Troll54 where are you ?: September 2007

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

I think I’ve mentioned before that I sing male harmony with the worship team at my local church. We where give a great honor. We were asked to lead worship at the annual district conference. On one had it required us to pack all our equipment in to a small space and make two runs of 1 hour and 15 minutes twice…first road trip we’ve ever made…on the other hand …what a rush…we are an octet…leader on guitar…bass guitar…percussionist/violinist…keyboards…soprano lead…female harmony singer…and me… any vocal part that’s left…and our sound man…

I have been in musical groups for over 54 years…but the last 2 days…with out regrets my high point…tonight N and I knit the best harmonies we ever have…can’t decide…maybe yesterday the flow was better…tonight the mix was better…it is what it is…not to mention that B our high lead was absolutely on her game…

I’ve mentioned this before but music, vocal music defines me…

Sunday, September 9, 2007

The worship team I sing with at my local church has been requested to lead worship at the district conference…both an honor and a huge responsibility…it will be the first time we’ve traveled…

Distressing call from my D tonight…sorry no details

Thursday, September 6, 2007

I got a call from an old fiend today…(old is both figuratively and literally)…he’s 90 and I’ve know him for 41 years…I had lunch with him a month or so ago…and the slip in the last few weeks was apparent…

As I know his kin I made some calls…my best hope is I over reacted…

He has been a friend for 41 years and my boss for 35 years…but it never felt that way…it always felt like we were co-workers…

Over the years we have had our …spats…but I’ve never kept score who won/lost…he is an amazing man…and the world will suffer a great lose when he departs…

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

While I was checking my blog tonight I realized that I’m approaching 5 years of entries…who would have thought…and although my frequency of posts of late have been light I’m amazed that this has held my interest this long…

I am a big fan of completive reality shows…not the vote off the island type but where the peeps are judged …”fairly”…at least most times…I must admit that they must sell the show and at times personality…either negative or positive does play a factor…but Howie is gone on Top Chef…cycle 3…finally…I would have never picked a chef with that attitude to begin with…

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About This Blog

at one time i had this blog, but decided to spin off a links blog and a poetry blog years ago ( you can find links below).........but what's left is a hodge podge of what doesn't fit in the other two....sometimes silly, sometime mundane, some times serious....so in the words of an old TV series:

"You have entered the Twilight Zone".

[Please Note: only the poetry blog still exist..so this has become a bit more of a catch all then before..and except for just references to it my online gaming is on a separate blog..links are below....

Origins

When I started blogging I needed a title for the blog, and got to thinking about an old TV sitcom "Car 54 where are you", and since I was 54 at the time, and my "good" friend BP had hung me with the nick troll...."Troll54 where are you?" was born.....he once had commented that I was the most even temper and least bigoted person he had ever met........by that he meant, I was always in a bad mood and hated everybody.......therefore I was a troll..........after beating the carp out of him, i decided that he was probably right, the beat-down was verbal, not physical, dang the kid was 8" taller then me, I may be ornery but I ain't stupid

About the same time as the blog began, I found a game called "Blogshares" ....was in beta at the time....and now rests where internet games go when they die.......I was there for the beta......and there for its' passing.......but having looked around and viewing the players' forum.......I decide I need a persona....and to avoid the stigma of "troll", out of my warped mind the "Madtrollie" was born.....complete with a bridge and an extreme hatred of noobs.......well that developed over time.....but privately.....always sent gifts.....advice.......and at times involved them in my nefarious schemes......except as the writer of this warped blog...the Madtrollie has become more or less benign in his old age.......but beware when least expected.......

Avatars

For many years online I lived behind avatars when ever a picture was asked for, first one was a budgie on a skateboard, then there was the cat with a yamaka, then it was the parrot with a yamaka and a tallith......you can still see him wandering around this blog looking for matzah.........whether I finally came to the conclusion that at least I should show my true-self, or I lost an argument with that orthodox parrot, or the simple fact that this 70+year old man finally figured out how to use the camera that is embedded in my desktop... but the bottom line is I've decided not to hid behind avatars any more...just a hoodie and a pair of shades or now a snap brim hat, shades and my neck pillow