User talk:Jwm57

Norman Thomas
I enjoyed your moving vignette of Norman Thomas. Unfortunately, it does not conform to the editorial requirements of Wikipedia, which can only publish things which have a published source elsewhere, so I have removed it. I am pasting it below, so that it is not lost altogether to posterity. This edited into the entry by one who knew him. It is not official. Norman Thomas was a family friend, I saw him every year in my youth at my godfather's Christmas Party in NYC. In 1953 I wasn't there and he asked my mother where I was. It was a formal time, she said Jonathan has matriculated at Princeton. He said "you know, Mrs. Murphy, I'm a Socialist - but I'm awfully glad I went to Princeton". At another time he said that he had never changed his views, and that many of the things he advocated were in Mr. Eisenhauer's platform. Finally, may I add, that I sang with the Princeton Tigertones for his Fiftieth Princeton Reunion in 1955. There were but a couple of dozen of them there, but all shed a tear as we sang the old college songs of their time. Our eyes got a bit damp also. At my Fiftieth we had nearly 300, and that reflects the change of life span that has come about since his graduation - and that is in part because of men like him who dedicated themselves to promoting justice. Mr. Thomas was a gentleman of convictions, and consistency. This writer is a conservative who doesn't agree with all the views of Mr. Thomas - but who has the greatest respect for the man. He sought justice for all as a principle, he had no personal agenda for power. I often picture that gentle man in my thoughts, even though I'm in opposition to his politics. We shared a goal, but differed on the means to it - I wish he were here now so I could argue with him (gently), I was too young do do so when I knew him. Kind regards, BobFromBrockley (talk) 12:16, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Psaltery
Hi there Jon, I've just noticed the article on the psaltery (I'm actually looking into buying a hammered dulcimer at some point, so happened to stumble across it!). Anyway, I noticed that you've added a few paragraphs recently and got the impression from reading them (with the signature at the bottom and personal recollection) that they were really intended as information for the talk page, so I've moved them there. There is some quite interesting information you mention, though, that would suit the article. If it can be referenced (i.e. to the Grout treatise you mention), it might be quite good to have it integrated back into the article. Thanks. Rob (talk) 01:07, 9 January 2011 (UTC)