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Re: OT: My name (jara: OT: Composing)

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Sunday, March 23, 2003, 7:47
 --- Roger Mills skrzypszy:

> Are there rocky mountains in Holland? ;-))))
Hehe. The highest "mountain" we have is about 320 m high, IIRC.
> You could be "Rocky-Mountain Jack" in Murrkin, it sounds rather Brechtian > (Alaska-Wolf Joe is a character in "Mahagonny")
Hm, sounds good. Although "Rocky-Mountain Johnny" sounds pretty Brechtian to me as well.
> In Kash, you would be: (yan, can or huwan) suranjakra > (["suran'dZakra] surañ 'mountain', cakra colloq. adj. form of cangar 'rock')
How are these pronounced (the first names, I mean)? [jan], [tjan], [huvan]? And what is the difference between them? Hehe, I like Suranjakra :)
> BTW, just today I downloaded the Anvil Works MIDI-composer thingy that Danny > Wier mentioned. Quite fun, a little tricky, and I need to memorize the help > file.........
I still have to download these things. Why o why doesn't a day have 48 hours?! I can't wait until my retirement... Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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