Hay Tom-K!

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in Hay Tom-K!:

In the past? I still see you at the meetings…

The new AA

[George K]

@Tom-K said in Hay Tom-K!:

I've been an ass hole in the past, please forgive me.

No more than anyone else. Probably less, in fact.

Otherwise, Hi!

Indeed. Hard to fathom that most of us have "known" each other for almost a fifth of a century.

[George K]

@Mik said in Hay Tom-K!:

If being an asshole disqualified us, well, TNCR would be only Klaus and Blondie.

You're half right.

[Mik]

@George-K

[blondie]

Hey hi TomK .. so timely .. I was thinking of you just last week. Good stuff, of course.

[Klaus]

@George-K said in Hay Tom-K!:

@Mik said in Hay Tom-K!:

If being an asshole disqualified us, well, TNCR would be only Klaus and Blondie.

You're half right.

True

[taiwan_girl]

@Tom-K Glad to see you here again!! :couple_with_heart:

[Tom-K]

Thank you. You all are most kind.

[cathys]

Hi Tomk

[LuFins Dad]

FFS, I post here all the time and get no love. Tom K posts and @blondie and @cathys both start posting immediately…

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Hay Tom-K!:

get no love.

If it's any consolation, I love ya, man.

[LuFins Dad]

Well, the beard does tickle…

[jon-nyc]

I like you in a huntin’ and fishin’ sort of way.

[Jolly]

Maybe if you do the Oprah thing...

YOU get a piano and YOU get a piano and YOU get a piano.....

[kluurs]

Tom. What’s new in your world? We could use an update.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in Hay Tom-K!:

I like you in a huntin’ and fishin’ sort of way.

I take it you’ve never been to a hunting camp…

[Tom-K]

Hiya everyone, I hope everyone is well. I'm great--except the being older thing is going on with me, but otherwise fine. My kids are great one got out of Florida and moved to NYC like a bat out of hell as soon as she got her MBA (BM in piano performance on the underside) and we downsized to a smaller house but were not allowed to get rid of the piano so it sits taking up a good chunk of the room. My wife doesn't let me play when she's home (I seem to lack some basic capabilities that make my performances a less than pleasurable experience) so the piano's a giant bar cart, which is ok, too. The other kid is in Seattle after doing getting a degree in culinary arts and taking a two year cooking tour of Europe. I'm really interested in Late Baroque theorbo (I don't quite own one yet--it seems they aren't readily available, so I play as best I can on the guitar. [There's this thing where having a hot little number belting out Barbara Strozzi tunes might be nice to have too, but I'm probably not going to get one of those too soon :-(]. ) Otherwise, I'm kind of a happy boy these days.

It's good to be back here. I miss you folks.

[Renauda]

Tom, do you still have your vintage National?

[Tom-K]

Vintage from the 90's. It's a keeper though.

[Renauda]

A National is always a keeper. I thought it was older; a wood bodied Duolian if I recall.

Eight years ago I managed to get hold of a brand new National Style 1 German silver Tricone at a liquidation/estate sale for about 50% of its actual value.