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« Reply #945 on: November 13, 2021, 09:44:14 AM »
...Playing in Pit Orchestras... :)

...That is, actually, my favorite way to perform on my cello.  For some reason, I get 'stage fright' when I am on the stage, playing the cello...but I have no fear of public speaking.  I argued before Juries, and gave speeches at other events, and my mind was calm.  Once, a speaker didn't show up at a 4-H event, and the Director asked me to come up with something, and I spoke for 30 minutes on an amusing topic that I just made up.  I wasn't nervous, looking at the Crowd of about 800, and was actually trying to make eye contact with as many people as I could.  But, when I sat to play the cello, looking at the audience...with the damn hunk of lumber between my legs...I would get scared.  I guess that it has to do with how I perceive my body.  I, at times, have trouble controlling my hands and fingers...but I have NO trouble CONTROLLING MY MOUTH!!!   ::)

...Being in a pit was relaxing.  The audience couldn't see me, so I didn't have to worry about how I looked.  I would have some fruit juice and snacks around me, and would be EAGER when I had a solo.  I would have the plot of the Musical in my mind, and would play to express it.  I would be 'wild and crazy' if that is what the scene was about...or very quiet and introspective in a sad or introspective scene.  A few times, in a sad scene, when I had REALLY expressed the music...(Both of my hands were focused, I was using the 1st finger of my right hand to shape the note with the bow...and my left hand was modulating the pressure on the string and the vibrato)...the string players around me were waving their bows in applause, as the singer got the applause from the audience. 

...Carousel was my 1st Musical...it was semi-professional...I was still in HS and was excited.  The singers were very skilled.  I actually cried, on my own, at times when things happened on the stage.  Anyway, here is a clip of a song that I just LOVED!  I actually felt what the Char was singing about...I mean...how do you feel when you know that you are going to become a parent?   And, *shrugs*, I was still a virgin and in HS. 

...https://youtu.be/uq0UAdvGdII

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« Reply #946 on: November 13, 2021, 05:29:59 PM »
Smiles love your stories

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« Reply #947 on: November 13, 2021, 11:21:50 PM »
...Finding Gor... ???

...I have always been an avid reader of Sci Fi all of my life, and I signed up for subscriptions.  I had a bookcase that just held Sci Fi books, and two others that held Novels and other stuff.  The bookcases are gone, because of the move, divorce, and other crap that I have been through...but there is a storage unit FULL of MY STUFF...my Ex took what he wanted from our house.  Sometime soon, I will go see what is in the storage unit.  My son has checked it out, he has said that it is full, and that the 'Metate' is there.  I almost don't care about anything else I have owned in my life...but the Metate has part of my soul in it.  It is a beautiful 'grinding stone'.  It has come through my Family for centuries, the Craftsman who created it was an artist.  I like the idea of 'Heaven', where we will meet ancestors, and such, and I would like to meet him.  But...WHO KNOWS...maybe I will learn that the idea of reincarnation is true, and that I MADE THE METATE in an earlier life.

...Anyway, I read all kinds of Sci Fi and Fantasy Novels.  And, I do have a submissive side to myself, and seeing the covers of the Gor novels did stimulate me.  I don't like the idea of being a slave, and such, but I did get my H to indulge me in r/p when we were intimate.  I won't go into details...but I enjoyed the physical sensations of being tied up, or strapped down...and then he could do what he wanted with me.  I would complain, and beg him to stop, but we had a 'safe word', or a 'safe gesture' I could use if I was gagged .  We would hug and kiss when we were done, and I would stagger away and take off whatever I was wearing, and get into the shower and clean off.

