Curious, but I never notice other digest-mode repliers. Am I the only one?
Are there others who, like me, try to limit the glut of messages received at
work, and condense them into one-a-day? Maybe we should start a
sub-group... One-a-Day Multiple Messages (like vitamins, they ensure a
contrived balance in our preservation perspective).
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: BULLAMANKA-PINHEADS Digest - 28 Feb 2000 to 29 Feb 2000
> (#2000-63)
>
> There are 15 messages totalling 456 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Vignette (2)
> 2. "Property is theft" - and Cod created list owners... (3)
> 3. Facade Cleaning
> 4. Restore Boston
> 5. Hey, Yukon-guy, free escalator!!! (but ... you pick up)
> 6. "A paisley Garrison Keillor"
> 7. Sanding virus.
> 8. Help? (2)
> 9. Old News/Photos
> 10. East of Eden
> 11. Hulp?
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 05:51:11 EST
> From: Met History <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Vignette
>
> Vignette, Preservation Cafe
>
> I spoke at a local preservation get-together run by a community
> organization,
> the "Preservation Cafe". Most people there thought I was pretty hot
> stuff,
> that the column I write was swell, probably also that I was a really good
> dancer and knew all about wine. My talk was "An Architectural
> Historian's
> Dream", a day when the information about the buildings we were preserving
> was
> as important as the buildings themselves (I should live so long!). I
> annoyed
> one person by basically agreeing with Herbert Muschamp, but it seemed like
> most everybody else was ready to join my fan club.
>
> I was particularly debonair during the Q&A session, handling with aplomb
> the
> gentlemen who had a >>really long<< speech about some community problem
> with
> a Hudson River pier ("that's fascinating, let's talk about that later, let
> me
> move on to someone who has a question.") and the guy who promised me that
> his
> wife could tell me some stories about local politics that would "blow my
> hair
> off" (quite evidently, it had).
>
> For a 50-something, it was a good evening, I mused, as I got ready for
> bed.
> It was at that point, that I realized that I had buttoned my shirt collar
> not
> to their respective buttons at the sides, but to the central button at the
> throat. Must have looked pretty sharp. Wish I had a picture - I could
> use
> it as a dart board.
>
> Sign me, Kool Kat
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:21:09 -0500
> From: Lawrence Kestenbaum <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: "Property is theft" - and Cod created list owners...
>
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Met History wrote:
>
> > Dear subscribers:
> >
> > Did you know that there are "list owners"? This is a select group of
> deep
> > thinkers <<<Ken Follett, Mary Krugman, Met History, Pam Blythe and Dan
> > Becker>>> who get almost-daily messages like the following:
> [...]
> > Also, when people sign off or on we get notices - the cancellations are
> > usually massive after a spate of Arkie dialect.
> >
> > We also get to change the motto, and delete subscribers (so be nice to
> us).
> > Also children born to the list must be named after a list owner (Gee,
> > Michael, there are plenty of girls named "Dan"!). Probably this makes
> you
> > very jealous - it should. We will try to wear our mantle lightly.
> (What
> > nitwit changed the motto to "Infarct..." anyway?)
>
> And the status of List Owner is not a lifelong entitlement. I was once
> among the anointed who bravely bore the burden of receiving and disposing
> of such notices. But, much as I was tempted, I never changed the list
> motto, never added or deleted anyone. After a time, I think, my powers
> atrophied from lack of use, and I drifted back over the imaginary line
> that separates the Owners from the Ownees.
>
> ---
> Lawrence Kestenbaum, [log in to unmask]
> The Political Graveyard, http://politicalgraveyard.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:39:29 EST
> From: Ken Follett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: "Property is theft" - and Cod created list owners...
>
> In a message dated 2/29/00 9:22:15 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > And the status of List Owner is not a lifelong entitlement.
>
> Larry,
>
> My, my, I am so ashamed of my selfish actions. You could have spoken up
> sooner -- I still owe you, and Heidi, a Gab & Eti T-shirt, in fact, if
> only I
> could figure out how to mail things.
>
> Early policy of BP was to eventually make EVERYONE (except chronic
> lurkers)
> an owner. Only a few of the everyone acted on their property rights and by
> emminent domain those who did not act fell under the, "WE MUST BE BUGGING
> THEM CRAZY WITH THIS EXTRA TECHNICAL CRAP FORCING THEM TO USE THE DELETE
> KEY,
> OR WORSE, FILTERING IT INTO A NEGLECTED CORNER OF THEIR HARD DRIVE." It
> was
> also brought to the attention of the ever paranoid Shaman, by none other
> than
> Mary Julip, that the THEOCRACY of St. John's Server Kingdom may frown on
> there being a multiplicity of owners able to change the list header and do
> other neat magic tricks without warning or supervision of an adult. Mr.
