Do you… or anybody else here… know why that particular background video was used, and whether Fleetwood Mac had anything to do with its production?
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For those who don’t recognise it… rather than illustrating the song lyrics, it’s obviously a depiction of a turn-of-the-(20th)-century poem,
“The Highwayman”, by Sir Alfred Noyes….
my very favorite poem, though I giggle at the thought now, when I was eleven.
…
A perfect choice for a bookish preteen girl… a swashbuckling, rhyming epic, of doomed romance, with vivid imagery of moonlight, red velvet and jeweled swords.
I memorized the whole thing then… and, I blush to tell, won my elementary/junior high school’s poetry recitation contest with it…
not as hard as one might think, because it was a smallish school on an overseas US Air Force base, in a time long before the internet.
But I do remember some older kids being upset that a mere 5th grader won.
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I can still remember some of the lines…
How can one forget “The moon was a ghostly galleon, tossed upon cloudy seas; the road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor?”
It seems to have nothing to do with the song, though.
I’ve looked off and on, but I haven’t found anything yet.
For what it’s worth, the members seemed to have a liking for the poem.
Stevie Nicks wrote a song actually titled “The Highwayman” (“Everywhere” was written by Christine McVie) while with Fleetwood Mac, but she recorded it, with “Belladonna,” only after she left the band. I’ve put a link to the recounting (it’s not quite a transcript) of an interview with Nicks below.
Frankly, if the recounting is indeed real, Nicks comes off as being stoned out of her mind.
That was my Mom’s favorite too. She used to read it to me (when she was well over 11 😉) I still find mysef reciting “The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas…” when I can see it during my midnight potty breaks.
yeah, I was so impressed with that commercial by PhotoShop that I looked it up and
had to post it…..it’s one of those things you have to see multiple times to catch everything.
yeah, well done for sure
That funny, if a bit bawdy, song was quite popular among strolling Scots-costumed musicians, though anachronistic, when I worked at the Renaissance Faire in Northern CA.
Cling-on cats… wow… they’re considered by bassets a menace, and left there, in outer space.
But I can’t help wondering how many internet travelers… including some of our own Cleo crew… wouldn’t have gladly brought them back, and given them “inner space”… in their own quarters.
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I’ve seen a human version of this…
the actors are almost perfect likenesses of the Basset Trek crew…
especially Officer Spot…. and also Slurp himself, and Pooh-loo and Ooh-hoo-roo(sp?)
From: “Woman’s Day Collector’s Cook Book (revised and enlarged)
Published by: Simon and Schuster, New York
SBN: 671-21986-3
“BRISKET OF BEEF IN HORSERADISH SAUCE”
4 lbs. boneless fresh brisket
2 medium onions sliced
2 carrots
1 stalk celery (that’s one stick from a head/bundle of celery)
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
Horseradish Sauce
Chopped Parsley
Put meat in heavy kettle. Add next 5 ingredients. Cover with water. Cover and simmer 3
to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove slice and serve in Horseradish Sauce with a sprinkling of parsley.
Serves 6.
Horseradish Sauce
1 chopped onion in 1/4 cup of butter.
Stir in 2 tablespoons flour. Add 2 cups strained meat stock, 1/2 cup prepared horseradish, 1 cup vinegar, 2 cloves, and 1/4 cup sugar. Season to taste. Simmer about ten minutes.
Notes from me:
For the meat stock just strain 2 cups of the water the brisket and vegetables were cooked in through a sieve. 2 cloves means the spice clove and not garlic.
On Ten Cats they clarified that “No Fry Day” was about sun burns, not cooking. To hold National Hamburger Day on No Fry Day would be cruel and unusual!
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I will do whatever you say!
You would, wouldn’t you? 😉
I guess I never saw the attraction for her. I guess it was all the selfish characters she played.
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“If you build it, they will come”
Silly me. I always thought those furrows were for water conveyance.
Is that Max?
My favourite Fleetwood Mac video.
Do you… or anybody else here… know why that particular background video was used, and whether Fleetwood Mac had anything to do with its production?
..
For those who don’t recognise it… rather than illustrating the song lyrics, it’s obviously a depiction of a turn-of-the-(20th)-century poem,
“The Highwayman”, by Sir Alfred Noyes….
my very favorite poem, though I giggle at the thought now, when I was eleven.
…
A perfect choice for a bookish preteen girl… a swashbuckling, rhyming epic, of doomed romance, with vivid imagery of moonlight, red velvet and jeweled swords.
I memorized the whole thing then… and, I blush to tell, won my elementary/junior high school’s poetry recitation contest with it…
not as hard as one might think, because it was a smallish school on an overseas US Air Force base, in a time long before the internet.
But I do remember some older kids being upset that a mere 5th grader won.
…
I can still remember some of the lines…
How can one forget “The moon was a ghostly galleon, tossed upon cloudy seas; the road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor?”
It seems to have nothing to do with the song, though.
I’ve looked off and on, but I haven’t found anything yet.
For what it’s worth, the members seemed to have a liking for the poem.
