Meeting new people

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:26 am

Helo Kresimir, and welcome,

I'm annie from Missouri in the USA. I started playing whistle 30 years ago, but only started taking it seriously a few years ago. I am an artist, and I make whistle cases.

rhulsey · Post by **rhulsey** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:59 am

Greetings and welcome, Kresimir -

My name is Reg, and I'm pretty new to this whistle scene myself, but learning and having a great time.

I live in east Tennessee, am a pipe organ builder/voicer, and gem cutter - so I guess my work qualifies as artistic, too.

Again, welcome.

shadeclan · Post by **shadeclan** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:25 am

Cynth wrote:Hi Kresimir---Nice to meet you and the other new people that posted here. I'm 57 I guess and I like Irish traditional music, . . .

Cynth, I don't believe that ladies are required to give out their ages . . .

Hello Kresimir a.k.a Stanly boy. My name is Woody, I'm 47 and I currently live in the state of Vermont, USA as a "flatlander" - I'm originally from Maryland, USA. I'm a programmer by profession, a family man by choice and a whistler by accident

. I also enjoy the occasional paintball game.

Cubitt · Post by **Cubitt** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:56 am

I'm Alan, and I live in Los Angeles. My screen name (pronounced CUB-it, Not CUBE-it) comes from the maker of my flute, which was made in London in 1882. Also play whistle, bodhran, and bones.

My Grandparents were from Croatia, so we have a bit of a connection there.

Interesting that you should be talking about liking to meet people. As it happens, I am hosting a get-together with three other members of this site at my home tonight. I'm new to this site, and never imagined so many who share this rather specialized interest would be living so close to me. Am really looking forward to it.

Cheers and welcome to you!

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:04 pm

Hello. I'm Kelly, I'm nearly 20 (I will be in two days), I mostly post to the flute and uilleann pipes forums, because those are my main instruments, but I also play whistle. And fiddle, though not as well yet. I'm a student/artist/craftsperson/musician type. I love playing with other people, it's such a good way of connecting to them (better than any other way I know of!).

Cubitt · Post by **Cubitt** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:24 pm

seisflutes wrote:Hello. I'm Kelly, I'm nearly 20 (I will be in two days), I mostly post to the flute and uilleann pipes forums, because those are my main instruments, but I also play whistle. And fiddle, though not as well yet. I'm a student/artist/craftsperson/musician type. I love playing with other people, it's such a good way of connecting to them (better than any other way I know of!).

You're nearly twenty and that's all you can do??? How do you face yourself in the mirror every morning?

It's people like you that make me feel old and cranky.

Happy Birthday, Kelly. May you live long and prosper in the lovely land of ITM!

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:38 pm

hi stanley boy, i live in west virginia, usa. my grandparents immigated from czechoslovakia.

what will you and your family be eating for the easter holidays? my brother mailed me some nut and poppyseed kolatche (sweet spiral rolls, i am sure i spelled that wrong.) the ladies at his church make them. my in-laws are visiting us for easter. they are scot-irish and they have no good food traditions whatsoever but they are bringing a ham. (that should start some complaining.)

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:51 pm

shadeclan wrote:Cynth, I don't believe that ladies are required to give out their ages . . .

Yay!!

Hi, Kresimir!

My name is Heather, but most people here just call me Izzy. I live in New York (the state, not the city) for now. I'm a mom of a few kids, I attempt to play the whistle, but I think I'm failing miserably.

River Otter · Post by **River Otter** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:11 pm

Hi Kresimir, I'm Ken. I live in Tennessee, USA. I have been playing tin whistles for a few years and started playing the Irish flute about two weeks ago. I knew a Kresimir in college who was also from Croatia. We played in a rhythm and blues band together.

seisflutes · Post by **seisflutes** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:14 pm

Cubitt wrote:
seisflutes wrote:Hello. I'm Kelly, I'm nearly 20 (I will be in two days), I mostly post to the flute and uilleann pipes forums, because those are my main instruments, but I also play whistle. And fiddle, though not as well yet. I'm a student/artist/craftsperson/musician type. I love playing with other people, it's such a good way of connecting to them (better than any other way I know of!).
You're nearly twenty and that's all you can do??? How do you face yourself in the mirror every morning?

It's people like you that make me feel old and cranky.

Happy Birthday, Kelly. May you live long and prosper in the lovely land of ITM!

Thank you!

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:16 pm

shadeclan wrote:...
Cynth, I don't believe that ladies are required to give out their ages . . .

Uh oh, I think I failed the ladies' test...again!

Dang, I've been working on getting that license for years now!

izzarina wrote:.....My name is Heather, but most people here just call me Izzy.....

Heather? Since when is your name Heather? I mean, this is the first I ever, ever heard of that

. It's a lovely name. You are a lovely person. But you cannot be Heather---I cannot make that transition, sorry. Most people here call you Izzy because you ARE Izzy! Talk about a disturbing day!

Stanly boy · Post by **Stanly boy** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:25 pm

Hej

Thanks everybody for few kind words. I feel really great now. Connected to a few people.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:35 pm

Cynth wrote:
izzarina wrote:.....My name is Heather, but most people here just call me Izzy.....
Heather? Since when is your name Heather? I mean, this is the first I ever, ever heard of that . It's a lovely name. You are a lovely person. But you cannot be Heather---I cannot make that transition, sorry. Most people here call you Izzy because you ARE Izzy! Talk about a disturbing day!

Sigh! Alright....I lied. My name really and truly IS Izzy....my husband's name really and truly IS Mr Izz (just don't tell HIM that)....my kids really and truly are known as the Izzlets...and I really and truly DO live at Casa Izz.

Is that better, Cynth?

FearNot · Post by **FearNot** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:38 pm

"... I attempt to play the whistle, but I think I'm failing miserably.

C'mon - if you can blow air through the whistle and something comes out the other end and you enjoy doing it you haven't failed miserably

The name of the game is have fun!!

By the by - what part of NY you in? I grew up on Lk Ontario and used to say the say the same thing -"I'm from the state, not the city"

Freddo · Post by **Freddo** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:59 pm

Hello,
Welcome, my name is Fred. I'm in to helping and working with kids, ITM for theropudic purposes as well as fun and am receiving shock treatments

for an over exagerated case of WHOA. My favorite whistles are Sweet Heart Pro, O'Brien Rover, and the GFM C. Ive been focusing on jigs for three months.

Im more in to reading than posting, great site and good folks, have fun!