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welcome home.. John glad to hear that you're as good as new.. we are all glad to see you back.. and I'm sure all your dulcimers await you...

Glad too see you are back John Henry. I know all about having too go back in for a tune up. Thankfully i wont need to have one for a long while. Take it easy and work back up to speed, we will be waiting on you here. :)

John

Good to see you're back with MOT secured for yet another year. For the Americans among you it's a kind of licence to practice - in this case Mountaindulcimer Occupational Therapy.

Glad to hearyou're feeling better after the Op - it's been quiet in the UK without you!

Geoff

John Henry said:

To all at FOTMD

I am home, after an exciting early morning ambulance ride nearly three weeks ago to the ccu in our local hospital, where, after due deliberation, and much prodding and poking, it was decided that my old ticker needed a couple of modifications and a bit of a tune-up. Not the best way to avoid doing the Christmas Shopping, but I am assured that I shall be as good as new now, I hope that someone has told my wife, LOL.

My grand daughter has tried to keep me informed of happenings on this site, and I was surprised and gratified to hear of the comments made by my friends, thank you, I will be in touch as some as I get back in the swing, just feel a bit drained as of now.

Its good to be back tho'

JohnHenry

To all at FOTMD

I am home, after an exciting early morning ambulance ride nearly three weeks ago to the ccu in our local hospital, where, after due deliberation, and much prodding and poking, it was decided that my old ticker needed a couple of modifications and a bit of a tune-up. Not the best way to avoid doing the Christmas Shopping, but I am assured that I shall be as good as new now, I hope that someone has told my wife, LOL.

My grand daughter has tried to keep me informed of happenings on this site, and I was surprised and gratified to hear of the comments made by my friends, thank you, I will be in touch as some as I get back in the swing, just feel a bit drained as of now.

Its good to be back tho'

JohnHenry

Easier to smuggle in some wire and string up the bedpan :)

john p

Robin Clark said:

Did you manage to smuggle an MD in tohim? - you could alway say it was abed pan !!!!!!!

Robin

Hi John,

Tell the old bugger to leave those nurses alone and concentrate on his playing next time you see him!!!

Did you manage to smuggle an MD in tohim? - you could alway say it was abed pan !!!!!!!

Robin

John Shaw said:

I've just been to see John Henry in hospital this afternoon. He's very cheerful - but rather bored! His operation which was due last week was delayed because of equipment failure, and has been rescheduled for tomorrow. He was tickled pink by the interest and concern of his friends on this site, and would love to hear from them.

Thanks for letting us know, John S! Our friend will be in my thoughts.

Good to have the address-- thank you, Rod.

John Shaw said:

I've just been to see John Henry in hospital this afternoon. He's very cheerful - but rather bored! His operation which was due last week was delayed because of equipment failure, and has been rescheduled for tomorrow. He was tickled pink by the interest and concern of his friends on this site, and would love to hear from them.

I've just been to see John Henry in hospital this afternoon. He's very cheerful - but rather bored! His operation which was due last week was delayed because of equipment failure, and has been rescheduled for tomorrow. He was tickled pink by the interest and concern of his friends on this site, and would love to hear from them.

Dana and any one else want to send John a card ... here is his home address

John H. Crocker

30 Court Road

Horfield

Bristol BS7 OBT

England

Dana R. McCall said:

Does anyone out there have John Henry's address? I love to send him a Get Well card.

Does anyone out there have John Henry's address? I love to send him a Get Well card.

We, like all John's friends and admirers, wish him well and trust he will be up and out of hospital before Christmas.

If not, there's an ever-present risk of a mass dulcimer-relatedvisit - which could put back recovery by months...

Let's all play for him as well, Rod.

Geoff and Anne Black

It's been said by many already, but can't hurt to repeat. "Get Well Soon and Best Wishes"

Best wishes, John. Get well soon...

Best wishes for John Henry.

I just notice this and i hope and pray fo a speedy recovery John Henry. Get back here you are missed.

Yes, a swift recovery for John Henry! (I've missed him!)

Thanks, friends, for passing this along.

Thanks, Rod and Strumelia, for informing us of John Henry's situation. We are all wishing him a speedy recovery, I am sure. Please keep us updated if you receive any news.

Thanks Rod for starting this thread.

John Henry's granddaughter Kate left this message on the chat wall here today as well:

Hi all, leaving a msg on behalf of my Grandad - John Henry. He's still in hospital, having an 'mot' on his heart....I know he's missing this site and all his friends on here lots!! Im sure he will be back online with you all as soon as poss!! Best wishes Kate (John Henry's grandaughter) xx

I know we all miss John Henry very much here and we wish him a rapid recovery! Can't wait to hear from him in person again here.

Get well quick John H !!!!

Thanks Rod I was wondering where he's been. I hope it's nothing to serious? Here's wishing him a speedy recovery.

Thanks Rod, I was thinking of giving him a bell earlier today.

