Speaking of literature, I guess you’ve heard by now. Bob Dylan won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature! You go, Bob!
I saw a flat-bed truck loaded with generator-powered work lights headed toward the coast yesterday. I want to revisit Tuesday’s post, for I may have been unclear. My point was, Hurricane Matthew was a historic and destructive storm. It’s already yesterday’s news, but some flooding rivers in North Carolina have not crested as I write. There is, literally, untold damage for hundreds of miles. Amazingly, though, it could have been much worse given the unique path of Matthew. That’s all I meant by, “We were very very lucky.” I think most of us don’t realize yet how bad it actually was.
I didn’t mean to get into hurricanes again today, but after rereading my post of Tuesday, I didn’t want to be misunderstood. I had intended to give you some good news! Remember the Kickstarter campaign? Sure you do! Well, the rewards have begun flowing. Although nothing was promised earlier than October, I had hoped to get some rewards out by now. September, however, was an unusually frenetic month around here, but it’s past. We’ll talk more about the rewards and the parsonage project soon. Thank you!
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Smigz, Loon is healing, thanks for asking.
Speaking of cats. A certain presidential candidate commented today their administration would be good for both people and cats. Canned tuna in every pantry?
Cat Woman in honor of Ghost who is missing the games.
Mitzi Mouse the girl friend of Mighty Mouse who I had a crush on at age 5.
Jackie, did GR6 go AWOL? Or, hauling supplies into his bunker complex?
Jackie, a crush on Mitzi, didn’t see that coming. 😉
Morty and Ferdy, Mickey’s nephews. And his nemesis Peg Leg Pete is a cat.
Puss and Boots. The Cat Who Walks Through Walls (Pixel).
Crush on Mighty Mouse. I loved that mices to pieces.
Ghost is AWOL.
I typed that and Hal typed “Ghost is a WOLF.”
GOING TO SEE AT&T ABOUT HAL AND ALL HIS FAMILY.
Forget not the Russian cartoon character Kot Leopold and his mice friends Seryy i Belyy.
Stuart Little, classy mouse.
Another kitty cat theme for Ghost, Josie and the Pussycats from the comic books and then animation.
Jackie, “Many a true word is spoken in jest”. Hal’s comment on Ghost probably fits that quote.
Since we are on cartoons and animation here is a song for Ghost about Little Red Riding Hood featuring one of my favorite pinup girls and a favorite recording.
https://youtu.be/xNEYfIUDkh8
Here’s the thing to make us feel old, it did me. I was excited to be going to Cains Ballroom to see Kris Kristopherson receive the Woody Guthrie award next week, even if my seat is behind a post.
So I told my hair dresser I had to be home by Tuesday night to go.
She knew about Woody Guthrie award, knew it was a big deal. Had NO idea who Kris K. Was, had never heard a single song he had written despite me telling her about song writing, acting. Movies, Bobby McGee and 150 others.
She thinks I am cool and she knows about Cains, is in college, so she says he must be cool if I love him. I promised to find a good pic from his youth and play Janis Joplin for her.
Who is Janis Joplin?
Where the name of our beloved Janis Day came from. Woody Guthrie’s son Arlo is where our beloved Arlo Day got his name. And the above beloved Luddie got his name from either Ludwig Beethoven or the Mad King.
[in case some don’t know] King of Bavaria, before Bismarck[?] united several kingdoms into one Germany. Peace,
Here’s my welcome home music for Mr. GHOST Rider from his earthly travels, the original ghost riders.
https://youtu.be/Mynzbmrtp9I
My favorite version.
My favorite takeoff on that song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUaqkp2xMzY
And another for a different song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwqK8OMgT4
You know the tune don’t you?
GM Debbe
on 09 Oct 2016 at 4:45 am #
Trying to adjust to this keyboard as compared to the old one. Have to type slowly.
“I write slowly because I know you cannot read very fast”. (Was that on Hee Haw?)
Good morning Villagers…
GM Old Bear…getting to this keyboard slowly.
So many cats, so little time…love Stuart Little.
Sand, good to hear Loon is doing better.
…and it’s good to know Bob Dylan got the recognition as a songwriter that he is…a good story teller, but, his voice sure has changed these last few years.
Happy payday
GR 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YnvUX9aU6Q
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Very interesting, Jimmy, about Dylan winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. I love Dylan’s work, but find it a mix of sublime ideas and simple wordplay. Still, the best of it is very poetic, and I can’t think of anyone who has brought more poetry more effectively out into the world of everyday people– and encouraged more to others to do the same– than Bob Dylan.
“I been double-crossed now for the very last time and now I’m finally free
I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me
You’ll never know the hurt I suffered nor the pain I rise above
And I’ll never know the same about you, your holiness or your kind of love
And it makes me feel so sorry”