So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she gets back the party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or has it gone bye-bye? Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's over and I missed it. Anybody? Cousin Marilyn

Cousin Marilyn and Group, Just getting time to get back on line. Our banjo picker passed away and we have been busy getting him put away in a proper manner. It was a nice funeral with a minature banjo and a minature NASCAR # 9 Bill Elliot car and blue grass playing. After the funeral, we all went to his house and ate and had a drink in his honor and listened to some blue grass records he was on years ago. I would hope I would have such a nice crossing over honor. Cousin Marilyn was our cyber party cordinator and while she was gone, things kind of slowed down. I am playing for a dance tonight but if there is a cyber party going on, I will drag what's left of me and my bass on line and go to where ever the party is when I get through!!!!!!! I have a whole passel of good hot seasoned crawfish I could bring and some Canadian Club with Diet Mountain Dew to wash them down with! Fount ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:12 PM Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she gets back the > party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or has it gone > bye-bye? > > Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? > > It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's over and I > missed it. > > Anybody? > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > >

Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, THERE you are! We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it may have something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there were so few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this year's do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to your dance tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you for the party later! I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo picker. Is he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had a nice send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all remember him when you play together. Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a lot. Ate strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice and beans. It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh fish, chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is spicy and tasty. The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like a harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang from and ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet in the air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked onto another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one was over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. Personally, I think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they don't like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw lots crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and toucans, and animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. One thing I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we know like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make fruit drinks out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was called "guanabana fruit." I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the snow and wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Cousin Marilyn and Group, > > Just getting time to get back on line. > Our banjo picker passed away and we have been busy getting him put away in a > proper manner. > It was a nice funeral with a minature banjo and a minature NASCAR # 9 Bill > Elliot car and blue grass playing. After the funeral, we all went to his > house and ate and had a drink in his honor and listened to some blue grass > records he was on years ago. > I would hope I would have such a nice crossing over honor. > > Cousin Marilyn was our cyber party cordinator and while she was gone, things > kind of slowed down. > > I am playing for a dance tonight but if there is a cyber party going on, I > will drag what's left of me and my bass on line and go to where ever the > party is when I get through!!!!!!! > > I have a whole passel of good hot seasoned crawfish I could bring and some > Canadian Club with Diet Mountain Dew to wash them down with! > > Fount > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:12 PM > Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she gets back > the > > party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or has it gone > > bye-bye? > > > > Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? > > > > It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's over and I > > missed it. > > > > Anybody? > > > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hi all you partyless Armstrong cousins, In got on earlier today and knew that the party must not be happeining, because there would certainly have been a lot more activity. I am certainly anticipating all the goings on, such as dancing on the tables and all the good food and drink and the band playing on (with the dulcimer player, too). Hopefully, we'll all be around for whenever it is rescheduled. Ben Barr "Marilyn R. Otterson" wrote: > Well, Mr. Fount Ray Armstrong, > THERE you are! > > We knew we couldn't have the party without YOU! > > Hardly anybody seems to be about these last few days and I think it may have > something to do with the MSN problems with e-mail. Anyway, there were so > few of us ready to party that we have about decided to postpone this year's > do for a little bit and maybe vote on a new date, so go ahead