Tell us something true about yourself , that we don't already know or wouldn't have guessed

I once worked as a Cinema Usherette..
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hollydolly said:
Got a hidden secret ? Hiding your light under a Bushel?

Got a famous relative ?.. a secret that no-one knows or you've just never thought to mention here.. .. come and tell us ..:D

I'll start .. I have a condition called.. Prosopagnosia ( Face Dylsexia )ā€“ which literally means 'not knowing faces' ā€“ Sufferers, who may not have any other problems with their memory, find it hard, or even impossible, to identify a person's face.

It's something I've lived with all of my life.. that I can recall..

I really don't recognise people if I see them out of the context that I know them,,

For example, I would recognise my teacher in school.. but not in the street... I only recognise people if I've seen them literally dozens of times or more.. but even then if a period of time has lapsed since I last saw them,, could be as little as 6 months.. I don't recognise them by their face.. but oddly I recognise everyone by the way they walk..

I never knew my own child.. even going to collect her from school I was always in a panic in case I didn't find her.. but she always saw me first thank goodness.. Even to this day, if I go to meet her at a pre-arranged place ( ie not her home or mine ).. then she has to call out ''mum'' or speak in some way or I don't recognise her
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Have you read "Witness for the Defense" by Elizabeth Loftus? (one of the top memory experts in the U.S.)
You might find some relevant information in it.
 
I have always been very political, which is a pleasant break with this forum. I lean all the way to the left. I traveled to London 3 times in the mid 1980's I traveled around the country several times. I have been to 39 states, and lived in 4 of them. New York, New Jersey, California, & Florida. I follow baseball (New York Yankees), hockey (New York Islanders), college basketball (St. John's University (Queens, NY), & football (Dallas Cowboys). I lived in New York City ( Manhattan & Brooklyn) for 15 years. I saw a lot of Broadway, Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway shows. I went to old Yankee and Shea Stadiums to watch god know how many baseball games. I went to 30+ concerts in NYC and the state fair in Syracuse. While in Manhattan, I took acting lessons for a while, and had small roles in 5 Off Off Broadway shows. One of the many phases that I went through. Photography was another.
 
I was in a police line-up...Attending a secretarial course at local college many (many, many!) years ago and our tutor didn't turn up. We were milling around wondering whether we should just get on with our coursework alone or go home when a college administrator entered the room with a well-dressed man who had a good look at the group in general before beckoning myself and two others forward. The admin officer told everyone else they could go home and once the room was cleared, the man introduced himself as a detective from our local constabulary and explained that a burglary had taken place only a short time earlier in the town centre, they had apprehended the suspect, and the store owner needed to confirm ID of the thief. I and the other two he had 'chosen' matched the description given by the store owner (!) and he asked if we would be willing to participate in the line-up, promising transport to the station and payment on completion of the task. Apparently the police often called upon the college in such circumstances!!! So away we went to the car park, and found ourselves whisked away in a 'Black Mariah' (police prisoner transport vehicle) and taken to the police station where we did indeed participate in a formal police line-up. Even though I was compeltely innocent, I felt very nervous when the shop owner slowed down as she passed me in the line! The culprit was correctly ID'd and led away and we were all led out into a nice airy room where there were small round tables hosting plates of biscuits, mugs of tea and bowls of Quality Street chocolates, and a female officer handed each of us a small sealed brown envelope which, on opening, contained 50p (this was in the 70's!). Disappointed by the fact that we had to make our own way home as I had rather hoped to be dropped off by the Black Mariah šŸ˜ But quite an exciting afternoon considering I'd gone to college expecting to attend a boring shorthand class!
 
I released my multi genre debut album in 2003. My first online sale on CD Baby was a woman in Barcelona, Spain. I was so excited! Since then tracks from the album have been streamed and downloaded in Japan, Europe, Sweden, Switzerland and Canada, as well as here in the U.S. on various streaming sites including ITunes (Apple Music now), Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon. As nice as it is to know my music is heard globally, since I'm not "out there" as a performing musician, I don't make enough to be able to support myself. Good thing I don't have to depend on that!

