, our PBS station in Spokane,Wn. This is one of the few truly international sites that has been around for 40 years, & it is the one place you get really worthwhile programming. I like my soap operas, ABC
daytime but for the most part I watch
Ntnl Geographic of Discovery channel & the rest of the time I listen to a music channel, called m-trax & it is all instrumentals that are very listenable. Next is to do the Xmas greetings & then back to work on the accting books. Just now I'm listening to Andre Bocelli & he's a great tenor
Love to all Marianne
Marilyn & Sally: Thanks so much for the quick reports on the first concert of the tour. You KNEW we were anxious to hear! The Rieu1 following RieuFan was quite a unique experience
And this is an appeal to any Idahoans who may read this. Would you consider emailing Idaho PBS and requesting more Andre Rieu & JSO programming? They just finished the December pledge drive and Andre wasn't on the schedule. Maybe you could also request that they invite them to Idaho and sponsor a concert. You can write to Ron.Pisaneschi@idahoptv.org
Dear fans, Received my NY Memories today & quite enjoyed the whole program
Once again Andre has outdone himself The gospel choir was a different twist but still very good to see & listen to
Blending both choirs was a leap of faith but it worked!! If the audience
was any indication it seemed that they all enjoyed his presentation. To the matter of global warming, Al Gore was a guest on Oprah today & there are things we can do as individuals. Trade
light bulbs for screw-in fluorescent
lamp, which will not only use less power, so less CO2 pollution, wrap the water heater in a special blanket so there is less heat loss, change furnace filters regularly & that will decrease the CO2 produced in the home by nearly 20% in a year, so we can do
something that will help. The rest is to re-use, recycle,& when you buy packaged goods look for the type of plastic that is bio-degradeable. If we do our part then soon the big polluters will have to take notice and then clean up their acts. Happy Holidays to all. Love Marianne
Wanna hear some good news?
100 years ago a novice cook forgot to add baking powder to a chocolate cake. Instead of tossing the fallen cake this baker sliced it, served it as a bar, and gave chocolate lovers a gift they'd not soon forget—THE BROWNIE!
In 1906 the first Brownie recipe was published in the Boston Cooking-School Book.
December 8th is National Chocolate Brownie Day!
YEAH.......................
Oh Thanks. Just what we needed....the idea to eat some brownies!! :0
flat cake. didn't know that.
i say viva la mistake!
Have you all seen the article on Dan the Banner Man?
Dan the Banner Man <~~Click Here
grrrreat article, thx Marlene!
"I think the most important thing is that when they come to my concerts they should open their hearts. We will open our hearts, and we will have a fantastic evening together." Andre Rieu
Those are such beautiful words.
Hi everyone, Sally - I just saw and heard Andre say those words on one of our local PBS stations 2 nights ago. They played "The Homecoming" and were taking pledges for the Reading concert. They played the clip of Andre twice. Saturday, the 9th WITF from Hershey, Pa will be showing a concert (don't know which one) and taking pledges for the concert. I emailed them and reminded them of my early pledge and they contacted me and said the seats should be very good since I was so early, so we shall see!!
Hugs
That is so cool that you have seen him saying that. I think it is so true. Wise yet Simple Words.
That was a super article on Dan The Banner Man!! Thanks Sally. That guy is amazing. I thought about him as we passed by Manassas on our way to Florida and wondered exactly where he lives. He is a real fan!!
Hi Jeanine Ann: Can you imagine 300 concerts? Wow. That is a ton of them.
Dan & his wife Alice are very nice people. I am glad they can do whatever makes them happy.
Has anyone heard any updates on the Soprano's, have not seen them in any of the pictures on Andre's Site
(I had heard of their final concert a while back, but they had wanted it kept private at that time, and I respected their wishes. It is known now so I feel free to share information at this time.)
Sally, wow thank you for the info on the play. Will it be in Maastricht? wouldn't it be wild if it could go on tour...do you know anything about where it will be? or did i somehow miss it...so tired and sometimes i miss the obvious...L
I'm saddened that the sopranos have left the JSO, but I'll bet there's a lineup a mile long of talented young ladies who are hoping for an audition.
Thanks to all the commentors. I was hoping what I was hoping that maybe one of them would have a change of heart. My wife and I will miss them, fortunately, we still have them on the videos. We have tickets for Atlantic City, hopefully Andre may have something worked out to fill in the vacancy their leaving created.
You know, it's quite possible that sometime in the future, if one or either of them would have some free time, maybe, just maybe, they might at least be available to do a video with andre. Would not that be cool? And yes, from what i read in Andre's guestbook there are all kinds of offers to join his group, but he has a pretty hectic schedule, they better be ready to travel!!!
Andre Rieu profile video 34 minutes in length from Ducth TV.
