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Original song |
City of New Orleans |
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Original artist |
Steve Goodman |
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Filk author |
Scott Malcomson |
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Intro |
After having seen all these verses of "Passengers Will Please Refrain", which scans very well to "City of New Orleans", I decided to do a filk of "l;CNO" in honor of Kitty, the Sysop of Kitty's Sandbox in the northern part of Tempe. That's in the Land of Az, for you non-natives. She runs the best board in the state, IMNSHO! |
Kitty of North Tempe
(to the tune of Arlo Guthrie's "City of New Orleans")
(c) 1992, Scott Malcomson
Ridin' on the phone lines out in 'Zonie
Maricopa County, northern Tempe trail
Fido netfeed, fifty restless users
One sysop
Twenty-five packets of mail.
All across the Southwest network feed
The board pulls data for all to see
That reappears upon your CRT
Users who never use their names
Crackin' puns that know no shame
An' the sales ads for the rusted IBM clones.
Good Mornin', FidoNet, how are ya?
Say, doncha know me, I'm just havin' fun
I'm the Sysop they call "Kitty of North Tempe"
I'll upload some mail here before I'm done!
Playin' referee for the old men in the flamewar
Nigglin' points, and everyone's keepin' score
They pass some rumors off in lieu of knowledge
Nothin's solved, but brownie points count for more!
And the beasts of Furry Fandom
And the Trekkies with Spock ears
Ride Kitty's magic carpet
On their phone
Users falling half-asleep
Fingers tapping to the beat
Of the cathode-ray tube's
Faint methodical drone.
Good Mornin', FidoNet, how are ya?
Say, doncha know me, I'm just havin' fun
I'm the Sysop they call "Kitty of North Tempe"
I'll upload another .GIF before I'm done!
Nighttime comes to Kitty's Sandbox early
Logging on to Stormgate in L.A.
If I'm lucky, I'll be done by mornin'
Meet the rising sun hunched over a CRT.
And all the aliases people use
Seem mainly intended to confuse
We poor Sysops who always must contend
With phone bills and electric costs
Important mail that just gets lost
And fanac that are going 'round the bend!
Good Night, FidoNet, how are ya?
Say, doncha know me, I'm just havin' fun
I'm the Sysop they call "Kitty of North Tempe"
I'll download a thousand files before I'm done!
This is done in rather tongue-in-cheek honor of Kitty, who keeps Arizona FurFandom linked up with the rest of you nice folx, often at peril of personal life and limb! Well, maybe not limb... :)
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