Jude's 75 for 2011...........

No way will I reach 75...but THE PEOPLE have spoken...so I am here.

Won't start this until January 1st, though.....Chatter/Talk/Encouragement is more than welcome.

This Honky Tonk will soon be open for Business!!!

;-}

In the Honky Tonk Spirit...I give you my Muse:



Lucinda Williams writes songs that touch my heart..being a woman of my age, she writes about the stuff of life..the hard stuff, the sexy stuff, the stuff that ain't easy

This is only the beginning...wait until I start posting books!!!

Hip Hip hooray! You go girl! I plan on making this Honky Tonk a regular stop!

Glad you'll be with us in 2011 Jude!

Yodeleee hooooo ooooo!

Hey, Jude!

Now you're in my posts.

Robert

Hey Jude. Don't mind me, I've just always wanted to be able to say that! Any friend of Mark (and Kath and Stephen and Richard) is a friend of mine. Welcome.

ETA: Darn it, Mr. Durick beat me to my opener...as if you've never heard that one before. ;-)

Just thought I would star you always enjoy reading your threads.

Jude, I am very glad you've officially joined us!

Not a honky-tonk kind of gal myself, but that will not stop me from visiting!

Hi Jude, pleased to see you here.

Welcome!

Such warm welcomes...on such a cold day...could go to a gal's head!!

Actually, I was thinking along the lines of a HONKY TONK/USED BOOK STORE!!!! I've worked in my share of bars..but never a book store (probably couldn't trust myself not to get light-fingered with the merchandise...)....anyway....it's good to be wanted....

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#13: I was thinking along the lines of a HONKY TONK/USED BOOK STORE

Oh, in that case, I am definitely there!

Well, shoot....They have coffee bars in Bookstores now...why not a Used Book Store in a bar??? I know a lot of serious drinkers who can read me under the table any day...I live to serve

;-)

*you are always welcome here, Stasia*

Morning Jude! "Used Book Store in a bar". Sounds a bit like heaven! And to have you as both bartender and book-tender! I'd never leave!
BTW- Love the shot of Lucinda! Love that woman!

Morning, Mark!

I'll save you the best seat in the house...you bet!

;-}

I, too, have a "thing" for Ms Williams...

This is why we love Lucinda: Right Here

We also need Kasey Chambers to stop by, with her equally talented hubby: Right Here
Man, I get chills every time!

Whoopeee... Jude, you're here! Now I can keep up with your thread ... or at least have a better chance of doing so. ;-)

Yeas, I will post pics of Kasey & Shane (a truly Dynamic Duo, for Alt-Country fans!)......once this thing gets started..

.......And welcome to you, Caro...I never thought I'd hear from you again...What with all of your recent "adventures" I was afraid that "they" had decided to keep you overseas....Thankfully, NOT!!

;-}

"Used Book Store in a bar" is genius. Everyone talks about coffee shop bookstores, but a nice little pub, fireplace, bookshelves on all the walls.., There could be some good soup and stew on the menu, home made bread and scones. A few good, plain and yummy sandwiches..

Comfy chairs here and there and some tables.. a few small ones a few longer ones for groups.. Soft lighting and wifi... that would finish it off. What fun it would be!!

#22: I like the picture you paint, Kath!

> 22 & 23: so do I, it would be a nice place to plan a gathering :-)

Okay, Kath...i'll give you that space...I think in English pubs it's called a "snuggery" for obvious reasons...(didn't i do this bit somewhere before???). But the Front Room has gotta have a good jukebox and a classy pool table...Of course the food will be divine...simple but divine...because we're all such ace cooks......Soup/Stew of the day....good sandwiches without a lot of Frou Frou.....an excellent choice of beers/wines/liquors....Hey, I can almost see it! But i don't want to wait tables...been there done that and I have an "iffy" back...I will tend bar...that's where you hear the good stories..

Oh, I am so ready! Thank you my peeps, you all just made my day

;-}

You are so starred,Ms. Jude!!! Yah! Woot!

Your many friends here on the 75er's thread will enjoy hanging at Jude's Place - whatever you/she decide(s) to name it.

I'll be there, and might ask the owner to rustle up some good coffee or tea, since with the current medical restrictions on alcohol consumption I really must not drink booze. *Sniff*

Looking forward to some AltCountry music on the juke box and a little sawdust on the floor.

