Philip Poburka on wed 26 sep 01
Well...used to be a Truck Stop here...they ALLWAYS played 'Ethel
Merman'...and I must say...some days, for a few miinutes at a time...I kinda
liked it...
Paint a room the 'right' shade of 'blue'...set some poor soul in there...and
play Ethel Merman,
loud'...remorselessly...could reduce someone to a palsied mass of
suplicateing aquiescence...
Phil
Las Vegas...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Klyf Brown"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: bubbles
> I saw an article not long ago in the paper. In a town where they have
> a noise ordinance against playing loud thumping music in public,
> particularly those autos known as thumpmobiiles. This kid was
> brought in front of the judge for playing his thumpmobile too loud. The
> judge found him guilty and sentenced him to sit in a room for a number
> of hours and be forced to listen to LOUD Laurence Welk.
> True poetic justice.
> I am sure an adequate lawyer could have it thrown out as cruel and
> unusual punishment.
> I don't recall the buble machine included as part of the punishment.
> Klyf Brown
> New Mexico
>
> 9/25/01 8:43:29 PM, mel jacobson
> wrote:
>
> >we must explain to the children.
> >
> >lawrence welk had a bubble machine....it sent out
> >streams of bubbles when they did a waltz.
> >
> >he would say...anaone anatwo, ana bubble machine.
> >
> >it is rather ethnic, rather garrison keilor...or, at least
> >where garrison got a great deal of his ammo for his
> >accent. lawrence welk really laid it on thick with his
> >nordic accent. and the bubble hair. the girls must have
> >had head aches.
> >
> >it was a big schmaltzy production show. the old folks just
> >loved it. my mom and dad would dance through the house.
> >i just would stare at the floor. they did a great many moon beam
> >songs, and sorta religious.
> >
> >a bunch of kids at hopkins high school built a bubble machine
> >in the 70's and it work a charm.
> >they had a powerful fan blowing on a big motorized disc with
> different
> >sized circles cut in it...it ran through a big tub of soapy water.
> >we laughed until we ached.
> >i guess i designed the dumb thing...typical of the pottery teacher.
> >we did a great many things like that. also built a big mirrored ball
> >for dances. we used a `johnny jump up` rubber ball and covered
> >it with epoxy and then mirrors...it weight about 90 pounds.
> >had it bolted to a rotisserie motor. had about 20 colored lipsidles
> >with a tight beam on the ball. gave `me` a headache.
> >
> >if you cannot have fun with high school kids...you are very dull.
> >and my god, did we have fun. made good pots too.
> >mel
> >the dog is under my feet. she went to grad school while
> >we were in yellowstone. she is even smarter now.
> >sorry i did not call folks in billings, and custer s.d. and red lodge.
> >we just could not stop, and did not want to invade with a gang
> >of four. next time. actually spotted marcia selsor pots in a gallery
> >in billings. nice...really nice.
> >From:
> >Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> >web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
> >
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