It's in Dutch, but so what. See a portrait of Marjorie at the 12 minute, 4 second mark.
http://cgi.omroep.nl/cgi-bin/streams?/tv/kro/profiel/bb.20061206-a.asf
Thanks Terry. I'm sure everyone is going to enjoy that.
Thanks for the link, Terry. I tried the one they gave on Andre's web site, but it wasn't as easy to navigate to the clip as they said. When I pasted your link into the url window, it pulled up Windows Media Player and took right off! Thanks! I really enjoyed it, even though I didn't understand what they were saying.
It's late I know, but I just finished reading Dan the Banner Man story. Very interesting and a very nice story. Thanks Sally for the story. I appreciate a good and positive article about Andre!
This is one of my favorite places to see at Christmas. I went to the New York Radio City Hall concert with Sally. We had a good time. It was an adventure to be sure.
Upper Canada Village
Charles, This does look like a very good spot for Christmas!One of our favories is located not far from us here,PRECIOUS MOMENTS PARK, IN CARTHAGE, MO.THE CHAPEL and the Fountain of Angels has to be seen to be believed.I can't even describe it, but take my word for it,it would leave you feeling full of Christmas Joy!
I thought you might be interested in lighting a candle on the 3rd Annual Light to Unite website. For every candle lit, Bristol-Myers Squibb will donate $1 up to $100,000 to the National AIDS fund. You can find more information and light a candle at:
www.LightToUnite.org/index.aspx?email_link=lighttounite
Hope your holidays are filled with good things....
As of now, there are 1,197,417 candles lit. Thank you Sally for the web site.
Thanks for the Dan the Bannerman article. I enjoyed hearing more about them. I was happy to get a picture with Dan & Alice at the Seattle concert. (Thanks again Marlene
I just read a posting on Andre's website where someone said that KSPS, Spokane is taking pledges and issuing tickets for Edmonton on October 13, 2007. That would mean that Andre will be doing a Western tour just a bit earlier next year than this year's tour. I've got to find out about tickets because as I did this year, I'd like to attend in Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. Of course, the
concert will be entirely different next year with the sopranos gone. I'm hoping to read reports from attendees at the upcoming
pre-Christmas concerts so we'll have an idea what direction the JSO will be taking.
A gift I would suggest for interesting reading would be this one,
"MANHATTAN - SEEDS OF THE BIG APPLE A Historical Fiction by Gloria Waldron Hukle is the heartfelt story of one immigrating family’s journey to colonial America, and especially their spiritual struggle with the meaning of cultural diversity long before it became an important expression of our time 300 years later.
Before the English named it New York, and before the Dutch called it New Amsterdam, it was known as Mahikan to the Algonquin, one of the Native American nations that occupied the area. It meant, “Island of the Rolling Hills.” After the colonists arrived, Mahikan became Manhattan.
In l655, lower Manhattan was a Dutch community of about 120 houses, its people protected by a fort and a log wall which served as a defense against Indian attacks. Today’s Wall Street traces the line of that planked divider.
Arriving from Holland on the ship Princess, Resolved Waldron, his wife Tennake, and their 3 children settled on New Amsterdam’s Block B at the tip of Manhattan Island.
Their immediate neighbors included Augustine Herrman, Pieter Schaefbanck, jailor, Hendrick Hendricksen, Domine (Clergy) Samuel Drisius, Dan Tourneur, Isaac de Forest, and Col. Phillip Pietersen Schuyler.
These early seeds sought personal liberties that ultimately lead to our Bill of Rights.
It is here at the crossing of Broadway and Wall Street and near present day ground zero where our story begins".........
I found this book on the Holland Ring website. For 20.00 it's a bargain!
Thanks Shirley for the info on the Manhattan book. It sounds real interesting. That is a good web site too. Thank you also Sally for the Unite To Light site. Will go there. Hugs
My favorite Christmas Song is "The Holy City". I heard The song for the first time at Andre's Christmas Concert here and Phoenix last year and was overjoyed to hear it again this year.
I also got to meet Bill at the concert. What a positive and happy person! I hope to meet more people next year. It is so nice to see someone you have only spoken to online.
I can't wait till Bill posts the pictures. There is one of Frank Steinjns that I want to see!
Hi Kathleen, so glad you had such a wonderful time in Phoenix. I live in Pennsylvania or I would have been there! Glad you met Bill. I never met him but he seems like such a great guy. Cannot wait to see his photos and report. Looking forward to my first Andre concert next year in Miami and Reading, Pa. Wish I would have been able to see him this year. I can hardly wait! Are you going to Tucson? Hugs
No I did not attend the Tucson concert.
The Phoenix concert was the last and 4th for this year. I am not planning on any next year until Andre comes back to Phoenix. But you never know. I may be having withdrawal issues since I am use to seeing Andre every April and Many. It's a long time till next December. If something comes up in the next year or a good seat is open I may just go at the last minute.