Stevie Nicks wrote a song actually titled “The Highwayman” (“Everywhere” was written by Christine McVie) while with Fleetwood Mac, but she recorded it, with “Belladonna,” only after she left the band. I’ve put a link to the recounting (it’s not quite a transcript) of an interview with Nicks below.
Frankly, if the recounting is indeed real, Nicks comes off as being stoned out of her mind.
Link to Stevie Nicks blurb
To go along with Alex
That was my Mom’s favorite too. She used to read it to me (when she was well over 11 😉) I still find mysef reciting “The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas…” when I can see it during my midnight potty breaks.
And set to music by this lady.
I loved that song. I don’t play it now because the bad guy wins, and there seems to be too much of that happening now.
Re: Extra # 3
Raquel Welch as Cora Peterson in the real “Fantastic Voyage”…
…but people, advertisement as it is, Extra #3 is really, really well done!
Thanks, nighthawks.
yeah, I was so impressed with that commercial by PhotoShop that I looked it up and
had to post it…..it’s one of those things you have to see multiple times to catch everything.
yeah, well done for sure
I,too, found that fascinating. Amazing what all can be done.
This bit of absolute fun is just because it’s Friday (officially that is).
That funny, if a bit bawdy, song was quite popular among strolling Scots-costumed musicians, though anachronistic, when I worked at the Renaissance Faire in Northern CA.
In WI Ren faire too
My son and I loved this song
we’ll call it FUN FRIDAY, and everybody is invited to post something that’s just fun
Best Arte Johnson voice for the paraphrase.
Weird…..but verrry interesting.
And for those who don’t know….
here’s my reply for Fun Friday:
Funny.
But… um… that should be a van!
Good one, ML!
You mean Saturday through Thursday we have to be serious?
Oh.
I thought it was… um…ok, never mind….but I…. well, I’m sorry if I broke the rules.
Sounds just like Stephan Baird, a minstrel who performed on the mall when I was in college.
Ooh… Basset Trek!
And I love this episode!
…
Cling-on cats… wow… they’re considered by bassets a menace, and left there, in outer space.
But I can’t help wondering how many internet travelers… including some of our own Cleo crew… wouldn’t have gladly brought them back, and given them “inner space”… in their own quarters.
…
I’ve seen a human version of this…
the actors are almost perfect likenesses of the Basset Trek crew…
especially Officer Spot…. and also Slurp himself, and Pooh-loo and Ooh-hoo-roo(sp?)
… great job, Nighthawks!
I think Nichelle Nichols would get a kick out of this. Nighthawks captured her essence perfectly.
you’re too kind…I strive for perfection….haven’t it it yet
I thought FOR SURE it was going to be the sound of the vacuum cleaner! HAHA, Loved this one!
Good morning, Cleophans and Trekkies!
Clingon cats and Velcro dogs, oh my.
National Hamburger Day
Y’all have a glorious day. (((((Blessed HuGz!)))))
And the rest
From: “Woman’s Day Collector’s Cook Book (revised and enlarged)
Published by: Simon and Schuster, New York
SBN: 671-21986-3
“BRISKET OF BEEF IN HORSERADISH SAUCE”
4 lbs. boneless fresh brisket
2 medium onions sliced
2 carrots
1 stalk celery (that’s one stick from a head/bundle of celery)
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
Horseradish Sauce
Chopped Parsley
Put meat in heavy kettle. Add next 5 ingredients. Cover with water. Cover and simmer 3
to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
Remove slice and serve in Horseradish Sauce with a sprinkling of parsley.
Serves 6.
Horseradish Sauce
1 chopped onion in 1/4 cup of butter.
Stir in 2 tablespoons flour. Add 2 cups strained meat stock, 1/2 cup prepared horseradish, 1 cup vinegar, 2 cloves, and 1/4 cup sugar. Season to taste. Simmer about ten minutes.
Notes from me:
For the meat stock just strain 2 cups of the water the brisket and vegetables were cooked in through a sieve. 2 cloves means the spice clove and not garlic.
apparently, one can drop a lot of moola on a cooler.
see? what better fun on a FUN FRIDAY than a pic of cooler for sale?
WOW!!
my mouth just could not unhinge enough to take a bite out of that multi-story burger that Plods posted.
You mean like this?
(One of my cousin’s modelling jobs)
yeah! to quote Jon Lovitz: ”that’s the ticket!”
Is his name Jack?
On Ten Cats they clarified that “No Fry Day” was about sun burns, not cooking. To hold National Hamburger Day on No Fry Day would be cruel and unusual!
Artery plungers between two buns. I want one! 😛
I really enjoyed ‘Basset Trek’. Very clever. Mr. Spot’s solution was quite clever.
Laughed at this one from ‘Poo Loo’ all the way to the end! Very enjoyable! Thanks for the laughs.
I love Basset Trek! I still frequently watch the human version, when a baseball game is not in the way. Funny, the human Bones is still called Bones.
for a basset who is a doctor, what other name could there possible be that is better?
And just who gets to clean all the fur off their suits? Maybe some female who only seems to answer the radio?
THAT’S funny!
Thanks ML! That was funny!
Nice
Registered!
And with the P’s still there!
CONGRATULATIONS 3!!!!
Yay!
Woohooo!
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