I remember the assemblies of the 60's and early 70's and yes, the food and volunteering in food preparation was an exciting part of the meeting. We were told that this was ending because many were missing the sessions due to volunteering. I could not understand how this was so as we always had speakers at the prep sight and could listen to the talks.
Posts by virgo
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44...Good Food at Assemblys.....What Happened?..
by OUTLAW inin a time before many of you were born... assemblys had a great food... i left before the food started getting bad... .
i am totally amazed at reading... how food at assemblys got worse and worse... until finally food was`nt served at all... .
back in the day... food at assemblys was pretty dam good... there was quality cooking back then... jehovah`s witness`s actually looked forward to meals at assemblys... .
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Was There Any Song That You Regarded As Special, That Got You In a Good Mood, etc...
by minimus ini love music.
when i was a kid, i had hundreds of cassettes where i taped all my favorite songs.. some songs would give me the chills.
some would be so good, i'd replay them over and over again!
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virgo
These never fail to lift my spirits.
Listen to the music- The Doobie Brothers
Stomp- The Brothers Johnson
Let's Groove- Earth Wind and Fire (in fact anything by EW & F)
The Dude-Quincy Jones
Give me the Night- George Benson
Never knew love like this before- Stephanie Mills
Brick House- The Commodores
Don't know much- Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt
Cupid- Sam Cook
I can see clearly now- Johnny Nash
No woman no cry- Bob Marley
Drift Away- Doby Gray
Africa- Toto
Teach your children- Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Galveston/Gentle on my mind- Glen Campbell
Promises/Time and Tide- Basia
Club at the end of the street- Elton John
Proud Mary/Have you ever seen the rain- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Anticipation- Carly Simon
Year of the Cat- Al Stewart
American Dream- The Dirt Band
Heart of Gold- Neil Young
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Circuit & District Overseers That Made An Impact
by minimus inwe have a lot of new ones on this site as well as some who have been here for years----i know this subject has been brought up before, but were there any memorable cos or dos that you can recall?.
co arnie scneider was my last co when i was an elder.
he was a very sweet man..
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virgo
In a SA context: I wonder if any remember Corrie Grobler? Good orator and just an all round nice guy. A died in the wool dub non the less. Tony Panas always reminded of the apostle Paul, all righteous indignation.
But my special bile was reserved for a specimin by the name of Fred English. An opinionated, bombastic sob like no other. More responsible than most for my exit from this organization. I hope his father stokes him regularly to feel the heat!!!!!
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virgo
My wife and I did. Hell, three days after the wedding I was still waiting. Needless to say I discovered that I was married to a JW prude and all kinds of restrictions placed on sex,eg. sex on alternate days. once a day only and very limited in scope etc. Still married after 32 years although the sexual aspect is still very unsatisfactory.
My children however have all lived with their partners before marraige and are happy with their choices. This as probably the course I now advocate.
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Things I like.......
by Tatiana inwanted to do this to remember why i want to be here......i'd also like to know some of your likes....if you care to share..... 1. rainstorms.
2. black kittens with yellow eyes.
3. wind chimes.
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virgo
Some of the things I like:
1. African sunsets.
2. Crisp white shirts and bespoke navy blue suits.
3. Being in love.
4. Spending time with the grandchildren.
5. Facebook
6. The voice of Linda Ronstadt.
7. The singing of Art Garfunkel.
8. JWN (required daily reading for the last 5 years)
9. Dark chocolate.
10. Filter Coffee.
11. Music of the 60's,70's and the 80's.
12. Being in the company of my family (even though most are uberdubs).
14. The brilliant sunlight after an intense highveld storm.
15. Sex.
16. My audio system.(built it myself).
Well that's it for now. Got to get to bed. Past midnight.
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How You Doin'?
by snowbird inever have those days when your measuring line always falls in pleasant places?.
psalm 16:6 the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.
niv.
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virgo
Doing great.The end of a beautifull spring day here.Life's good.
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Banned expressions= Pioneers abused me for saying "that sucks or peeved"!
by Witness 007 inyes as a young man on 20 out witnessing with the special pioneers one brother said his bible study wasn't home...."oh that sucks" said i......well, you would have thought i said "that sucks balls" three pioneers completely freak out and as a "trinity" start telling me off...i didn't think it was a swear word....anyone else?.
once the c.o used the term "peeved off" during his talk...well, everyone did research on the word to see if it was the same as "pissed off.
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The rebuke was called for. At the age of 13, I did not understand the meaning of what I had said, merely repeating something that I had heard in the neighborhood. Lesson learnt and never repeated. -
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Banned expressions= Pioneers abused me for saying "that sucks or peeved"!
by Witness 007 inyes as a young man on 20 out witnessing with the special pioneers one brother said his bible study wasn't home...."oh that sucks" said i......well, you would have thought i said "that sucks balls" three pioneers completely freak out and as a "trinity" start telling me off...i didn't think it was a swear word....anyone else?.
once the c.o used the term "peeved off" during his talk...well, everyone did research on the word to see if it was the same as "pissed off.
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virgo
An elder once chastised me for saying that something was "groovy". On another occasion by another elder for saying "dirty bugger".
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Being Prejudiced
by purplesofa inmy daughter(she is feeling much better btw) sat down with me a little while ago to tell me about a conversation she had with her boyfriend over the phone.
the guy he works with is black and seems he has been calling him the n word, i don't think to his face, but my daughter has heard him say it.
so she says something to him about it and how wrong she thinks it is.
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virgo
I grew up in the old racist South Africa and experienced prejudice in pretty much every aspect of life. I learnt to live with it largely because of the family I was born into. They helped me appreciate that you cannot judge people by their color and assume that all people of a particular racial group are the same. My grandad was white and married a colored lady. Most of their children are married to people of other races and so are very aware of the prejudice that one can be subjected to. They provided a warm and safe environment to turn to when the going got tough. BTW we really were among the last of the major religious groups to integrate congregations. I remember a couple of talks given discouraging inter-racial dating because of cultural differences and of how outsiders would view this. My kids think that that is simply outrageous. They are all married to people of different races and the experience has reinforced our opinion that we are more alike than we are different. Our prejudices are born from ignorance and bad upbringing.
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Where did you meet your lover/partner/husband/wife and..
by mtsgrad inwas it love at first sight?.
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mtsgrad.
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virgo
First saw my wife when we were both 12 years old on a bus traveling to a district assembly. I was smitten and knew that one day we would marry. We were in different congregations. First time that I spoke to her was at a convention in Durban. Started dating at 18 and married at 21. Still together after 31 years.