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Evo
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Yes, KPFT. You lived in Houston?Astronuc said:Hmmm. I used to listen to KPFT (90.1 FM) or K101. Good stations.
Gentlemen, be nice to lady Evo.
Yes, KPFT. You lived in Houston?Astronuc said:Hmmm. I used to listen to KPFT (90.1 FM) or K101. Good stations.
Gentlemen, be nice to lady Evo.
Evo said:Oh yeah...NO SMOKING!
I don't date men that smoke!
Chewing tobacco is equally disgusting.
No drugs either.
And you have to love coffee. LOTS OF COFFEE.
And no wimps that can't handle being cold at night, I can't sleep if it's warm. I control the thermostat! If you get cold, drink some coffee!
Evo said:Yes, KPFT. You lived in Houston?
Did you listen to KFMK, or were you too young?Astronuc said:Blast from the past.
Evo said:The singing or the bombing? Well, actually they're tied together.
When I was 15 I worked at Pacifica Radio in Houston, TX. I did comedy skits late night, news, etc... Pacifica, for those not familiar, especially back then, was a bit "liberal", or as my dad would tell me "a bunch of commies".
We were not popular with the Ku Klux Klan and they bombed our tower. Arlo Guthrie's record was playing when the station was bombed and we went off the air.
When we went back on the air many months later, the PBS show "Great American Dream Machine" did a documentary about us and had Arlo Guthrie come to the station to sing a song he wrote about the bombing. I was placed next to Arlo to "sing along" on the tv show (along with a group of station workers).
note - I found that the show has been archived in the Library of Congress. I have been immortalized. :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: I never thought of that! :rofl:Moonbear said:They gave a radio station the call letters KPFT? :rofl: "Tune into Pffffft radio for all your favorite..." :rofl:
Darn now I can't remember if it was KFMK or KLOL that was great for a VERY short period of time, it was an underground station, then it was sold and became more "popular" music. :yuck: Maybe it was KLOL. This was back when Cy Statum was the late night DJ. You were probably too young. :rofl:Astronuc said:I think once in a while (97.9FM), but mainly KLOL. Good 'ol times.
Then things started going C&W. :yuck:
Had to leave town.
Andy said:Before i take credit for that, i spent much a time searching for that and still found nothing so asked Evo herself. And even the great wise (have a mentioned gorgeous before?) wasnt sure of the answer. But a thoguht seeing as nobody else had posted the right answer a mite as well use my initiative.
101 KLOL is now tejano/conjunto/la invasion There used to be a station called KBRZ and if I remember correctly the "hot" DJ was Johnny Bond.Astronuc said:KLOL was the premiere Rock (then Classic Rock) station in the early to late 70's. Crash was the principal 101 DJ.
NO!111Echo 6 Sierra said:101 KLOL is now tejano/conjunto/la invasion
Perfect, someone to eat my cooking and appreciate my gardens.loseyourname said:Hmm, I could go for some gourmet eating. I love gardens, but not gardening.
Why did you give it up?Used to be an award-winning portrait artist, but gave it up a couple of years ago.
Sounds perfect. That's really bad about losing the novel though.I have to admit my own interests have been all over the board. I used to write a ton in addition to the portrait thing. Never tried to publish anything, but I took part in a lot of workshops and did public readings, mostly of short stories. I completed about 2/3 of a novel, but lost the file (long story). I used to be big on road-tripping, especially to desert locations, but not so much anymore. God I'm boring now. I just read all the time and take part in discussions like the ones here. I've become so academic I'm barely human any more.
Hard to explain. I raised my two girls (you know this right?) to be self confident. I always made them make their own decisions from the very beginning. Clothes, toys, food. Of course they had a limit to what they could choose from, but I didn't stress over if they chose to wear pink shorts with a green top and blue shoes. They didn't have to look like pictures in a catalog. We talked about things and we did what made sense. It was how I was raised and it worked great with my girls. They are well adjusted, bright, and not rebellious. My younger daughter (the child of Evo) complains that I don't call and check on her enough. We're very close. She has a 4.0 grade average, doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs, but she loves to shop.So what's your parenting style?
I'm the same way.Movement is great. There's just something about being on the move, even if I never stop. The qualities of the atmosphere shifting against the background mountains and the foreground vineyards; I think I could drift forever and be happy.
The child of Evo doesn't graduate from high school until next year. Until then, I won't move. Then she'll go away to college so it won't matter.Well heck, is there any particular reason that a dream shouldn't come true? What exactly are you waiting for?
Echo 6 Sierra said:Are there any more questions for those still in the running or are they down to the on-the-knees-begging and the hand-feeding of the peeled grapes yet?
loseyourname said:I completed about 2/3 of a novel, but lost the file (long story).
Everyone is so great, how can I possibly choose just one? Can I have several? :tongue2:Chrono said:15 pages and still no man, Evo?
