Fantasy Avalon League

[josie]

well, i'm in portland oregon and i play pretty good rhythm on a gibson j45 guitar and i am a pretty good teacher too so i could offer that up! plus i know nearly every steve earle song so that would help inspire any revolution i can do other stuff well too like storytelling, but i'm very shy and need coaxing love.

[Kulapops]

Originally Posted by josie

well, i'm in portland oregon and i play pretty good rhythm on a gibson j45 guitar and i am a pretty good teacher too so i could offer that up! plus i know nearly every steve earle song so that would help inspire any revolution i can do other stuff well too like storytelling, but i'm very shy and need coaxing love.

Do you know 'When Josie comes home...' by Steely Dan ?



Thanks everyone for posting the community details. I think this is a great idea. I took a look at the one in Wales...seems interesting... building that earth wall must have taken a few man-woman hours... !

Please feel free to post any community stuff here or any ideas/thoughts you may have for starting/joining your own...

For example, how 'self-sufficient' does a community need to be? Does it need to be totally stand alone. If it can generate revenue in some way, does it really need to do everything itself??

I don't think making community is just about coping in a post apocalyptic sense (well not any more) I think it's also about finding an alternative way of approaching life than the way we currently do. (neighbours at arms length.. family in another town...). No telly ? No MacDo's ? Learning about the real world in which we live ? Plants, birds... animals.. seasons...medicine...health.. peace .. love...and living in a hopefully fulfilling way.

Or is it about back-breaking toil.. arguments over who's turn it is to milk the goat?



K

[josie]

Originally Posted by Kulapops

Do you know 'When Josie comes home...' by Steely Dan ?

ya! that's the song i got my name from. good old school steely dan

[Kulapops]

[QUOTE=josie;245131]

Originally Posted by Kulapops

Do you know 'When Josie comes home...' by Steely Dan ?


ya! that's the song i got my name from. good old school steely dan

Wow.. they have been responsible for a few names then... I know another friend who called her daughter Aja, (Asia?) after an album by Steely Dan...

I wonder if there's anyone out there called Kid Charlemagne ??

[Kulapops]

With the recent 'down time' at Avalon, I've made a note to self that I should at least get some contact details for those on my friends list, emails or skype.. that kind of thing.

Perhaps you are already more organised than I, but I thought I'd mention this for those of you who haven't thought of this yet.

Would be a shame to lose that community... as someone pointed out (Dim, I think it was).. a shame for all those virtual connections to rely on one password...

So think about your community, even if it's a virtual one.

I'm not going to ask people to post any details of course, this is just a reminder to get it sorted...

K

[5thElement]

"and streams.... must have water!" illuminate
This is a must! I live on a island and fresh water could be a problem unless you had a good well with no salt water intrusion. That is the only drawback to trying to be self sustaining here.

You're going to have Kilkenny ?? kulapops/feardia
I am not sure I could live with too many cartmans

I have been telling my husband that I have a very strong urge to buy some land and set up a small farm. Not sure how to make that happen but the urge is getting stronger everyday. This is not an OMG the S is about to HTF kind of feeling - it's something else. Where ever we end up - we come with a small village attached (8-13 of us and some of them are a bit smelly)

Great thread - let's keep it going. And remember, everyone has value and something to contribute to any community they are part of

El