...When I learned to get onto the Computer chat sites, I visited many.  There are several that I am a member of, and we speak of current events and such.  I found this site, and entered Gor.  Rags will testify that I TOTALLY fucked up my first attempt.  I didn't understand what was expected of a bond maid, and I was killed off.  I limped away to another site, and failed as a medieval servant.  I then went to a Panther site, and met the 'feared KIMBA!!!'   :o :o :o :o :o :o :o  Of course, we hit it off, and she took me under her wing, and taught me how to r/p.   ::)   She actually beat me a few times, but, always, we had a GREAT time.  I was happy to be online with her, we did things, and I got comfortable in being 'Izee'.  I was at Scagnar for years, but...I fucked up.  It was a combination of r/t affecting me...I was alone, unemployed, getting divorced, and should have just thrown my computer into the garbage bin.  But, I came on, and got angry, r/t, and my r/p expressed it.  I threw away ALL of what I had learned, and earned, at Scagnar, and I know that I hurt, r/t, a typist that I loved.

...So, I limp in at intervals, when I am feeling strong, and think that I can r/p without offending anyone.

...Perhaps, I will come back with all of the passion and love that I once had for Gor.  Marcus Hrolfson was a typist that I loved, r/t, and I sent him gifts when he was in his last days.  He loved me, too...I laughed, hearing of his response to his roommates when my package from Omaha Steaks arrived..."Hey, hands off, that is from my online Wife."  I cried, r/t, when he passed, and one of the things on my 'bucket list' is to visit his grave.  I will leave a chicken pie beside it...Izee' would make vulo pies for Marcus, and he would eat a handful, and complain, or praise her, and Izee' would respond.   ;)  We did have an online clue, he was much more accustomed to Gor than I was.  He would 'flick' the tip of Izee's nose, and I would back off from whatever I was doing. 

...Anyway, Gor can be so fulfilling, Rags has always run a very good house, and I am honored that, at times, I did well here.

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« Reply #948 on: November 14, 2021, 05:10:40 PM »
I am a sci fi fan as well. Gor was never my forte more of a fantasy buff but have ventured into gor once in a while. I loved emsine when it was here. U quite understand how rl problems affect one's rp though nods.

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« Reply #949 on: November 14, 2021, 11:41:28 PM »
...Dancing with...Cockatoos....(I couldn't find a wolf... ::).)

...When I was in college, my Grandmother on my Mother's side had an illness, and was in a hospital for several months.  My Mother took over her finances, and arranged for a company to watch over my Grandmothers house.  But, she didn't know what to do with Grandmas' pet Cockatoo, so she brought it into our home.  She placed the perch and cage in a corner of the living room, and it seemed to be happy when I visited.  I would feed it peanuts, and marvel how it could hold things in its' foot.  It spoke Spanish, so I would talk to it.  Sometimes, it was almost like holding a conversation.  "Hola, como estas?"  "Estoy bien"  "Quero comer?"  "Si, frijoles."....and such.  It would also imitate what I was doing.  I could sway from side to side, or bend at my knees and go up and down, and it would do the same.

...One afternoon, I was reading a book, and was listening to "Salsa".  I was swaying, and nodding my head, and then I looked over, and the Cockatoo was doing the same.  I set the book down, and turned up the volume, and began dancing in front of the bird.  It watched for a moment, and then it began dancing, too.  It was swaying, picking it's feet up, turning around, and raising and lowering the yellow crest on it's head, and squaking.  We danced together for a while, and then I stopped.  My Mother had been watching, and she just shook her head and muttered something to me as she walked away.  I was laughing... 

...I did dance with the Cockatoo when I visited.  I suspect that I was actually doing a 'mating dance' in front of it...so I guess that I am guilty of bigamy...being married to a human and a Cockatoo.   ::) :o 8) ::)

...https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=cockatoo&id=CFEF0768163A4D2ADF34B65ADFC73AFB3F0239C9&form=IARRTH&first=1&tsc=ImageBasicHover

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« Reply #950 on: November 15, 2021, 05:47:14 PM »
Well birds of that type mimmick what they see and hear so it may have just been copying you

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« Reply #951 on: November 18, 2021, 01:53:47 AM »
...I just LOVED when we played this...especially when I was active in Gor.   :D

...https://youtu.be/Lb4Asov1eKY

...When I play music, I try to tell a story, even when just playing beat notes...I mean...they set the mood of the piece...and I got the cello section to sound REALLY ominous.  I would lean over the left side of my cello, the scroll beside my right ear, and narrow my eyes at the 1st violin section as they played the melody.  I would relax later, and, as I have said, I would sway and move my shoulders, and sometimes lower my left thigh so that the cello was aimed at the audience.  The rest of the section would follow suit...except for some older people...who just followed the textbook pose...and sat straight...and just sawed the bow back and forth.  A few tried to 'Counsel' me, saying that, as the Section Leader, I needed to tone down. 

