I’ve been traveling this week and still am. I apologize for the sporadic updating, but it has been largely unavoidable. You probably want to hear about Boston Comic Con. I met some wonderful readers in Boston. I had so many people come by and say such nice things. However, so many kind words were prefaced the same way: “I used to read you all the time in the newspaper!” Of course, I would point out that I’m still in the newspaper, and they’d say, “Yeah, well, we don’t get a paper anymore.” Aside from being flagrantly reminded how far the scene has shifted from my professional turf, Boston was great. I will talk a lot more about it in days to come. Vermont Comic Con is yet to come!
213 responses to “Boston Is History”
Thanks Ghost. You too are loved by all here. What kind of flowers will your mother have? Flowers are important, like the music. I know both will be beautiful.
Beautiful, Ghost… You were blessed, and a blessing to your mom. And… you are a blessing for your friends – both those you have met personally and those of us who have met your intellect and heart…
I’m home and first thing, I only have read the last two comments and that’s probably all of the catching up that I will do. Ghost, I’m very sorry about your mother. Having just gone through the same thing I understand how you feel which is kind of numb right now. Take care of your own health. I just realized that I wasn’t taking the right meds since Tuesday and it’s surprising that I’m making any sense, if I am. I am the proud owner of a convertible. It’s being shipped to me and I’ll get it in a couple of days. Why do they send cargo by ship and a shipment by truck?
Jerry you make perfect sense. Good one about ships and cars.
Glad you got convertible. You deserve one. Stay on right meds so you can enjoy it.
Funniest commercial I’ve seen lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haPvuhznuyI
Yep, it’s 5 minutes long, but it was fun to watch the faces of my wife and daughters and to see what each of them laughed at!
I saw that one on my boating groups. It is hilarious! Worth watching to the end.
I need to find the one of the Irish commentary on the Leer Olympic boat races which is even funnier. I will look for it when I get home. Out picking up food for the Endless Kitty Buffet. And let two remaining dogs.
Ghost, I am sorry to hear about your mother. Please take care of yourself during this trying time.
The lead singer, Gord Downie, of the Canadian band “The Tragically Hip”, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year. The band is doing a final farewell tour while Gord is still able to perform. CBC music is streaming the Kingston stop of the tour right now. We are going to be watching it as long as our internet connection stays alive.
If the tape is that strong, how do you cut off a piece of it?
Apparently it’s flexible and easy to cut until it (a) gets wet and (b) dries.
Uh… where did everyone go?
I just dragged in from going to listen to my friends who play bluegrass play their hearts out. My night out on Diet Coke and came home with pint of the bands owners organic honey, two CDS and a promise they will come play my boat festival in September.
The Captain Ledge Band is heading to play New Orleans and Kentucky if you are around. https://youtu.be/l2j9iIwlbfo
Good morning Villagers….
TR…got to get me some of that Fiberfix….as I’ve always said, the hen house is kept together with duct tape and twine…orange twine at that 🙂
Going to be a long day in prepping and cleaning for the FDA coming in sometime this week. And the books have to be in order too…that’s where I come in. The Corp came by late Thursday and I made three minor mistakes….and there are 4 books. Everything has to be inspected daily and initialed with the time….cooler temp, rodent control, check pit for larvae and flies, cleaning packing room….on and on and on. Oh, and the foot bath is inspected everyday, it’s a dry chlorine that you step in before entering the hen house.
Only made it to my sister, Brenda’s, yesterday. My niece and my great nephew were there. His name is Myles and he is 2 or 3, hard to keep up with them great nieces and nephews.
Good one Jerry 🙂 . Sort of like, why do they call it a driveway where you park your car, and a parkway where you drive your car…..
GR, thanks for commenting and sharing your story about your Mother….may His peace be with you during this time…….Amen
ya’ll have a blessed Lord’s day
….but I’m already there 🙂
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Mark…take your pick…
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Yep Debe, sort of like did you ever wear a hat so long that it doesn’t feel like you’re wearing one and then you take it off and it still feels like you’re wearing one? Wow, no typos so far. I love the variety of percussion in that band. And they don’t play bluegrass. No fiddle and no banjo.
Forgot my name since last night. Thanks to George Carlin, the first host of SNL.
And the DJ at wonderful WINO.
https://twitter.com/sevans1956/status/767139157894369280/photo/1
I was driving home from Indianapolis to Michigan and spotted this just south of Fort Wayne. Minutes later I got a weather alert on my phone fat there was a tornado warning in that area.
Just throwing in my vote: I still subscribe to the paper paper because it is *finite* — there is an end to the process of reading each day’s edition. And since it is a good paper (Boston Globe), it carries A&J.
Steve, It’s a good thing that you got that warning. Otherwise, how would you have known that there MIGHT be a tornado in the area? Note: do they make a slim line cell phone? Another note: Set aside 8 hours to watch George Carlin videos. I laugh so hard that my eyeballs hurt. Watch one and don’t laugh. I dare you.
Jackie,
There is a John Welsford Small Craft list post about the US preferring the longer Pathfinder vs the shorter Navigator that Europe prefers…my thought is that in the US the sentiment is:
“I like big boats and I cannot lie…” (with apologies to Sir Mix-a-Lot)
I wasn’t sure it was appropriate for the Welsford group– it may be inappropriate here, too. This crowd is likely to be more forgiving, though.
😀
Meanwhile, out at the chicken farm on FM 917 there is breaking news of devolution. This is the first picture from the scene. http://wumo.com/wumo/2016/08/21
David, John Welsford is privately a very funny and often politically incorrect person. He has gone back to being extremely proper publicly and online. I am banned and my attitude and humor seems to be sorely missed? Even being on my good behavior isn’t good enough.
This crowd here is a whole lot more forgiving and a lot more fun.
For Jerry my friend Gina singing Neurological ly Poor. She is the mandolin player in band and beautiful blonde. Her husband Cliff is amazing musician who has college degree in music and writes and arranges all their music, admitted to me last night he cannot read sheet music not a single note.
Worked and toured with heavy metal bands for years and years. He told me last night they are classified as blue grass but I think they are hard to define.
https://youtu.be/T0MpP7704eM