Dear Chip, in regards to this message to me.

 > -=> Howie Coombe wrote to Chip Hearn <=-

 >HC> Dear Chip, in regards to this message to me.

 >> -=> Howie Coombe wrote to Chip Hearn <=-

 >> HC> Dear Chip, in regards to this message to me.

 >>> -=> Howie Coombe wrote to Chip Hearn <=-

 >>> HC> {at}MSGID:  Dear
Chip, in regards to

 >>>> Re: Is This Echo Still Alive?. By: Howie Coombe to All on
Tue Dec 30

 >>>>> Is This Echo Still Alive? Has anyone heard any Good
Christmas and/or

 >>>> Its still alive here...

 >>> HC> Aha, so i have read, but here is?

 >>> Here is Valdosta, Ga.

 >> HC> Which is where?.

 >> Georgia, USA... Right next to the Florida state line...

 > HC> Valdosta, Georgia, well there is and was some great Jazz and other

 >  I can think of a bunch of groups that talk about Georgia.


Such as?.

 > I'm not a "Native".


Where are you a native of again?.

 > I was transplanted here by the Military.


Aha,

 >>>> Althought I don't believe I've evern gotten a message in
this base since

 >>> HC> So this would be a first? when did you start up?

 >>> I started my BBS back in Feb. 2003, so, coming up on my first

 >> HC> Happy anniversary.

 >> Thanks.

 > HC> You are welcome.

 >>> Although I ran a BBS from 1984/5 to 96...

 >> HC> And i also note that this is the 20th year since you entered this

 >> Yea and what a wonderful dimension it has been.

 > HC> It, like all dimensions has its good and bad points.

 >> Onliners are a much easier group to get along with. :)

 > HC> Yes most are.

 >>>> Not much into the Christmas/New Years music...

 >>> HC> I am not much into the Christmas/New Years Anything,
although i dont

 >>>> But if its Rock, I'm there. :)

 >>> HC> I am not much into shallow pop rock myself but then define rock.

 >>> There's some current Rock that just doesn't do anything for me...

 >> HC> Me either.

 >>> those groups where they are screaming whatever...

 >> HC> Aha.

 >>> But I'm an older rocker...

 >> HC> Meaning?.

 > HC> No comment?.

 > Ok... don't wanna share the age here. :)


I believe 40+ has been discovered elsewhere.

 >>> Gimmie some good AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scorpions, Thin
Lizzy, Rush, you

 >> HC> I do like AC/DC, ABBA, Air Supply, Aerosmith?,.

 >> Sorry... I don't consider ABBA or Air Supply in the
"Rock" catagory.

 > HC> Not even soft rock?.

 >> Its commercial rock.

 > HC> Commercial Rock or commercial rock is still rock.

 >  Well, commercial rock is generated by samples and canned music and such...


Aha.

 > No real "Band" behind it.


Air Supply and ABBA both had at least 2 real members with at least 2 real
instruments ans as such were both real bands, IMO.

 Kinda like the monkeys... :) Thats how I consider  > ABBA and Air Supply.
  
 >>> 70's, 80's, 90's... Rock!

 >> HC> Aha.

 >>> I do like some of the older 50's and 60's stuff too...

 >> HC> Are you a Beatles or Beach Boys fan?.

 >> Actually, I have both...

 > HC> I dont actually currently have either, but i like both.

 >> Beatles are cool in their right.

 > HC> Yes they were.

 >> Beach Boys have some really good stuff too...

 > HC> Yes they did, and still do, or did untill recently.

 >> not that I was a beach bum or anything. :)

 > HC> Or are now. :}

 >> Chuck Berry, The Big Bopper, Bill Haley, etc... (before my time) are well

 > HC> Yes they are and they were way before my time to.

 >> Right along with my era of Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, Jefferson (Airplane,
 
 > HC> I dont know many of these groups but i do know and like listening to

 >  BOC: Don't Fear the Reaper, Rush has alot of big hits... Red
Barachetta,    > Working Man, Lime Light, etc...
  
 >> My problem is I don't have a "Favorite" persay... I like 'em all.

 > HC> Same here pretty much.

 >> Sniper Killed In Action BBS SysOp telnet://kia.zapto.org

 > HC> And your alternative is?.

 >  My alternative Operating System is Debian Linux... I'm stuck at the
moment  > with only a windows computer, so ha

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