Hi Andre Fans,
Does anyone know what if any DVD Andre has made has Tea for Two where all the men in the orchestra are dancing with umbrella's.
Hope everyone is doing well. I am so anxious to see Bill's pictures from his latest concert. Sure is hard to think I have to wait almost a year till Andre comes back to Portland.
Happy Holidays to all!
Marilyn Bas
Marilyn, I have a dvd of the 2003 New Years Eve Punch that has the "Tea For Two" on it, but I can't remember whether it has the umbrellas or not. Been awhile since I've watched it.
Hi Marilyn:
You can also find the Colorful Umbrellas on the New York Memories DVD. It is the opening number of part II, right after intermission.
Cool, I can't wait, I ordered both of those from the Boutique. I just know this Tea for Two will be great! Everyone in the JSO has so much talent!
Marilyn
Thank you, Shirley I was wondering if it was that DVD, one I don't have.
hi all... i just found out that our PBS station will be airing THE HOMECOMING tonight, so I guess you all know what I'll be doing!Get to spend a pleasant evening with two of my favorite guys, ANDRE & BENNY!(Dan doesn't count)
*But he's just as nice and has a wife we all LOVE
>>Does anyone know what if any DVD Andre has made has Tea for Two where all the men in the orchestra are dancing with umbrellas<<
Silvester Punsch if I remember correctly.
Hi everyone. Sally, they showed The Homecoming over the night at 2:00am so I put the tape in the recorder and got that clip where Andre is speaking about bringing his heart and we should bring ours, etc. As soon as I get it onto the computer I will email it to you and everyone who does not have it. Just let me know!
Here is my email addy: weathergirl052@comcast.net
hugs
The umbrellas are in the Silvester Punsch concert and it is really cute.
hugs
Forgot to add that if you have the Concert Highlights CD-ROM from Andre's site, they show the rehearsal for that skit.
have any of you seen the movie "The Third Man"? the zither is played throughout the film which is considered to be a masterpiece and is no. 1 in Britain's list of best films ever, it is shot in b&w, post war vienna, if you like classical viennese architecture, noir films, and post WWII history, and the ZITHER this is a film you should view...they may be in the libraries, they are sold on amazon from $19.99 to
$150 AND UP..be careful if you want to purchase one...wait for the cheaper ones, get it new and cheap, but make sure you do not get a film with the same name ....this collector's film is THE THIRD MAN (not third man)stars Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles...Korea reproduces good ones...just in case you would like to know more about vienna and the zither...the movies theme song was played in the Schonbrunn dvd (umlautless and pressed for time), L
I have seen that movie but it's been a long time.Maybe I can find it to watch again.Wasn't there also a TV series at one time, with the Third Man theme?
yes, Shirley there was. and that is on amazon too...i don't know anything about that...was that also filmed in Vienna? i will have to check when i come home tonite!
We had the pleasure of attending the Dec. 4 concert. We enjoyed it very much. Andre makes his concerts very relaxing and has a great sense of humor. Can't say enough about him and his musicians. They are all great, and we look forward to seeing more of his concerts and music. We also enjoy watching his programs on the television. Please let him how how much we enjoyed seeing him and his musicians, and his beautiful music. We hope to attend many more of his concerts. David and Peggy
Hello David & Peggy...have you been to Andre's web site? you can tell him there,in his guestbook, how much you enjoyed his concerts too.
Hi David & Peggy....thanks for putting in an appearance & saying something heartfelt about an Andre concert. Participation on this website, will greatly increase your enjoyment of a concert, because you will know soooo much more about each individual orchestra member.
Bill
southpawbc-phxazandreconcert@yahoo.com
dear Fans & Friends Just to wish you all Happy Holidays & peace to you all
Rec Bill's e-mail re the tucson concert
so am eagerly awaiting his posting, To al girard, andre is only coming to Edmonton this year on Oct 23/08 & then
right back to Portland Ore. for the 13th of October. It's just too far away for me so will look forward to 2008 & hopefully he will retrurn to Calgary & Winnipeg.It's not surprising that he has to cut back some as he is on the road for a lot of the year, & somewhere he will have to squeeze in a tour of Australia which would be just a difficult logistically as going to Japan, Down under is so big with a lot of distance between the major cities.
The train trip from Sydney to Perth is
just about as long as going across Canada from coast to coast. Happy holidays to all Love Marianne
It is exciting to hear about Australia as a concert tour. I keep listening as it is being developed. What a wonderful country for Andre to play in, and I am certain the many many fans he has there will be more than Ready for his Concerts.
Have just chanced on your site and my spirits have risen! Is Andre really going to tour Australia - it would answer my wildest dreams. Your website is wonderful. Hope I receive an answer. Merry Christmas to all.Norma
Thank you for your kind words about the site. Please remember this site is for all fans to take part in, and you too can write a page to help this tribute to our favorite Maestro grow.
