Hi Ellen!
We are a group of Middle-aged people who call ourselves a name that started
in Middle School! :) That should say it all
But some of us try to be creative...( in a nice way)
Lenny
P.S. This will all look Very Stupid if you never post here again...but no
pressure :)>
----- Original Message -----
From: Joy McCann <jmmccann_at_sbcglobal.net>
To: <OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Re: Anyone know an Ellen M?
> Hi, Ellen.
>
> We are a group of bright people with an unmistakable juvenile streak. Most
> of us were in high school together. A few came in through a writer's group
> that some of us attended while we were in our mid to late twenties.
>
> We encompass a handful of mathematicians, a couple of linguists (only one
of
> whom posts), a few engineers, 2-3 biologists, and some assorted humanities
> types (or sordid humanities types). There was an "olive band" in the
> mid-80s,
> but we're more consumers of music than producers of same. John T. still
> likes
> to play classical music on his baby grand piano, though. Three members
have
> made their careers in computer graphics.
>
> The writer/radio personality Sandra Loh used to hang out with us at Santa
> Monica
> High School, though she only comes into contact with one of us maybe every
> 2-3
> years or so.
>
> We're politically all over the map, though there are only 2-4 of us you
> might
> be able to characterize as right-of-center.
>
> We live in New York City; Atlanta, Georgia; (mostly) Southern California;
> and the
> San Francisco Bay Area. (I'm sure I'm forgetting someone else who's
> somewhere else.)
>
> And we aren't racists: the nickname "Coonsie" merely denotes someone whose
> last
> name is Coons.
>
> --Queen Mab
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello Ellen,
>
> Welcome to the O.S.O.. As my S.O. Georgie pointed out we're a loosely
> knit group of friends, most of whom met in Junior High and have yet to
> mature beyond.
>
> Consequently you'll see the same jokes and personal references made
> over and over and over. We've built up a tolerance over the past 30
> years but to a newcomer the jokes and putdowns may seem stupid and
> infantile. They are.
>
> Many have tried to escape the lunacy by physically moving but with the
> Net they've been sucked right back in. It's an ego thing. Everyone
> wants the last jab.
>
> But Richard was right. Run while you can. Learn from his mistake. He
> left the group 14 years ago and apparently had some sort of life. But
> then he got "The Call", that little voice in his head that asked
> "Whatever happened to that bunch of losers?" He did an Internet
> search, found the group (just like you did), and joined. Next thing he
> knew, he was invited to an Olive party. Like a fool he accepted and
> like a drug addict attempting recovery he fell back into the old ways.
>
> Now he has no life except checking the group postings. He has
> Descended!
>
> Other than that, we're a fun group. I'm the unofficial group
> treasurer. Feel free to send money or chocolate. No one else ever has
> but maybe you'll set a precedent.
>
> --Hiram Gonash
>
> By the way, the key to survival in the Olives is simply to give as
> good as you can take. If you can sling the mud and don't mind getting
> muddy then you'll have fun.
>
> Tell us about Ann Arbor. What does it have for tourists with rampant
> children?
>
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