> Gray
> became an owner due to the fact that he asked too many pesky questions and
> it
> was obvious he buttoned his shirt (fortunately not his pants) like all
> hearty
> BP preservationeers are supposed to do.
>
> Shaman
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 10:51:35 -0500
> From: "Trelstad, Derek" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Vignette
>
> I feel better now. I usually leave my tie tucked in my shirt -- where it
> is
> safe from spaghetti sauce and other culinary delights -- as I find I am
> always speaking after lunch or dinner. But, that is only one of my faults
> when it comes to public speaking...
>
> Sign me,
>
> Tied Up for Now
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 5:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Vignette
>
>
> Vignette, Preservation Cafe
>
> I spoke at a local preservation get-together run by a community
> organization,
> the "Preservation Cafe". Most people there thought I was pretty hot
> stuff,
> that the column I write was swell, probably also that I was a really good
> dancer and knew all about wine. My talk was "An Architectural
> Historian's
> Dream", a day when the information about the buildings we were preserving
> was
> as important as the buildings themselves (I should live so long!). I
> annoyed
> one person by basically agreeing with Herbert Muschamp, but it seemed like
> most everybody else was ready to join my fan club.
>
> I was particularly debonair during the Q&A session, handling with aplomb
> the
> gentlemen who had a >>really long<< speech about some community problem
> with
> a Hudson River pier ("that's fascinating, let's talk about that later, let
> me
> move on to someone who has a question.") and the guy who promised me that
> his
> wife could tell me some stories about local politics that would "blow my
> hair
> off" (quite evidently, it had).
>
> For a 50-something, it was a good evening, I mused, as I got ready for
> bed.
> It was at that point, that I realized that I had buttoned my shirt collar
> not
> to their respective buttons at the sides, but to the central button at the
> throat. Must have looked pretty sharp. Wish I had a picture - I could
> use
> it as a dart board.
>
> Sign me, Kool Kat
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:22:41 -0500
> From: Leland Torrence <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Facade Cleaning
>
> Bruce,
>
> I am sorry not to have the time to reply, however, if you care to call my
> office I will give you a quick run-down on "one man's look" on cleaning
> options. Rarely a day goes by in which I don't read something, see a
> project or talk about cleaning techniques and philosphies. By the way,
> Ken
> (Apple) performed over 42 cleaning mock-ups for the building you referred
> to. Additionally there are quite a few experienced applicators on BP,
> Mark
> and Michael D. to name a couple.
>
> Best,
> Leland
>
> Leland R S Torrence
> Leland Torrence Enterprises
> Management, Restoration and Conservation
> 203-397-8505 Fax: 203-389-7516
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:31:07 -0500
> From: Leland Torrence <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Restore Boston
>
> Michael,
>
> Looked for you. Where was Gommage? Their presence was so subtle, no one
> could tell they were there.
>
> Best,
> Leland
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:25:03 -0800
> From: "Bruce.Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Hey, Yukon-guy, free escalator!!! (but ... you pick up)
>
> I'm sure you've all seen that famous historic photo of the Klondikers
> making
> their way up a precipitous set of steps carved out the snow in the
> Chilkoot
> Pass. (See "Small Golden Staircase" on Onelist). A found-art piece
> substituting a defunct escalator for the pass might be just the thing.
> Some
> of the period promotional literature about the Gold Rush did paint a rose
> coloured picture about how fast, safe and easy it was to get to the
> Klondike. I don't think it went quite that far, though.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 1:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Hey, Yukon-guy, free escalator!!! (but
> ...
> you pick up)
>
> (Cross-posted from SAH-L by Christopher Gray)
>
> I have been contacted by real estate group in California
> doing some work
> on a building which has a 1940s "Motorstair" escalator
> they
> cannot use it
> (no longer operable and not up to code), but do not want
> to
> simply throw
> it away. I have additional information and some
> photographs - if anyone
> has any ideas on where this escalator might find a good
> home
> please contact me
> off-list - thanks!
>
> Mary Margaret Carr
> Collections Manager
> National Building Museum
> (202) 272-2448 ext. 3702
> email: [log in to unmask]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:25:40 EST
> From: Heidi Harendza <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: "A paisley Garrison Keillor"
>
> In a message dated 02/23/2000 10:54:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > BH being in this case "Before Heidi,"
>
> Millennium tithes now being accepted.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 17:36:46 EST
> From: Ralph Walter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Sanding virus.
