Hello back again, Ellen.
> > Okay, it would help me if you could tell us about your site.
> The site is:
> http://thedesignspace.net/
>
> and the museum is:
> http://thedesignspace.net/art/gallery
>
> I suspect what someone here was looking at was my origami section -
I had an image
> of a David Huffman piece, and there was a big article on him
recently, which caused
> my site to be overrun by viewers.
Okay, that answers it! On June 24th there was a posting (by Georgie)
in the newsgroups about origami. Interesting stuff.
> > > I'm a web developer (who isn't these days) and a fan of art, old and
> > new rock (been
> > > watching a lot of DVD's of geriatric rock bands lately, and
> > wondering what it will be
> > > like when they are entirely composed of second generation people)
> > and interested in
> > > all sorts of other things.
> >
> > It is unlikely that *I* visited your site. Geriatric rock bands, you
> > say? The "rock" I regularly listen to is probably even older than
that.
> Well, my husband is a music theory professor, so we get the golden
oldies of the 19th
> century around here quite a bit. But he's also a rock musician, so
he listens to the
> newer stuff as well. I've been trying to update him a little,
though! I like world music,
> techno, some rap, and a variety of other styles.
For myself, I would not consider 19th century music to be "golden
oldies". Please bear in mind that Bach died in 1750! Oh well, we all
have our opinions about these things...
> > > My big question of the day: What IS the OSO? If a music-making
> > organization, are
> > > there any samples available online?
> >
> > The OSO is not a music making organization. However, some of its
> > members are musically inclined. There may be recordings somewhere.
> > Some of us have also made a few movies.
> >
> > So what is the OSO? We started out as a loosely associating high
> > school group in the late 1970s, in Santa Monica (West Los Angeles). We
> > have remained in contact for the most part while adding new members
> > over the decades.
>
> That is amazing that you were able stay in touch that long. Must be
an interesting
> bunch of people.
Yes, maybe an interesting bunch. Or maybe we just don't get out
enough. ;-)
> > > Nice to meet you folks.
> >
> > Same to you, Ellen. I have been to Ann Arbor, by the way. It was
> > during some business trips to Michigan in 1994 and 1995. Ann Arbor was
> > a very nice college town. The winters are extremely *cold*, if I
recall.
>
> Cold does not even begin to describe it, although it's better than
Minnesota, where I
> had the misfortune to live for a few years as a kid. It was a total
shock to move here!
> However it has a lot of advantages that make up for the weather, at
least partly.
I have not visited Minnesota, so will take your word on that one!
John
Received on 2004-07-09 17:12:43