[AGL] Rememberin names
Igor Loving
lovingigor at hotmail.com
Tue Feb 13 10:34:29 EST 2007
We should all vote for Kinky Friedmell
Charlie Loving
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>Hi, boys and girls havn't been able to get on line as i was too crippled up
>to walk to the wifi cafe and the clutch on my truck went out. mobile again
>now and found some nice doctors that will take my medicare...so hoping to
>get my legs fixed before too long.
>
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>Jeff, good to read you, hope this gets thru, i'm still not havin
>particularly reliable results posting to this list.
>
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>There was a thing on Scientific American Frontiers, that show on PBS that
>Alan Alda hosted, about memory research, that found that memories tied to a
>strong emotional response( in this case holding one's elbow in ice water),
>are stored differently from regular memories and are not only more vivid
>but more easily accessed.
>
>Getting the names of people you run into that you know but can't think of
>is greatly facilitated by having a friend/partner who introduces themself
>when they see you are stuck.
>
>I have always had hell with this so whenever i meet someone i quote the
>inimitable Crazy Carl Hickerson-Bull who said i know 4,000 people and only
>400 names. Then i tell them its entirely possible we've done this before
>and seven or eight more times and i'll probaly have it.
>
>when i was a young guy i illustrated a series of filmstrips called the
>Sparks Memory course. He recommended that you repeat the name when its
>given, then try and use it at least twice in the ensuing
>conversation...this helps burn it in. Also you can build a mnemonic picture
>involving the syllables of the name and physical attributes of their face.
>This takes some practice but is thoroughly effective.
>
>so wher y'at these days? do ya still have the moonwalking jalapeno neon i
>designed for BeBop?
>
>micael
>priest
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>> 1. Re: 3 restaurants in Austin (Madeleine Villatorro)
>> 2. More on Remembring Names (Jeffrey Nightbyrd)
>> 3. Re: More on Remembring Names (Gerry)
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>>Message: 1
>>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:12:07 -0600
>>From: "Madeleine Villatorro" <catzen at gmail.com>
>>Subject: Re: [AGL] 3 restaurants in Austin
>>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
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>>Just trendy, somewhat expensive places. Zoot has been around at least 15
>>years. It's like Jeffery's small, well-touted chef, reservations-only type
>>of place located in an old house. Madeleine
>>
>>On 6 Feb 2007 13:37:25 -0800, globe at zipcon.net <globe at zipcon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>Opened a trade magazine and noticed they were touting 3 new places in
>>>Austin to
>>>dine; Hotel San Jose, Zoot, and Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Shop. Are they
>>>the
>>>typical rip off places?
>>>Carolyn
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>>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:31:27 -0800 (PST)
>>From: Jeffrey Nightbyrd <brazilnightbyrd2003 at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: [AGL] More on Remembring Names
>>To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
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>>Gang,
>> I told an old friend that I was worried that I couldn't remember
>>names very well. Or they would pop in my mind several hours after I needed
>>them. Always socially embarassing particularly when you can visualize all
>>the stories and times you shared. My firend said,
>> "Don't worry Jeff. You couldn't remember names when you were 20."
>> What puzzles me is how this actually functions? Most the the
>>research purports that an active brain doesn't dminish. An active mind
>>generates new synapses and memories to the very end ...well as long as
>>oxygen is getting to the noggin.
>> Do we merely not remember names becuase there is such a vast amount
>>of data in our hard drives as we age and like a old computer retrival
>>takes longer?..or is it something else? Exercise or hyperbaric chambers
>>which really get oxygenated blood to the brain seems to boost memory.
>> But I wander if any of you have more scientific info on why we can't
>>recall? Thanks,
>> Jeff
>>
>>fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:
>> Yes she was. Lovely. Sometimes she introduced herself as Terrell
>>Maverick Webb, so everyone would know she had TWO famous husbands.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: michele mason Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 3:11 pm
>>Subject: Re: [AGL] different strokes, forgetting names
>>To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>>
>>
>>>Thanks Font. A wise grandmother?was she Mrs. Webb(sp?), the lovely woman
>>>I knew?
>>>
>>>On Feb 5, 2007, at 3:05 PM, fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I always, always, say my name when I see someone (unless I see them
>>> > regularly). My memory for names is not perfect and occasionally I have
>>> > a
>>> > lapse that is beyond understanding - the person across the room is
>>> > someone I KNOW that I KNEW - and I can usually recall the last city
>>> > council meeting where I saw them in '96, and the kind of dog they
>>>had.>
>>> > I assume that even though I am on hugging terms, the person may be
>>> > grieving or under some kind of stress, or may have lapses like mine. I
>>> > said my name to Molly in the elevator when I hugged her in December, >
>>>and
>>> > I said my name to Dave yesterday. I said my name several times, in >
>>>fact.
>>> > I think Michele got it right about withholding judgement in certain
>>> > situations.
>>> >
>>> > One time, years ago, I chided my elderly grandmother for not >
>>>introducing
>>> > me to some woman at a gathering - the three of us had been in a brief>
>>>conversation. She told me that she could not think of the woman's name,
>>> > and that it was de riguer for me to help the situation by introducing>
>>>myself, and asking her name so that all three of us would then be
>>> > comfortable. I have never forgotten it.
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: michele mason > Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 2:24 pm
>>> > Subject: Re: [AGL] different strokes for different folks
>>> > To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>>> > >
>>> >> Could be. My cynical side would agree. She did remember their names
>>> >> and
>>> >> why would I matter?
>>> >> I mean, how does one know to judge harshly without personal
>>>evidence?>> I'll be away from the mac tomorrow, working on the multitude
>>>of
>>> >> paperwork.
