Title    : Kitty of North Tempe
Original : City of New Orleans
Group    : Arlo Guthrie
Author   : Scott Malcomson <Scott.Malcomson@f110.n114.z1.fidonet.org>
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 "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!
Song     :

"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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