Sandy Winters Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 The 'WonderDog', Maddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester Bailey Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Mine is of course my idea of the ideal woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 If you look closely it shows my Aeola treble: key board, action and reed pan. I had a hell of a job glueing the concertina back together after the photo was taken; but thankfully it still works and you cannot find the join! Â Dave Be careful, Dave. Someone may report you to the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Aeolas). WAIT! That knock on the door could be the Concertina Police! Â Â Write if you need bail, Dick won't get me I wore gloves and a false beard to cover my usual beard, but the bail money would be nice please. Â SPCA, is that the secret millitant arm of the CPA (Concertina Preservation Association, nothing to do with the Child Protection Agency as some believe) Â Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 That knock on the door could be the Concertina Police! Â I am the Concertina Police. Â Let me repeat that: "The concertina, p'lease!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Timson Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 SPCA, is that the secret millitant arm of the CPA (Concertina Preservation Association, nothing to do with the Child Protection Agency as some believe) No relation to the SPCK (Society for the Propagation of Concertina Knowledge), then? Â Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabennett Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 That knock on the door could be the Concertina Police! Â I am the Concertina Police. Â "FREEZE!! I have a concertina - and I'm not afaraid to use it!" Â "Now, gently place that Jefferies 30 button anglo back on the table and no one will get hurt!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 No relation to the SPCK (Society for the Propagation of Concertina Knowledge), then? Chris Oh! Is that what the SPCK does! I always wondered ... Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabennett Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 the bail money would be nice please.   Dave I think you misunderstood, Dave.  I said, "Write if you need bail."  I didn't say I'd send it!   Regards, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Â the bail money would be nice please. Â Â Â Dave I think you misunderstood, Dave. Â I said, "Write if you need bail." Â I didn't say I'd send it! Â I think the family and the rest of the street would be more than pleased to see the Konzertina Politzi (KP, as in the nuts) drag me off in chains just to stop me playing and torturing poor little tinas. Â They would pay you the bail money just to get rid of me! Â Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabennett Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 They would pay you the bail money just to get rid of me! Â Dave Hmmmm. "We're holding an airplane full of concertina players hostage. If we don't get $12,000,000, we'll start releasing one of them every hour!" Â This might have potential, Dave! Â Regards, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 We're holding an airplane full of concertina players hostage. Not funny. Â Two Morris Dancers, friends to many on this forum, were lost two years ago. Chris Carstanjen was on one of the planes and his teammate, Steve Adams, was at work in Windows on the World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Dave,  I am sorry for your loss, although I have never heard of the individuals you mention, nor of the names of any of the other victims of the 11th September attack.  I have to say that I took Dick's comment as a bit of light entertainment, never considering the parallel that you related to. I recognise that with the approach of the anniversery some people who had close connections with those directly affected by the attack will be feeling particularly sensitive. I think it behoves us all to remember the international nature of this forum, and recognise national as well as personal sensitivities. I freely confess that I would not have dreamed of the association until you pointed it out, indeed it took a few moments to work out what you were getting at.  Living in the UK we are a step removed from the direct consequences of that day.  regards and regrets  Dave Elliott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabennett Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 We're holding an airplane full of concertina players hostage. Not funny. Â Two Morris Dancers, friends to many on this forum, were lost two years ago. I'm very sorry for your loss, David. I lost a number of personal friends in the World Trade Center buildings. Â If the terrorists of the world are able to rob us of our sense of humor, and cause us to live on edge; they have caused far more damage than they dreamed possible. Â Best regards, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daglenn Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003  Lester, I purchased that calendar page on eBay late last year. There is a bigger scan of it here:  http://www.glennweb.net/gallery/Woodworking/concertina  It's a 1958 calendar Withers print, very nice. Soon to be framed.  ~dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 (edited) Living in the UK we are a step removed from the direct consequences of that day. Â If the terrorists of the world are able to rob us of our sense of humor, and cause us to live on edge; they have caused far more damage than they dreamed possible. Â Apologies for moving further from the topic of concertinas and avatars, but I feel I must answer publicly. Â First of all, those who know me (or have read some of my posts here) will attest that I most certainly have not lost my sense of humor, and do not sit around all day bemoaning the loss of two individuals I knew but were not close friends. Nevertheless, certain things that used to be funny just aren't anymore. Ethnic jokes, sexist jokes and jokes about captive passengers on hijacked airplanes are certainly on the list. Â I also feel a little uneasy accepting the sentiment (twice, here) "Sorry for your loss." It was not my loss, just as it is not just a New York thing or even an America thing. It was a human tragedy that affected the entire planet. I would remind Mr. Elliott that more British subjects died at the World Trade Center attack than in any other single event since the end of WWII. Edited September 9, 2003 by David Barnert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabennett Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 If the terrorists of the world are able to rob us of our sense of humor, and cause us to live on edge; they have caused far more damage than they dreamed possible. Â Nevertheless, certain things that used to be funny just aren't anymore. Ethnic jokes, sexist jokes and jokes about captive passengers on hijacked airplanes are certainly on the list. Â David, Â You may, at your discretion, add or delete subjects on the list of things you find humorous. Â I will never attempt to correct you. Â Â Best regards, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester Bailey Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003  Lester, I purchased that calendar page on eBay late last year. There is a bigger scan of it here:  http://www.glennweb.net/gallery/Woodworking/concertina  It's a 1958 calendar Withers print, very nice. Soon to be framed.  ~dave Guess you've worked out where I stole my original from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Day Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 (edited) I will tell you all about my avater when I can work out how to put it in the top left hand corner. FAILED AGAIN Edited September 24, 2003 by Alan Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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