John:
Wouldn't surprise me if this was the
Boob, you know how much he loved to troll.

We've already speculated that that may be the case....this guy hasn't
launched into vague ad hominem attacks, though, like the Booby...he's stuck
on the same page....and his writing is much more coherent, even though
monotonous....I say "no", but it could be Gilly having a bit of sport....
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:45:46 -0400, "katysails"
wrote:

John:
Wouldn't surprise me if this was the
Boob, you know how much he loved to troll.

We've already speculated that that may be the case....this guy hasn't
launched into vague ad hominem attacks, though, like the Booby...he's stuck
on the same page....and his writing is much more coherent, even though
monotonous....I say "no", but it could be Gilly having a bit of sport....

If only it were that simple. A quick perusal of google will reveal
that "Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent resident of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on. At
first I thought it might be Neal back to entertain us with a whopper
of a troll, but alas, he seems to be serious. Hard to believe, I
know...

Felton related: Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent resident
of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on.

Ah...opera.....Jim, I sang with the opera chorus of the Grand Rapids Opera
for years. What are your favorites? The conductor here is also the
conductor for the New Orleans Opera...Robert Lyall....we had a baritone come
up from the Houston Opera tpo sing in a production of _Don Giovanni_ a while
ago...was a most impressive baritone...

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

katysails wrote:

Felton related: Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent resident
of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on.

Ah...opera.....Jim, I sang with the opera chorus of the Grand Rapids Opera
for years. What are your favorites? The conductor here is also the
conductor for the New Orleans Opera...Robert Lyall....we had a baritone come
up from the Houston Opera tpo sing in a production of _Don Giovanni_ a while
ago...was a most impressive baritone...


My favorites include Carmen, Aida, La Boheme, Don Giovani, Carmen, Magic
Flute, Flying Dutchmen (and most of the Ring), all Verdi pieces, etc. I
have season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, and they seem to be into
lots of premieres of new operas. Rene Fleming is a Houston "graduate,"
and she returned to sing here last year. - - I'll look forward to
listening to some opera played on the stereo of my new Mac 26M. I'm also
into audio and surround sound, and I'm building a collection of opera
performances on DVD. - Some of them are pretty spectacular.

Jim

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:41:50 -0500, Jim Cate wrote:



katysails wrote:

Felton related: Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent resident
of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on.

Ah...opera.....Jim, I sang with the opera chorus of the Grand Rapids Opera
for years. What are your favorites? The conductor here is also the
conductor for the New Orleans Opera...Robert Lyall....we had a baritone come
up from the Houston Opera tpo sing in a production of _Don Giovanni_ a while
ago...was a most impressive baritone...


My favorites include Carmen, Aida, La Boheme, Don Giovani, Carmen, Magic
Flute, Flying Dutchmen (and most of the Ring), all Verdi pieces, etc. I
have season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, and they seem to be into
lots of premieres of new operas. Rene Fleming is a Houston "graduate,"
and she returned to sing here last year. - - I'll look forward to
listening to some opera played on the stereo of my new Mac 26M. I'm also
into audio and surround sound, and I'm building a collection of opera
performances on DVD. - Some of them are pretty spectacular.

Jim

I don't care for opera and even I know that La Boheme is by Puccini,
not Verdi. Damn.

"felton" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:41:50 -0500, Jim Cate wrote:



katysails wrote:

Felton related: Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent
resident
of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on.

Ah...opera.....Jim, I sang with the opera chorus of the Grand Rapids
Opera
for years. What are your favorites? The conductor here is also the
conductor for the New Orleans Opera...Robert Lyall....we had a baritone
come
up from the Houston Opera tpo sing in a production of _Don Giovanni_ a
while
ago...was a most impressive baritone...


My favorites include Carmen, Aida, La Boheme, Don Giovani, Carmen, Magic
Flute, Flying Dutchmen (and most of the Ring), all Verdi pieces, etc. I
have season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, and they seem to be into
lots of premieres of new operas. Rene Fleming is a Houston "graduate,"
and she returned to sing here last year. - - I'll look forward to
listening to some opera played on the stereo of my new Mac 26M. I'm also
into audio and surround sound, and I'm building a collection of opera
performances on DVD. - Some of them are pretty spectacular.

Jim

I don't care for opera and even I know that La Boheme is by Puccini,
not Verdi. Damn.

And, everyone knows the MacBoy buys lousy boats.

I don't care for opera and even I know that La Boheme is by Puccini,
not Verdi. Damn

Methinks you read it wron...he is stating he likes ALL Verdi pieces along
with the assortment he listed....(which were by various composers and not
all by Pucinni...)

--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:08:17 -0400, "katysails"
wrote:

I don't care for opera and even I know that La Boheme is by Puccini,
not Verdi. Damn

Methinks you read it wron...he is stating he likes ALL Verdi pieces along
with the assortment he listed....(which were by various composers and not
all by Pucinni...)

I think you may be right. I'll blame the two margaritas. I really
don't care for opera but I date a woman who is very much a fan of it.
I've learned that the best way to enjoy opera is to sit near someone
who snores louder than I do, so as to avoid at least a few of those
elbows to the ribs when I am "resting my eyes.

Jim Cate wrote:



katysails wrote:

Felton related: Jim Cate" has been a long time poster and apparent
resident
of
the Houston area, with interests in astronomy, opera and so on.

Ah...opera.....Jim, I sang with the opera chorus of the Grand Rapids
Opera
for years. What are your favorites? The conductor here is also the
conductor for the New Orleans Opera...Robert Lyall....we had a
baritone come
up from the Houston Opera tpo sing in a production of _Don Giovanni_ a
while
ago...was a most impressive baritone...


My favorites include Carmen, Aida, La Boheme, Don Giovani, Carmen, Magic
Flute, Flying Dutchmen (and most of the Ring), all Verdi pieces, etc. I
have season tickets to the Houston Grand Opera, and they seem to be into
lots of premieres of new operas. Rene Fleming is a Houston "graduate,"
and she returned to sing here last year. - - I'll look forward to
listening to some opera played on the stereo of my new Mac 26M. I'm also
into audio and surround sound, and I'm building a collection of opera
performances on DVD. - Some of them are pretty spectacular.

Jim


Did I mention Carmen?

Incidentally, can you suggest any opera themes or characters that might
relate to sailing (e.g., Flying Dutchman)?

jim

Jim Cate wrote:




Did I mention Carmen?


I just figured that you really liked Carmen.

Cheers
Marty

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