Just in case you did not get the underlying message to my previous post ... Welcome to the 75ers Group. *cheers & applause to you* So glad that you are here!

Well, if Ruthie's here...I am happy....and can't wait until the first of January. Don't know what I'll call this place, but I'm not going to worry...I really should get reading but...laziness has taken up residence and all I want to do is watch DVDs and eat!!

;-}

Smooches, Jude.

Do I remember you saying that you don't like the Beatles song Hey Jude?
If I am wrong we could call it that :)

I will take care of the snuggery.. but we need someone in the kitchen ..
Olivier? Richard?

HEY JUDE has "that familiar ring" to it...I hear those words countless times in a day...I'll never be able to forget who I am, or at least my own name...Drat!

Yes, let's put Richard to work in the kitchen...just make sure the cats can't get in..otherwise, I'd have to start questioning the ingredients in the Stew...*burp*

The Snuggery is all yours, Kath!!!

;-}

You can't get rid of me that easily, Jude.... I'm coming to join the Snuggery too ... I'll wait tables, I've been bartender before and I got better tips bringing drinks to the tables.... oh, maybe that says something about my less than stellar bartending skills. hmm.....

I will be over with Ruthie, making sure that she sticks to tea :)

I would be a horrible waitress. I trip over my own two feet far too often!

Oh, man...this is going to be a Fun Year!!!

Thanks, y'all.....now, I have one book that I am reading and hope to review by year's end...that review will end up on my OLD THREAD...just to keep things legal....Today, I'm going to try Hibernating...it's still cold here and this is also the weekend of the Short Deer Season...so guns were booming yesterday and some of the hunters don't "keep the Sabbath" so it might get a little loud today...i just turn up the TV and stay clear of the windows (just kidding..no hunters are lurking right outside.....) .....

Waitressing is an art...believe me...but I am too old to practice it now.....too slow...too cranky..

;-}

I can hardly wait.. when do we open Jude.. sometime in 2011?

I have never waited tables.. I have ALWAYS been too cranky.

Like my LT Friend BRENT says:

"What the Hale are you doing up at this unseemly hour?"

.......my excuse: the cat woke me up at 5 complaining of Empty Bowl Syndrome!!! She is fed and sleeping..I'm pecking away at a keyboard....go figger.

We will open on/about January 1st.....I am trying to find an appropriate Graphic for my thread header...will also start my Official Threads then...Numbered and all...this bit here is for ChitChat and Intrigue...."getting to know you"

;-}

Sounds like you need to be fed and go back to sleep too, Jude! Your cat has the right idea :)

That is a very cool idea! If you take it to Photobucket, you can edit it easily and put the name on etc. I do love playing at photobucket ... makes me feel clever, lol.

Actually, I think I'm going to get dressed...put the coffee pot on....and fix some breakfast..I'm getting hungry, Mom!....besides, the fire went out in the Buck Stove....this house is seriously chilly!!

I, too, loves PHOTOBUCKET....will go to play there once i get this morning sorted.....and, Kath dear..you are clever...you're here on LT, aren't you???

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Jude, pardon my ignorance, but what is a Buck Stove?

A thing of beauty, Stasia :)

edited to repair spelling error lol

signed
clever kath..

lol

I need one! lol

A Buck Stove is a small wood burner that is inserted into a fireplace...they put a stainless steel pipe inside the chimney (cuts down on dreaded chimney fires!)...Fireplace inserts burn more efficiently than regular fireplaces..plus you can my an electric blower motor that disperses the heat...I love mine. After Dad died I had to buy a new blower but, I couldn't heat this downstairs without my wood burner...We cut vents into the living room walls..when I reverse the ceiling fan..the warm air circulates through the downstairs..making it more comfy..more cheaper than cranking the furnace..will post a link here shortly..

Some of the Buck Stoves are lovely..mine is a plain jane, though.....Function over Form.....

;-}

#44: Thanks for the explanation, Jude!

#45

You bet!
;-}

There is nothing wrong with plain. I love having a fire.
My gram had a pot belly stove at her camp. I loved it.
I wish we could have a Buck stove here, but all we can have is gas .. not a real set up for our fireplace..

