Tragic Talent

Anna Gregoline | April 26, 2004
Hey TCers...

I was thinking that we've got a diverse little group on here and thought, hmmm...


What do each of you consider to be your talents? Do you have expert knowledge in an area? I'm curious to see what kind of experts we have on here.

Jackie Mason | April 26, 2004
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Erik Bates | April 27, 2004
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Scott Hardie | April 27, 2004
It has dulled in recent years, but I used to be able to recall just about any actor from any movie or TV show I had seen. If somebody named a show, I could rattle off the entire cast. It's getting harder to do that sort of thing. Damn IMDb stole my thunder anyway.

Anna Gregoline | April 27, 2004
I can play violin, but haven't practiced in ages. I miss playing with the orchestra.

I'm a good writer, or so I hear. I like to create things, so I'm artistic.

I'm probably more proficient than the average computer user.

I have a little knowledge about Ancient Egypt, sharks, the animal world in general. More, but my brain is freezing up.

Anna Gregoline | April 27, 2004
Oh, I'm also the best darn web searcher I know - I won't rest until I find what I'm looking for. And I'm good at forging signatures.

Kris Weberg | April 27, 2004
I have decent recall of literature, and am a human encyclopedia of superhero comics.

Melissa Erin | April 27, 2004
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Steve West | April 28, 2004
I can recite the alphabet backwards even when drunk. I can sign music which is a performance like singing but more choreographed like dancing. And I'm a damn fine ballroom dancer.

Anna Gregoline | April 28, 2004
You mean ASL for the singing, Steve?

Steve West | April 29, 2004
Sort of. I prefer Signed English which is essentially that - interpreting on a word for word basis but using the same signs used in ASL. ASL utilizes its own rules of grammar sometimes wildly different from English. A skill I will probably never master. So, same signs but maintaning English order and rules of grammar.

Steve Dunn | April 29, 2004
I like writing. I play trumpet and guitar. I like to think of myself as a decent photographer, though it's a new hobby. I sometimes entertain my friends with "freestyle folk" which is exactly like freestyle rap except I make up spontaneous lyrics to three-chord acoustic guitar riffs. Freestyle blues is a similar concept.

Anna Gregoline | April 29, 2004
Oh yeah, duh, I do photography too, although it's been years (unfortunately) since I've been in a darkroom. That's one of my dreams, to have my own darkroom again. Hours passed in the blink of an eye when I was in there playing with the chemicals. =)