...I ignored them...I have a problem with 'Respecting Authority'...that is why I am pretty much shunned on Gor...with exceptions...I LOVE RAGS, and THORARIN and their families.

...I lead the cellos in the Semi-Professional Orchestra in the County for a few years, and the audience grew...the Conductor and I challenged each other, and the Concertmaster was replaced, because he just couldn't lead the violins with what we were trying to do.  I gathered contributions from everyone I could, and wrote the checks to the members of the Orchestra...I didn't take a check...(I was OVERLY THEATRICAL during a Board Meeting...anyone ever see me do that?...when the checks for the musicians were passed around, I had to sign each one, since I was the Treasurer of the Board...and I VOIDED mine and scratched out the signatures.  The VP was amused when he  received the checks, he looked through them, and laughed when he got to mine, and showed it to the Board.  I just muttered..."I have a Day Job.")...and I added my personal funds to put on a Concert.  But...they brought in a new Conductor.  He let me stay 1st chair for a season, and then kicked me back to 3rd chair...he had ANOTHER orchestra that he was conducting, and so he brought in his players from the other orchestra to replace us.  So, I just left...

...That 'NEW AND IMPROVED' Orchestra folded in two seasons, and it hasn't risen, since.  The GD Board of Directors had lost TOTAL FOCUS of what a COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA IS!!!!   The audience wants to see their neighbors, their teachers, and their children on the stage...THAT is why they donate money and buy tickets.  They do NOT want to watch a bunch of outside, sullen Armenians who can't speak English, and who just drink all of the alcohol at the Reception, and then leave.  You want to see sullen Armenians, just go to Oakland or SF.  You want to see your neighbors, teachers, children...well...you won't find them on that neighborhood stage...the HIGHER UPS in the Community decided what is best for you.

...Anyway, enough of my rant for tonight...there was actually a point that I wanted to make...but...I lost track.  I will re-read what I posted...blush...and curse myself...but won't delete it...like my r/p...I just live with my posts.

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« Reply #952 on: November 18, 2021, 05:17:28 PM »
Good music should tell a story. Nods. And agreed on a community orchestra being of by and for the locals

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« Reply #953 on: November 19, 2021, 12:47:36 AM »
...My MOST FAVORITE CONGERTO GROSSO... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

...I fell in love with this work in H.S., at times it was just me and the harpsicord playing with the solo violins, and one of the soloists was a guy I was going with.  I pretty much bullied the Conductor to letting us play this at a competition, the two violinists were very skilled, and I could keep the beat steady on the cello.  He agreed, and we refined it.   :)

...However, I liked to RIDE MY TEN SPEED ALL OVER TOWN...and another guy would ride with me.  We were those two idiot kids who raced cars on streets, and turned off and headed down the neighborhoods.  The day before the music competition, we were riding around a construction site.  I had my 10 speed, he had one of those bikes that had the 'bananna seat', and high handlebars.  We rode around, and then found a place where there was a large dirt pit, and what looked like a ramp at the bottom.  Well, we rode our bikes down the hill and onto the ramp, and briefly flew, and landed on the ground.  Well, being kids, we rode back up the hill, and rode down the ramp, and briefly flew through the air, and landed.  Of course, we got competitive, seeing who could land the furthest away, and I gave up.  I was riding an expensive 10 speed that I had bought from the money I earned by being a caddy at the golf course, and didn't want to damage it.  He laughed at me, and I got my 'attitude' up, and said that I could land further than him, but I wasn't going to do it on my 10 speed.  He handed over his 'bananna  bike', and said..."Go ahead, show me."  Well, being me...I accepted the challenge, and briefly rode the bike to see how it handled...and then...