Here is a link to Buck Stove:

http://www.buckstove.com/wood.html

the closest thing that "looks like" mine is the Model 91...except that mine is Non-Catalytic (???)

My boyfriend has Gas Logs in his fireplace that do a bang up job for extra heat...but, so much depends on your fireplace..he had to do a lot of work on his before he could put the "logs" in..

Be warm today!
;-}

#48: I need something like that in my bedroom, which is very cold during the winter, even though we have central heat and air.

Stasia.. they have all sorts of fun fireplace thingies now.

http://www.nextag.com/wall-fireplace/products-html

eta

yes.. as I said jude a thing of beauty! :)

#50: Thanks for the link, Kath!

Wow, we have a chatty bunch over here this morning, talkin' buck stoves and such! Have a good day ya'all and keep warm!

#52: When are we not a chatty bunch?

#52: "Chatty" be our middle name(s)!!! Where you been, sleepy head??

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Hi Chatty Bunch! Remember, I'm an hour behind you! I got up, just after 6. BTW- I would like to volunteer to D.J. at the "Snuggery". You know I love music plus you can meet a lot of chicks that way!

I think the DJ would be in the Bar portion of this establishment..not the Snuggery (might wake up those who are dozing...not a good idea)...and you got the job!! Get those CDs ready (or whatever DJs use nowadays..i was going to say "turntables"..I am old!)

Sorry, forgot the time difference! am i forgiven?

;-}

.........chicks? you wanna meet chicks? Better not let your wife read this.....;-/

#55: You are not an hour behind me :)

Agreed.. DJ Major BG in the bar.
( Not too loud, ok?)

"DJ Major BG".....I like that!

Points for Kath!

and I'll make sure that the Snuggery is fairly sound-proofed...

;-}

.........wait...The Snuggery will double as the Used Book Store...so the walls will be lined with books-on-shelves....Soundproofing? And don't worry, I don't think that noisy children will be a problem,either...this is a Bar...and toddlers can't enter willy-nilly..or even without a nilly!...

this is a Bar...and toddlers can't enter willy-nilly..or even without a nilly!...



Thank the goddess!!! Kids have no plce in a pub, imo.

DJ MBG! Sounds perfect! Of course I plan on just talking to the "chicks", maybe just some light flirtation.
And yes, I'll keep the decibel level at a comfortable setting. We've got to be able to hear ourselves talk about books, right?

>61 msf59:.....yeah, and I have to be able to hear the drink orders!!!

>60 mckait:.....pfffftttt....as if I would let rug rats into my bar!

;-}

My goodness, look how popular your thread is now that you are in the PROPER group. :)

Whoa, Stephen, I was wondering when/if you would show up.....too busy on the old threads......with Zombies and Double Entendres???

And what do you mean..as if this group could be PROPER with the likes of us...skulking its halls/threads

Yesh, I have found me home, sonny...thanks fer asking.

;-}

I was the 4th post here, Jude...I've just been quiet ever since. *shrug*

But yes, you have a point about the PROPERness of our threads. :P

"Zombies and Double Entendres" Sounds like a punk rock band!

#65: Sorry Stephen..major brain fart....and you tend to be quiet....no problem...you are now a member of my Posse..

>66 msf59:: ZOMBIE AND THE DOUBLE ENTENDRES....Woot!
Actually, I always wanted to have a Country Band called RUSTIC SMUT...which i got from a Nick Tosches book

you guys...I swoon~~~~~~~~~~~~

;-}

I don't even have a fireplace, Jude and I so wanted one. But alas when we were looking for a house, we didn't like all the houses we saw that had fireplaces in them, so we bought the one we're in now because it met almost all of our requirements ...except the fact that it didn't have a fireplace. :-( I'll have to just share your buck stove vicariously through you.

caro see message #50

kath ... that's just cruel. ;-p *shivering ...and going to get a sweater*

forget the sweater, get one of those!!

May I bring my afghan to your snuggery? Love to curl up with one when I read.

Oh Cindy..of course....I have quite a few in my upstairs closet....in fact, my house is old, with 8 (10) ft ceilings...so each chair in my living room comes with its own afghan/blankie...the couch has 2 big afghans...and yes, I made them myself....from yarn leftovers so they be colorful! but they be warm.

