Indeed Terry! Simply marvelous! Ladies, let us have his birthday party here! Mark your calendars: September 10. What will you bring? And ...what is your gift? I will bring the champagne, Don Perignon Vintage 1982, lots and lots of it! I need more time to think about my gift.

speechless, eh?

Arami speechless? Never! I'd like to bring some Godiva chocolates...they go well with Dom Perignon.

I shall look forward to this. Can't think of anything to bring right now, maybe some smoked salmon.

Speechless? Moi? Nevah... Just having second thoughts...

Let's by all means have your first, Arami! :-) Hallo, I was away for a while and had several surprises on coming back. This was a good one. Nan stepping down was a bad one, I'm still in shock. I'll try to come back here for the birthday party, but since I'll leave for Toronto on the very day, I can't be sure. I'll have to think up a present.

Let's by all means have your first, Arami! :-) I tried, dear, but apparently they were unprintable... ;-)

Hmmmm...great champagne and chocolates...I'll bring excellent strawberries, cherries, and creme fraiche.

party, party, party!!!

( Cheryle) .I'll bring excellent strawberries, cherries, and creme fraiche. Colin told Bridget that Creme Brulee was his favorite dessert...maybe you could include that too, Cheryle. As a good Scotsman Colin must like Haggis....I'll bring some of that and Oatmeal Cakes to accompany it.!!! Better bring lots of champagne...Moon. We'll need it to wash down the Haggis! :-)

Colin is not Scottish.

( Arami) Colin is not Scottish I know he was born in England, but I assumed he has Scottish heritage from his interview in the US VOGUE, Sept. 1997 P. 494 when he says: " I am not the Brideshead Brit I seem,"..... " I am a Scots eccentric"..... Whatever......:-)

Okay, my sister is due to have a baby on Sept. 9, but she will hold out for the 10th of Sept:) Keep your fingers crossed:) I'm going to be an auntie and Colin is going to be 38:) hee hee.

Does Colin know about this board?

(Terry) Does Colin know about this board? Oh, I certainly hope not. There have been somethings said here that I'm sure he wouldn't find very funny. On the other hand, we hope to make the new page something he would not be ashamed to show his mother ;-p You know, more about his career and less about his chocolate puddles ;-)

impossible! :-) For that he'll have to go to some of the other pages in the web...

Nan, is it really the chocolate pools to come to your mind first? And I thought I knew you a bit! :-D Speaking of chokkies (sp?): I think I will bring some cans of English beer to the party and call for a pizza. :-p Terry: I don't think - hope - he has ever been to Drool (*blush*!), though someone may have told him about. Why do you ask, Terry, are you going to offer him his address as a birthday present? :-)

Terry, you can contact his agent in LA, I believe Helen lists his address in the FAQ. Lafn, if indeed he feels Scottish, let him come to the party in a kilt. I would like to take this opportunity to claim the first two dances. Don�t worry, I will bring plenty of Dom Perignon to the party. Even Bridget will not know what hit her. Laura, as long as its after 6pm. What are you bringing? I see we all need more time to think about his gift! Let�s all just show up with it on the 10th. What do you say?

(Renate) Nan, is it really the chocolate pools to come to your mind first? And I thought I knew you a bit! :-D Of course not, dear. If anything, you know me too well. I was trying to check my usual vulgarity ;-)

(Nan)I was trying to check my usual vulgarity missed it again...

(Evelyn) I assumed he has Scottish heritage from his interview in the US VOGUE, Sept. 1997 P. 494 when he says: " I am not the Brideshead Brit I seem,"..... " I am a Scots eccentric".... It's that funny way some actors talk... He was referring to his character in The World Of Moss aka My Life So Far.

I am not the Brideshead Brit I seem,"..... " I am a Scots eccentric".... It's that funny way some actors talk... He was referring to his character in The World Of Moss aka My Life So Far. Not in my hard copy . But the surname Firth....doesn't that conjure Scottish lineage?

I always thought Firth was Yorkshire in origin. But I'd put even money on one or more Scottish grandparents. Most Methodist missionaries serving in India were from north of the border.....the Scots always provided good missionaries.

