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cbatcu said
Dear Beatles Bible forum band,

I really need your help. I have an opportunity to advance in rank from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. My supervisor and the person I have chosen to head my advancement committee both agree that I have the credentials to pass the review. I just have to get my portfolio ready by 15 October.

Please hold my feet to the fire to make sure I get the portfolio done on time. I’ve always gotten other high-importance documents turned in on time. I just thought putting my information out here to all of you would give me the extra motivation I need to get through yet another one.

Thanks for any positive waves you can send my way.

cbatcu

You don’t ever get to listen to Pauls upcoming album if you fail to meet the deadline. Plus we will let you read 3 pages of Tune In taken from somewhere in the middle (as selected by someone who has read it so its extra juicy) and then take it away and ban you from that as well. We will contact your family, friends, neighbours, retailers etc, to ensure this is carried out to the letter.

Good luck in getting it done. We have the faith in you.

 And leave the puppy alone.

My dog doesn’t like the kennels, he is very much a homely dog with his creature comforts. Poor thing he will be, feeling sorry for himself. But yeah, he doesn’t go in very often, maybe twice a year if that.

mccartneyalarm said
Cbatcu, you MUST get your portfolio done or I won’t share Paul with you!!! You will feel so proud of yourself, and gain so much gratification when you reach your goal…it’s worth every minute of your hard work. And, I’m sure Paul would prefer it if you do. Nancy owns a freight company (or is on the Board of her family’s company), so apparently he likes successful women. So…you go get ’em!!! Remember, “It Don’t Come Easy” but you don’t want to be singing “I Should Have Known Better !”

True, Paul works hard and so should I. He deserves my very best effort. I will smile while I work on it. Thanks!

fabfouremily said
That’s brilliant news, cbatcu! Your colleagues obviously trust you to get it done on time, and so do we. Get it done or you’ll never be able to listen to the Beatles again, got it? And you can’t not ever listen to them again, can you?

Sending positive vibes your way with my super powers

Best of luck with it

Thanks!

You’re spot on. Life would be a little bit hollow if I knew I could never listen to the Beatles again. I’d be singin’ the Got-No-Beatles-Blues for sure.

I worked hard on it yesterday at home. I am now sitting in my office at 9 am on a Sunday morning about to work on it some more. People won’t start arriving until 12:30 so I have some peace and quite time to work.

mja6758 said
Hope the work on your submission is going well. We’re all depending on you, cbatcu. None of us want to see the cute puppy die!

Thanks, mja6758! This merry band of souls has really kept me motivated. I’m about 3/4 through already with a week left to go. Somehow you all have even made me enjoy the process. Each person put their own spin on their words of encouragement. Each one was helpful in its own way.

mja6758 said
Been thinking about your musings on Choba sig, shouldn’t that be “music that is…”

And remember…

 

I think I really mean “words”. Let’s see if I can explain it. The words themselves aren’t that important. He could be singing “watermelon” or “jubilee” or “cardboard” and it would be the same. It’s just the comforting sound, movement, and rhythm of his voice that I latch onto when listening to that album.

The puppy and I are becoming one.

mja6758 said

cbatcu said
I think I really mean “words”. Let’s see if I can explain it. The words themselves aren’t that important. He could be singing “watermelon” or “jubilee” or “cardboard” and it would be the same. It’s just the comforting sound, movement, and rhythm of his voice that I latch onto when listening to that album.

That’s exactly why I say “music”! His voice is an expression of his reaction to the “music”! Like you’ve just said, it wouldn’t matter whether he was singing the right words or the wrong words of those songs, just how his voice sits on the music. Therefore, I argue, it is the music that offers the framework on which he hangs his voice.

I think I get your point, but for some reason I still see the words, not the music, as the scaffold. If there were no words being sung then I couldn’t hear his voice. I will let your idea marinate in my head for a while and see if it sinks in a bit better.

AppleScruffJunior, have you had a chance to get any books through that interlibrary loan program?

How is your history project going?

Teens do not have a corner on this market.