I was speaking with some of the JSO members recently, and they said indeed there were plans in the works for a concert tour to Australia. Isn't that grand? There are so many wonderful venues in your country and I have seen many fans there hoping to have Andre bring his Music & Fun to their great country. I'll keep you informed and if you hear something please keep me informed! (we'll cross our fingers and hope it is soon!)
~Webmaster Sally~
Thanks for the warm welcome Sally I will visit the site often and hope to contribute from time to time. Will certainly let you know if I hear any news this end. All the best for Christmas & 2007. Norma
Al Girard Goofed on the previous posting, as it really is Oct 13th/07.
Didn't want to add to the confusion. Expect the concert will be well sub-
scribed since it's the only one in Alberta. Think he may have turfed the
Vancouver concert as well/ Will just have to wait until the new agenda is up
for June thru December 2007 Love
Marianne
Well, whatever date it is, I'm SO happy that Andre is keeping Edmonton on
his list as I live in Edmonton.
Still, I can't imagine the logistics in bringing the show so far north for only one concert.
As for Australia, I'll be making my fifth trip down under in April. I have a lot of friends in Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane and other areas. love it there.
dear sally Just noted an e-mail from Beverly Amlin of Sacramento Ca. She's going to Maastricht July 2nd to 20th & is having difficulty getting ticket in English as she has no Dutch & I wonder how to direct her query. I've already sent her the way to get to the fan's & friends posting as well as Sonja's, so I do hope this will be of some help to her. Wouldn't mind having the ifo myself in case I ever have the opportunity to go to Maastricht. Love
Marianne
Beverly and Marianne: To purchse tickets to Andre's Maastricht concert in July, go to www.ticketmaster.nl. Click on the English flag and the rest will be in English. Click on Andre Rieu op het Vrijthof and follow the directions. It is easy and the tickets will arrive in about two to three weeks.
More Proof Andre has the Nicest Fans. It is so great to see everyone helping each other.
AUSTRALIA!!!! That is the one i would love to go to! So many good things about Australia! The Sydney Opera House, and the Glyndbourne Opera...the people are so nice. Recently, i've been corresponding with some Australian people in order to find a dvd. They are so nice...at the end of each email correspondence they write "Cheers"...is anyone thinking about going to Australia for a concert? Cheers, L
Fans, do you still want to purchase TICKETS for MAASTRICHT?? Selling tickets for the SECOND CONCERT (Friday, July 6th 2007)starts next Friday, Dec. 15th.
www.vvvmaastricht.nl (tourist office)or tel. +31 43 3280870. (Be aware Holland time is + 6 hours).
www.uitbaliemaastricht.nl (Theatre of the Vrijthof) or tel. +31 43 3505555.
www.ticketservice.nl or tel. 0900-3001250. The best seats are in block A 2 (centre front).
Hi Ineke,
Wish I could attend, but the time & expense is beyond my means. Will you have a photo imprinted on a T-Shirt for the concert?
Bill in Arizona
southpawbc-phxazandreconcert@yahoo.com
Hi Bill,
How do you do the tee shirts? I know they have special paper for the printer that can be printed and then ironed on to the shirt. Good idea! You could do any color shirt and no two would be the same. I have a lot of ideas. I can't wait to see your pictures. I was with Sally in Sacramento when the bus, Rieu 1 was following us. We got to meet some of the JSO and they are sure nice people. I am a fan of Frank and Linn and Ruud but they are all just so great and talented. I have just been to 2 concerts, but have tickets for next year in Portland,OR. I enjoy all your posts here. Keep up the great job.
Marilyn Bas, Oregon
Hello Marilyn, I live in Vancouver, Washington. I will look forward to meeting you at the next Andre concert! I have my tickets too...well, not in hand, but I have confirmation! Yea!
Hi Marlene. I was born and raised in Portland and moved to this area (Albany) in the mid valley about 5 years ago. My mother went to high school etc and was married in Vancouver WA, actually Hazel Dell and my grandparents lived in Vancouver. I have friends there still. Sure has grown, just like Portland and all. I like the small town. I am only 20 min from Salem and a little over an hour to the Rose Quarter!! Looking forward to meeting you as well. I do not have tickets as yet either, and am anxious to know where the seats are.
Anyway nice to meet you and everyone here on this great web site.
Marilyn Bas
Thank you for helping Andre's Fans out. I think Andre has the nicest fans in the world.