Firth comes from an Old English word 'frithpe' meaning 'woodland'. It is apparently quite a common name particularly in Lancashire and Yorkshire. The Scottish 'firth' meaning an estuary comes from an Old Norse word for fjord. I would discount any obvious Scottish connection, as people with Scottish ancestry are usually fiercely proud of their roots, while Colin has never made any comment to that effect. Moreover, would you really consider him an eccentric? The article in Vogue speaks of filming, makeup a d Rosemary Harris playing his mother-in-law, all in the same paragraph as Evelyn's quote above - so it quite clearly appears to refer to the film, at least in my hard copy. :-)

, would you really consider him an eccentric? Definitely not.....but I didn't say he was....I was quoting the article. so it quite clearly appears to refer to the film, at least in my hard copy. :-) I would discount any obvious Scottish connection... Man, that's like in your opinion....man.....:-)

Cool background. Note to TeamFirth. Meet in 'projects' to ask/answer questions regarding the pending website.

Who is TeamFirth? What have I missed? And I thought I was all caught up.

Man, that's like in your opinion....man.....:-) Or as Nan is fond of saying.... "If we all agreed....we would have nothing to talk about" :-)

(Terry) Cool background. Thanks. I like it ;-) Meet in 'projects' to ask/answer questions regarding the pending website. Will do.

(Heide) Who is TeamFirth? I'm part of it. After Terry took us by surprise with this domain site and a date someone had to create and upload something.... that's what we organize. Any suggestions what to do with the new domain? Anyone out there who wants to, and knows how to put together a page by herself please contact me. Nan or somebody else still to be named will upload the html files and pictures. Only rules: such a page should be fit to be seen by Colin Firth himself (it helps to imagine you actually have to get his approval :-) ), and make sure you don't violate copyright, i.e. if you use pictures or articles found on other pages get the permission to do so.

(Evelyn) Or as Nan is fond of saying.... "If we all agreed....we would have nothing to talk about" :-) Yes, blame Nan now... But I think that even Nan won't advocate disagreeing about obvious facts... ;-)

But I think that even Nan won't advocate disagreeing about obvious facts... ;-) Hey...what facts? I read it one way....you read it another. Duh........:-)

projects is the place for details, like asking me to set permissions on directories and other techy stuff. Renate, Arami, Myretta and Nan are Team Firth. Unless I misunderstand (if I did, please correct me). All these folks have accounts on the http://www.firth.com or http://www.colinfirth.com website and can place content there.

(Heide) Who is TeamFirth? I'm part of it. After Terry took us by surprise with this domain site and a date someone had to create and upload something.... that's what we organize. Any suggestions what to do with the new domain? Anyone out there who wants to, and knows how to put together a page by herself please contact me. Nan or somebody else still to be named will upload the html files and pictures. Only rules: such a page should be fit to be seen by Colin Firth himself (it helps to imagine you actually have to get his approval :-) ), and make sure you don't violate copyright, i.e. if you use pictures or articles found on other pages get the permission to do so.

(Heide) Who is TeamFirth? Too bad, it sounded like a pitcrew at the Indy 500. I was going to volunteer to rotate his tires, change the oil or regap his sparkplugs! ;-D I

(Renate) should be fit to be seen by Colin Firth himself (it helps to imagine you actually have to get his approval. A happy thought indeed! PEACE & LOVE to Team Firth.

(Evelyn) Hey...what facts? I read it one way....you read it another. LOL! You say tomato, huh? ;-p (Terry) Renate, Arami, Myretta and Nan are Team Firth. Unless I misunderstand (if I did, please correct me). Nope, you got it. :-) (Karen) Too bad, it sounded like a pitcrew at the Indy 500. I was going to volunteer to rotate his tires, change the oil or regap his sparkplugs! ;-D Sorry babe, that's my job. It was the inducement they used to get me back on the team ;-p

Sorry babe, that's my job. It was the inducement they used to get me back on the team ;-p OK, send me a team jacket (with all the sponsor logos) then.

