Congrats, on baby PANAMARK!

[Panamark]

Hey Thanks everyone

Ya getting me all excited !

He is due on the 28th this month.
Thats cool about the Fair Warning release date thing
Sweetsecrets (Mommy) is doing well
and has everything ready...

As far as I know he will be the first genuine
Roth Army Baby ! lol.. Most people know
that my wife and I met at this very place
almost five years ago now. So I owe a debt
of gratitude to this website, as I have no idea
how a guy in Australia would have met a
Hot Mississippi Babe any other way !

Without a doubt the best thing to
ever happen to me.. I have also learned
how awesome American families are.

If I dissappear prematurely, you know
he couldnt wait

[ELVIS]

Mark is DA MAN!

[WARF]

As far as I know he will be the first genuine
Roth Army Baby !

Actually you're the 2nd Roth Army baby...

Andy Taylor and cadaverdog had the first....

[WARF]

Yo, Mark...

Did you meet her on these boards, and she flew from the US to Australia?

That's wild...

[LoungeMachine]

Baby Pana?

So that makes you Panadad.

and secrets is Panama

[Panamark]

LOL..
Well her name is Mary Frances, she posted
as Panamary for a while.. Im sure she will
read this thread and find that highly
amusing !

[WARF]

Finally Timmy Pooterbutt will have somebody to play with! uuh u hu hu hu h

And let's not forget CONNOR fab's kid....

Who was that alias... wasn't that Golden Awe?

[LoungeMachine]

If I dissappear prematurely,

Probably how it happened.

[Panamark]

Yo, Mark...

Did you meet her on these boards, and she flew from the US to Australia?

That's wild...

Yup ! Thats exactly what happened..

She was finishing her Masters at Uni, so for the first part
of our relationship, I would fly her to Australia when she
had holidays, then she moved permanently. I've also
flown back the other way several times to be with
her family.

We clicked instantly when chatting at first, then it became
6-8 hour phonecalls each day, then we would write music
together via the net. We knew what each other looked like,
our backgrounds, everything. It got to the point where
we couldnt stand not to meet in person.. And its an
old cliche,(love at first sight)
but the moment she walked out of the
gate at the airport we embraced, and it felt like
we had been together forever. At that point it
was a done deal !

[Panamark]

Bugger... I forgot there was a thanks limit..
I was trying to thank everyone here that posted..
Will hit the button again tomorrow !

[kwame k]

Yup ! Thats exactly what happened..

She was finishing her Masters at Uni, so for the first part
of our relationship, I would fly her to Australia when she
had holidays, then she moved permanently. I've also
flown back the other way several times to be with
her family.

We clicked instantly when chatting at first, then it became
6-8 hour phonecalls each day, then we would write music
together via the net. We knew what each other looked like,
our backgrounds, everything. It got to the point where
we couldnt stand not to meet in person.. And its an
old cliche,(love at first sight)
but the moment she walked out of the
gate at the airport we embraced, and it felt like
we had been together forever. At that point it
was a done deal !

You're a lucky man. Awesome story!

And why in the hell are we congratulating you? She's the one doing all the work!

Best wishes Mary Frances!

[Full Bug]

I think Panamark should name him Minimark, who knows, in the future he could be a bigger poster then Mark, 50'000 posts plus!

[blonddgirl777]

Yup ! Thats exactly what happened..

She was finishing her Masters at Uni, so for the first part
of our relationship, I would fly her to Australia when she
had holidays, then she moved permanently. I've also
flown back the other way several times to be with
her family.

We clicked instantly when chatting at first, then it became
6-8 hour phonecalls each day, then we would write music
together via the net. We knew what each other looked like,
our backgrounds, everything. It got to the point where
we couldnt stand not to meet in person.. And its an
old cliche,(love at first sight)
but the moment she walked out of the
gate at the airport we embraced, and it felt like
we had been together forever. At that point it
was a done deal !

Well... How cool and romantic is that!

This may sound weird but I find that couples that share the same tastes in music tend to get along very well... There is definitely a connection goin' on when you look in you loved one's eyes and "trip" as cranking up a good tune and going to a rock concert!

Now you will have so much fun seing that little boy "dance" to the beat... They are so damn cute when they do that!

Panafamily rules!

[SweetSecrets]

You're a lucky man. Awesome story!

And why in the hell are we congratulating you? She's the one doing all the work!

Best wishes Mary Frances!

You got that right!

Thanks Kwame.

[SweetSecrets]

From everyone's posts it's obvious you agree that our little one is going to be surrounded by awesome music from early on. I'm already blaring the classics in my car as I drive hoping to expose baby Pana to the best even before he's born!

I have searched all over to find a crib/cot mobile that allows you to mute all the stupid crappy music they play so we can play our own music via the stereo system we've already installed in the baby room (typical, aye?). We've also got the acoustic permanently residing in baby's room, and the Marshall as well as our electric guitar collection not too far away.

Also, I have been poking around looking at good CD's for baby to sleep to on Amazon. I realize that baby cannot realistically fall asleep to the original rock songs just yet as they may be a bit overstimulating for inducing sleep (although we will be exposing him to the real thing when he's awake). Funny enough, I found a group of CD's called "Rockabye Baby". They are lullaby renditions of those classic bands...Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, ACDC, Metallica, etc. as well as some new bands like Green Day, Radiohead, etc. The music sounds like "music box" music rather than the real thing, but it really is quite cool for a newborn if you think about it when your trying to find soothing sleeping music but still rock. I wanted to buy all of them, but decided to get the Led Zeppelin, ACDC, and Beach Boys. As for the Beatles, I figure alot of that is soothing anyway so we can play the originals. I was so PISSED there wasn't a Van Halen option, but on their website they are hosting a community vote for what the next "Rockabye Baby" CD should be of which Van Halen is one of the options. Anyway...check out the tunes on Amazon... Mark and I have been cracking up trying to guess which songs are playing without looking.

Once you click on the links below, then click on "Listen to Samples" to hear what they sound like. Pretty cool!

Led Zeppelin:
Amazon.com: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin: Various Artists: Music

ACDC:
Amazon.com: Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby Renditions of AC/DC: Various Artists: Music

Metallica:
Amazon.com: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Metallica: Rockabye Baby!: Music

Beach Boys:
Amazon.com: Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of the Beach Boys: Various Artists: Music