Hello from Nigel
Dec 11, 2011 10:41:56 GMT
Post by Nigel on Dec 11, 2011 10:41:56 GMT
Hi everyone (again), it's me, Nigel. The pseudonym 'niggleodeon' came from my Youtube channel a few years ago when I started posting kids' music videos and it kinda migrated across to Twitter and other places.
I came here as a Jackie fan, in some emotional distress at the closing of Steve's forum. I made a lot of friends there and we all thought it was about to end. I vividly remember the relief at finding this place to set up home in again. Nicola, you were very gracious in taking in a lot of refugees and making us feel welcome; it must have been a little overwhelming when the number of postings shot up so quickly. I remember chatting with you back at Steve's forum and thinking that CC must be a good place to visit, though at that time I knew relatively few artists' work, mainly Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Jackie, Hollie and as a new friend from the forum - Toni.
Then, like so many others, through this site I discovered a whole wealth of new (to me) talent. It was like having my eyes opened to a different world. It was wonderful to find some of the artists actively posting on the forum and accessible to post comments to. How satisfying it is to be able to tell an artist personally how good you think they are!
As for me, well I've been a teacher for a long time now. Early retirement from the profession (which is not the one I used to know, now so formal and administrative) hasn't separated me from my love of kids and the nurturing of young talent. I still maintain a connection with school and teaching.
I love musical theatre and go to as many shows, performances and concerts as I can. This year's highlights include seeing Katherine, Hollie, Andrea Bocelli, and flying to Atlanta to see Jackie. Katherine's already lined up again for January 2012 and after that, who knows?
Good to see lots of friends still here, courtesy of Nicola and Adam, who set this whole thing in motion, and looking forward to seeing new friends maybe, here in this, the newest version of home.
I came here as a Jackie fan, in some emotional distress at the closing of Steve's forum. I made a lot of friends there and we all thought it was about to end. I vividly remember the relief at finding this place to set up home in again. Nicola, you were very gracious in taking in a lot of refugees and making us feel welcome; it must have been a little overwhelming when the number of postings shot up so quickly. I remember chatting with you back at Steve's forum and thinking that CC must be a good place to visit, though at that time I knew relatively few artists' work, mainly Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Jackie, Hollie and as a new friend from the forum - Toni.
Then, like so many others, through this site I discovered a whole wealth of new (to me) talent. It was like having my eyes opened to a different world. It was wonderful to find some of the artists actively posting on the forum and accessible to post comments to. How satisfying it is to be able to tell an artist personally how good you think they are!
As for me, well I've been a teacher for a long time now. Early retirement from the profession (which is not the one I used to know, now so formal and administrative) hasn't separated me from my love of kids and the nurturing of young talent. I still maintain a connection with school and teaching.
I love musical theatre and go to as many shows, performances and concerts as I can. This year's highlights include seeing Katherine, Hollie, Andrea Bocelli, and flying to Atlanta to see Jackie. Katherine's already lined up again for January 2012 and after that, who knows?
Good to see lots of friends still here, courtesy of Nicola and Adam, who set this whole thing in motion, and looking forward to seeing new friends maybe, here in this, the newest version of home.