(Karen) OK, send me a team jacket (with all the sponsor logos) then. Do you want the one with the 2 chocolate puddles on the back or the one with the embroidered ticker and dangler on the breast? ;-p

(Evelyn)Creme Brulee was his favorite dessert...maybe you could include that too Consider it done. Oh, and somebody who hasn't signed up yet should bring the birthday cake. Maybe somebody who can post a picture of it after she's designed it, with all the candles? He/we don't have to eat too much of it, but let's give him a chance to make a birthday wish. (wer)party, party, party!!! Great--so the whole extended family is coming! :-) (Karen)Too bad, it sounded like a pitcrew at the Indy 500. Yeah, I like it ;-) (Renate)I don't think - hope - he has ever been to Drool (*blush*!) (Nan)somethings said here that I'm sure he wouldn't find very funny. Or tasteful or comforting or accurate or sane. But at least we don't BOTHER him with them. (Moon Dreams) let him come to the party in a kilt. I would like to take this opportunity to claim the first two dances. Don't you love a guy in a kilt? To Team Firth:(Uh-oh. Do we have to behave differently here now, or on the page that will be created in the future?) (Moon Dreams)we all need more time to think about his gift. Let�s all just show up with it on the 10th. What do you say? Good idea. Don�t worry, I will bring plenty of Dom Perignon to the party. Even Bridget will not know what hit her. Good. I won't arrive till after 23:00 EST, so I don't want it to be all gone ;-) I will send the Creme Brulee, strawberries, etc. ahead so you will all have them. And not to worry--I don't think Bridget ever knows what hit her, so you can probably just give her water. Does anybody know the time he was born? Then we can go to one of those astrology sites and see that his Moon is in XXX, etc. Maybe someone's already done his chart. Just seems appropriate at a birthday party.

Colin is a Virgo with the moon in Taurus. We would need the time of his birth for his ascendant. Cheryle, I am so happy to see you in such a party mood as myself! Yes, I think men in kilts are very sexy. Love the birthday cake idea! Nan and Karen you always make me LOL!

Why does this man need yet another web site? Just a question.

(Laura)Why does this man need yet another web site? Just a question. because those four (TeamFirth) can?...

Because this is *the* website for CF?

Ladies,Cheryle has inspired me to do Colin�s astrological chart (thanks to my extensive library), so for you who might be interested: Sun in Virgo Moon in Taurus Mercury in Virgo Venus in Libra Mars in Gemini Jupiter in Saggitarious Saturn in Capricorn Uranus in Leo Neptune in Scorpio Pluto in Virgo In the Chinese calendar he was born a RAT. Terry, have you contacted Colin�s agent in LA? I�m certain they will wish to know of the web site. Looking forward to Sept. 10th. Laura, what a question!!!

(CherlE) (Uh-oh. Do we have to behave differently here now, or on the page that will be created in the future?) What makes you say that?

(Laura) Why does this man need yet another web site? Just a question. Since when are web sites born from necessity? Just an answer. (Terry) Because this is *the* website for CF? Well, I don't know about that. There are some really terrific Colin sites out there. We're just hoping to make this one representative of all Colin fans, not just Drool or Pemberley or the list.

(Renate) Any suggestions what to do with the new domain? Anyone out there who wants to, and knows how to put together a page by herself please contact me. Nan or somebody else still to be named will upload the html files and pictures. Looks like I'll just be sitting on the sidelines for this, feeling very guilty of course. Not having the know-how or the hardware for such a task as TeamFirth is putting together, I can only be a cheerleader. Like Cheryl, I'd like to know Do we have to behave differently here now, or on the page that will be created in the future? With his name "officially" on it, I just feel the need to be more restrained. I'd never want him to see our other topics. (Nan) We're just hoping to make this one representative of all Colin fans, not just Drool or Pemberley or the list. Then we'd definitely have to be more restrained. I think there are people out there who don't necessarily care for our degree of enthusiasm for certain facets of his charms. Or who don't see the joke. Still, I thank Terry for reserving this domain for "us". What, if anything can those of us not on TeamFirth do to help?

Moon Dreams what about us Aries??? you left us out. I know I can provoke, tease etal:)

(Heide) What, if anything can those of us not on TeamFirth do to help? Suggestions are welcome, honey. But, for the time being (because of the time constraints) we are just trying to get things together. Once the page is up, then certainly let us know if there is something you think might be an interesting addition.

Laura dear, I myself have Aries moon but the above is really his natal chart. I have the books, so you see you will have to chose another topic with which to provoke and tease me.

(heide)we'd definitely have to be more restrained Oh dear... Not that I'm one of the less restrained (by nature, not option), I so love the spontaneity that I'm afraid will be lost. Aren't there enough serious sites around, as in the Friends of Firth and the like? Do you think he goes ther more often than here, and enjoys it more? Would you? But if you're worried, had you better not ask him? Through his agent, or whatever?

