just saw the news this morning and it looks as though the nasty weather hit your area. R U OK???? Hope to see your reply today, cause those storms were fierce through the night.

Am sending good thoughts and hoping you are well?

Everything's okay here! I actually wasn't around Indianapolis last night because my boyfriend suddenly decided he wanted to go to Dayton, Ohio (2 hours east of here) to hang out at our friend's nightclub. Driving home, around 3 AM, getting close to Indianapolis, we pulled off at an exit where we usually get gas and the power was out -no traffic lights, no lights at the gas station. That was our first clue that the storms had been severe. We got back to the house, and there were leaves and branches all over the place (the yard is a mess!) but no trees came down, or at least, not right here. And, the power was on here. At any rate, I just got out of bed now, and I can look forward to going around the yard today and collecting up tree debris. Thanks for the concern!

Glad to hear everything is okay, LB!

Everything's fine where I live, but the east side of Indianapolis apparently really took a beating, and thousands of people are still without power.

I am glad to hear from you today lB. Give me a IM sometime, if you want with the info about your friends bar and I might meet ya down there. Either that or right before you get into Dayton.

We get bad lightning storms like that Iborgia, it sounds like it must have been very bad from the posts. I'm glad to hear you got home alright. Especially out driving in a storm is even more scary.

I been mild a bit warm a bit wet at times. But that's what you get with May in this damm country and now it's June, it will be damm hot and wet at times. Bloody weather.

Glad to here everything is fine with you lborgia

Originally posted by gatchgirl I am glad to hear from you today lB. Give me a IM sometime, if you want with the info about your friends bar and I might meet ya down there. Either that or right before you get into Dayton.

I'll shamelessly promote my friend's bar to anyone who might be in Dayton, Ohio. I"ll try to give you some advance notice, Gatchgirl, the next time I know I'm going to be in Dayton!

Therapy - what a great name for a bar!! Glad everything's ok by you, IB!!

And one which does Karaoke. I reckon everyone here should go and make it our new Rubber Room/Snack J.

lborgia, I am so glad you're ok...I was in Chicago during that storm, and they had some pretty nasty weather, too...but sit sounds like you had the worst of it!

Originally posted by Metaliant And one which does Karaoke. I reckon everyone here should go and make it our new Rubber Room/Snack J.

As long as no one wants me to sing!

ITA...they pay me to stop, great way to earn extra income.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne ITA...they pay me to stop, great way to earn extra income.

Now there's an idea for me! As an undergraduate, 1991-92, I had a guitar-playing roommate who badgered me into singing with her in subway stations in Montreal (mostly folk music). Fortunately for me, subway tunnels naturally amplify your voice, and the reverberation fuzzes out the bad notes quite a bit, so I didn't sound too awful. And people used to give us money! I always felt weird about that. We'd sing for a couple hours on a Friday or Saturday night, going through our complete repertoire of about 10 songs at least three times, and each come away with about $20. Then, we'd head off to some bistro on St. Denis and buy cake and wine... Other than an experience in 1995 that involved sitting around a campfire behind a resort lodge, quite drunk, and loudly singing ABBA songs with five other people, I haven't sang in public since, or tried karaoke.

When I was at college, there was a kind of a Karaoke night out for the students and I was rubbish on couple of songs and good on 1 or 2. The only songs which I think (must have 2 pints first) I can sing alright are Born To Be Wild, Stand By Me, Sexbomb, Grease Lightening and 2 others that I can't quite remember the names of (good news as well I think)/. I haven't done it for under 7 years and will never to it again.

Wow, that's quite an interesting combination of songs there, Met!!

Originally posted by lborgia88

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne ITA...they pay me to stop, great way to earn extra income.

Now there's an idea for me! As an undergraduate, 1991-92, I had a guitar-playing roommate who badgered me into singing with her in subway stations in Montreal (mostly folk music). Fortunately for me, subway tunnels naturally amplify your voice, and the reverberation fuzzes out the bad notes quite a bit, so I didn't sound too awful. And people used to give us money! I always felt weird about that. We'd sing for a couple hours on a Friday or Saturday night, going through our complete repertoire of about 10 songs at least three times, and each come away with about $20. Then, we'd head off to some bistro on St. Denis and buy cake and wine... Other than an experience in 1995 that involved sitting around a campfire behind a resort lodge, quite drunk, and loudly singing ABBA songs with five other people, I haven't sang in public since, or tried karaoke.

That brought back memories of when I lived close to city about 10 minutes away from the CBD. The tunnels leading to Central Station,(Main station in Sydney) had buskers all the way along them because they run for ages to walk through. When I had been in High school...many years ago, some of the school band (Which I was in, flute) came to Sydney to busk on the streets, I didn't come down to Sydney with them, mum thought it was to dangerous. There was this African guy with a strong powerful singing voice often in tunnels busking. He sang "Knocking on heavens door," The emotions and passion he poured into words made me often stop and listen to him sing. I always gave him some coins. I got married in 1992...I was 20 yrs old.

Do you still play the flute, Ebony? Me, I can't play any musical instrument, although I wish I could play the guitar. Maybe in some parallel universe, I can play and sing like Joni Mitchell, but sadly, not in this one.

Oh come on now! We're all excellent singers! Everyone join me in a chorus!!! Dare da, Dare da, Dare da....

Originally posted by Hinotori Wow, that's quite an interesting combination of songs there, Met!!

I like various styles of music but I more into rock and metal music out of all of them.

Originally posted by lborgia88

Originally posted by gatchgirl I am glad to hear from you today lB. Give me a IM sometime, if you want with the info about your friends bar and I might meet ya down there. Either that or right before you get into Dayton.

I'll shamelessly promote my friend's bar to anyone who might be in Dayton, Ohio. I"ll try to give you some advance notice, Gatchgirl, the next time I know I'm going to be in Dayton!

Sounds like it could be a great time. I don't frequent Dayton to often but to meet you it to shall be done!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Oh come on now! We're all excellent singers! Everyone join me in a chorus!!! Dare da, Dare da, Dare da....

Thanks TJ, after watching Gatch two days in a row, you now have that tune stuck in my head again.

Originally posted by Metaliant I like various styles of music but I more into rock and metal music out of all of them.

Must be an Eagle thing, as I'm also into different types of music but am a rock/metalhead at heart. Do you think Ken rocks out to Metallica when he does his mail runs??

Might do but I do know one Iron Maiden song that suitable for Galactor, Run To The Hills.

Gatchaman came across the sea He brings us pain and agony He kills our troops, he destructs our bases He brings Katse down to hir knees

I know it's not as rockin as your songs but Danger Zone most certainly reminds me of Ken!