Shortly after the release I was named as one of the artists top 100 artists (in a weekly report I think) on the now defunct Aussie.com, which was baed in Brisbane, Australia. I have earned the respect and admiration of several professional Jazz musicians whose works I admire greatly. One is a seven time Emmy winner (for his song writing skills) and performer, another has toured with and produced for George Benson and one is a noted composer and electric violin player. The musician who wrote my liner notes was a Jazz drummer with his own combo. Tracks from my CD have been played on several internet Jazz and New Age stations. I have videos up on YouTube, generically posted by CD Baby. I didn't even realize they were up until last year! After a long hiatus, I posted three new tracks, engineered by my son, on YT. I'm in the process of having my Honorary Granddaughter produce "motion videos" for some of those tracks that will feature beautiful scenes.
@Pecos @Nathan @dseag2 @Pinky @palides2021 @Medusa @Paco Dennis @Jules @win231 @feywon
 
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On my mother's side of our family, I'm 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Benedict Arnold
I was never good at school work, put back twice in 4th,9th grade. In my senior yr in high school when it was time to go on 'college search' my guidance counselor told me' with your grades you won't get in anywhere',a real encouraging guy LOL! My mom and I went to VT,the 1st school I looked at was Vermont College,back in the 70's it was 2yr college assoc with Norwich Univ. I had my interview with the admissions director who was very nice,considerate told me 'don't worry about your grades, we'll accept you' I was thrilled. When I returned I told my guidance counselor in so many words what I thought of him
I only lived in 1 apt after I moved out of my parents house, it was around the corner from the house I grew up in.I stayed there for 10 yrs until 1988 when I bought my co op apt where I still live,2 blocks from my childhood home
I was a team member of my church's 1st Mission trip to the Gulf Coast in 2006,to help with cleanup It was 4 months after Hurricanes Katrina&Rita destroyed alot of property in these gulf coast towns.Our local Presbytery sent our team to D'Iberville,Miss population 8,000,4,000 residents lost everything we spent a week in Jan '06. I admit I was a bit terrified going, it helped me when I saw on TV massive damage,so I had some idea what to expect OMG,to see it up close every day was mind boggling. I'm glad I went,bonded with my team mates, the residents we helped,came back a different person
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I released my multi genre debut album in 2003. My first online sale on CD Baby was a woman in Barcelona, Spain. I was so excited! Since then tracks from the album have been streamed and downloaded in Japan, Europe, Sweden, Switzerland and Canada, as well as here in the U.S. on various streaming sites including ITunes (Apple Music now), Spotify, YouTube Music and Amazon. As nice as it is to know my music is heard globally, since I'm not "out there" as a performing musician, I don't make enough to be able to support myself. Good thing I don't have to depend on that!

Shortly after the release I was named as one of the artists top 100 artists (in a weekly report I think) on the now defunct Aussie.com, which was baed in Brisbane, Australia. I have earned the respect and admiration of several professional Jazz musicians whose works I admire greatly. One is a seven time Emmy winner (for his song writing skills) and performer, another has toured with and produced for George Benson and one is a noted composer and electric violin player. The musician who wrote my liner notes was a Jazz drummer with his own combo. Tracks from my CD have been played on several internet Jazz and New Age stations. I have videos up on YouTube, generically posted by CD Baby. I didn't even realize they were up until last year! After a long hiatus, I posted three new tracks, engineered by my son, on YT. I'm in the process of having my Honorary Granddaughter produce "motion videos" for some of those tracks that will feature beautiful scenes.
@Pecos @Nathan @dseag2 @Pinky @palides2021 @Medusa @Paco Dennis @Jules @win231 @feywon
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I love your music, @OneEyedDiva ! It's so relaxing and soothing to listen to. Keep on creating! You have much talent!
 
I have hypermobility (double jointed). This means I can bend joints into the most ridiculous shapes. However, it can be very painful if I overdo the walking or other exercise, and I often dislocate things.

I found out recently that a young woman who also has this condition, has an adult only site where she makes a ton of money selling pictures of her bendy joints! šŸ˜² Can you imagine people paying to have a picture of you holding a mug because your thumb bends backwards! :ROFLMAO:
 

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