>>> >> Wishing all another lovely day.
>>> >> mm
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Feb 5, 2007, at 12:43 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Michele,
>>> >>>
>>> >>> apparently Ann had different strokes for different folks.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> i remember her as gov giving a brief address indoors
>>> >>> at an art thing - Mexic-arte i think.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> standing in front of her i moved a little to the left then
>>> >>> a little to the right, but she had no trouble not noticing
>>> >>> me. if she called out to you in a crowd to ask you
>>> >>> about your children, she was playing you (and them)
>>> >>> like a piano.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> mike
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Jeffrey Nightbyrd
>>512 416-9222
>>brazilnightbyrd2003 at yahoo.com
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>>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:33:48 -0700
>>From: "Gerry" <mesmo at gilanet.com>
>>Subject: Re: [AGL] More on Remembring Names
>>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
>> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>Message-ID: <003d01c74aee$e3cbe1d0$0400000a at gerrywq5612s9x>
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>>I read somewhere a long time ago that the number of synapses decreases
>>with age. Synapses are the brain's transmitter circuits, you need them to
>>make the connection between the new idea and the data base where your
>>memory is stored. So, if the synapses decrease in number then your new
>>idea has to wait in line for the next available synapse before it can
>>retrieve data from the database.
>>
>>A few years ago I added L-Phenylalanine to my daily supplement menu. It is
>>supposed to help the body synthesize the neurotransmitters dopamine and
>>norepinephrine. Does it work? I guess so. My memory is hardly flawless but
>>it works more often than not, altho sometimes it takes awhile...
>>
>>BTW Jeff, what was that airline to Brazil you told me about years ago? And
>>do you know of an airline that has good rates to Lima, Peru?
>>G
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffrey Nightbyrd To: survivors'
>>reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s Sent: Wednesday,
>>February 07, 2007 10:31 AM
>> Subject: [AGL] More on Remembring Names
>>
>>
>> Gang,
>>
>> I told an old friend that I was worried that I couldn't remember names
>>very well. Or they would pop in my mind several hours after I needed them.
>>Always socially embarassing particularly when you can visualize all the
>>stories and times you shared. My firend said,
>> "Don't worry Jeff. You couldn't remember names when you were 20."
>>
>> What puzzles me is how this actually functions? Most the the research
>>purports that an active brain doesn't dminish. An active mind generates
>>new synapses and memories to the very end ...well as long as oxygen is
>>getting to the noggin.
>>
>> Do we merely not remember names becuase there is such a vast amount of
>>data in our hard drives as we age and like a old computer retrival takes
>>longer?..or is it something else? Exercise or hyperbaric chambers which
>>really get oxygenated blood to the brain seems to boost memory.
>>
>> But I wander if any of you have more scientific info on why we can't
>>recall?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:
>>
>> Yes she was. Lovely. Sometimes she introduced herself as Terrell
>> Maverick Webb, so everyone would know she had TWO famous husbands.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: michele mason Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 3:11 pm
>> Subject: Re: [AGL] different strokes, forgetting names
>> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>>
>>
>> > Thanks Font. A wise grandmother-was she Mrs. Webb(sp?), the lovely
>> > woman I knew?
>> > > On Feb 5, 2007, at 3:05 PM, fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > I always, always, say my name when I see someone (unless I see
>>them
>> > > regularly). My memory for names is not perfect and occasionally I
>> > have > > a
>> > > lapse that is beyond understanding - the person across the room
>>is
>> > > someone I KNOW that I KNEW - and I can usually recall the last
>>city
>> > > council meeting where I saw them in '96, and the kind of dog they
>> > had.>
>> > > I assume that even though I am on hugging terms, the person may
>>be
>> > > grieving or under some kind of stress, or may have lapses like
>> > mine. I
>> > > said my name to Molly in the elevator when I hugged her in >
>>December, > > and
>> > > I said my name to Dave yesterday. I said my name several times,
>> > in > > fact.
>> > > I think Michele got it right about withholding judgement in
>>certain
>> > > situations.
>> > >
>> > > One time, years ago, I chided my elderly grandmother for not
>> > > introducing
>> > > me to some woman at a gathering - the three of us had been in a
>> > brief> conversation. She told me that she could not think of the
>> > woman's name,
>> > > and that it was de riguer for me to help the situation by >
>>introducing> myself, and asking her name so that all three of us >
>>would then be
>> > > comfortable. I have never forgotten it.
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: michele mason > > Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 2:24
>>pm
>> > > Subject: Re: [AGL] different strokes for different folks
>> > > To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>> > > > >
>> > >> Could be. My cynical side would agree. She did remember their
>>names
>> > >> and
>> > >> why would I matter?
>> > >> I mean, how does one know to judge harshly without personal
>> > evidence?>> I'll be away from the mac tomorrow, working on the >
>>multitude of
>> > >> paperwork.
>> > >> Wishing all another lovely day.
>> > >> mm
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On Feb 5, 2007, at 12:43 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> Michele,
>> > >>>
>> > >>> apparently Ann had different strokes for different folks.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> i remember her as gov giving a brief address indoors
>> > >>> at an art thing - Mexic-arte i think.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> standing in front of her i moved a little to the left then
>> > >>> a little to the right, but she had no trouble not noticing
>> > >>> me. if she called out to you in a crowd to ask you
>> > >>> about your children, she was playing you (and them)
>> > >>> like a piano.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> mike
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeffrey Nightbyrd
>> 512 416-9222
>> brazilnightbyrd2003 at yahoo.com
>>
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