I'm sorry to be a bit confused. The new website at www.colinfirth.com will not necessarily be linked with Drool, will it? I thought the web site was to be a general informational site about Colin and that we would still be free to carry on our dialogues here at the Spring without added restraint. I agree that the ColinFirth site should be something he could access without embarrassment (and I would not want him or his agent to ever read some of the things I've posted in the past). Oh the shame :-)

(Gi) But if you're worried, had you better not ask him? Through his agent, or whatever? Now, now...sister, calm yourself ;-) It's just a fan page and, other than having a link to this Conference, has nothing to do with the conversations here. Don't let it put a damper on your enthusiasm. (Jana) I thought the web site was to be a general informational site about Colin and that we would still be free to carry on our dialogues here at the Spring without added restraint. You are absolutely correct, Jana ;-) And, for getting the right answer you get a prize! ;-p

Nan, speaking of prizes, I'm still thinking about my choice of team jackets. But don't you think the embroidered ticker and dangler might look better on a modified humpy hat? ;-D

(Karen) But don't you think the embroidered ticker and dangler might look better on a modified humpy hat? ;-D I was thinking something more along the lines of baseball caps, but humpy hats would certainly be more appropriate. Hmmmm, I imagine something as...well, humpy, as the humpy hat might get in the way of one's duties. To get them out of the way we'd have to fold them up and stick them under our arms, giving a whole new meaning to the term "pitcrew" ;-p

but humpy hats would certainly be more appropriate. Would someone pl. describe a humpy hat to me?

(Nan) as the humpy hat might get in the way of one's duties. Nevah!! Just turn them on their sides...a more homey approach to humpy hat wearing. :) (Evelyn) Would someone pl. describe a humpy hat to me? Since Nan's officially back in school, I'll put you out of your misery. However, Nan IS the Keeptress of the humpy hat. It's the hat Darcy is wearing when the Bingley party alights from the carriage to go to the Meryton Assembly. Some people say it's a bicorn or tricorn type hat. I know someone shall correct me if I am wrong.

Bicorn - i.e. two-horned, vaguely like Napoleon's hat. Part of a Regency gentleman's formal evening attire. Rarely worn: usually held under arm, folded flat.

And often called (around here) "Incroyable"

Ladies, just walked in the door, I have bought Colin's gift! See you all tomorrow. Wishing the best to Team Firth for the grand opening. Party, party, party!

oh, yeah, one more time... Party, party, party!

Classic actors votes Go and take a look at the result ..... make haste!!! make haste!!!

It's midnight now in the UK - and it looks as if I am the first one to congratulate... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COLIN FIRTH!

Ditto ;-) (I'm shy...)

Happy birthday! When the heck does the site open anyway? It's past 0 hour in most States :-) I'm leaving now, call you back from Toronto!

Colin, I wish you a very happy birthday! I wanted to share my love of music with you, so I hope you enjoy my gift. The complete Waterboys collection, Keith Jarrett�s �Staircase� and �The Vienna Concert� and Jeff Buckley�s �Grace�. Now, I would like to claim the first two dances.

Three Deers and company, Love Colin's picture. Looking forward to more!

CONGRATULATIONS NAN, The website is brilliant.....What a nice gift for Colin. We are all v. proud of you. Lots to celebrate today.:-)) (But now that we are part of the official webring.... we shall have to behave :-) )

WHERE's THE PARTY???

Happy birthday Colin! Love those fireworks! What a great tribute to a fine actor.

Congrats to TeamFirth......I love the cartoons! And Happy Birthday Colin! Where's the party? I think the glare of the public spotlight has put us all very much on our best behaviour......maybe we should celebrate by taking afternoon tea. :-)

...or a cold shower... ;-D

I'd say everyone's out dancing in the streets...or attending their own *private* parties.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COLIN AND MANY MORE!

There's plenty of champagne left, but the haggis is all gone. The creme brulee looks yummy. Eat up everyone! Arami, you can come in now. Wo ist du Renate? Laura, did your sister have the baby?

Hallo ladies, cheers from Toronto! I really can't stay but I've btought some flowers... Have fun! Just saw The Site - congrats! And again - HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLIN!

Well, it's still the 10th on the west coast, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLIN! The web site looks fantastic! Team Firth did a fabulous job.

Totally, totally, totally awesome. A deep bow to each of you.