I wish it wasn't so cold...and it's not officailly winter until tomorrow (Tuesday)!!!!!

;-}

Jude, what are you doing up so late, woman? I thought I was the only one up at this hour!

Not true, midnight Stasia..I had to get up to feed the Beast and the fire....in that order...now I am wide awake!!.I should go back to bed since today is gonna be busy...last minute everything...laundry...whatever..Oh well, LT is an addiction and must be "fed" as well.

;-}

Oh, I completely understand LT addiction :) I would stick out like a sore thumb at your pub, but here, I fit in just fine, lol.

I do hope you get some rest. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate today!

Jude, you are a woman of many talents.

You know, I believe that we should have an outdoor spot at the pub.
A patio, with trees and benches and tables. Then people can bring their dog
if they like. We can put in a big chiminea for fires in winter and flowers in summer.

As long as we are dreaming, Kath, we should Dream Large!

The patio idea reminds me of a place up around Akron where my brother/Sister in law had their rehearsal dinner....waaayyy back when..POOR RICHARD'S PUB it was called..and they had an outdoor brick patio.that looked pretty cool to my 13-year-old eyes....So yes...a patio we shall have...bring the dogs (and pooper scoopers) but, ahem, leave the kids at home!!

I am feeling cold and tired today...woke up early to do laundry and clean the kitchen..i am about done in...have to go grocery shopping tomorrow morning and vacuum the downstairs...clean the bathrooms..then i'm done for the week...except for cooking Christmas dinner...which will be simple this year since I am not expecting company...

*yawn*
;-}

Good Luck in 2011!

#79: Thank you very much...and feel free to stop by once I get my Reading thread going...this puppy here is just for chitchat and pipe dreams (don't ask what we're smoking!!!) until January 1st rolls around.

;-}

Lol ok!

Good, It is settled then, We can have anything we want.

I like that :)

Me too!

It looks like Jude's Snuggery is THE place to be in 2011...and the days leading up to the big changeover.

I stay pretty snug in this big ol' house with a Buck Stove in the basement and both gas logs and a pellet stove on the main level. The upstairs gets all the heat that rises to the top. We're all set for winter with lots of wood, pellets, and gas.

Speaking of gas, I'm enjoying all the chatter here.

>84 Donna828:: "Donna, Donna, my Prima Donna......."

Oy, speaking of gas....actually I'm listening to a weird CD someone sent me and I hear strains of the above tune....yeah, it dates me...so what!

I just have the Buck Stove and my new Oil Furnace...the upstairs rooms are blocked off..except for the bathroom...the downstairs stays pretty cozy...except my bedroom which has three outside walls...but I have so many blankets on the bed that I don't care.

You all are making me antsy about the New Year...What if I can't deliver? What if I fall on my face? What if I forget how to read? What if I just shut up?

My Peeps rule! *she said*
;-}

drive-by *smooch*

#86:........and it's about time!

;-}

*one smooch back*

Hey Jude, I thought it was about time I drop by to say how are ya! :-)

#88:

.........and I am glad you did.

The more the merrier, I think/hope....

;-}

Ok... I must get some sleep..
take care til i get back here again..
promise?

Promise? Always

*hug*

;-}

Jude, if we can have whatever we want, then I'd like a pool by the patio too please? With those cool plastic floating loungers with cup holder.

#92: And pool boys. Don't forget the pool boys, Caro :)

what is it with the pool boys? :P

If there is a pool, we need a hot tub.. but that is over --------> there
and there are trees and flowers.

Sounds like heaven. I want it too.

*imagining jude in front of her fire with a stack of books next to her*

**********Note************

I hate to disabuse my Peeps...but

The next thread I start will be my Book Reviews/CD comments/DVD raves-or-pans

Pedestrian..for sure

If anyone wants to construct a Virtual Pub/Used Book Store..have at it

Be Warned..She Does Not Lie

;

Happy St. Stephen's Day! Or Boxing Day! Whichever you prefer, Jude, may it be a happy, happy occasion.

At least when you're snowed in, like we're gettin' ready to be, you don't have four extra people (still sleeping) threatening to become boarders....