Let's hope he'll be back with us soon enough.

john p

I received an email from John's granddaughter.. she stated that he had been in the hospital for the last couple weeks and may be there another week.. just thought I let all you know.. please add him to your in prayers..thanks Rod

Reviving an old topic here. Like I needed another instrument to dive into, I picked up a tenor uke last Saturday. In the first week, I've really gotten to know it. My first love is guitar, and that's helping immensely. It's a fun little instrument. The dulcimer festivals that I attend have uke jams and workshops. I'm looking forward to attending those with my own instrument. I joined a uke forum wich is as much fun as the instrument itself. To quote a member of that forum, "I uke, therefore I laugh". I agree with everything Dennis said in his original post about the uke.

My uke stuff is on Mrs.Wanda's You tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/wjc1952

My channel is here: http://www.youtube.com/user/dulcimerplr?feature=mhum Not a lot of dulcimer stuff up yet, as I have had problems getting enough volume with the regular dulcimer. I expect to put some up with my bass dulcimer soon.

Paul

I like my tenor uke a lot. I haven't played it with either of the dulcimer clubs I'm in, but it has turned up at a couple jams with other friends. There's even some YouTube stuff of it, courtesy of Mrs. Wanda.

Paul

Yeah, nui is close, but sometimes certain things are done in certain ways. I'm not real clear on all the different aspects. For instance manu is bird. manu nui is a large bird, while nui manu is a flock of birds. Wiki is fast, wiki wiki is very fast. I'm not positive, but I think nui is used with nouns, while doubling is used with adjectives and verbs. Again, I'm not an expert in Hawaiian language. Much of what I know has come from songs. This line comes from a song called Henehene Kou `Aka:

Ka`a uila makeneki
ho`oni oni kou kino

in English: "The street car wheels turn

vibrating your body"

oni is doubled here,indicating a lot of shaking. Oni has multiple meanings, used for similar though not quite identical words. Actualy, this is where Mrs. Wanda got the name for oni. It's a favorite song of hers.

Paul

Sam said:

Could get close, I guess by adding 'nui' ... as in "malihini pupula nui". Nui being much or very much if memory serves. I like Oni Oni better though.

Thanks. I use internal rhyme and alliteration quite a bit. Glad you noticed!

Flint Hill said:

Nicely done. Love the internal rhymes, especially.

Nicely done. Love the internal rhymes, especially.

Could get close, I guess by adding 'nui' ... as in "malihini pupula nui". Nui being much or very much if memory serves. I like Oni Oni better though.

Oni is Hawaiian for bouncy, wiggly and other such concepts. In Hawaiian, to make a superlative,there's no word for very, or extra, etc. The original word is doubled instead. So Oni Oni means extra bouncy.

Paul

Dear Robin ... Glad you enjoyed Turnup. He's not really a bad cat ... just smells that way.

Aft'noon Paul ... 'Catfolk' understands huh? I planted catnip in the yard. Our current cat 'Maybe' became an instant junkie. Loves the stuff. He's really funny when he's buzzin' too.

Strumelia ... Don't feel too badly for Turnup. He's a survivor. No tellin' where he'll 'turnup' next. BTW, he wishes EVERYONE at FOTMD a very Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season.

Paul Certo said:

Ain't that just like a cat? Mrs. Wanda makes her own greeting cards, and does a lot of scrapbooking. Oni Oni likes to "help", too. That's Oni in the picture with me.

Paul

Too funny! Poor Turnup!

lol!

Ain't that just like a cat? Mrs. Wanda makes her own greeting cards, and does a lot of scrapbooking. Oni Oni likes to "help", too. That's Oni in the picture with me.

Paul

Oh, Sam, thanks for sharing this! Yes, a laugh at poor Turnup's expense. Pet kitty for me, please. :)

Turnups Christmas Card

Recently

The wife was makin Christmas cards
To send, come Christmas next
In Turnups thoughts, the ribbon box
Was the perfect place to nest

So

He snuck inside the tangled mass
An curled up in a ball
This curlin took some furlin
He is chubby after all

When

The wife run out of Elmers
She went lookin fer some glue
Sure enough she found Super stuff
It was frikkin sticky too

Well

You might know the phone would ring
An it would be her sister
Yackety yak fore she got back
Turnup woke an missed er

Yaaaawwwnnn

He thought hed check the table top
Fer unattended treats
But what he got, sure was unsought
Stuff was stickin to his feets

What th ???


Hed stick one out an shake it
But when he set it down
Tinsel, glitter and other litter
To his toes was bound

It gets worse

In amongst the clutter
Were brightly colored balls
When Turnup sat, imagine that
Got the picture yall

Helllllp !

With a bowleggd, straddle, waddle
The poor cat tried to run
With hiss an spit an tizzy fit
An decorated buns

Stop, drop an roll Turnup !

The room was gettin smaller
As Turnups tensions grew
As super glued an paper shoed
Up the drapes he flew

Helps on the way

Thats where the missus found him
Atop the curtain rod
She left the room to fetch the broom
Ill get you down, by God!

Epilogue

To clean a cat by shaving
Might seem akin to sin
But scissors cuts around his nuts
Took me an two good men

Hey ... if anyone finds this intrusive, invasive or offensive I certainly have no objection to moving it to my blog or removing it entirely. Turnup (because he just 'turned up') is a character from my anthology 'Tumble Creek Tales'. He is a survivor of several poems and short stories.