Geekling said:
Well said, JH! And I would also say, congratulations to all the other 4999 members for putting the friend in Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer !
I second that for sure, Geekling!Wouldn't be much of a place without all the friends here.
And thank you everyone for your very nice words. They mean a lot to me.
Congratulations FOTMD and Congratulations Lisa!!! This is a great site and 4,999 other people believe that as well!!! Thanks for all you do
5,000!!!! Hard to believe it! Great job Lisa, et al, for this wonderful web community.
Trouble is, I'm very fast on your toes, errr, feet, too! :D
Dosey Doe
5000 members, who'd thunk it. What you've done her Lisa is amazing. Congrats to Hallie and to you Lisa...Well done.
Congrats to Hallie, to all those who I am sure will make her joining of this site a worthwhile experience, but most of all to Strumelia, for making it all possible !
JohnH
We gots dancin' hillbillies! Congrats to Lisa and FOTMD! 
Wowsers! Congratulations Lisa and all the folks that make this site so helpful and friendly. You're an inspiration!
...and CONGRATULATIONS to Hallie for being FOTMD's 5000th member !!!!
Awwwwww, c'mon! you two next potential new members that are playing the waiting game to see who'll chicken out first. Make a move, we'll still love and welcome you even if you are member 4999 ! The suspense ain't good for my ole ticker !!!
JohnH
Got he party hats, ready...Wooo-Hooo!
Probably today! Can't wait to see that number!
Only two members to go to hit 5000....
That gelatin ended up in that blue and yellow can along with some solid stuff as yet to be identified.And you pick on me for not liking Spam?
John Henry said:
That brings back memories Maryann ! In 1940's wartime UK meat was rationed, but not offal !,which was also cheap compared to 'proper meat'. My mother who had been a country girl in her youth, was a devotee of things such as tripe, chittlings, ect, and I well recollect the smell of pigs head (for brawn) and pigs trotters being cooked ,with the result,as you say, vast amounts of gelatine !!! I hate Pork pie for precisely that, ie, always a thickness of the stuff between the pie crust and the meat.
JohnH
Steph! A tempting thought, but I would not want to be responsible for putting you back in a hospital bed
Memory in the heart is good Strumelia, for me more than most perhaps, I received his book of tab just about the time he left us, while I was in hospital for a heart procedure. One of the reasons I conjured up a tune for him ! And yes, he would be happy, beaming whilst he tossed that 'Deputy Mo silver bullet' from hand to hand !
John
That brings back memories Maryann ! In 1940's wartime UK meat was rationed, but not offal !,which was also cheap compared to 'proper meat'. My mother who had been a country girl in her youth, was a devotee of things such as tripe, chittlings, ect, and I well recollect the smell of pigs head (for brawn) and pigs trotters being cooked ,with the result,as you say, vast amounts of gelatine !!! I hate Pork pie for precisely that, ie, always a thickness of the stuff between the pie crust and the meat.
JohnH
Steph! A tempting thought, but I would not want to be responsible for putting you back in a hospital bed
I'm sure that whether Rod is an actual angel looking down, or simply a memory in our hearts, either way he is right here with us and beaming happily.
And this thread reminds me of Rod. We only ever met online but I miss him.
That doesn't look any worse than head cheese ...
Sorry, it's "green eggs and ham" not "green eggs and spam." Dr. Seuss would never advocate canned meat.
Robin Thompson said:
Patty, you can always have diced Sp*m in an omelette-- lots of eggs with little of the canned meat product. :) I'd eat it to get one of John's VA style dulcimers!
Robin Thompson said:
Cider and cheese, please, John!
That picture Lisa posted is some marvel of engineering in the world of hair styling. :)
John Henry said:Robin ! I note your 'green eggs' ( every day I learn anew ! Yesterday it was 'Cornish Chicken'! In Texas ???) I will bring what I did for an earlier 'do', Zummerset Cyder and b*** 'ole (Cheddar Cheese), gurt lush that be!
John
I could bring S..m, a first time for everything ?
Cider and cheese, please, John!
That picture Lisa posted is some marvel of engineering in the world of hair styling. :)
Robin, I want one of those too. May be willing to eat a disgusting canned meat (supposedly) product to get one
Mary just wandered in, took one look at the screen, and said "we had one of those machines in the shop" I tell you, Father William ain't got nothing on us two, lol!
JohnH
Strumelia said:
I'm having my hair done specially, by 'Mr.Vincent'...
Robin ! I note your 'green eggs' ( every day I learn anew ! Yesterday it was 'Cornish Chicken'! In Texas ???) I will bring what I did for an earlier 'do', Zummerset Cyder and bung 'ole (Cheddar Cheese), gurt lush that be!
John
I could bring S..m, a first time for everything ?
I'm having my hair done specially, by 'Mr.Vincent'...
Patty from Virginia said:
Is there going to be a special event when 5,000 members are reached?
Patty I'm afraid this is it!
+1 !
Robin Thompson said:
John,
I'd rather have one of your builds to play at the party than an original Thomas! One of your sweet Virginia beauties. . .
Robin, I want one of those too. May be willing to eat a disgusting canned meat (supposedly) product to get one Is there going to be a special event when 5,000 members are reached?
Dang it, Dusty, that's not the point, I wanted to see if I could hit the 5000 ! Just think of the excitment in trying to get it 'just right' (a bit like trying to get a very cheap, original 'Thomas', on Ebay !!!)
best wishes
John
(what is it they about 'Great mind's .................?)