...I pedaled HARD down the hill and pulled at the handlebars to get as high as I could...and...and...and...

...The DAMN HANDLEBARS CAME LOOSE...and I flew over the front of the bike...and landed ON MY HEAD...(I didn't HAVE A HELMET)

...I was laying on the ground, dazed, and sat up...blood was running down my face from a deep cut in the top of my head.  We both tried to staunch the bleeding, and I just plastered my hair over the gash, and pressed, and it seemed to stop.  I then got onto my 10 speed, and he fixed the handlebars of his bike, and we rode back to my house.  I walked in, and told my Mother that I needed a band-aide...she looked at me...my face was covered with blood and my hair was a mess, plastered over the wound...and she hauled me to the ER. 

...They cleaned me up, and stitched the wound, and my Parents were given a guide to monitor me, since I had had a concussion.  I was also excused from PE, which upset me, I wanted to play volleyball...and so for a week I just walked around the field as the other girls played.  (I still have the scar from the wound, I can feel it if I run my fingers through the right top of my head... :P )

...But, as I said...we played this Concerto Grosso the next day...and I did well.  We got a 'Superior' Rating, and one of the Judges wrote that 'the cellist kept a steady beat, she kept the ensemble together'.

...So, even with a serious head injury...

...I CAN play music... ;D

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« Reply #954 on: November 19, 2021, 12:48:11 AM »
...https://www.bing.com/videos/search?view=detail&mid=6BA4F9AD6AFC4E37FE6E6BA4F9AD6AFC4E37FE6E&q=corelli concerto grosso&shtp=GetUrl&shid=9b9d7007-36ce-4b96-94be-fc126257f718&shtk=Q29yZWxsaTogQ29uY2VydG8gZ3Jvc3NvIGctTW9sbCBvcC4gNiBOci4gOCAowrtXZWlobmFjaHRza29uemVydMKrKSDiiJkgaHItU2luZm9uaWVvcmNoZXN0ZXI%3D&shdk=QXJjYW5nZWxvIENvcmVsbGk6IENvbmNlcnRvIGdyb3NzbyBnLU1vbGwgb3AuIDYgTnIuIDggKMK7V2VpaG5hY2h0c2tvbnplcnTCqykg4oiZIGhyLVNpbmZvbmllb3JjaGVzdGVyIOKAkyBGcmFua2Z1cnQgUmFkaW8gU3ltcGhvbnkg4oiZIEFuZHLDqXMgT3JvemNvLUVzdHJhZGEsIERpcmlnZW50IOKImSBLb256ZXJ0IG9obmUgUHVibGlrdW0g4oiZIGhyLVNlbmRlc2FhbCBGcmFua2Z1cnQsIDEwLiBEZXplbWJlciAyMDIwIOKImSBXZWJzaXRlOiBodHRwOi8vd3d3LmhyLXNpbmZvbmllb3JjaGVzdGVyLmRlIOKImSBGYWNlYm9vazogaHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vaHJzaW5mb25pZW9yY2hlc3Rlcg%3D%3D&shhk=Q3c6qkHQdxPD%2FO%2BroRPywqy5TIPjtHcq5yVJQv5JZQo%3D&form=VDSHOT&shth=OVP.Pdpw6y44B1QMH415FKftQAHgFo

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« Reply #955 on: November 19, 2021, 02:55:21 AM »
...Riding in the back of a Police Car... ;)

...As I posted above, I wasn't being arrested, the Cops that I had hired hauled me out of the Rock Concert that I had produced, and threw me into the back of their car, and drove me back to the College Campus, so I could meet with the Finance Director, and count the cash, and prepare a deposit slip.  They were VERY ABRUPT as they hauled me out, they explained that it would be safer if it looked like I was being arrested, rather than being escorted...since I was clutching a shoebox that held a LOT of cash.

