Whaaaaaaatt???? What's happening in Canada?? - Page 76

Monkeyman · #**751** 07-22-2007, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TRIPLE E

This reminds me of Sunday night singing as a young person growing up on the Miramichi

Hopefully if you had that many people on the platform you at least sounded better!!

*True story* Whe I first took the choir at CCC, I got invited to your neck of the woods and I was really excited to get our choir singing out! So off to the Mirimichi we go, choir and band in tow! I didn't even know what or where the Mirimichi was. So I took along my "Black Gospel" playlist, he he! Well, you can figure out the rest of the story, the name Kirk Franklin to them sounded like a new fishing rod manufacturer!!!

This was my introduction to NB. God bless this church as they were still very kind to a confused monkey.

Believe it or not, my wife and I were invited back to do a Valentine's banquet...we left the choir, band, and songlist home!

BTW, that area is beautiful!

TRIPLE E · #**752** 07-22-2007, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkeyman

Hopefully if you had that many people on the platform you at least sounded better!!

*True story* Whe I first took the choir at CCC, I got invited to your neck of the woods and I was really excited to get our choir singing out! So off to the Mirimichi we go, choir and band in tow! I didn't even know what or where the Mirimichi was. So I took along my "Black Gospel" playlist, he he! Well, you can figure out the rest of the story, the name Kirk Franklin to them sounded like a new fishing rod manufacturer!!!

This was my introduction to NB. God bless this church as they were still very kind to a confused monkey.

Believe it or not, my wife and I were invited back to do a Valentine's banquet...we left the choir, band, and songlist home!

BTW, that area is beautiful!

You should tell us more of your experiences when you first came to Canada.I enjoyed that last post and the one about choir practices in the summer.I guess we Canadians are a little different from our neighbours to the south.lol

TRIPLE E · #**753** 07-22-2007, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkeyman

He he he! Too funny! You cats lost me on the first line of the song, "I was staaaaandin' bah my windooow"...you just DON'T do that where I'm from, you just might get shot!!!

And I'll have you know, I cut my teeth on the bass geetar with the T.G. Trio in 1984, toured Canada too! The songs were great, go back and forth between G & D, then on to D & A, thrown in a C and maaaan yous (mirimichi word) got a soong!!!!

Yes "yous" is a Miramichi word. I just found that out when we came to our present pastorate.I just couldn't believe that everybody didn't use that "yous".

Felicity · #**754** 07-22-2007, 10:32 AM

I will never forget this city girl's first trip to the Miramichi. Oh my! What a culture shock! And when I say "Miramichi" I'm talking about Priceville/McNamee.

This was back around 1966. The home I stayed in had no electricity and no inside plumbing. They used lanterns once the sun went down!

And the church ........ OH MY!!! .... that was another whole brand new experience!

Rachel · #**755** 07-22-2007, 01:45 PM

I passed thru the Miramichi for my first time last weekend on the way to Bathurst. I never stopped though. The police stopped me though.

ALVIN · #**756** 07-22-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rachel

I passed thru the Miramichi for my first time last weekend on the way to Bathurst. I never stopped though. The police stopped me though.

Let me guess - At Blackville?

If you're not driving a pickup truck, you're not getting through Blackville. It used to be really bad when the Blackville National Guard patrolled the village. Everybody got the "shibboleth" test; you had to say "Me diddy" with the proper accent or you got a ticket for something.

Felicity · #**757** 07-22-2007, 04:59 PM

Just got back from lunch with 2 ex-N.B couples. Always feel a kindred spirit with NBers no matter where you're at.

#**758** 07-22-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ALVIN

Let me guess - At Blackville?

Hey now!!

TRIPLE E · #**759** 07-22-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Felicity

I will never forget this city girl's first trip to the Miramichi. Oh my! What a culture shock! And when I say "Miramichi" I'm talking about Priceville/McNamee.

This was back around 1966. The home I stayed in had no electricity and no inside plumbing. They used lanterns once the sun went down!

And the church ........ OH MY!!! .... that was another whole brand new experience!

We had outdoor bathrooms on the Miramichi right up into the 70's,I remember actually when we got electricity put in our house that was in 72 but we still had a hand pump in the kitchen for water and had to boil our water ourself for hotwater.

Truly Blessed · #**760** 07-22-2007, 07:46 PM

I don't know where the most appropriate place would be to post this and if the Admin want to move it to a more suitable thread that will be fine.

I have a guy in our church who has an amazing collection of old books that are no longer being printed. He has decided to set up a web site where he is coying these books onto the web and making them available to whoever might have interest. Some of you preachers might want to check it out.

Greg shared with me this morning that the Cruso who wrote some of the books listed on his site, was the inspiration for Daniel DeFoes' Robinson Crusoe. Apparently they attended school together.

http://www.freewebs.com/oldesermons/