I'm sorry I missed the festivities, but glad Moon Dreams was there to receive the Creme Brulee etc. I was out of town and became ill :-( I am in awe of the how much came together so quickly, and the fireworks are perfect. I had the wine shop deliver my present directly: a great Italian wine (1988 Gaja Barbaresco) in honor of L. and a fabulous Bordeaux (1995 Leoville-Las-Cases, St. Julien) in honor of, um, anybody we know who�s been in Bordeaux when C has. Moon Dreams, I should have given him The Koln Concert! BTW, what does the rest of his chart mean? I'm a double Libra, on the cusp of Virgo, so I have a clue about part of his chart, but what can you tell us? Moon in Taurus would interest us, yes? What about the Capricorn? Nan, Terry, Team Firth: What happens on this board from now on? (me)Do we have to behave differently here now, or on the page that will be created in the future?) (Nan)What makes you say that? Subsequent discussion has pretty much cleared it up for me, I think. There might be more traffic because we�re linked to our G-rated site, which is linked to others in the Ring. However, the boards are still PG-R rated.

The party was great fun, the fireworks were unexpected but so beautiful. We must do it again next year. Dear Cheryle, we seem to have similar tastes in music as well as wine. I suggest you try a 1992 �Poggio Antico� Brunello di Montalcino if you get a chance. I was debating whether to give him the �Koln Concert� as well!!! The person with the moon in Taurus has a passionate desire for attention and have a strong desire for material success and is also very sensual (as if!),this combined with Virgo who are perfectionists by nature and tend to take care of themselves and are desirous of acquiring knowledge.We get a little in-depth look at his career choices here. Of course the most important thing in one�s chart is the ascendant (your personality), and we don�t have that because we don�t know the hour of birth. The most important planets are sun, moon, ascendant , mars and venus, the other ones are relative. I must say you are making me dust off some books I have not looked at in years! You, my dear have a birthday coming up I see. The RAT personality is anxious not to be a failure, the affable, elegant and generous rat lives for today. This animal should never be underestimated. (no, indeed, never!) I hope this helps �make out his character�. There seems to be a bit of Darcy in Colin. (But didn�t we suspect as much?)

(CherylE) Nan, Terry, Team Firth: What happens on this board from now on? Bring your knitting stuff - Oh, well, just kidding. :-) No reason why it should be much different. But what happens depends on you all, and on the new host to come - can't we find a way to bully Heide into it? :-)) Also I hope we will get some more lurkers and posters. We - the TeamFirth aka 3Deers - will work on the site as we find the time, and we invite suggestions. What would you like to see on such a page, what is not already on one of the other excellent Firth sites? Ok, that makes it pretty difficult. Be creative! My first suggestion would be to make a separate page for a collection of interesting links which were posted here and spread over the boards, a collection like a kind of custom-made online bookmarks. So, when you surf around, and find something interesting, don't forget to take a note of the link, and post it here with a brief description.

Hey Nan......Re: "Reading of the Face" page........ ...to be followed by a "Reading of the Hands????? "Wicked Women of Spring" ....AKA "Slurpies of Drool"

Strictly best behaviour type suggestion for new site......how clever are you with sound files? CF has a marvellous voice and (special request coming up!) I would love to hear his rendition of Rupert Brooke's "Oh haven without wave or tide", which he reads so beautifully in "The one before last". Could you perhaps link this to your opening page? O haven without wave or tide, Silence in which all songs have died, O infinite deep I never knew I would come back, Come back to you, Find you as a pool unstirred, Kneel down by you without a word, Lay my head and nothing said In your hands ungarlanded, And a long watch you would keep, and I should sleep, And I should sleep. Enough good taste!! Re "Reading of the Hands" there has apparently been some definitive university research published, which concludes that the determining factor is relative proportion of index and ring finger! So there!

definitive university research published, which concludes that the determining factor is relative proportion of index and ring finger! So there! Y'mean never mind the second crease of the inside of the wrist to the longest finger? OK Bethan. Don't be so cryptic.Tell us more of this academic university report. In our new behavior mode, we are terribly scholarly....:-)

Oh, no, not another scientific hand measurement report! ;-)

Sister has not yet had said baby:( But, I think tonight or early tomorrow. She's having contractions:) My first Niece!!! I'll be an auntie for the first time:)

(Lizbeth) Re "Reading of the Hands" there has apparently been some definitive university research published, which concludes that the determining factor is relative proportion of index and ring finger! It says that if your ring finger is longer than your index, you're a very sensual, sexy, etc. etc. person. Just what we needed, another reason to look at Colin's hands!