...So, as we drove away, I settled in, and looked around...I had NEVER been in a police cruiser before. There was a clear shield between me and the front, so, I couldn't claw my way into the front seats.  I wasn't strapped in, seatbelt laws were a bit looser then, so I just settled my butt in and relaxed.  I KNEW about how much money I was carrying, and was happy that the Police were watching over this poor, dumb, music major.   I did notice, that when we stopped at signal lights, that people were LOOKING AT ME!!!    :o :o :o :o :o  They were trying to figure out just, what kind of CRIMINAL I was.  I did lower my head, at first...but then my 'Izee' mind woke up...and I sat straight up in the seat.  When we would stop at a signal light, I would narrow my eyes, and look around, and if people in the car beside us looked at me...I would look back, and snarl a little bit...and do my best..."DON'T MESS WITH THIS FUCKING BITCH" look.   >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

...The middle aged people would quickly look away...

...But a carload of young men looked back at me...and I was relieved as the Cruiser left them away. 

...The Cops did bring me to the Student Center, and the Financial Director and I counted the cash, and made a deposit slip.  I walked and slid down the embankment to get back to my apartment, and the Cops took the Director to the Bank to make a deposit.

...I know that NO OTHER Student Social Director did what I did.  The rest didn't try to produce a Rock Concert with World Famous musicians...


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« Reply #956 on: November 19, 2021, 06:19:22 PM »
Sounds like quite the adventure with the police car and excellent on playing the cello despite the injury.

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« Reply #957 on: November 19, 2021, 06:32:59 PM »
...Being 'CUTE'... ::)

...Like any young woman, when I began realizing that I was a woman, I started looking at myself in the mirror.  I did like my face, and my small body was filling out very nicely.  I began to get a bit self concious when my breasts grew in, THEY really changed how I looked...I wasn't a 'girl' anymore.  I began playing more with makeup, and my hair, and buying nice jewelry, and went through the pain of having my ears pierced...but after they healed, it was more comfortable to wear earrings...those 'clamp-on' things were uncomfortable.  Funny how we women are expected to wear earrings all of the time...I just place gold studs in my ears most of the time, but I do have nice hoops and dangling things when I want to look glamorous. 

...I was with my sorority, and we were having our pictures taken for the book that we made every year.  I was feeling happy, I was the President, and so they took a few extra pictures of me sitting, standing, and such.  I just looked at the photographer, and smiled.  When he finished, he patted me on my head, and said that I was 'cute'.

...I sat back, afterwards...and my mind was whirling...I mean..."CUTE" is how you describe a pet animal...I mean...a kitten is 'cute'...a puppy is 'cute'...and now...

...I WAS CUTE??????? 

...I got over it... ;)

...But, opposing attorneys didn't think that I was 'cute'...even though I was smiling...

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« Reply #958 on: November 20, 2021, 05:22:52 PM »
Can imaginr the opposing attorneys saw you more as a threat

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« Reply #959 on: November 20, 2021, 11:32:54 PM »
...I am softly sobbing...watching Fiddler on the Roof...she is singing "Here at the Home I love"...

...Being a cellist and a pianist...I am not strung very well together.  But, I am half German, so that part of myself is the part that doesn't respect authority...and the IRS had no fear for me.  I took them on, every chance I could, defending people from harsh assessments.  Of course, our 'lovely Government' sicced them on me for three years...but I beat them, I figure that at the end, our Respected Government had paid ME about $8.73 more than I had sent in.  But, I had to let the Government idiots look at all of my bank accounts, and such.  Of, course, I was VERY HELPFUL... ::)  Suddenly, I had the IQ of an institutioned sick person, and had trouble understanding what they wanted.  I would present  them with a jumble of papers and such, and give them my 'happy smile', asking if they wanted anything more.  I am very good at pretending that I am just a dumb female, and they would buy it.  I would wear my 'bewildered face' as they asked me questions, and keep asking them what they meant.

...One IRS Agent had bothered to check me out, and when I tried my 'Bewildered Female' act, he just chuckled, and said, "OK, Miz Attorney/CPA, you know what I need to see, let's get this over with." 

...I dropped my 'dumb act', and brought him what he requested.   ::)  But, I didn't bring him everything.   ;D

...I honestly don't believe that I cheated the US out of my fair share of taxes...but...I have NEVER wanted to pay them more that I have to.