Sighting the Wild Tyghress in Her Native Connecticut

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 8:01 pm

Yes, I have met Tyghress in person! Too cool! She came to Deep River, CT on Saturday for the annual fife and drum muster. This weekend is the high point of the year for me, and meeting Ty was one of the high points of the weekend! She showed off her B flat water weasel, and let me try her elfsong. That's one gorgeous looking whistle, but I can't tell you what it sounds like. Over the roar of fifes and drums, it was inaudible. Three days of fifing and drumming and my hearing is pretty much shot, anyway. I have something else to tell about my incredible weekend, but I'm putting it in another post.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 8:12 pm

Jim,

In a now-famous post about whistle technology, she mentioned whiskers and a tail. By any chance did you get photos or drawings to corroborate?

Best wishes,
Jerry

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 8:29 pm

Whiskers - no. As far as a tail goes, she was wearing pants, so I couldn't tell.

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:05 am

Jerry Freeman wrote:Jim,

In a now-famous post about whistle technology, she mentioned whiskers and a tail. By any chance did you get photos or drawings to corroborate?

Best wishes,
Jerry

Jerry. . .you're just gonna have to find out for yourself some day...not like your on the other side of the continent or across the pond...we're practically neighbors!

Which leads me to start thinking about a laidback Northeast Chiffer clambake or something. . .there's Jim and you, Paul, me, Jon and Bloo, Robin, Tom, Rene. . .Merlin (who hasn't posted in a long long time). . .who am I missing?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:12 am

Clambake?

Is that where Bloo wears those funning looking 'hand me down pants' ??

brownja · Post by **brownja** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:15 am

Tyghress wrote:. . .who am I missing?

Me, danceswithtrout, fiddling_tenor, probably a few more nutmeg'ers lurking about.

jb

jim_mc · Post by **jim_mc** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 12:54 pm

PhilO, Tom Dowling and Amanderthad to represent for NYC, and Larry (Madguy) and Thouron, our Jersey boys. And I hear Ava will go anywhere for a C&F gathering.

Peach · Post by **Peach** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:02 pm

Not a Nutmeger by birth, but by bloodline - parents came from Stonington and Groton. I'm in MA. And I fife. Oh jeez is this a 12 step for recovering fifers?
"Hi my name is Peach and I fife. Its been several years since my last muster..." sorry.
How was Deep River? Which tune/medley was played ad naseum?
A New England gathering sounds like fun!
Who else is out there?

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:08 pm

Peach that was hysterical! I have to say that it appears that fifers are probably more fanatical about their music than whistlers are....

Will you come up to the Harp in Amherst sometime???

merlinthedog · Post by **merlinthedog** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:25 pm

I am still hear and alive in Connecticut. Have not been very active on the board - more active on the whistle - generally attend the sessions in Glastonbury. (Note - This Friday is the Irish Festival at the Irish American Home Friday - Sunday. Friday at 6:15 will be a 2 hour session)

The idea of a whistle bake sounds great although coordinating schedules could be a problem.

By the way, saw the Tiger on Sunday - with a LARGE bag of great whistles!

merlin the dog

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:37 pm

Tyghress wrote:
Jerry Freeman wrote:Jim,

In a now-famous post about whistle technology, she mentioned whiskers and a tail. By any chance did you get photos or drawings to corroborate?

Best wishes,
Jerry
Jerry. . .you're just gonna have to find out for yourself some day...not like your on the other side of the continent or across the pond...we're practically neighbors!

Which leads me to start thinking about a laidback Northeast Chiffer clambake or something. . .there's Jim and you, Paul, me, Jon and Bloo, Robin, Tom, Rene. . .Merlin (who hasn't posted in a long long time). . .who am I missing?

Clambake? Did somebody say clambake? Just don't make it the first two weeks of August, and you gotta deal, baby!

Robin

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 5:46 am

What about Sept 6th or 20th?

Being slightly paranoid (I've never done this picnic thing before) I'll need oodles of guidance in the planning of it. . .but its worth a try.

Thomas-Hastay · Post by **Thomas-Hastay** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:06 pm

Hey Tyghress,

Do you think you would be tempted to ride your whistle down to Corpus Christi for some sailing this winter(when your butt's in the iceberg)? Or would you prefer the Scarburough Renaissance Faire? With any luck, I'll have all the "sessions" scoped out for any snow-birds that need a thaw. No more "40 below and 8 feet of snow" for me!!!

signed;
"Been-there-done-that-Ex-Minnesota-Man"

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:30 pm

Thomas, to meet you, I'd certainly brave the tornadoes and hurricanes of Corpus Christi. . .

Tyghress
ex-Texas-been-there-done-THAT-Cat

merlinthedog · Post by **merlinthedog** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 6:04 pm

I say lets go for it!

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