It says that if your ring finger is longer than your index, you're a very sensual, sexy, etc. etc. person. Hey Moon.....my index and ring fingers are the same....what does that mean.? I suppose one could always cut the index fingernail shorter :-) OK Nan....let's have the picture of CF's hands again from FP.....enhanced!

(heide) With his name "officially" on it, I just feel the need to be more restrained. I'd never want him to see our other topics. Just in case anyone is wondering, this is not an official site--it just happens to have his name. (heide) Then we'd definitely have to be more restrained. I think there are people out there who don't necessarily care for our degree of enthusiasm for certain facets of his charms. Or who don't see the joke. That's true. Personally, I have no shame about drool. It's fun and harmless. I understand that there are those who don't approve of it and that's okay, but it sure as hell isn't going to keep me from doing it. ;-) (Karen) However, Nan IS the Keeptress of the humpy hat. Indeed, I am�and don't you forget it ladies 'cause I have spies everywhere ;-p (Arami) Bicorn - i.e. two-horned, vaguely like Napoleon's hat. Part of a Regency gentleman's formal evening attire. Rarely worn: usually held under arm, folded flat. As you can see, Arami will be the archivist for cf.com ;-) (Gi) And often called (around here) "Incroyable" And not to be confused with INCROYABLE ;-p~~~ (Arami) Ditto ;-) (I'm shy...) Pffft! ;-p (Evelyn) (But now that we are part of the official webring....we shall have to behave :-) ) Hee hee..behave like what? ;-p BTW, we haven't had the chance to join the webring yet� (bethan) maybe we should celebrate by taking afternoon tea. :-) (arami) ...or a cold shower... ;-D LOL! Now, that's m'girl�:-D (CherylE)Do we have to behave differently here now, or on the page that will be created in the future?) (Nan)What makes you say that? (CherylE) Subsequent discussion has pretty much cleared it up for me, I think. There might be more traffic because we're linked to our G-rated site, which is linked to others in the Ring. However, the boards are still PG-R rated. Don't let the link to cf.com change the way you choose to speak. Spring has never been a secret among Firthfans. They all know it's here, and some even lurk, even if they don't participate. The link shouldn't make much difference. (renate) Bring your knitting stuff - LOL! (bethan) CF has a marvellous voice and (special request coming up!) I would love to hear his rendition of Rupert Brooke's "Oh haven without wave or tide", which he reads so beautifully in "The one before last". Could you perhaps link this to your opening page? I think it's a great idea, honey ;-) However, sound files tend to be very large and it would slow up the page. I'll have to play with some more compression programs to see if I can get that file down to a manageable size. Or maybe just take a couple of the lines, rather than the whole thing. Dunno�gotta play. (bethan) Enough good taste!! Well, that was fast ;-p (bethan) Re "Reading of the Hands" there has apparently been some definitive university research published, which concludes that the determining factor is relative proportion of index and ring finger! So there! (Evelyn) Y'mean never mind the second crease of the inside of the wrist to the longest finger? As I've said before, I remain unconvinced ;-)

(Nan) You are absolutely correct, Jana ;-) And, for getting the right answer you get a prize! ;-p Oh Nan, I just re-read this and can't believe I've neglected to respond until now. (see post #55). Do I really get the whole Darcy :-)? My heart is all a-flutter.

(Moon Dreams)the moon in Taurus has a passionate desire for attention...is also very sensual.. That's the part I was thinking of. ;-)

(Jana) Do I really get the whole Darcy :-)? I understand, Jana, that you not only get the whole Darcy but you get the Full Darcy too - an upper class version of the Full Monty but he gets to keep his hat on. Your choice which hat. ;-D

"Oh haven without wave or tide" What an apt way to introduce our new website... ;-)

Well, if the length of the poem poses technical problems (which I'm sure you can overcome, ladies!), how about a shorter soundbite........"Here? Yes, here" ,"Can I smoke?" for example. Any suggestions?

The Spring offers a realaudio server, by the way.

Okay, sister had said baby today four days too late, but I tried:)

Terry: Because this is *the* website for CF? LOL! Sorry, but I think you guys have a way to go before you can say that. Even if you did get Colin to design it. (Isn't that what it says? "Designed by Colin?") But at least you've made him commercial. So to speak. ;-) www.disney.com

Isn't that what it says? "Designed by Colin?" And which asylum are you posting from, Felicia?