>
> In a message dated 2/28/2000 11:18:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << report back to BP, accept praise or damnation >>
>
> Heh, heh, heh. If you could spin a yarn like The Pirate, you might have
> some
> praise to look forward to due to your literary abilities. As it is, I
> suggest
> you prepare for Damnation, followed by eternal ridicule.
>
> And don't forget to BYOV.
>
> Ralph
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 17:37:54 EST
> From: Ralph Walter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Help?
>
> In a message dated 2/28/2000 11:19:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> << I heard he talks to himself too much. >>
>
> How'd you hear about it? Lighthouse for the blind?
>
> Ralph
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 17:39:43 EST
> From: Ralph Walter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: "Property is theft" - and Cod created list owners...
>
> In a message dated 2/28/2000 11:19:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> << Also, when people sign off or on we get notices - the cancellations are
> > usually massive after a spate of Arkie dialect.
>
> It also seems to occur shortly after the Humor Czar and Sharpshooter moon
> each other across Central Park. >>
>
> You're mistaken about the latter; the result is an epidemic of suicides
> after
> we moon each other across the Hudson.
>
> Ralph
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:20:46 -0800
> From: "Bruce.Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Old News/Photos
>
> I did a quick search and came up with hundreds of service providers who'll
> do your bidding for mere money. Here's a reasonable index, but you can go
> find your own just as easily:
>
> http://ca.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Photography/Digital/Lab
> s/
> Scanning
> <http://ca.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Photography/Digital/La
> bs
> /Scanning>
>
> The question I often have is how did the person in these photos wind up
> being me?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Diaz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 8:24 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Old News/Photos
>
> Believe we've covered this ground already..
>
> Breaking up Mom's house-
> Finding boxes of old Photos-
> thinking of getting them scanned onto CD's for sharing w/
> the siblings-
> [to say nothing of thinking about...How did my prom date
> end
> up married
> to a dentist is Singapore]
>
> Anyone know anything about the CD idea??
>
> DD
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 19:03:57 -0500
> From: Svantevit <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Help?
>
> -----
> From: Met History <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > << I am looking for the book about some uncommon community by the East
> River
> > written by the man who met history and now is hiding in gray >>
> >
> > Last time I checked it was on BN.com - check under title "Sutton Place".
> Or
> > try OP sources like bibliofind.com or mxbookfinder.com. But I wouldn't
> > bother - I hear the author is an idiot.
> >
> > Sign me, Hell Gate
>
> Seems to me like I found it - biblio and mx have the same book with
> something written on the front page (maybe another personal opnion about
> the
> author this time written by his BP pals). Interesting story that it can't
> be
> found under author name (I mean Christian name not the one he calls above
> Hells Gate) but only by the partial title.
>
> Thank you S.Hooter- eventually if it does not work: is this copy with
> ripped
> off centerfold still
> available? and is the ripping off centerfolds still legal in this state?
>
> Sign me, Tres Spas Thes Utt On Place
>
> You see Derek I am doing late office hours as well.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:18:26 -0500
> From: "Michael P. Edison" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: East of Eden
>
> Message text written by "BP - \"Infarct a Laptop Daily\""
> > =
>
> I willbe at Restore in Boston Monday at the Gommage booth of Thomannn
> -Hanry
> (New York -Paris) I would be pleased to meet any of Bullamanka devotees
> there<
>
> It was great to see fellow BP'ers in Boston. Thanks, Twybil, for the
> coaching on the proper form of the BP salute.
>
> Mike E.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 23:04:16 EST
> From: Met History <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Hulp?
>
> In a message dated 00-02-29 19:02:28 EST, you write:
>
> << biblio and mx have the same book with
> something written on the front page (maybe another personal opnion about
> the
> author this time written by his BP pals). >>
>
> More likely, they are the "personally inscribed books" I sweated over
> (quick:
> write a memorable remark in someone's book only 2 seconds after you've met
> them!) at a book signing a few years ago. Are they marked over list, or
> under? Does my signature increase the value - or depress it?
>
> Sure, the screwed up copy is yours baby - come and pick it up, and while
> you're at it, come pick up those books that Leland "Oh yeah really soon"
> Torrence never came to get. I recently gave away $12,000 in books and it
> was a total energy sink - next time they're going into the shredder (hmm,
> maybe they could cover the rough spots on the floor).
>
> Sign me, Disgusted in Dubuque, Outraged in Owatonna and Furious in
> Phoenix
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of BULLAMANKA-PINHEADS Digest - 28 Feb 2000 to 29 Feb 2000 (#2000-63)
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