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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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A slightly off topic but fun bon mot.
All sorts of famous people, living and dead, are on the cover of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . (Including, of course, you lowe who.) When the Beatles and their cover artist decided this, they just went ahead and did it. Until the legal department weighed in, and said that if the person was living, they had to get consent.
So they wrote to all the famous people, asking if it was ok. Most were flattered and said fine.
They wrote to Mae West and, in effect, said "We're the Beatles, the most famous band in the world. We're doing a new album which will be called Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and wonder if we can put your picture on the cover, with pictures of other famous people. We'll give you a free copy."
Mae West wittily responded: "What would I be doing in a Lowenely Hearts Club?"
But later she said ok.
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Mimi
climber
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LOL! Classic.
Edit: Which one Ron? Could be disguised as Paul. Similar stache.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Is that a pistol in your pocket or am I looking too Lowe.
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Mimi- Just got back from doing a little grocery shopping (with a stop at the state liqour store for a bottle of vino), and see that you've posted up Van. He's one of my all-time favorites. And my favorite Van tune is:
"Into the Mystic"
- by Van the Man
"We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
And when that fog horn blows I want to hear it
I dont have to fear it
I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float into the mystic
And when that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
And when thst fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
I dont have to fear it
I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float into the mystic
Come on girl..."
-JelloRockin'N'Groovin'toVan
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Gene- I am the walrus. And Mighty- my heart is a Lowenely hunter. And Mae West brings out my best, Ron.
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Mimi
climber
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As long as it's not too Lowenely when you're not hunting.
Once, during a trial in which she was accused of indecency on stage, the judge asked, "Miss West, are you trying to show contempt for this court?" She answered, "On the contrary, your Honor, I was doin' my best to conceal it."
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Happily in that case acting was not her long suit.
So Jeff, is that where the expression thinking with the Lower head comes from?
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Gene
climber
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That explains why you are a legend on ice.
Thanks for being an inspiration to so many of us and being very cool with all these hideous puns.
I bought the The Ice Experience at a bad time in my life. Ended up spending that winter (1980) in Alaska and forgot all about her in part by puttzing around with my wood-handled axe and a Chouinard Alpine hammer. Never climbed anything worth a damn, but trying was therapy. Hauled all my crap up to Alaska and then to Asia for a five year unplanned stay with this big old honking Lowe Alpine pack I still have, rusted strap buckles and all.
{{{What's your warranty?}}}
You related to Lowenbrau?
Best wishes to you and yours.
Gene
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Gene: There's no such thing as a hideous pun. There's just unappreciative audiences. Including most of my friends, family, and acquaintances. ST, on the other hand, is perfect - a captive audience.
A thread on "Why Climbers Like Puns" has possibilities.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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I don't know Gene.
Those tools look pretty blunt.
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Gene
climber
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Ron,
That photo is post-climb. It's all about the strength-to-weight ratio.
On behalf of all, I appreciate that no one has gone down the Kinks' LoweLa path.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Your wish is our command. Wonder if I'll beat Ron to it?
Anyway, they may not play this song much in rural Utah.
Lola (Ray Davies & The Kinks)
I met her in a club down in old Soho
where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cherry Cola
C-O-L-A Cola.
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance.
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, "Lola"
L-O-L-A Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy,
but when she squeesed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
why she walks like a woman and talks like a man
Oh my Lola, lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night,
under electric candlelight,
she picked me up and sat me on her knee,
She said, "Little boy won't you come home with me?"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy,
but when I looked in her eyes,
I almost fell for my Lola,
Lo lo lo Lola, lo lo lo Lola
I pushed her away. I walked to the door.
I fell to the floor. I got down on my knees.
I looked at her, and she at me.
Well that's the way that I want it to stay.
I always want it to be that way for my Lola.
Lo lo lo Lola.
Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls.
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world,
except for Lola. Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola.
Well I left home just a week ago,
and I never ever kissed a woman before,
Lola smiled and took me by the hand,
she said, "Little boy, gonna make you a man."
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man,
but I know what I am and that I'm a man,
so is Lola.
Lo lo lo Lola. Lo lo lo Lola.
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Gene
climber
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That didn't take long.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 12, 2006 - 02:55pm PT
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Jeff, way back when you first put out the fiberglass Hummingbird hammer, you also had a prototype upward curving front point attachment designed for (futuristic at the time) overhanging ice climbing. Any good stories come to mind about testing that particular item?
Great story about climbing blind on the other thread.
Cheers,
Steve
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Jello
Social climber
No Ut
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Nov 12, 2006 - 03:14pm PT
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Hoo... man... Steve, that upward-curving front-point attachment was one Baad idea. Only worked on overhanging ice, and only if you didn't lift your heels at all. We went through several Lowebros in the testing phase on that one. I can't remember their names, though, it was so long ago.
Thanks, about the other thread.
PS- people probably think we're joking about that crampon gadget. I'll look for the old catalog, where it was actually featured.
Cheers, Jello
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 12, 2006 - 03:27pm PT
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Those things came to mind when imagining you on overhanging ice, climbing on the original skinny tube picks trying to get that long curved thing out.
I vividly remember that original LAS catalog with about 8 items in it. Please post the pages of that for nostalgia's sake.
You'll be amused to know that I'm still using my first and only Lowe Expedition pack for cragging. It's the shaggy luggage concept with lots of patches.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 12, 2006 - 06:00pm PT
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Well Anders, they may not play it much in Utah but it came out while I was in high school, but how's this:
if you read the Feeling the Rat thread you might recall my mentioning that Inge lives in Mayfair Tower which, as all hardcore Kinks fans know, is where Ray Davies' New York apartment is.
He's not there much but once I got into the elevator at the lobby and heard someone with a british accent yell to hold it. Ray Davies steps in and presses a floor below mine.
I nod a greeting then stare at the wall while we ride up two dozen floors. Right before the elevator slows I start humming Lola and he recognizes it glancing back at me as he gets off. I pretend to be absent mindedly still looking at the wall but then catch his eye and grin.
The door closes as I hear him laugh and say, "Wrong key."
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 14, 2006 - 02:24pm PT
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bump
And I don't think he was having trouble with his door.
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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 14, 2006 - 10:05pm PT
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I heard this story once about Jello, how he was hanging out with his cousins from out west. There was Bo, who had a penchant for spurs, cowboy hats and turquoise, and Pueb, who had a great little adobe place a little south of Colorado Springs. Anyway, I guess cousin Kil asked them to carry some stuff back for him after a jaunt to Colombia, and they didn't realize what it was until after they got back. Obviously nervous, they went over to cousin Si's place to stash the stuff. Unfortunately, it leaked, and somehow got fed to all of Si's sheep... what a fun time THAT was.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 14, 2006 - 10:11pm PT
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Closer to the truth than you should know...
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