Within the first few seconds of viewing the following video I was outraged and indignant but it soon became apparent that the joke was on me. This is funny stuff and very well done. We do take ourselves at bit too seriously sometimes, don’t we? Enjoy!
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by Peter Franzi
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For some strange reason, the following “tongue teaser” has been on my mind lately. It has been attributed to Jerry Lewis, but, in reality, dates from the 1940’s and was once used as an elocution test for auditioning radio announcers. It sounds much more amusing than it reads, but I hope it serves you [...]
Posted on December 24th, 2008 by Peter Franzi
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for some standard, common-sense and logical approach among yarn companies when assigning weight classification to yarns? In what confused mind are both Elsbeth Lavold Cotton Patine (WPI=17)and Red Heart Super Saver (WPI=11) classified as worsted weight? Folks, it just doesn’t make any sense. It’s difficult enough when publishers dictate which (expensive) yarn(s) designers must use [...]
Posted on December 10th, 2008 by Peter Franzi
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When I returned home last evening from my concert performance, I discovered that, at long last, my copy of Crochet! Magazine had finally arrived in the mail. Now, I knew, both from word of mouth and from the magazine’s web site, that my Continental Cable Scarf pattern was indeed published in this issue. My [...]
Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by Peter Franzi
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Last night I had the most remarkable experience in singing the world premiere of New World Waking by Steve Schalchlin. I cannot fully express my feelings right now. I am far too spent physically and emotionally to adequately describe the event. Here is a video montage of the concert:
More later
Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Peter Franzi
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