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Thar she is--Our Raggedy. I knew that she would have the stuff pinned down, folks.

and there is Horace mann--the pragmatic approach to education.

"If if works; it's right"

Dear Audrey. What a fabulous woman and although Julie Andrews didn't get the lead in the movie version of My Fair Lady, Audrey did a fantastic job.

Well, folks. We have a chance to develope new segments in our broadcast, so let's go for it.

Absolutely, dj. and I meant to tell Raggedy that "Bim Crosley" sang Now is the Hour as well.

For Audrey:

"Charade"

(Music by Henry Mancini, Lyrics by Johnny Mercer)

When we played our Charade we were like children posing,
Playing at games, acting out names, guessing the parts we played.

Oh, what a hit we made. We came on next to closing
Best on the bill, lovers until love left the masquerade.

Fate seemed to pull the strings, I turned and you were gone.
While from the darkened wings the music box played on.

Sad little serenade, song of my heart's composing,
I hear it still, I always will, best on the bill Charade.

Hi Letty and Gang, I'm now in Amsterdam with dys and Diane, but we're not staying at the same hotel. I thought I'd let you folks know how things can be screwed up by an old man; I took the wrong train out of Brussels yesterday, after dys, Diane and I took the chunnel from London to transfer to our train for Amsterdam. Well, I hopped on the wrong train and was headed towards Koln, Germany! Lucky for me, I was able to get off about half way, and get on a return train back to Brussels. To make matters worse, I got off at the wrong train station in Brussels (there are three of them), and had to take another train to the Medi station. I finally got into Amsterdam about 11PM, but got well rested after checking into the hotel and a hot shower. The room stunk of smoking, but I braved that through, and slept like a baby. Went to the Van Gogh Museum this morning; it was fantastic! Then continued by journey by buying a cruisebus ticket to ride around Amsterdam on the boat for about four hours - to get the "feel of things." My 13 nites in Malta was really great; it has older but more crude constructions than the pyramids of Egypt, but it was really a country that was built on sandstone. Most of the buildings today are also built of sandstone, and we even visited a quarry where they harvest them. It was interesting. Valletta is the heart and soul of Malta, and I was able to attend a concert at the Manoel Theater, the second oldest in Europe. They are also celebrating their first year in the European Union. More tales and pictures after I get home on May 14. c.ii.

and from me and thelady diane, we are in amsterdamnon our way to dinner after visiting rembrandt home we do not know where c.i. is

My God, C.I. That's a great report, and I am so happy that you finally got it right. Had that been me, I would have been sittin' downtown at a railroad station one toke over the line.

Can't wait to see all that you and the other folks ( ) have to say, tell, and show, especially about Van Gogh. amster, amster, damn, damn, damn.

etymology lesson for today:

charade
1776, from Fr. charade, from Prov. charrada "long talk, chatter," of obscure origin, perhaps from charrar "to chatter, gossip," of echoic origin. Originally not silent, merely relying on enigmatic descriptions of the words or syllables; the silent form was dumb charades. Welsh siarad obviously is a loan-word from Fr. or Eng., but its meaning of "speak, a talk" is closer to the Prov. original.

Where is Francis, anyway?

Hey, dys. That's odd. Well, that traveling man will find his way to you and the lady, I'm quite certain. Let us know, ok, cowboy?

On a more depressive note I can confirm that norwegians suck at charity. I've been treking the halls of the biggest mall in town for two days now, trying to get wealthy shoppers to listen for one minute while I tell them about things in Rwanda, and how the Red Cross are helping children who need it desperately.

One of the most shocking responses I got was: "Can't you see I'm busy? I'm planning a big party, get out of my face!"
This came from a woman weighing the same as about ten children from Rwanda, with a shoppingcart with enough food in it to sustain an african family for one week. I am ashamed.

The approach we are using is a method that has proven very successful in the united states, though it seems to be a big flop over here. Seems we have a lot to learn about being humans from you guys.

Hey, Norway. Actually, my friend, although many Americans are generous, and some aren't, I don't know one who would be rude when asked to donate; I have become leary of the Red Cross, however.

I won't go into that, but suffice it to say, some charities are not quite on the up and up.

That's true Letty. It is also true that this may not be the appropriate place to have such a discussion. I just needed to get it off my chest. Thanks for listening

cyracuz, this is exactly the appropriate place to discuss your feelings. Often it's referred to as an op.ed. (opinion of the editor)

You, see, my friend. The very reason for WA2K radio in cyberspace is to listen to folks from around the world, their music, poetry, opinions, etc.

As I told George, "feel free to feel free".

That's good to hear. I have two more days of this activity before it's over for my part, so I might rant on some more later.
Right now I am thinking that it may be my approach as well as their mindframe that is the real barrier. That the crowds were thin played a part as well I think, but still, two days, six hours a day and only four people signing on is not a lot. But I haven't given up. Feels good to assault people with a just cause.

You wouldn't kick her out for eating biscuits in bed, would you?

(I think that's "cookies" in your language )

That's time well spent on your part, Cyracuz. Asking for hand outs, regardless of the organization, is very difficult for many people to do. When I worked in radio and TV, I was given the dubious honor of selling Community Concert tickets. When I sold one to the station's part owner, I was on the list for far too long. I admire you, my friend.

McTag, you are wicked. Is he not, listeners?

and yorkshire pudding isn't exactly "pudding here". Ever eaten banana pudding, Brit?

Well, folks, it's absolutely wonderful to get all the input from other countries about colloquialisms and idioms.

Here's an odd one. Do any of you know what a capusta is?

Do you mean that Капуста?

Who called me an idiom?

Doris Day's costar in Midnight Lace was Rex Harrison.

Well, my goodness, listeners. Here's our charming tour guide. Francis, a capusta is Hungarian for little cabbage. If you can picture that in your mind, you'll know exactly what it's called traditionally.

Now we are left to imagine what Kanycta looks like. <smile>

Well, audience, we have our Ile de France back with us and I do hope hebba returns and tells us about Denmark.

Bob, you are hilarious. An Idiom? Indeed, Boston, Rex Harrison-- what a fine actor and so very versatile. Bet he couldn't do Karaoke, however.

AHA! Francis! Cabbage is correct, but little cabbages are known here and in Brussels, as Brussels Sprouts. Hmmmm, listeners, so delicious in lemon butter sauce.