Many thanks to Susan for calling to alert me that nothing was posted tonight, and many apologies to all of you that I dropped the ball!! Truth be known, I got my days mixed up and thought I was scheduled for tomorrow. That’s what happens to me when there’s a holiday! Anyway, at least I’m on the right track now, thanks again to Susan!!!!! Look for a BONUS this week!
Look at the leg positions, they are walking purposefully, not strolling. All that clothing (his & hers) looks terribly uncomfortable for serious walking.
Wow… it’s “Tommy”!!
And it’s as glittery as glittery can be!
Good thing, too…. I mean, what other way can you look properly at Elkhound John? Or Rodger Dogtree, either.
It looks beautiful!
…
I know I’ve written before that the coming of “Tommy”, the original album of the rock opera, by The Who, felt like a major event in my life…
It was half a dozen years before this film version.
I’d just started seeing my soon-to-be (and later, ex) husband, at the very start of our 25-year friendship and business partnership… a story waaay too complicated for here….
I can’t say it’s my favorite music ever… but hearing any of it will forever evoke that time and place, when my whole world was changing.
…
We were very young… It was a double album, so a big expense to either of us, at the time.
But he bought it, and we played it endlessly… over and over, absorbed in not only the music, but the lyrics, and the story, itself.
It wove pictures, created fantastic characters, told an absorbing tale in the way no previous rock album had ever attempted.
I’ve forgotten quite a bit, but at that time, I think I knew every word to every song.
I can’t say I could ever sing any of them …. Or anything.
People run away if any member of the Sunshine family tries to sing, even “Happy Birthday”… But the music ran through my day like a whole albumful of earworms.
…
Who could forget the trials of that poor young boy, Tommy, struck blind, deaf and mute by witnessing things his mind wouldn’t accept…
Which allowed his ill-treatment by relatives and others… “I know you can’t see or hear me, as I fiddle about”… And pushed him into withdrawal from the world…
Until he discovers pinball… whereupon “He plays by intuition”….and becomes the best player ever!
Wow!
…
So I’ve said that when the movie came out, I didn’t want to see it.
They had added so many characters, erasing my mental imagery… Much as I loved Elhound John, and Teeny Terrier, and all… they were supposed to be imaginary.
But over the years, I watched many clips, and enjoyed them… and wanted to see the whole thing, but it wasn’t available for years till its revival last year.
Count me in. I understand your original hesitance to see it. The only way I could watch the Lord of the Rings movies was to convince myself that it had nothing to do with the books, separate worlds.
I want to start with an apology to Susan Sunshine. I just reread my comments from yesterday. Yesterday, as I wrote them they were light musings. Today, at 5:30am they read like arrogant snits. I hope (and suspect) that you read them as they were written; but just in case…
Gosh… I didn’t remember any snits, arrogant or otherwise.
So I just went back and still couldn’t find any.
…
You and I exchange information a fair amount here…
But you (hopefully WE) don’t sound argumentative about it.
You don’t follow me around taking a “corrective” tone, or pick on the “errors” in my obvious typos (things that do bug me) so I find it interesting, not bothersome.
I love good cheese pizza! Thin crust, melty, gooey, maybe just a bit greasy, and most important: plenty of oregano. Growing up I’d occasionally get a pizza that just stood out from all others. It’s only in the last decade that I figured out the magic ingredient: oregano.
permission I’m going to start a project I’ve been working on.
It’s songs I like in numerical and alphabetical order 4 at a time.
I’m also going to include (again in alphabetical order) one strip of the now defunct cooking comic strip “Cheap Thrills Cuisine” I’ll put everything in a spoiler box so as not to take up too much room. There are currently 200 songs on my list, and that’s only because I haven’t remembered all of the songs I like.
There will probably be a second list as I remember or hear more in my daily life (if I’m not at that portion of the alphabet I’ll just slot them in where they belong)
Anyway, here is today’s (and possibly the last if nighthawks says no) listing .
Many thanks to Susan for calling to alert me that nothing was posted tonight, and many apologies to all of you that I dropped the ball!! Truth be known, I got my days mixed up and thought I was scheduled for tomorrow. That’s what happens to me when there’s a holiday! Anyway, at least I’m on the right track now, thanks again to Susan!!!!! Look for a BONUS this week!
Thank Dog you’re OK!
I was about to email you and Susan to ask if something severe has happened.
Thanks so much for your concern, Tigressy!! Usually, I have the opposite problem: insomnia.
I really do appreciate how much you were worried, and I sure am glad it was nothing dire.
And, of course, we all know what’ll happen now and it’s my own fault: I’ll never get back to sleep tonight! DARN! (LOL)
No prob, Stel!
I am proud to maintain the California (and pretty much only) outpost of the Distant Early SteBel Warning System ….
Which I like to call “the Stel Bell”…
Except for the ensuing rotten tomatoes and derision and stuff.
I read that either the human Tommy or Elkhound John, I forget which, had it written into his contract that he could keep the giant boots.
As a fellow “shorty” I can understand the request.
NOSE!
Teeth!
Gorgeous silk dresses, right around 1919 or 1920.
Out for a fancy tea, or a day at the races.
The gentleman is in layers of wool, of course.
of course!
Look at the leg positions, they are walking purposefully, not strolling. All that clothing (his & hers) looks terribly uncomfortable for serious walking.
I agree with how the positions look…: the trailing foot far enough back for a serious stride…
but I’d think they were probably posed.
Short focus, bright daylight… probably a wide negative or even a glass plate.
Maybe taken for the Sunday rotogravure section, by a pro.
Having one foot delicately pointed forward with a slightly turned ankle was a staple fashion pose.