Just happened to be out & about today,parked at post office to go in to mail some things. When I came back out to get into my car a van behind me pulled up alongside me. A gentleman, with his wife, said "May I ask you a question"? I said "how can I help you"? He said "I noticed you have an Andre Rieu bumper sticker.We just saw him on TV the other night & it's the first time we've seen him.Have you ever been to one of his concerts"? Well, let me tell you.....first I told him Andre had a web site & he could check on the agenda to see where all Andre might be playing & I told him the concerts I'd been to & where.Also gave him my last "Sally" business card with her web site . They both were soooo thrilled to know that perhaps they could attend a concert here. Who knows, once he finds out more about Andre, they might even go anywhere because they sure were excited about him. We just had a grand old chat, sure made my day! I'll tell you what, those bumper stickers do speak! This is not the first time I've had someone ask, "who is that"? And of course, I'm alwaysd happen to tell them!!!!
Nice Shirley! Isn't it great when someone asks about Andre?!!! I always have information in my car, that I can pass out to anyone, just in case they ask. The last time I was asked it was when I was rear-ended because she was reading my lic plate cover, which has "I'd rather be listening to Andre Rieu"...I don't have a bumper sticker, yet, but will soon, when brain, money and time coincide.
Hi Shirley,
Are bumper stickers still available? I would be interested in purchasing several. Thanks
I believe we have some information in our October blog. I have ordered a couple from Linda Stinner & the black & white one on my car now from an ANN SMITH. click on the Oct. blog and there should be a bumper sticker page. I think ann's e-mail is there too.
Thank you Shirley. I will check it out.
OH NO MR BILL, PLEASE DON'T BEAT ME! I SEE IT!!
Hi everyone, New York Memories came today!! What a magnificent concert!! I just love it. Everything about it is fantastic and Andre playing America The Beautiful was just so special. Maybe Sally will have a page for our reviews of this concert. Another wonderful "gift" from Andre! hugs
Hello Dear Fans!
Have any of you heard the song: The Christmas Shoes? Ohhh, I love that song. It is beautiful, but sad.
love,
Sarah
Sarah, I have heard that song! It IS very sad, I have the words to it too.
As I was writing your name it reminded me of something, did I tell you my grandmother's name was Sarah?We kids never knew that til we saw the name on her headstone & asked about it. Everyone had always called her Sadie. Don't ask me why, I don't know. but were we shocked!
Sarah...never heard of that song...will try to find it so that i may listen!
Shirley...did you ever get to see any of the violin dvds yet?
ANYONE: does anyone know how one can take an old vhs tape and get a dvd made from it. are there places that do such things? Lorraine
Lorraine, believe it or not, I have not yet been able to watch those violin dvds. Hopefully when the New Year comes I'll have more time. And I've not yet had a vhs copied to dvd but I'll bet they can. We have a recording place here that I have had several old records put onto cds.They say they can copy anything onto anything so I would ask.
Yes - look in your Yellow Pages for Video Duplicating. If that doesn't help, ask at a photo shop (not Best Buy or other similar places)
Oh that reminded me of my Freak Squad story. lol
Hi Lorraine - yes, there is someone who can take a VHS and make a DVD - it is my husband. Do you want detailed instructions? Let me know. Hugs
yes...detailed instructions....i have a vhs of Amahl and the Night Visitors an opera about the three wise men and a poor crippled shepherd boy who is healed by the Lord...it is a fantastic little opera, sung in ENGLISH (HIP HIP HOORAY)...i grew up with it...but would love to have it on dvd's to give as gifts...not probably for Christmas as it is late and i must hunt the vhs tape...it is under piles and piles of things in storage....also i ordered stage door canteen ...which has not arrived yet...but if i love it ...i thought that would also be nice on dvd as it is only available in vhs...so instructions would be terrific! thanks so much! Hugs to you too!
Hi everyone, hope you are all having better weather than we are! Just want to tell everyone that if you don't hear from me for a few days, I have to take my computer in. They are really backed up because everyone (including me) wants their computers back by Christmas. Anyway, take care and have a great weekend! See you as soon as possible. I will miss you all!
Another type business to try for having a DVD made is Audio Visual Services.
I cought your HOMECOMING concert on PBS and enjoyed it very much-I had to go out and buy the DVD and the CD. If the joy and happiness you brought to your hometown,Maastricht,is like all your concerts then I'm sure I will enjoy seeing you in Grand Rapids in May. jhv
Bonjour.
Où, on peut trouver le CD du Père d'André Rieu. Où une copie. Merci.
(André Rieu der Vater Concertos).
I hope you can read English. I am not sure where you might find Mr Rieu's cd.The one shown is owned by a fan who has had it for years. Andre's father's music may be hard to find. does anyone else know? (The message above translates to : "Hello. Where, one can find CD of the Father of Andre Rieu. Where a copy. Thank you. (Andre Rieu der Vater Concertos)."
I think I found it on Amazon.de. I did a web search for it, and opened up to 'any language'.
