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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 19, 2015 - 09:48am PT
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I never met Joan Baez either, but I did sit about 10 feet away from her on the stage at The Greek when they oversold the show.
I've been here.
Reputedly inspired by Valenzuela.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2015 - 11:03am PT
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Now I'm feeling my operatic oats,
even if I'm sorta tired and in a walking, waking dreamish state of mind,
eyes not really focusing worth a heck,
colors becoming more vivid and music somehow enhanced...what a trip!
The Dream of Scipio[Click to View YouTube Video]
Our songbird is American soprano Claron McFadden.
This shows up in the comments on the video.
The Italian words to the aria:
Lieve sono al par del vento;
vario ho il volto, il piè fugace;
or m'adiro, e in un momento
or mi torno a serenar.
Sollevar le moli oppresse
pria m'alletta, e poi mi piace
d'atterrar le moli istesse
che ho sudato a sollevar
English "trashlation" from Google Translator:
Mild are at par wind ;
I varied the face , the fleeting foot ;
or m'adiro , and in a moment
me or I get serenar .
Sollevar moles oppressed
ere I attract me , and then I like
atterrar of moles istesse
I sweated a sollevar
My attempt at translation:
Mild farting is normal.
I smiled anyway, and slowed down;
or I would become angry, and shortly
I calmed myself.
Digging up moles was oppressive
Before it attracted me, then I grew to like it.
It all comes down to the same thing,
That I worry about the moles.
1971 concert with John Mayall.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 20, 2015 - 12:51am PT
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hey there say, mouse... and zbrown, and all you ol' flames savorers, here...
happy good eve... got to get up early...
computer was off line for a long LONG time this eve, and i do not know why??
bad service? i was hoping and NOT due to some bill not being paid, as the bill in not in my hands, and the folks that pay it, were out of town for a bit... oh my... back on, now...
say, also:
mouse, had not gotten to share about the colorado stuff, as, was babysitting, etc, and then had to get out in the yard for that one sunny day, wow... was supposed to be, all week, but is NOW turning not to be so...
mix of clouds and cold, along with our sun, oh my...
well, got to get up early for my 92 year old friend, too and help her with her yard...
thus, perhaps i can tackle this colorado river, adventure, thing--will email you later, on wed...
wow, still have a few old car pics to share here, too...
hope i can get the chance, this week, otherwise, you all have to simply:
be in suspence, :)
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 20, 2015 - 08:23am PT
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Thought it was the last Letterman show last night, so I woke up to watch it. Discovered Bob Dylan was appearing.
His hair was perfect.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2015 - 11:59am PT
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Those things are worthy of repeating; but they simply are not all you need to know in life.
"Cabhraíonn sé a fháil amach cén bealach an blows gaoithe , freisin," as my great-grandad Thomas would have said.
It also helps to know how to use the Google Translator.
They have a brand new language selection there: Dylansmumble.
A Lifetime of Achievement, or Somebody Show Me the Way Out of Here, Bob's latest literary offering, details his appearances on live TV talk shows.
He ain't got not publisher for it yet.
He is just now settling into his NEW HOME, the Ed Sullivan Theater.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2015 - 12:25pm PT
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Bob has confirmed his intent to go on the air with SOMEONE DECENT every other night. He don't think highly of just anyone.
And
he's thinkin' of getting THE BAND together again!!
It won't be hard, there are only two of the original five alive.
Maybe they could get Paul and Ringo to join with them and Bob as, what else?
The Traveling Band.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 20, 2015 - 01:40pm PT
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^That's cool. Where was it?
I jammed with Wilt at the UCLA MAC building, but for some reason they excised me from the picture. I don't think he liked the trumpet.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 21, 2015 - 08:22am PT
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Is this legal?
They seem to travel in groups of four, but not always.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 21, 2015 - 11:18am PT
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TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
O Thou, far off and here, whole and broken,
Who in necessity and in bounty wait,
Whose truth is light and dark, mute though spoken,
By Thy wide grace show me Thy narrow gate.
--Wendell Berry
TO WHAT LISTENS
I come to it again
and again, the thought of the wren
opening his song here
to no human ear--
no woman to look up,
no man to turn his head.
The farm will sink then
from all we have done and said.