Threads become what they are meant to be my friend.. good luck trying to keep out warm, fun and happy. Take care :)

* stops by to see Jude's fedora*

ETA: I was just now surprised to learn that the fedora was originally a women's fashion! Still, when thinking of a fedora, I always picture my dad's gray fedora in my mind.

I always thought fedoras were men's fashion originally and later abducted by some fashion forward women.

I got that information from wikipedia under "fedora":

The term fedora was in use as early as 1891. Originally a women's fashion into the 20th century, the fedora came into use in about 1919 as a men's middle-class clothing accessory.

Sure am glad that Grandpa didn't know that about his beloved fedoras. He probably would have had to slit his throat as he had 'issues' regarding the provinces of men v. women.

All talk of Bars & Fedoras aside

I will not be starting my SERIOUS first thread until I have a book review up (and my grammar improves)

until then..hey...this thread is getting lonely...

;-}

Well, we can't have that, can we? Here I come, to save the day ....... well, not really, but I've had that Mighty Mouse theme running around my head all morning ... not even sure why since I haven't watched a Mighty Mouse cartoon in decades!

Oh thank you my Caro....

isn't it funny..how TV Show theme songs/old radio songs...can crop up and "play" in the head???...for days...drives me batty...especially when i try to sing harmony!

;-}

Happy New Year, to my best buddy! Our blossoming friendship has been a highlight this past year or so. Are you doing anything exciting tonight? Or are you chilling and watching a good film?

?The brain worm that has been pestering me is
I HAVE A BRAND NEW PAIR OF ROLLER SKATES
YOU HAVE A BRAND NEW KEYYYYYYYY

ye gods.

Happy New Year Jude dear..

>107 msf59:: Oh Mark..my LT Mark (my RL boyfriend's name is Mark...for those what don't know)

My friend my LT Mark..you do rule..hope you don't drool...you are the bestest

Nothing exciting tonight..i see a LIZ SALANDER film fest in my future, however.....hmmm..

>108 mckait::
Jeekers...."Melanie"??? OY!! Hope you get better....

;=}

Bestest New Year to all my peeps!!!

Tonight..on the docket

DVD...STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN

CD(at midnight)....WHAT'S GOING ON- Marvin Gaye (same as it's been....a tradition for years..the message hasn't changed)

G'Night Peeps
;-}

Happy New Year, Jude! Let's get this party started!

Wow.. welcome to 2011

Funny how quickly it arrived...

Sorry - somehow I missed this whole thread til now and all the great fun!
I'll be on the clean-up crew of Jude's Snuggery til I've done enough penance!
Must have been those 3 Christmases I celebrated... nearly knocked me out!

OK... back in the swing! Happy New Year, Jude! :)

ps...I want a Buck Stove, too!

I spent this gloomy, rainy day on the couch...with a stuffed-up head. Hope it's "only" sinus trouble and not a cold! The temp got up to 59 here today...I seriously detest unseasonably warm weather this time of year...it usually portends bad things...

Anyway, I'm going back to Couchville....try to finish this book I've been reading for ages

Hope you all are in good shape after the night's revels...those who revelled.....

Later
;-}

I've been in Coptown all day. Auntie's needed me to call the POleece to pick her up twice! So now it's off to bed with her. She can't stay awake, but is complaining bitterly about going to bed. As soon as the aide is done in the bathroom, though, straight there.

Sweet dreams, then

;-)

oh no! I do hope it isn't a cold :(

Feel better my friend :)

I don't think it's a cold...because I'm not "achy" like a virus makes you feel...just stuffy head...can't breathe. Hopefully tomorrow it won't be as warm and I'll feel better..but, it was a good day to vegetate. Just call me Missy Turnip!

;-}

OK, Missy Turnip :) Feel better soon!

Good morning! Ugh! I have battled that stuffy head thing for a while..
hot hot showers.. that helps me !feel better, my friend!

Morning Jude- Hope you are feeling better today, Missy Turnip! Do I have to call you that?

>121 msf59: No no no!!! I just vegetated yesterday....and Missy Slug...doesn't have a very classy ring to it. And I like turnips...preferably raw....shredded in coleslaw!

The head is not as stuffy this AM because the temp dropped.....but, I still feel extremely LAZY....ah, well..it's Sunday..perfect excuse!

