Don’t Worry - There are Other Threads

Hey Reed:

There is nothing mutual about my inspiration, . Don't worry I am no Peteophile, just friends. As for the juicy gossip, well I'm not sure I feel safe divulging any pertinent info from the past. You see, Peter has as much "dirt" on me as I have on him. But, mahaps, as time goes by and I get more comfy here, there may be something forthcoming. Till then, stay on the edge of that seat.

Peter Rideout wrote: Quacky wrote: Hi all, I am new to this site, Thanks Peter. I see that he is very prolific around here,  threading many needles,  . Well, for what it is worth, he does have the knowledge to back it up. cheers all. Good to see you here Quacky, and welcome! Fellow progholes, I'd like to introduce you all to a dear old friend of mine. Quacky is my pal from way back to the 70s, and the "old country" from whence we both come. In 78-79 we were sharing an apartment in Calgary, and listening to the likes of 801, Bowie's LODGER, Eno, Gentle Giant, and loads of other great stuff.  He's now on Canada's western edge (British Columbia), and I am land-bound in Ontario, but we remain friends. He recently got back in touch via phone, I told him about this site, and the rest is history (or will be....)  BTW: His name REALLY IS "QUACKY." He is the unnatural spawn of as fowl a family of feathered fiends as you are ever likely to encounter! Welcome, Sir Q. of Quack! Good to have a "real-life" friend here!

Welcome aboard Quack-meister. I'll have to PM you for some ammo.

My Bro is up in the north Washington area. I'm hoping to visit this spring. How far to the enchanted duck pond? I'd be pleased to hoist a brew and listen to me bro's band jam a bit.  

Reed Lover wrote: Now that's enough of the mutual masturbation! Waiting for some juicy gossip about Peter from Ye Goode Olde Days, Quacky! that's all we need on this site another Peteophile!

 Are you puttin'yer own paranoias through???????????You must be that yerself to say that!

And does Peter have a pocket protector??  Just curious..

You may party harder being cold-blooded, but I understand we taste better when warm blooded...

I'm from a southern climate, I get really cold in NYC when it goes below 50F

  For the record, geographically-challenged Yanks, 10 hrs north of Vancouver = temperate climate. (4 real seasons) Also, he gets the ocean = slightly cooler/wetter summers, milder winters. I am in the middle of the continent = hotter summers, long, very cold winters.

Thanks all for welcoming my old pal -- youse guys iz tops!

Peter wrote:   For the record, geographically-challenged Yanks, 10 hrs north of Vancouver = temperate climate. (4 real seasons) Also, he gets the ocean = slightly cooler/wetter summers, milder winters. I am in the middle of the continent = hotter summers, long, very cold winters. Thanks all for welcoming my old pal -- youse guys iz tops!

But didn't Quacky specifically refer to the coldness of his surroundings?

or is there another meaning for "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!"?  

James Lee wrote: Peter wrote:   For the record, geographically-challenged Yanks, 10 hrs north of Vancouver = temperate climate. (4 real seasons) Also, he gets the ocean = slightly cooler/wetter summers, milder winters. I am in the middle of the continent = hotter summers, long, very cold winters.  But didn't Quacky specifically refer to the coldness of his surroundings? or is there another meaning for "brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!"?

Check your calendar, James: 'Tis a little-known yearly phenomenon that meteorologists call "winter."

  BTW, there are lots of pesky blackflies and mosquitoes (some with West Nile virus, just to keep it interesting!) here in the Great White North, but I have discovered a sure-fire, never-fail repellent for the plaguey little varmints:

It's called.... (drum roll, please)....

FEBRUARY!

Peter wrote: [QUOTE=sigod][QUOTE=threefates] Britain! Ha! You weaklings  get the Gulf stream off your shores to keep it mild (and damp, eh Jim G?). New Yawk? Ha! All those buildings & smog trap the heat! Try minus 30-35 C. (also around minus 30 F., for you backward, non-metric Americanos) for days, even weeks on end! COLD! Time to put another log in the ol' woodstove....

It's not our fault you Cannucks can't find the thermostat

But in all honesty, that sounds far, far too cold for me.

No wonder Rush tours are so long 

 OK let me get one thing straight. I HATE the cold. And I am not that far north to get 6 months of night or day, lolol. But I do get some amazing sights of the Northern Lights. When they are out, they are right on top of you, pulsating with every colour you could imagine. Truly spectacular!!! And in the summer, it is still light out, so to speak, at midnight. The sun, however comes up at 2:45 every morning.

 I am a beer drinker, there is no doubt. But then again I will drink, and have drunk, almost anything alcoholic.

 As for what Peter wears, lolol. I haven't seen him in about 5 years, but he never wore a pocket protector sinse I have known him.