to your dance > tonight and play and sing for the folks. We will catch up with you for the > party later! > > I was getting worried about you. I'm so sorry about your banjo picker. Is > he the one with you on the CD? Gee, that's too bad, but glad he had a nice > send-off. Bet he knew and was pleased, and I know you'll all remember him > when you play together. > > Hope you and Mrs. FR are well...we had a good trip and learned a lot. Ate > strange fruit I'd never seen or heard of before, and lots of rice and beans. > It's big beef country down there, and they also eat lots of fresh fish, > chicken and pork. The food is not hot like Mexican food, but it is spicy > and tasty. > > The most foolish thing we did was to get hitched up in a thing like a > harness that went around your waist and under your thighs and hang from and > ride cables from big tree to big tree in the forest, about 100 feet in the > air, landing on a little platform on a big tree, then getting hooked onto > another cable and doing it again. My, my, I was glad when that one was > over. I did 7 cables and Bernie did 10 because he liked it. Personally, I > think it is the Costa Rican way to scare people to death! > > We also went river rafting and got peed on by howler monkeys (they don't > like people very well and I understand often do worse than #1), saw lots > crocodiles and lots of gorgeous birds like macaws, parrots, and toucans, and > animals like coati-mundis and sloths. It's a beautiful country. One thing > I liked really well was all the exotic fruit. There were things we know > like fresh pineapple, mango, passion fruit, guava, berries, citrus, > papaya...but then there was fruit I never saw before. They make fruit drinks > out of all these fruits...really juices, and one I like a lot was called > "guanabana fruit." > > I am going to be writing about eating in Costa Rica for my column. > Meanwhile I have been catching up on laundry, looking out at the snow and > wondering why there's no breakfast buffet here in my house! > > Let us know what you think about when to reschedule the party, OK? > > Hi to Mrs. FR.....Cousin Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:16 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > Cousin Marilyn and Group, > > > > Just getting time to get back on line. > > Our banjo picker passed away and we have been busy getting him put away in > a > > proper manner. > > It was a nice funeral with a minature banjo and a minature NASCAR # 9 Bill > > Elliot car and blue grass playing. After the funeral, we all went to his > > house and ate and had a drink in his honor and listened to some blue grass > > records he was on years ago. > > I would hope I would have such a nice crossing over honor. > > > > Cousin Marilyn was our cyber party cordinator and while she was gone, > things > > kind of slowed down. > > > > I am playing for a dance tonight but if there is a cyber party going on, I > > will drag what's left of me and my bass on line and go to where ever the > > party is when I get through!!!!!!! > > > > I have a whole passel of good hot seasoned crawfish I could bring and some > > Canadian Club with Diet Mountain Dew to wash them down with! > > > > Fount > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:12 PM > > Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > > > > So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she gets back > > the > > > party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or has it > gone > > > bye-bye? > > > > > > Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? > > > > > > It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's over and > I > > > missed it. > > > > > > Anybody? > > > > > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Skip the diet Mt. Dew--why ruin a great whiskey. The first of April has been tossed around as a date for a party but I want to remind you it is also Election Day in the US. I am one of those white haired ladies who does the election judge thing. Takes about 13 hours and I am crabby when I get home. Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fount Armstrong" <farmstrong3@cfl.rr.com> To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > Cousin Marilyn and Group, > > Just getting time to get back on line. > Our banjo picker passed away and we have been busy getting him put away in a > proper manner. > It was a nice funeral with a minature banjo and a minature NASCAR # 9 Bill > Elliot car and blue grass playing. After the funeral, we all went to his > house and ate and had a drink in his honor and listened to some blue grass > records he was on years ago. > I would hope I would have such a nice crossing over honor. > > Cousin Marilyn was our cyber party cordinator and while she was gone, things > kind of slowed down. > > I am playing for a dance tonight but if there is a cyber party going on, I > will drag what's left of me and my bass on line and go to where ever the > party is when I get through!!!!!!! > > I have a whole passel of good hot seasoned crawfish I could bring and some > Canadian Club with Diet Mountain Dew to wash them down with! > > Fount > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilyn R. Otterson" <rosiedoggie@attbi.com> > To: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 12:12 PM > Subject: [ARMSTRONG-L] party? off topic > > > > So, OK, Cousin Marilyn left for a couple of weeks and when she gets back > the > > party seems to have fizzled. Is it still on for March 1st, or has it gone > > bye-bye? > > > > Fount, Mary, where are you? Did any recipes come in? > > > > It's so quiet out there that I'm starting to think the party's over and I > > missed it. > > > > Anybody? > > > > Cousin Marilyn > > > > > > > > > > > >