I don’t think these are models, but rich folk were used to photographers posing them.
Thanks for the insight. I hadn’t considered the camera’s of the day. A brisk walk would likely have been blurred.
And they’re all exactly in step with the same stride length.
The caption attached comes from HERE.
Welcome back! You have been missed.
Alexi!
Good to see you!
Where have you been?!
I was sure you’d be back…
Why make us worry for so long?
what SHE said!
Alexi! You are back! So glad to hear from you!
Since everyone else already expressed concern, I’ll just say “hi”.
Tomasz Setowski
Wow… it’s “Tommy”!!
And it’s as glittery as glittery can be!
Good thing, too…. I mean, what other way can you look properly at Elkhound John? Or Rodger Dogtree, either.
It looks beautiful!
…
I know I’ve written before that the coming of “Tommy”, the original album of the rock opera, by The Who, felt like a major event in my life…
It was half a dozen years before this film version.
I’d just started seeing my soon-to-be (and later, ex) husband, at the very start of our 25-year friendship and business partnership… a story waaay too complicated for here….
I can’t say it’s my favorite music ever… but hearing any of it will forever evoke that time and place, when my whole world was changing.
…
We were very young… It was a double album, so a big expense to either of us, at the time.
But he bought it, and we played it endlessly… over and over, absorbed in not only the music, but the lyrics, and the story, itself.
It wove pictures, created fantastic characters, told an absorbing tale in the way no previous rock album had ever attempted.
I’ve forgotten quite a bit, but at that time, I think I knew every word to every song.
I can’t say I could ever sing any of them …. Or anything.
People run away if any member of the Sunshine family tries to sing, even “Happy Birthday”… But the music ran through my day like a whole albumful of earworms.
…
Who could forget the trials of that poor young boy, Tommy, struck blind, deaf and mute by witnessing things his mind wouldn’t accept…
Which allowed his ill-treatment by relatives and others… “I know you can’t see or hear me, as I fiddle about”… And pushed him into withdrawal from the world…
Until he discovers pinball… whereupon “He plays by intuition”….and becomes the best player ever!
Wow!
…
So I’ve said that when the movie came out, I didn’t want to see it.
They had added so many characters, erasing my mental imagery… Much as I loved Elhound John, and Teeny Terrier, and all… they were supposed to be imaginary.
But over the years, I watched many clips, and enjoyed them… and wanted to see the whole thing, but it wasn’t available for years till its revival last year.
If it’s back in town now, it’s time again!
…
Who’s coming?!
Montana Lady, have you seen it yet?
Count me in. I understand your original hesitance to see it. The only way I could watch the Lord of the Rings movies was to convince myself that it had nothing to do with the books, separate worlds.
Yes, I dreaded the Rings movies.
As I expected, they had little character development or attention to Tolkien’s amazing details of place and language.
The whole focus seemed to be adventure and battles.
Somehow I still loved them.
But as you say, not as representations of the entire books… Just some of the “exciting” parts.
sorry. not a fan…
i guess i could sit in the back?
I want to start with an apology to Susan Sunshine. I just reread my comments from yesterday. Yesterday, as I wrote them they were light musings. Today, at 5:30am they read like arrogant snits. I hope (and suspect) that you read them as they were written; but just in case…
The Arrogant Snits—isn’t that the name of a rock band?
It should be.
Gosh… I didn’t remember any snits, arrogant or otherwise.
So I just went back and still couldn’t find any.
…
You and I exchange information a fair amount here…
But you (hopefully WE) don’t sound argumentative about it.
You don’t follow me around taking a “corrective” tone, or pick on the “errors” in my obvious typos (things that do bug me) so I find it interesting, not bothersome.
Carry on…
I like tofu… It mostly tastes like.whatever sauce is in the dish.
And I love liver and onions, especially with bacon.
Chicken liver, especially, or duck and goose on the rare occasions I’ve had them, but so far, the rest have been ok too.
Chopped liver (a cold spread made out of cooked liver, onions and hard boiled eggs) is divine.
I’ve only once found liver in a supermarket around here since Covid started, and I look all the time.
Chicken liver wrapped in bacon and fried.
No sauce necessary.
Costco pizzas are not the best, but they’re quite large.. and adequate for the price…. $10!
The large pizza I like at Round Table is over $30 now.
But Costco stopped making combo pizza, so all you can get is pepperoni, which I can’t eat, or plain cheese…
Which isn’t great but for ten bucks has sauce and two pounds of cheese on it, so I probably get two a year.
i love mine with LOTS of meat on it!
It’s been years since I had a plain old cheese pizza.
I love good cheese pizza! Thin crust, melty, gooey, maybe just a bit greasy, and most important: plenty of oregano. Growing up I’d occasionally get a pizza that just stood out from all others. It’s only in the last decade that I figured out the magic ingredient: oregano.
With
permission I’m going to start a project I’ve been working on.
It’s songs I like in numerical and alphabetical order 4 at a time.
I’m also going to include (again in alphabetical order) one strip of the now defunct cooking comic strip “Cheap Thrills Cuisine” I’ll put everything in a spoiler box so as not to take up too much room. There are currently 200 songs on my list, and that’s only because I haven’t remembered all of the songs I like.
There will probably be a second list as I remember or hear more in my daily life (if I’m not at that portion of the alphabet I’ll just slot them in where they belong)
Anyway, here is today’s (and possibly the last if nighthawks says no) listing .
Thank you for the spoiler boxes… Whether or not i enjoy the selections!
Welcome back!!!
And, thank you for the spoiler boxes as well!
by all means!…post away!