Dear friends & fans, Just noted Andre's arrival in Toronto for 3 concerts ending on Sunday Dec 18th, He will likely be gone to Maastricht on
dec 18th & should be home before the bad weather gets that far east. Right now Oregon, wash, british columbia are
getting a real bad series of storms
which we will coping with on saturday &
sunday, then it's supposed to warm up to about 10 degrees celcius, which isn't bad unless we have a north wind.
we are sure getting winter early like a month too soon so the global warming bit is already making itself felt, &
it is really is about time the big bugs
started to take this seriously. It is too much emphasis on how much profit
can be made, but as we all know that a whole lot of dollars just doesn't cut it if we have no world as it is to-day
as individuals we can do a little bit
but I am so afraid it won't be enough to reverse the present trend. Think we
all are going to have to write our gov't reps to get them thinking about
this problem and it is world wide so no one country can do all the effort to
clean things up.Just hope a few people
see the light and offer some leadership for the rest of us. Love to
all Marianne
Yes, those storms are bad.
I am wishing & praying for our friends who are in the center of storms.
They are in my thoughts & prayers.
We got our wind today, Oregon coast up to 82 mile gusts and here in Albany we lost power but not for long but some folks lost it again.
Yes, this Global Warming presents some interesting and frightning thoughts.
Hope you all are warm and safe.
I sure hope the weather lets up on Mt. Hood so the search can continue for the 3 lost climbers.
Marilyn
I am worried about those climbers. While I cannot understand anyone going for a climb during bad weather, I hope we are able to bring them back alive. They, too are in my prayers.
Ditto on both Sally's prayers and thoughts...re the climbers and the storms...they are in my thoughts and prayers too...L
re /Andre Rieu, Der Vater...here is a beginning for you...he was conductor at the Concert Gebouw in Amsterdam:
Founded: 1957 - Amsterdam, Holland as Amsterdamer Kammerorchester
Renamed: 1984 as Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Het Concertgebouw Kamerorkest (The Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra) (= CCO) was formed in 1957. From 1957 until 1984 it was called Amsterdamer Kammerorchester (Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra). In 1961, Marinus Voorberg became permanent Conductor, and with him the Orchestra made many Television and Radio recordings. In the first years of its existance the Orchestra was primarily engaged with recording LP’s, and made many recordings with conductors like Andre Rieu and Anton van der Horst, for the CNR, and for labels such as Telefunken, His Master's Voice, Philips, Artone and CBS.
Source: Liner notes to the album ‘J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion’ conducted by Charles de Wolff (Vanguard Classics, 1995); Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra wEBSITE
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2003, October 2004)
i don't have time today...but if you put Concertgebouw in your webbrowser you might find the cd ...there is ONE available somewhere....i do not own it but i have seen it somewhere on the web. L
dear friends Our winter storms are early this year but I hope they find the hikers lost on Mt Hood, They should be able to get the rescue crews out to-day with a break in the weather
but that coastal slope can get very nasty, Lived in Hope B.C. for 14 years & the rain was horrendous, & then the snow. We had a long drive-way that we had to shovel 4 times a day & that is the heavy wet coastal snow. Wasn't so bad as I was 20 years old & had a lot more get up & go. Now I's slow & slower
& at 73 it is to be expected. Hope all is ready for the holidays, I don't have to cook the big dinner any more just take along a side dish. Will have
an Xmas eve dinner with the family here
& then to Calgary to my son-in-laws'
sister for the gathering of the clan
should be a lot of fun Love to all
Marianne
Update on my 80 Gig video iPod.
Besides a ton of music and old time radio shows I've added quite a few videos. I've installed ABBA videos,
The Eagles Hell Freezes Over concert,
Paul Simon Graceland concert, The Rankin Family (A Celtic family group from Canada), Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert, Ray Charles at the Montreau Jazz Festival and, of course, Andre Rieu. I've installed
Tuscany, Silvester Punsch, La vie est belle, Royal Albert Hall and plan to install Homecoming and New York Memories. I've also got a Leahy DVD on
order which I will also install. Leahy is a Canadian Celtic family group of 5 girls and 4 boys, and they are awesome.
As you can see, my musical tastes are quite eclectic.
A week or so ago I showed my new iPod to a friend and played "The Rose" from
the Sylvester Punsch DVD for him. He'd never heard of Andre Rieu.
This morning I received this email from him. Tracy is his wife.
***********************************
Hi Al,
I loved the song the three sopranos you let me listen to on your video/audio
box. Can you let me know the orchestra and CD that I might find it on?
I don't know if it was the quality of the sound of your machine or their
singing (probably both) but I loved it.
Want to buy this for Tracy for Christmas.
Thanks,
George
Wow! What a music collection you have!I don't think I've heard Leahy. Aha! so another Andre Rieu fan is born!
