God BP, you reckon Im a name dropper!!! As for your ideal way to meet Obama, I will let you close your eyes, have a glass of Shiraz and leave you 2 all alone with that one! watch out for the rips in the surf
Mattieu
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Does the average American get to meet a past/present President?
by Mattieu injust wondering..... i had the opportunity to meet former us president george bush snr (we still had to address him as mr. president) and his wife barbara.
i was emcamped with their entourage for a week on an australian visit some years ago.
real eye opener as to the workings of the secret service, i got an invite to the secret service wind up party at a night club the day the bushes left oz, straight out of a movie that night ;-).
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Does the average American get to meet a past/present President?
by Mattieu injust wondering..... i had the opportunity to meet former us president george bush snr (we still had to address him as mr. president) and his wife barbara.
i was emcamped with their entourage for a week on an australian visit some years ago.
real eye opener as to the workings of the secret service, i got an invite to the secret service wind up party at a night club the day the bushes left oz, straight out of a movie that night ;-).
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Lol BP, I havent told anyone the stories of that Presidential visit! A late night and a glass of McLaren Vale Shiraz may cause me to open up
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Does the average American get to meet a past/present President?
by Mattieu injust wondering..... i had the opportunity to meet former us president george bush snr (we still had to address him as mr. president) and his wife barbara.
i was emcamped with their entourage for a week on an australian visit some years ago.
real eye opener as to the workings of the secret service, i got an invite to the secret service wind up party at a night club the day the bushes left oz, straight out of a movie that night ;-).
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Just wondering..... I had the opportunity to meet former US President George Bush Snr (We still had to address him as Mr. President) and his wife Barbara. I was emcamped with their entourage for a week on an Australian visit some years ago. Real eye opener as to the workings of the secret service, I got an invite to the secret service wind up party at a night club the day the Bushes left Oz, straight out of a movie that night ;-)
But does the average US citizen get the chance to meet a President? One would think during an election campaign there would be more of an opportunity when they make themselves more accessible to the electorate. So have you met a US President? What about a Governor?
PS - George & Barbara were the most down to earth people, was behind closed doors a fair bit with them, real natural people who took a genuine interest in others (this may conflict with local opinion back in the States, but that is how I found them to be).
Cheers, Mattieu
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Vale Tony Curtis
by Mattieu inscreen legend................. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/actor-tony-curtis-dies-at-85/story-e6frfmvr-1225932539056.
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Screen legend................
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Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)
by possible-san inkatsuhiko hattori - "jiyuu no daichi" (english meaning: "land of freedom").
well, the images in that video are kyoto in japan.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyib9ahcpjo.
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Tokyo never sleeps thats for sure! Will have to PM you some details of my trips there and what I saw. Hey Leolaia, just whilst I have your attention, let me know if you ever make it back to Melbourne for the tennis, or any other time for that matter. Cheers, Mattieu
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Hello JWN...excited to be a new member!
by braveheart ini stumbled on to this forum about a month ago...and i'm hooked!!
a tremendous amount of knowledge, wisdom, great debate, and lol humor, which is good for the soul.. i am not a jw, but the borg infected my family years ago, many are still trapped, and i have 2 big shot elders.. i became a huge opposer/apostate and had many a battle.
today we have learned to live in peace...live and let live.. recently, i decided to get up to date with everything jw... i often wonder why my family can't see or figure out the real truth.
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G'day Braveheart, a warm welcome, nice to have you on board. Cheers, Mattieu
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Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)
by possible-san inkatsuhiko hattori - "jiyuu no daichi" (english meaning: "land of freedom").
well, the images in that video are kyoto in japan.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyib9ahcpjo.
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Leolaia, you will love it, no doubt. I dont use the word enchanting lightly. I am sure you will do your homework on the best places to visit. I was fortunate to visit Kyoto on 2 occasions when the cherry blossom was out. I still have a small piece that I "smuggled" back into Oz pressed between the pages of a book ;-)
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Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)
by possible-san inkatsuhiko hattori - "jiyuu no daichi" (english meaning: "land of freedom").
well, the images in that video are kyoto in japan.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyib9ahcpjo.
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Hi Nancy, agreed. There is a zen rock garden at the Golden Temple in Kyoto. The only way to see all 15 rocks is to meditate. From Wikipedia:
A famous Japanese rock garden is at Ryoan-ji in northwest Kyoto, Japan.
The garden is 30 meters long from east to west and 10 meters from north to south. There are no trees, just 15 irregularly shaped rocks of varying sizes, some surrounded by moss, arranged in a bed of white gravel/sand that is raked every day.
The rocks of various sizes are arranged on small white pebbles in five groups, each comprising five, two, three, two, and three rocks. The garden contains 15 rocks arranged on the surface of white pebbles in such a manner that visitors can see only 14 of them at once, from whichever angle the garden is viewed.
Cheers, Mattieu
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Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)
by possible-san inkatsuhiko hattori - "jiyuu no daichi" (english meaning: "land of freedom").
well, the images in that video are kyoto in japan.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyib9ahcpjo.
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Possible , right back at you!
The whole Nagano prefecture is so beautiful. Have been to Kyoto a couple of times as well as Osaka. Though spent most of my times visiting Japan around Tokyo/Chiba...
Some great memories and nice people. Cheers, Mattieu
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Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)
by possible-san inkatsuhiko hattori - "jiyuu no daichi" (english meaning: "land of freedom").
well, the images in that video are kyoto in japan.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyib9ahcpjo.
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Hi Possible, spent a few days in Kyoto, enchanting and beautiful city. Have you ever been up Nagano way? Around Matumoto or Hotaka?? Cheers, Mattieu