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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 12, 2014 - 02:20pm PT
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It may be some (Bridwell and Werner for sure) will remember Rod McKenzie from Camp 4 circa late sixties and early seventies.
(He may lurk here, but I doubt so, really.)
Shall we say that insofar as climbing went, Rod "knew his limitations."
Not meaning to disparage his climbing accomplishments, of which I am not informed, he was a part of our petite mis en scene...a quilt block or square, to use the neebean metaphor.
There were many in Camp 4 like him over the years: Not terribly sought-after partners, maybe a "last pick on the playground" type. And happy to be there in spite of this lack.
Rod had many interests, which you might check out on his Facebook timeline.
The last time that I saw Rod was at Tuolumne Meadows Store in the early nineties. My wife and I had not found Millis, who'd promised to be there to meet my new bride. Rod was there in his small RV, though, and we had a good afternoon playing memories for Liz.
The reason for my posting this is quite simple. Today is Rod's 80th birthday.
As Millis would say, Rod, "Happy Birthday, you old stumpfugger!"
Many happy days and years more is my wish-washy wish,
But I hope you get what you want for your birthday is my real wish.
Berg heil, back atcha!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 12, 2014 - 02:36pm PT
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Not meaning to disparage the "Mosaic metaphor".
But it's "Old School."
neebee's is "New Cool."Grout or thread, respect and love hold us together.
In "Locker's Case", equally famous as the aforementioned, the metaphor is of glue and rubber souls.
[Click to View YouTube Video]Like a rubber ball, Locker keeps coming back.
What's a good Camp 4 metaphor?
Hmmm...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 12, 2014 - 02:48pm PT
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Rod was "about thirty" when Rubber Soul debuted.
I was a Junior. (Delinquent Status did not quite yet apply.)
It's trundling time!
Everybody rock 'n' roll.
This is a "Ladies' Choice Trundle," fifteen minutes.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Next up is a full hour of "All Trundle Together Now."
[Click to View YouTube Video]
There's something about a good trundle that speaks to all of us.It's way more fun than tossing chickens off El Capitan.
I have set myself up for a bald guy joke. Can you tell?
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Aug 12, 2014 - 04:08pm PT
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From Towers launch in Sylmar, CA to Mt. Lukens in La Crescenta, back past launch to West Towers, then back over the Pacoima Wash and beyond. 3 hours, 11 minutes. Challenging and rowdy conditions. Lots of live narration of the action and suspense as it unfolds. Video includes the first third of the flight. The rest is shown briefly in 3D animation in part 4.
http://videosift.com/video/Hang-gliding-for-30-miles-in-California
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 12, 2014 - 05:36pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Missing sleep. Can't do it much at all lately.
Plug in the numbers.
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BB King/ I Believe To My Soul/ Live in Africa 1974
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B.B. King/ Ghetto Woman
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B.B. King/ Rock me all night long/ Montreux 1993
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E.C. Scott/ Lyin’ and Cheatin’
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Big Mama Thornton/ Sometimes I Have a Heartache
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Big Mama T. and Buddy Guy/ Sweet Little Angel
"He ain't nothin' but a hound dog, I swun."
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Joanne Shaw Taylor/ Blackest Day
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JST/ White Sugar
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Koko Tayor/ I’m a Woman
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Irma Thomas/ I’ll Take Care of You (You don’t ever have to worry)
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Irma Thomas/ Be You (featuring the Night Tripper)
I got the Insomnia Blues.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Aug 12, 2014 - 07:09pm PT
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So this showed up a few minutes ago.
BTW, Who is Lizzie? Clearly not Thin Lizzie. Cute Lizzie more likely.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Aug 12, 2014 - 07:58pm PT
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I have no idea who these guys are, but they appear to like dogs, little kids, and motorcyles, so probably fit here as well as anywhere else.
Oh wait, this explains it
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 01:18am PT
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http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Down+Home+Blues/2ntyyk?src=5
Miss Koka, mixin' drinks.
Not the average woman.
The time I remember, Bevin and I were listening to KUOP, Friday Night Blues, and they played Koko Taylor's Down Home Blues.
I remember Stoh's and not much else.
A record or two.
Gimme those down home blues..."F=ing Christ! My parents are coming!!"
Sitting on the folks' front lawn, watching stars,
"I think it's beyond her ken, Bevin: It's only a record ot two."
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 01:36am PT
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Get the hell offa my Korner.[Click to View YouTube Video]
Demetria Taylor/ Trying to Make A Living
Wspecially for Lynnie and MooseGibbs.
Allwax Korner, Erving Clafton, Chris Farrout, "some guy named Rich" and other hypenated beings.
Stormy Monday. Those dudes. Remember there's a time change. And Tuesday's no better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RewVI9K3Qh8
Sossad.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 02:21am PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]Slow, like my shadow.
Black and white,
Pink and blue,
No, dear, it's blue and pink.
Roll all night, you get funky vision, baby.
[Click to View YouTube Video]This goes out to eKat, at wherever in the northern climbs.