By the way, I came on here say that i finally heard from my sis who lives in Vancouver, Wa.She said there were a lot of trees down where they live and were without power for awhile. hopefully that storm will move on out.She & her husband just moved up there last year to get away from the heat and tornadoes in Ok.!
What a great post. That's how it starts. Once a person sees something from Andre they get hooked. (And I think it is nice of this man to be looking for new and unique gifts for his wife. What a nice guy)
Hey, I like your tastes in music. And I have to laugh at seeing the 80G on your ipod. My first computer, back in the days of the dinosaurs had a whopping 4G.
http://www.leahymusic.com/
Lorraine - before I start the instructions to do a video transfer from VHS to computer CDROM, a video transfer input jack is required either as part of a web cam (we use an Intel web cam) or on the computer itself. All computers have an audio line-in jack so this is no problem. Normally the video input jack is an RCA type.
Do you know what I mean? Let me know. Hugs
Jeanine-Anne: You know what...i should probably wait for these wonderful diretions until i get my new computer. I'm sure the dinosaur i'm on now will not be able to do the transfer. So, let's hold that thought til about a month from now, ok? Does the CDROM then work in a regular dvd player ....or does one view it on a computer monitor? L...
Hi All,
I wrote a pretty lengthy response today but it was in reply to a note on Dec. 5, so it is stuck back there, if anyone is interested. I've been out of the loop for awhile and have just gotten around to checking all the entries. Sounds like everyone is doing great and enjoying the Dec. concerts. Will check in again later.
Love to all and I send my Christmas wishes for blessings and joy. Carol
Hi Carol, I did read your above post, just hadn't got around to comment yet.I was wondering about you, sorry to hear you were ill. are you better now? This is no time of the year to be sick ya know!!! as if anytime is... well drat, there goes my phone. back later.....
Hi Lorraine, Ok, we can get the instructions ready for you in the meantime. When you get a new computer it must have a video input jack (usually an RCA type jack - you can ask the sales clerk about it) or you can buy a web cam with a video input jack on that. The video from your tapes will be going into the computer via the video input jack (or video input jack on web cam).
The CD you make will be a VCD (video CD) and should play on your computer and DVD player. It is not hard to do but you will need your VCR which you will use to play the tapes and a computer as described above. I will tell you how to hook it up and what cable you need.
Just let me know when you get your new computer and we will be ready to go. Once you know how to do it, you can get any VHS tape over to a VCD. I do that a lot because you never know when the tapes will tear.
Take care Lorraine. Hugs
thank you so much Jeanine-Anne. I plan on going computer shopping the first week in January...and will make sure to get all the required elements...i'm truly confused as to what kind of computer to get...have had a dell laptop which crashed....my son has a really expensive dell with lots of capacity...but people have been telling me not to go with dell....i will let you know as soon as the new one is hooked up...i appreciate your help so much. dvd collecting is one of my hobbies...and there are so many very very good movies that have never been released on dvd but are available on vhs...therefore, i so appreciate your soon coming advice! Hugs to you, Jeanine-Anne, L
dear friends Haven't heard if they were able to rescue the climber on Mt
hoodThis time of year we can expect storms to come out of no-where & these last two didn't come from the Alaskan guld but directly off the ocean. We had a lot of wind overnite & no storm as yet. Expect we'll get some more snow overnite. Watched the Andre profile & even without the language I quite enjoyed the program. Will try the
ZDF program from germany on Jan 26th.
Iffollowed the url on the guest fan site & it worked just fine. Will watch again to catch whatever I missed the first time. Tried to post this earlier
to-day but lost it for some reason, guess my computer has indigestion. We have to vote even more for andre at
www.persoonvanhetjaar.nl, then register your vote on the e-mail on the blue line, then it should revert to the voting site, click home & you will know that it went thru. No soapbox
this evening re global warming. Love to all Marianne
Carol.... I really did miss you, glad you are back.And Marianne, you can keep on your "soapbox" if you want. Global warming is a topic to be concerned about. I go to the EPA site all the time to find out how and what we can do to help.
Dear friends thanks shirley for the hint of checking the EPA site could you post the site here sometime soon.Glad that Carol is back & is better Guess the fusion treatment isn't
much fun Had a queer thing the past couple of days, got dizzy, took a tumble, but was able to get up okay, so I think it was a bug, but I can sure sleep. Of course the first thing you think of is stroke but no other side effects. Will ask my doctor's opinion on thurs, & see what he thinks
Terrible time of year to be sick, but feel well enough to go to my daughter's
for supper. At least I will be able to get back to the books as my brain doesn't seem to be so scrambled. The posts re Andre's Toronto concerts are
really outstanding. It's just amazing how many people get his message of peace & love so his mission is having a wave effect, so just maybe his efforts can make a better world. I know if I ever won a huge lottery what I would do after I take care of me & my family. I'd set up a way to build water systems throughout the African countries & see that they all get the anti-malarial medicine to wipe out that scourge. With the water system idea. it is quite simple. as without
clean water you have sick folks & sick folks can't work, & we all have a work
ethic that needs to be addressed. Sometimes wishes can come true. With my job here is Brooks, I have met so many people from most of the African
countries & it is just awful. some of the conditions they have to live with.
