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I listened to that earlier too Tim....she had a ph...

2012-02-13T16:53:11.536Z

I listened to that earlier too Tim....she had a phenomenal voice and a magnificent sense of pitch. The music she performed, I agree didn't always do her talents justice... so fandom might be a bit too strong a term for me too but I admired her immensely.

And while I can't attest to fandom of the late...

2012-02-13T15:44:26.775Z

And while I can't attest to fandom of the late Miss Houston, listening to this vocals-only mix of her in a pre-pro-tools-auto-tune era - http://jakefogelnest.com/post/17460767716 - if only Clive Davis had elected to offer her a different backdrop.

Yes indeed Margaret....life is generally tougher t...

2012-02-13T13:16:20.290Z

Yes indeed Margaret....life is generally tougher than we like to admit, even for us mortals, maybe that is why her singing got to us so much.

Well said, Wolfie. She had a great gift and let it...

2012-02-13T13:13:47.271Z

Well said, Wolfie. She had a great gift and let it go, but we have to remember that she was human like us. She was someone's mother, daughter, sister. niece, cousin, goddaughter, friend. Maintaining 'icon; status is hard work they tell me.

Yes indeed....well survived then Brian!

2012-02-10T16:23:31.125Z

Yes indeed....well survived then Brian!

Colin, my close call was heart-related. Stroke, ho...

2012-02-10T15:57:43.477Z

Colin, my close call was heart-related. Stroke, however, is big in my family and the heart valve requires rat poison to prevent it.

We're the lucky ones, my friend. We're still here against the odds and what might have been. Sobering indeed.

I didn't realize that you have had brain issue...

2012-02-10T14:28:22.235Z

I didn't realize that you have had brain issues too Brian...hope you are recovering as well as I have from my brain haemorrhage.

It is all quite sobering in a good way.

Happy to learn you survived the Fuseli demon sitti...

2012-02-10T14:23:01.281Z

Happy to learn you survived the Fuseli demon sitting on your vocal chords last night.

This aging business is not something about which we received much forewarning. I'm awfully annoyed with the old men in my youth for not sharing some of the things I could look forward to. I know I would have made myself the exception back then but when they happened anyway I would not have been as

Good....pleased you like it Jenn....thanks for the...

2012-02-09T16:05:58.061Z

Good....pleased you like it Jenn....thanks for the the feedback. W

I see the pretty picture and like the new site, un...

2012-02-09T16:01:07.976Z

I see the pretty picture and like the new site, understated and clear.

I admit it Brian...I'm prejudiced in favour of...

2012-02-04T23:20:12.846Z

I admit it Brian...I'm prejudiced in favour of the canines.

Not fair, Colin. You know very well that a dog alw...

2012-02-04T15:24:25.869Z

Not fair, Colin. You know very well that a dog always trumps human likeability and cuteness. I prefer just about any dog to any particular member of our own species (certainly our species as a whole) I've ever met.

Brian

Well thanks a lot Brian - both poems had painful b...

2012-02-01T15:27:28.072Z

Well thanks a lot Brian - both poems had painful births so I'm doubly glad you like them.

I read this poem last night anticipating a bit of ...

2012-02-01T14:52:57.084Z

I read this poem last night anticipating a bit of light fun upon reading the first two lines so reminiscent of Lewis Carroll's "Twinkle, twinkle little bat". But the poem shifts rhythm and register almost immediately delivering quite the shiver. The photo only makes me colder. "Nature, red in tooth and claw", indeed.

(Lovely off-rhymes in the sonnet, by the way.

Terrible when it looks like a human error.

2012-01-28T23:53:56.674Z

Terrible when it looks like a human error.

It's like a modern day titanic. I wonder if t...

2012-01-28T21:41:29.841Z

It's like a modern day titanic. I wonder if there was something that could have been done to avoid this.

Thanks Margaret - I have a pair of bright green mo...

2012-01-18T14:07:58.284Z

Thanks Margaret - I have a pair of bright green moccasins from that period too. Shocking.

These Dodgers are in quite good shape for having b...

2012-01-18T14:00:52.816Z

These Dodgers are in quite good shape for having been purchased in 1977! I have a pair of boots from around that year, too, but they are seldom worn. Nice story!

Can you share some of those memories Jonathan? It ...

2012-01-16T19:04:35.210Z

Can you share some of those memories Jonathan? It would be interesting to know about that place.

WOW I havn't seen that sign since the Late 80&...

2012-01-16T18:38:59.602Z

WOW I havn't seen that sign since the Late 80's Thats was a great guitar shop. Brings back some memories I can tell you..

Thanks Brian - it is great to get feed back like t...

2012-01-10T09:17:42.703Z

Thanks Brian - it is great to get feed back like that.

I especially loved your rhyming "crochet"...

2012-01-10T01:18:18.175Z

I especially loved your rhyming "crochet" and "secret". Brilliant. A lovely sonnet.

Thanks also for the Elgar sample.

Thanks Steve...likewise.

2012-01-05T21:01:01.806Z

Thanks Steve...likewise.

you are invited to follow my blog

2012-01-05T15:41:31.561Z

you are invited to follow my blog

Absolutely....I am all for people ignoring the fas...

2011-12-23T19:10:49.582Z

Absolutely....I am all for people ignoring the fashion fascists - none of us should care what other people think of our clothes or lack of them, if we are brave enough.