RE: Purring
I couldn't ever get the hang of it by doing the way the "experts" say do it. What I do is do the same thing I do when I gargle my mouth out with mouth wash. Just push air up from your throat until you get a "roaring" sound coming fromit.Your throat will viberate, which makes the reeds viberate. Makes great purrs.
I agree that I am one of those people who have a certain call for purrs.