;-}

#122: Sounds like a day in bed is warranted, in my professional opinion as your personal physician, Jude :)

Ah, DR STASIA.....too bad you can't make a house call...but then, all we would do is talk books, right! Stuffy head, be gone!

;-}

turnip slaw?

I will tell you a secret. I have never eaten turnip in any form..
:P

#124: I can make house calls! I am sure we could talk about books for hours on end, lol.

My Grandma (dad's side) loved turnips...grew them in their little garden...but she would cook them to absolute MUSH.....Yurk!....Now, I'll cook them with potatoes...for Mashed...I love them roasted....like i said, in coleslaw ( not too much...just enough so you can taste the "bite")...and raw, on a veggie plate....with dip....

Yep, I loves my veggies

*ducks to catch slipping halo*

;-}

..........what do you mean, "a secret"...now everybody knows!

oops ! you're right!

I like vegies too.. I should give you my recipe for marinated vegie salad..
it is very yummy!

I love veggies. My mother used to mash turnips in potatoes too!

Hi Jude,
Was wondering about the "Missy Turnip" . Sorry. I just can't get past the smell of cooking turnips. But... I never tried them raw. Next time you make that slaw, let me know. I'll come have a taste. :? (That's my mouth thinking my brain just crashed!)

Relax...and have a good one!

Jude- I don't care for Missy Slug either! Ewwww! Just get better and I hope you have the energy to crack a book. Remember, you're with the big dogs now!

>128 mckait: I should give you my recipes for Marinated Veggie Salad...i have two: one for Summer.....one for Fall/Winter...I'll see if they're online anywhere...I know the Summer one is

I don't the smell of boiling turnips either, Claudia...of all the smells from Grandma's kitchen..that one was the worst. That's why I boil them with potatoes!...now, roasting turnips don't reek as badly...and if you do carrots along with.....hmmmm

>131 msf59: Woof! Woof! Grrrrrrrr!

;-}

>128 mckait::

Here's my faithful, stand-by Summer Veggie Salad..it's very forgiving...use what veggies you happen to have on hand.....good good good on scorching hot days....the recipe makes a lot!

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Summer-Veggie-Salad-2

trying to find my Fall/Winter version.

;-}

Hi fellow Ohioan, I think I'm a first time visitor although I have seen your posts on other threads. Trying not to star anyone this year so I can mix and mingle more. Hope you NY is off to a good start.

>134 Carmenere:: Oh, Wow!....and Welcome!

I live in SE Ohio now...but was born/raised in Akron...haven't been back in way-too-many-years.

Stop by any time....I won't be starting a Serious thread until I have a book review posted...Until then........this must be the place

;-)

#133: That salad looks terrific, Jude!

Hi! Happy New Year, Jude!

yeah... what stasia said :) bookmarking that one!

Been a frequent lurker but delurking to say Happy New Year and can't wait to see what books your 2011 thread brings :)

will there be a dart board in this Honky Tonk?

over by the jukebox and pool table maybe?

kara :)

Oh, Kara...another delurker! you are most welcome here..

When I start my new thread, it will be pretty pedestrian...book reviews and chat....this Honky Tonk pipe dream was just that...something to keep us all amused...Reality hasn't kicked in yet...but in a few days, who knows??

Spent today doing laundry, housework, etc. The furnace man came by this afternoon...i have a minor leak/drip inside my furnace..so he took the burner assembly apart...cleaned it all up..It wasn't a serious problem but I needed a little expertise..

Made vegetable soup this morning....enough for a few days...tomorrow I am hoping to get to the store to buy food for the Beasts.....have a good evening, all...i'm heading to the couch soon, hopefully to read

;-}

hey jude

just stopping in to say hello..
have you had any luck with photographing the photograph?

Not today, Kath...spent too much time playing Little Suzy Homemaker....yurk!...will see what happens tomorrow.

;-}

jude, Glad to see you are feeling better. 8-)

The Newbie is up.......

..........with a big picture of a Kasey Chambers CD Cover

.......any complaints?

;-}

http://www.librarything.com/topic/106557

It took me to a dormant Horror thread.

Robert

Well, Jeesh, Robert...given that my life has been a "dormant horror" lately...

here's the Right One:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/106557

okay...alright...