Beauty will lie, fold
on fold, upon it. Foreseeing
it so, I cannot withhold love.
But from the height
and distance of foresight,
how well I like it
as it is! The river shining,
the bare trees on the bank,
the house set snug
as a stone in the hill's flank,
the pasture behind it green.
Its songs and loves throb
in my head till like the wren
I sing--to what listens--again.
--Wendell Berry
THE FIRST
The first man who whistled
thought he had a wren in his mouth.
He went around all day
with his lips puckered,
afraid to swallow.
--Wendell Berry
Did he say a wrench that's afraid of a swallow?
Nope. He said a wench that's afraid to follow.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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May 21, 2015 - 11:37am PT
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zB,
Those poor little innocent children! Those photos look as though they are depression-era photos. People starved. I suppose if a home could be found
for some of the children, the others might have more to eat at home. Tragic times.
I don't know if it was legal to sell children, though.
And on that note, there are still children on the reservations of Montana who need safe places to live and food.
St. Labre in Ashland Montana does a super job for the Northern Cheyenne and Crow children who need rescuing.
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming is a lot better because Chief Washakie negotiated well for his people, the Shoshone. It is a very special place.
Sacagawea's grave is there, as well as other graves where I will place red ochre soon.
But right now, I think the people of Nepal need our help so much.
I am so proud that the Taco Tribe is helping out over there.
enough of my nattering
Neebs, if you read this, watch for a note in the mail. :)
Thank you,
feralfae
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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May 21, 2015 - 02:16pm PT
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Thank you for this, Mouse.
Thank you for the beautiful image of the Sierra Nevada sunlight as well. Truly magnificent.TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
O Thou, far off and here, whole and broken,
Who in necessity and in bounty wait,
Whose truth is light and dark, mute though spoken,
By Thy wide grace show me Thy narrow gate.
--Wendell Berry
ff
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 21, 2015 - 05:28pm PT
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Yes indeed ff. All depression era photos.
Sometimes we forget how lucky we are.
My mom was in her early teens and her mom died right around the time of the depression. Her dad had died when she was two (from working in the mines near Ironwood).
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 21, 2015 - 07:36pm PT
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Super? Who knows but they are tacos and they are around town.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 21, 2015 - 07:40pm PT
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To my mind,
"most of the time" means @ 90% of the time,
or 54 seconds out of every minute.
"Several" means more than three.
Bob Dooley/Most of the Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbr4ISrjII
And "a few" means three, one more than a couple.
I never think in terms of "oodles" most of the time,
although last week there were several instances when I had few thoughts about anything at all.
My mind was a blank for a couple of minutes each time.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 21, 2015 - 11:33pm PT
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Back in the day, Lindsey Buckingham made this group f*#kin' awesome.
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Then along came the Clintons. Shit!
That just came out. Sorry.
You can listen to this stuff all night and I might, except Lenna and Ed are coming from Sonora to break the chain of isolation from my family.
And she's giving me bags and bags of lentils, which Ed won't eat, but which I shall enjoy to the last lingerin' fart.
Sorry, again. That just came out, again.
I suppose it's not that funny, is it?
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 22, 2015 - 02:36am PT
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Some further a-doo-doo. Sh#t keeps happenin' while sleep ain't, not for me.
The Clintons.
"They should just go away. They should both just turn around and go the f*#k away."
Hillary: "Shacking up's all you want to do. You won't take it from me."
Bill: "How can I ever change things that I feel?"
I realize perfectly well that Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac wasn't the Clinton adopted theme for the '92 campaign. It was Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow.
It's just so CORRUPT to take a fine vintage wine off the shelf and mix it with Cool Aid, the brand most handsome actors and politicians need to get elected.
It really put me off of politics permanently.
I loved that The Doors music, though I didn't listen to them all that much in the past, was not allowed to be used commercially for a long, long time.
John Densmore, the Doors' drummer, resisted the tempting offers promulgated by surviving band members Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger to revive the band and to license their music for commercial use.
Seriously, though, NOBODY CARES but the peeps of My G-g-g-generation.
It's not "selling out" anymore.
It's "good marketing."
Same-same, it's "turning a trick."
This curmudgeonly commentary is brought to you by...
Tastee-Rantz Salad Dressing.
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