she was just seventeen

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when she made this -- also... she couldn't hear the music - she was born a deaf mute...

anjave:
The passion! Love it!
oldernow:
@anjave reading about her, musicians and stage hands said she had a real charisma and force--very easy to believe that!

40 questions

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thanks to @ferkixlll I got pulled in to this... let's see...

1- do you like blue cheese? Yes - many kinds, tho Stilton and Manchego are currently dominating that region of the cheese hamper.

2- coke or Pepsi? Not on your tintype! A proper Jamacan Ginger Beer upon occasion, or perhaps a Fever Tree Tonic... but mostly, nopt.

3- do you own a gun? Nope;...
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oldernow:
@WICKEDARGYLE thanks!  I think the same of you!
ferkixlll:
#13 too true. #26 yet another option: "stand and deliver." #20 try for a group discount?

A Scotsman's Folly

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It is said (by my relatives anyway) that a Scot ought to have a folly somewhere on his or her property.. to that end we have installed a 400 pound Buddha head deep in our woods--we have 100 acres or so, and are the smallest lot on our gully. So by and by hikers will stumble upon this and wonder what it is doing here...
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anjave:
Nice!
ferkixlll:
The Merry Pranksters strike again.

An actual poem which may require reading

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Lady Montrevor

Christina Rossetti

I do not look for love that is a dream—
I only seek for courage to be still;
To bear my grief with an unbending will,
And when I am a-weary not to seem.
Let the round world roll on; let the sun beam;
Let the wind blow, and let the rivers fill
The everlasting sea, and on the hill
The...
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ferkixlll:
Interesting choice. That is a strength to wish for. ***About 5 years back saw a performance of "Goblin Market". Very thought provoking. ( if too much time on hands wade back into my Blogs and see what I thought at the time).

I'm not always? often? a fan of his solo music, but I am most certain…

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watch it through and then tell me what you feel...

ferkixlll:
That he can't go anywhere without attracting a mob, he handles with grace.
ferkixlll:
So there's a current segment since the Paul, that has John Cleese on Brexit and Stephen Fry on trump. Worth the watch.

sobering times

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I don't want to look at this, I don't want to think about the utter collapse of our federal government into an insane cruel and bottomlessly evil dicatorship and I know fuck all about what to do or how to do it.... but I do look within and without every literally damned day for that faint spark of light which will appear somewhere on this
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ferkixlll:
Kidnapping is illeagle & immoral. It's ok when government sanctioned? Will "I was only following orders" be a valid defense this time around? *** Have you noticed how much of his posturings are styled after Mossolini? "Interesting Times".
oldernow:
@ferkixlll actually, yes I've noticed the resemblance to Il Duce.... and how closely his playbook follows Mein Kampf... reading William Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich the parallels are deeply, deeply worrying.

the loss of hope, the weight of shame

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At one time, folk were properly proud to be American - the 'can do' attitude that built itself out of a depression and made life good for more than it harmed. far from perfect, especially when viewed with our current sensibilities, and that's a fact--but for the times, it was a good thing. Then Vietnam stirred up the hidden poisons never expelled after the Civil...
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thebeliever:
I believe that the newest generation has shown themselves willing to speak out... Their willingness to do so is an inspiration and a shot in the arm. Ironically, Trump, along with the lack of economic opportunity, will spur more to action; and not only the young people. The evil that has been lying dormant in our country is showing its face again; but I believe the most of us are willing to fight it. This may sound optimistic, which is kind of funny, because I'm anything but an optimist; but I think it's true. I'm with you in that I'd like to see more open, artistic opposition to Trump. Before he's kicked out of office, I want him to feel some of the pain he's inflicted on others, and nothing pains him more than being laughed at.
ferkixlll:
The outrages just flash by like the cars of a freight train. Before ya can react to 1, several more have come and gone. Truly this is the 'death of a 1,000 cuts'.

someone you should know about

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Hello to my many [sic] followers... I met this woman when she came through our town (Ithaca) and because the venue absolutely sucked - a cavernous bar - there were only a few people present. I myself have been nearly housebound for 18 years with a broken back - i have 18 shattered vertebrae, which leaves me somewhat immobile and definitely in pain... but not...
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ferkixlll:
"Once in awhile you get shown the light". Good posting.
oldernow:
@ferkixlll thanks for your comments on my blogs!

a little something for a midweek lift -

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--He practiced 10 hours a day--still one of the best that can ever be--

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oldernow:
@ferkixlll  Sweet Jesus!! I'll have to check that out!! I just got the 7-cd set of Zappa playing at the Roxy - it is truly awesome!  --- and takes me back?  -- the first three records I bought were Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (pre Grace Slick); The Mothers of Invention, and Aoxomorona (sp.?) by the Dead with Pig Pen..  -- THAT was a year ...
ferkixlll:
@oldernow - magical times they were. Breaking away from the Beach Boys & fokies, started with Airplane's "Crown of Creation" & dead's "The Grateful Dead"; what an interesting ride it has been. *** Oh, hit the heart in the box and I might reply sooner 😉😉😉😉.
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