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 ML> Was it
 ML> John Adams who said that his purpose was to lay a framework
 ML> around which the next generation could generate wealth that
 ML> the farther descendants could use to bear cultural fruit?
 NB> Dunno... sounds plausible... 

Funny that when I was in the music biz, there were three
classical guys named John Adams, none of them any relation
that one could discern. I worked with one of them, whose
name, it is said, was originally Adamovich or something.

 ML> donate or solicit large sums. More eminent artists (i.e., not
 ML> me) sometimes appear on such lists, largely by virtue of their
 ML> name power, which is supposed to be a money draw.
 NB> And some of them would indeed have the ability to donate large sums,
 NB> at least potentially... if it wasn't all being put into bows and
 NB> instruments...  ;)

Classical musicians don't make much money, unless they're
named after a children's toy.

 ML>> Other news - Nicholas was there, looking rather under the
 ML>> weather. He went in for a kidney transplant a month ago, but
 ML>> they found a complication that prevented that, and he just
 ML>> got out after 3 1/2 weeks of treatments and no transplant. Ugh.
 NB>> Sad, that...  Doesn't sound good at all...  but maybe he can beat
 NB>> some of the odds, anyway...
 ML> I'm not sure what's up with him. I should give him a
 ML> shout.
 NB> Probably a good idea.  :)

He's way up on the north shore where there's no public
trans, and I've always relied on him and his assortment of
fast cars to get me when we had to meet. Now that he's
kind of immobile, it's much harder.

 ML> Still enjoying life, which is the point of the whole thing,
 ML> and being the center of attention, which I never could
 ML> sympathize with.
 NB> That latter is more important for some than for others... ;)

Gunther has this talent for letting people know he's around
without being really obnoxious about it, and he tends to
cow people because he's smarter and (equally importantly)
more confident than everyone else. One reason we hit it
off is that if there's something that's red, and he says
it's blue, I won't believe him. But his attitude in
general has gotten him pretty far in life.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Rhubarb Punch
 Categories: Beverages, Punches
      Yield: 6 servings

      2 lb Rhubarb; chopped
    3/4 c  Sugar, granulated
      1    Orange; juice from
      1    Lemon; juice from
    3/4 c  Soda water

  First prize      Soups & Appetizers
  Shirley Dobson, Moncton, N.B.

  "My mother-in-law, Laura Cunningham Dobson, gave me this recipe in the
  1950s. Laura was a teacher and musician, a good cook and a beautiful
  person. We like this drink because it is so refreshing."

  In saucepan, bring rhubarb and 4 cups water to a boil; reduce heat to
  medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until
  rhubarb is softened. In cheesecloth lined sieve set over bowl, strain
  rhubarb for at least 2 hours or overnight. Discard pulp. Stir sugar
  and orange and lemon juices into rhubarb juice. Transfer to pitcher
  and refrigerate. just before serving, add soda water.

  SERVES: 6
  SOURCE: Heritage Recipe Contest, Canadian Living magazine for Canada's
  125th birthday

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