Evo said:Everyone is so great, how can I possibly choose just one? Can I have several? :tongue2:
You're in.Chrono said:Fine with me, as long as I'm one of them. I think it's time for some good luck, don't you think?
hypnagogue said:Not to hijack the thread or anything, but what was the novel about? What style? Just curious.
Evo said:Why did you give it up?
Sounds perfect. That's really bad about losing the novel though.
Hard to explain. I raised my two girls (you know this right?) to be self confident. I always made them make their own decisions from the very beginning. Clothes, toys, food. Of course they had a limit to what they could choose from, but I didn't stress over if they chose to wear pink shorts with a green top and blue shoes. They didn't have to look like pictures in a catalog. We talked about things and we did what made sense. It was how I was raised and it worked great with my girls. They are well adjusted, bright, and not rebellious. My younger daughter (the child of Evo) complains that I don't call and check on her enough. We're very close. She has a 4.0 grade average, doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs, but she loves to shop.
I'm the same way.
The child of Evo doesn't graduate from high school until next year. Until then, I won't move. Then she'll go away to college so it won't matter.
Damn, how'd you lose the manuscript. Don't tell me it was electronic and you had no backups.loseyourname said:I know it doesn't sound like much to fill a book with, but a good deal is spent on flashbacks to tell the story of how all of the characters got to the current point in time, just to get an idea of how devastating the onset of adulthood can be to those who are not ready but not willing to admit as much. I hate summarizing like that; it makes it sound so melodramatic. You get the gist, though.
My portraits look like photographs, but I do them very quickly, most of it in 30 minutes to an hour, then spend the next few days perfecting it. I use pencil & charcoal mainly, pastels not as often, so it doesn't take the time oils or even acrylics would take. What is weird is that I don't know how I do it. After I draw something, I can't believe I did it. Do you know what I mean, or maybe I am just odd? After all of my artwork was destroyed in a flood a few years ago, I haven't had the heart to do it again.loseyourname said:To be honest, I was too much of a perfectionist. The portraits were so detailed that they took me about six months each. I initially started out in college as a double major in fine art and creative writing and fell in love more with the writing. Of course, I eventually put that on the side-burner, although I do still plan to write someday when I have the time.
I think you are incredibly interesting, but then I am a boring person. :tongue2:Well, I'm glad to hear you won't mind if I'm a terribly boring person. Well, I shouldn't say that. I think I'm an incredibly interesting person. I just have a very boring life. Hasn't always been the case, though.
I treated my kids like they were adults. I didn't talk down to them, never tried to control them, I never needed to. I explained why I knew from experience why certain things had to be done, they learned quickly that I knew what I was talking about. I guess you have to have intelligent children for that type of parenting to work. My kids never did stupid stuff.That sounds great. Of course, I'd have to see you in action, but I'm sure you'd be a much better parent than I would be.I suppose I treat children as if they were adults.
Driving across country in winter can be quite a challenge. This country is huge and the weather changes can be sudden and extreme. I hate driving on ice.It's been a couple of years since I've been on a really good roadtrip, unless you consider LA to Portland and back - but we only spent two days there. There's a decent chance I'll be taking a friend of mine out to Providence, RI next week, which would be interesting. It'll be the second time we've driven across the country together in the dead middle of winter. Last time we almost stranded ourselves on a clay mountain road somewhere on a Navajo reservation.
Since you're not available right now, who knows?Well, heck, if I'm single next year, I'll give you a call! Ha ha.
Evo said:You're in.
excuse me... maybe?Evo said:Do you know what I mean, or maybe I am just odd?
Evo said:My portraits look like photographs, but I do them very quickly, most of it in 30 minutes to an hour, then spend the next few days perfecting it. I use pencil & charcoal mainly, pastels not as often, so it doesn't take the time oils or even acrylics would take. What is weird is that I don't know how I do it. After I draw something, I can't believe I did it. Do you know what I mean, or maybe I am just odd? After all of my artwork was destroyed in a flood a few years ago, I haven't had the heart to do it again.
I think you are incredibly interesting, but then I am a boring person.
I treated my kids like they were adults. I didn't talk down to them, never tried to control them, I never needed to. I explained why I knew from experience why certain things had to be done, they learned quickly that I knew what I was talking about. I guess you have to have intelligent children for that type of parenting to work. My kids never did stupid stuff.
Driving across country in winter can be quite a challenge. This country is huge and the weather changes can be sudden and extreme. I hate driving on ice.
Since you're not available right now, who knows?
polyb said:I'll give you a sneek preview of mine! :tongue2:
Good point.Echo 6 Sierra said:...only 27 more shopping days till V-Day Evo. You probably need to give a few days notice of your pick because if you don't you'll wind up with a cruddy silk rose in a plastic tube from a gas station vs a box of delicious Dark Belgian Chocolates. Just a thought, because you know how guys are. :zzz:
You have the most points right now. :tongue2:Andy said:not that I'm impatient or anything but has a decision been made on the lucky fella? or are you going to go for as many as possible?