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#41
txbasschik said:
Well, you know, they've got sycamore trees in the parks. Them's woods. Sorta!

But you have to watch out for the suburban sk8er squirrels. They'll beat you up for your Chex Party Mix.

Cherie ;-)
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I used to go down to Hamilton Pool, they had squirrels there that were very brave. Some would say even brazen! They'd come up to me, maybe 4-5 feet away, and chatter with me, trying to determine if I was a good human or a bad human. Any sudden moves and they would dash off into the rocks. One was extra-brave, and got to within a foot or two...I could have easily grabbed him. Once that close, I shared some of my trail mix, which he thoroughly enjoyed. I gave him a slice of apple, he took that and ate half of it, then carried the other half off into the rocks someplace, returning a minute or two later, chattering for more. The funniest thing I have ever seen a squirrel do is try to eat a grape! They peel them, rotating them in their little hands like a basketball player, then pop the peeled grape into their mouth, on one side or the other. Give them a couple more, and they'll look like they swallowed miniature cannonballs!! They love 'em! I had this one take about 10-12, he actually ate more than half of them, then hid the rest somewhere...won't he be surprised when he goes back and only finds raisins!!!:D
 
#42
Bassic83 said:
I used to go down to Hamilton Pool, they had squirrels there that were very brave. Some would say even brazen! They'd come up to me, maybe 4-5 feet away, and chatter with me, trying to determine if I was a good human or a bad human. Any sudden moves and they would dash off into the rocks. One was extra-brave, and got to within a foot or two...I could have easily grabbed him. Once that close, I shared some of my trail mix, which he thoroughly enjoyed. I gave him a slice of apple, he took that and ate half of it, then carried the other half off into the rocks someplace, returning a minute or two later, chattering for more. The funniest thing I have ever seen a squirrel do is try to eat a grape! They peel them, rotating them in their little hands like a basketball player, then pop the peeled grape into their mouth, on one side or the other. Give them a couple more, and they'll look like they swallowed miniature cannonballs!! They love 'em! I had this one take about 10-12, he actually ate more than half of them, then hid the rest somewhere...won't he be surprised when he goes back and only finds raisins!!!:D
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Ahhh, Hamilton's Pool. You don't even want to know what is happening over there these days. Suburbia is creeping up to it, and none of those people give a rat's ass about protecting the pool. :-(

Squirrels are funny lil critters. They get real bold, if they are hand-fed very much. When I worked at UT, this prof was feeding the squirrels over the by the student union, one spring day. He ran out of food for them, and Mr. Bull Squirrel didn't feel he'd had his fair share. Bull squirrels can be very aggressive, and this one showed just how much. He attacked the guy! Sunk his teeth into the prof's thigh, and wouldn't let go. Took a chunk out of him! It was in the Texan and everything, with pics.

So...I let the squirrels find their own. They are like little, furry, persistent bums.

I wonder if anyone has ever had a squirrel disrupt a gig?

Cherie :-)
 
#43
I've heard it's threatened. Makes me mad- one of the most beautiful places in Texas, and it's not even visible unless you get down into the little canyon. Boy, I can't wait until we're wall-to-wall tract homes, just like So Cal...:mad:

I'd like to get back up to the Hill Country before it's all apartments and tract homes and suchlike. Maybe I should try for next weekend?:hmm:
 
#44
Bassic83 said:
I've heard it's threatened. Makes me mad- one of the most beautiful places in Texas, and it's not even visible unless you get down into the little canyon. Boy, I can't wait until we're wall-to-wall tract homes, just like So Cal...:mad:

I'd like to get back up to the Hill Country before it's all apartments and tract homes and suchlike. Maybe I should try for next weekend?:hmm:
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Yeah, its really disgusting, the amount of suburban sprawl we've got now. There's a big water fight going on out by Hamilton's, and the people who care are fighting tooth-and-nail to protect the pool and the surrounding area. But the developers want to push their homes right to the very edges of the park. I fear it will meet the same fate as Barton Springs...silted up, full of algae, and stinking. :-(

Yes, get up here and see what you can, while you can! Turkey Bend, an LCRA park on the North Shore of Travis, is still pretty. They work hard to keep it like that.

If you're in my neck of the woods, come see us play! We have a gig next weekend at The Lago Music Hall. If it ain't freezing cold out, anyway. Below 45F, it is really hard to keep in tune, or move the fingers. :-)

Cherie :-)
 
#47
The ones that get me are the ones who just KNOW that Simon is going to call off the competition as soon as they sing- "Right, then. Off you go..." <sings something> "Absolutely fantastic! I think we have the next American Idol! I don't think we even have to have the rest of the competition this year...Randy, Paula, can you get the producer in here to cancel the rest of the show and declare them a winner? *shuffles papers around on desk* I know I have that record contract here in this stack..."

Then they get all upset when they find out they actually sound like a cat with their tail caught in a door, and get all vindictive...:D Ah, the good times!
 
#48
Except that I had something like four dozen of those people audition for my old band.

I wrote all our lyrics, and I think of myself as a pretty good backup singer - but not good enough to be the frontman. I wanted to get someone who could sing back what I heard in my head when I wrote the songs.

Yeah right. Like that could have happened.:rollno:

In my head I heard two voices. Whenever I wrote a song, I pictured one or both of these voices singing my work.

Years later, I identified my hypothetical lead vocals. The male voice sounded MUCH like Paul Carrack and the female voice sounded like Joan Osborne.
 

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