C'mon, dude...
I've brought in some friends to cheer you up.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Can we get a
'YAY!?'
It would feeel so good,
4 u, 3 us.
"Amen."
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Aug 13, 2014 - 09:07am PT
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Ya Ya
Das ist sehr gut!
Pardon me, Roy, but those sure look like Jewels & Binoculars on the neck of that mule
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 09:53am PT
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Dream solo.Gimme Fever, John. USArmy guy, artillery spec., which meant he humped shells around the firebase.
(Firebase Naked City, in which there are hundreds of stories, nightmares, and recurring nighmares.
"I had a dream last night. There was no one in it. I was ALONE and SAFE!"
It was not much of a dream in comparison to, say MLK's, or Bob's 193rd (which is the number, BTW) Bomb Wing songs.
I keep thinking of Garp Sr. And floating.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ex-m-eEKsg
I'm goin' into the sunshine 'fore the rain floods the highway
Where the announcers know English and just refuse to speak it
Where the free climbing sucks and so does the pegging
Where people get jollies by walking and ferretlegging
And banana slugs dream of foxy white chicks
And everyone's touring and nobody lives there
They've all moved to Tahoe and Chico and Vegas
There's no one left in order to plague us
And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard eight's a-gonna fa-a-all.
the beautiful Peggy and Throwpie. Well, she's more beautiful and a WEE bit smarter. She carries an umbrella.
And it's a hard pitch,
In fact a real bitch...And I'm gonna fall.
I left ut one "it's a hard." Mea culpa, Steve.
Fever says, "Hi, Steve. Have we met?"John R. Fever, the Shell Talker, Target Walker.
"Is YOUR car older than three years? I'm firing on it if you don't buy some 'insurance.'"
How 'bout a guidebook?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 11:16am PT
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I live here.And just around the corner,
Down off the beat,
William and the Bums
Beat their drums
No hands
Just feet.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 11:21am PT
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"Car to car."
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 13, 2014 - 11:32am PT
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Pale
Ale
Ghost
Coast
donini
blue meanie
rubber soul
T Harding's hole
I don't think Big Mike'll buy that, not for a Canadian buck. F that A.
And no, that's not Barney's purple head lyin' on the pages of my non-scripted mind.
It is the beast, but that's my final daft or "clean" copy.
It still needs editing, though.
Nawmean?
[Click to View YouTube Video]The waiter brought another tray...with a wider shade of jail, off-width being like that, and...
...and he said, "No raison, monsure, for doing this insane unprotected merde.
See, there is an easy face to the right.
Ma tante and her poodle do it daily."
I left un pourbouire and we adjourned to catch the purple route to EC Parking Lot/Storage Facility.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
AKA the "E" Route, six stops, including the Center of the Universe.
The driver was a climber formerly named Roger Murray and now he's known as Roger Safety Star.
It's a source of wonder that a guy from Oakhurst,
whose ancestor is buried in the Yosemite Cemetery
(his folks go BITD, I'd say),
and who lived the climbing life in the squalor of C4 (until he wised up, it seems)
would settle in as a safe, courteous, reliable and nice guy.
Nice to have met you, Roger.
Quelle est El Cap en mètres, encore une fois?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 15, 2014 - 05:38am PT
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FUN WITH THREADS (OT or NOT!)
According to the neebeean Metaphor, no quilt is complete without threads of many colors, depending on the design, of course.
Dingus and neebee both keep me in stitches!
My thanks abound.
I'm locked down.
"Stitched up and I'm feelin' the burn."
[Click to View YouTube Video]Locked down like a locking D.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 15, 2014 - 06:14am PT
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Repeat after me: "the Rev NEVER lies!"--Tarbuster at the Iron Door, a historic place for a historic comment
I'm on top of the world this morning and nothing's gonna drag me down!--Handy Jack Smalley
Not even going smokeless today.
Speaking of the Rev, who's never smoked, and who is barely tolerant of my habit but has learned to keep it to himself
(His wife Denny does, but she's not allowed to smoke in the house, so there.)
Speaking of Mathis, the Rev--
Smoking is a probable cause of depression, as I see it. I know first-hand that it causes unhappy thoughts. Enough about me and theory. It's putting it into practice that's hard.
Here's where faith comes in, that a higher power is willing to help in any small way.
I'm pretty useless against this vice
'n the Good Lord's help would be real nice.
But my own dad quit.
His last ciggy remained unlit.
The truth is I don't want to quit. The truth is I never listened to Boomer's advice as a young man, and as an older fool I listened but politely ignored it.
But it's ironic that in my everyday life I am a quitter in so many ways, even in ways of which I'm unaware.
My most amazing friend, zBrown, is well into this scene. I thank him for all his good offices, of which he may have no inkling, but which have been real to me.
You see what quitting booze will do for you.
And I mean it's a good thing, zeebster.
I love you, man!
[Click to View YouTube Video]
I hope, too, I'll never tire or quit of you Tacos.
You're a strange but fun group of genuine Whackos.
Off to see some wizards.
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