Woot! '03 represent!
They were all good years for those who joined.
I joined in Jan 2002.
I’ve learned a lot here, and made good friends.
–James
Yeah, Walden’s been here a while. But you know, he’s just a lurker, really. He spends way too much time on an eternal quest for the perfect muffin to dilly-dally on the Forum…
Me, I just lurk mostly, too. I spend so little time here, why, I never even noticed that my six year anniversary came and went.
But I actually started posting in November of 01, I think, before I chose this moniker. Or I read posts, or something, but I remember choosing the nom-de-mouse because my first name was already taken by another…
I’ll be 6 on April 11. There must have been a lot of us who joined about that time. That’s also how long I’ve been playing the whistle (semi)seriously. It’s fun!
Mike
Yes, joining here marked the end of generic tooting on the thing and actually trying to play Irish music, Irish style. Nyuk. I had to have rolls explained to me over and over again, I am not afraid to admit. A certain other poster had to have it explained that harmony was not best for dance tunes, so we share the reddened faces of our past humiliations. We know who we are.
As I recall, Walden was enamored of the ocarina for a while there…
But, yes, it’s been a long history of taking a posted comment, personalizing it and making it my own, because “It’s Always (been about) Me.”
By the way, I have the BEST Burke, the BEST tweaked Feadog, the ORIGINAL best Copeland, the KILLER Abell, the DEFINITIVE bootleged Junior cassette, the MOST ORIGINAL tune sets and the most AWESOME whistlebag.
What did you say brought you here??
Nyuk. Some would say, “It’s Sickening.”
Brought to you by Total Recall Weekender.
Farewell, Friends and M… Oh, never mind.
I recently updated my ocarina site. http://ocarinaland.googlepages.com
I first started visiting the C&F site before I actually had Internet access at home. I used to use the public library computers and such. I started posting to the forums about the time I got home access. I don’t remember what “first” brought me to the site, but I recall it seemed kind of brave for someone to build such a crazy site. I was brought back, in October of 2001, by the whistle reviews, as I wanted to buy my sister an inexpensive one, as she was semi-paralyzed at the time, and she needed something to do.
The Class of '03 is very cool, emm…take my word for it 
Happy Chiffaversary Walden, Alan, and whomever else’s Chiffaversary it may be! 
Sorry folks but I’m the ‘oldest’ in this thread, so a bit of respect please! 
yeah?
then explain why you’re stuck with me!
one day! 
Why, I oughtta hit you with my cane!
T
aaah, you might be oldest but methinks you speaka the
Froooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonch!
You mean your first name is Flyingcursor??? Incredible!!!
an he only made one post
^^^ I remember how excited I was that my first name was available.
Hah! 
I had my 6th birthday here a couple of weeks ago. I joined up right about the time I moved in to the house I live in. I got here via Patrick D’Arcy’s old Uilleann Pipe messageboard.
A lot of water’s gone under the dam since then…
Yeah, me too. (what were my parents thinking?)
By the way, if water is going under your dam, I recommend hiring a better engineer and possibly evacuating.
not as bad as over your bridge now, is it!
It was for the best. I liken it to an old life going away and a in its place new one starting.