of course you can find people in our own cities that are down & out. They can work, but can't find affordable housing, & I firmly believe that when people get so far down in the dumps. they need a hand to rise from the ashes
More soap-box, but that is my nature. If I see a hurting unit, be it man woman child or pet. I want to fix the
problem, but I'm also aware that I can't fix everything, but I can try &
I do. sometimes it is a small thing like reaching an item from a top shelf that a handi-capped person can't reach or just holding a door for some-one loaded down with parcels. Don't quite know how I came to this conclusion but it works for me. You don't look for rewards, but they come in the most unusual ways, & it does make feel good
Love to all Marianne
Hi again Marianne (and all). Marianne, the web site for the EPA is just WWW.EPA.GOV.... and ironic that you should mention Africa. My friend and I are going to see the AFRICAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR this Wed. nite, at her church.They tour all over the mid-western US. Many of the children have lost one or both parents to aids or extreme poverty. Their concerts help raise awareness & support, not only for themselves, but their brothers & sisters, and more than 15 million orphans back in Africa. I wish Andre could hear of them and have them on his agenda sometime.(I loved the little Japanese childrens choir he had).Anyway, if anyone would be curious about them they will be on the Dec.22nd Tonight Show with Jay Leno & you can get to their web site by just typing in "AFRICAN CHILDREN;S CHOIR".
And Marianne, I'm sure you already know..we ARE our brother's keeper"!
Sad news - The body of one of the climbers has been found. The other two are still missing. Prayers for them and for their families.
Hi everyone, I also heard about the one climber found deceased. It is so sad. I watch all afternoon hoping for a good outcome. The others need our prayers as do the families. Hugs
I too waited today for good news on the climbers. I used to live near Mt Hood and skiied there many times. Once we were up high and there was a white out, horrible winds and snow blowing everywhere, and it stings your face terribly. You have no idea where you are going, really scary and I was not nearly as high as these men are. I sure feel for the families. I think the searchers have done well. As Sally said, it has always been hard to imagine climbing any mountain in the winter. At least they were experienced.
It is 30 degrees here now with a dense fog alert. Pretty slick too in the mornings.
I am listening to Life Is Beautiful right now. Andre is so relaxing and entertaining. I have found I should not put in a DVD with the intention of getting anything done while I listen because I always end up sitting down till it's over. Even my great granddaughter, Kyleigh 14 mos likes Andre. She is trying to whistle along with me. I hope she grows up with good taste in music!
Marilyn
PS Marianne, it is nice to hear that someone is so concerned for others. Have a blessed holiday!! everyone.
dear friends, Was so sad to hear that one of the hiker's bodies had been found. When the weather turns sour in the mountains it is truly a bad scene. Maybe there will be a miracle & the two others are found okay. We can hope just a little bit. The Toronto concerts went over very well & they will be getting their own Vienna gala next dec. Sure would like to attend that so U will have to do some scheming
to fly there Think it would be awesome
Andre can't give a bad concert & all we have to do is open our hearts & it all falls into place. I too am an incurable romantic & always look for the best in people & tho I have had a few ringers thrown in. for the most part I've people who only want & need a little kindness from their fellow man
Shirley I will take a good look at the EPA site as well as the Greenpeace site
It is odd that these people have sounded the warning long hence & no-body was listening. If tornadoes in London Eng. & the horrid weather on our west indicates a problem we had better sit up & take notice. Hurricane
force winds in Vancouver, B.C. & it is not isolated. These storms are coming right off the Pacific instead of forming in the Alaskan gulf. I've watched weather for 30 years or more &
this is just off the wall. When the weather changes so drastically, you don't have to be a meteorologist to realize that think\gs are really out of whack. The odd freak storm is one thing but we have a scenario with a
bunch of multiple storms tat are coming from a different source. I can't
explain the why but it sure isn't normal. Hopefully the whole situation
will calm down soon. Al Girard sounds like he likes my kind of music too/ I
literally wore out My Eagles tape in my car as I also did with a Nana mouskouri tape of spinning wheel. which was also a song done by Catherine
Mckinnon who was part of Don Messer's
Jubilee out of Nova Scotia. One of the few programs I watched regularly on the
CBC, Canada's public broadcasting system. It was a down home folk program
which I believe was never international
like many other Cnd performers. Guess
that's all for the moment. Love to all
Marianne
URGENT NEWS!! Ticketmaster is now selling tickets for Toronto, Dec 15, 2007
I just received thi