tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post1702020794896424012..comments2024-02-16T18:19:13.539-08:00Comments on Ramblings From Yet Another Stranger on the Bus: Some Things that Charmed MeLeslie Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-78291179281521432762010-04-24T23:09:14.309-07:002010-04-24T23:09:14.309-07:00I don't know how I missed this post about Cand...I don't know how I missed this post about Candace. Thanks so much for the mention. She's on her way to Toronto to go motorcycle riding with a poet, A published poet it turns out! I link you folks up once I get her update. still waiting for my sister's Boston Marathon update sometime after Monday. It's great to hear all of the plans you have for her!<br />KimNuminosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464230956125740370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-77157495912045041052010-04-19T17:54:58.482-07:002010-04-19T17:54:58.482-07:00@ Maria ~ Hi, and welcome aboard my bus. I agree a...@ Maria ~ Hi, and welcome aboard my bus. I agree about Gillian. "Pathos" is the most descriptive word I can think of to apply to her lyrics. You know you're going to bleed, but you're happy for it at the end of the tune. Something that fascinates me and I can't quite wrap my head around it. In more than one of her songs she touches on the A. Lincoln assassination during the Civil War. It makes me wonder in what way it affects her since she wraps it in subtly repeatedly. I thank you for stopping by!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-21816384118782957652010-04-19T17:45:49.553-07:002010-04-19T17:45:49.553-07:00I truly think most of Gillian's songs are so b...I truly think most of Gillian's songs are so blindingly achy that the only way through them is to cry at least half of the way.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-69501322547233907132010-04-19T07:54:57.089-07:002010-04-19T07:54:57.089-07:00@ Kirk ~ Yep, that's the sea serpent. I rememb...@ Kirk ~ Yep, that's the sea serpent. I remember (vaguely, just flashes of this) the puppet one. I'm guessing the puppet material was terry cloth. I sense a lot of texture in all those shades of gray on the tiny TV screens of the day. I just Wiki-ed and learned it was first televised in 1949 and was one of the first three shows to be televised in color, early in the 60s. I think it would have been the animated version by then.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-83962161128050171772010-04-18T13:34:54.379-07:002010-04-18T13:34:54.379-07:00I'm familiar with the animated version, though...I'm familiar with the animated version, though I found out recently reading a magazine devoted to cartoons and comics that Cecil was originally a puppet. Both the puppet show and cartoon was produced by the legendary Bob Clampett, who directed many Warner Brother cartoons in the 1940s.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-18847158758070459832010-04-18T13:11:41.662-07:002010-04-18T13:11:41.662-07:00@ Kirk twice ~ Well, my friend, you have quite an ...@ Kirk twice ~ Well, my friend, you have quite an eye for the ladies! She is quite lovely in a country, comfortable, primitive kind of way. For some reason, her eyes put me in mind of <a href="http://www.animationconnection.com/inc/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/graphics/cs16.jpg&w=400" rel="nofollow">Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent</a>. Are you familiar with Beanie and Cecil? I believe they date from the very earliest days of TV.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-71199461526390585252010-04-18T12:54:42.809-07:002010-04-18T12:54:42.809-07:00That Candace is a real doll.
(To make up for my p...That Candace is a real doll.<br /><br />(To make up for my previous bit of confusion)Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-1235758993079214912010-04-18T12:50:12.170-07:002010-04-18T12:50:12.170-07:00Hmm...All these years I thought Candace was real a...Hmm...All these years I thought Candace was real and Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy were the dolls. I wonder what Edgar might think of this.<br /><br />I willing to explain the above to anyone under 30.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-89501942424961750802010-04-18T10:03:35.028-07:002010-04-18T10:03:35.028-07:00@ The Badger ~ Do you suppose Candace will be a li...@ The Badger ~ Do you suppose Candace will be a little <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVEdYYMlOJ4" rel="nofollow">worse for wear and tear</a>, Badge? Maybe we could send $10 to the Church of the Sacred Bleeding Heart of Jesus and the next week they'll say Candace's prayer on the radio.<br /><br />A book!? Maybe . . . some kind folks have been encouraging me. It's been said I know how to tell a story . . .Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-90677478602950693752010-04-18T09:52:57.829-07:002010-04-18T09:52:57.829-07:00@ Kass-erole ~ I don't have a very good sense ...@ Kass-erole ~ I don't have a very good sense of how many stops Candace will have made before she arrives at McCarran Airport, figuratively speaking. I suppose she'll actually arrive in my mailbox. I've bonded with lovely Lorna in the U.K. who hosts Candace just before I do. We're all simply going to have to keep up with <a href="http://numinositybeads.blogspot.com/2010/04/candace-goes-to-seattle.html" rel="nofollow">Kim's blog</a> for Candace updates.<br /><br />Fortunately/unfortunately for me, Kass, I've got plenty of arse to serve as a pretty good cushion, so none of those deck dives were bone crushers.<br /><br />I'm sorry about your "friend". False apologies just make things worse, I think. I'm lucky that in the human dance, the apology I received was heartfelt, so I was able to accept it fully and move on. No more side-stepping here. Just a genuine and heartfelt, "May I have the next dance?"Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-72962568955791706652010-04-18T09:08:47.152-07:002010-04-18T09:08:47.152-07:00@ Elisabeth ~ I imagine I would not want to see an...@ Elisabeth ~ I imagine I would not want to see any video of my wrestling match with that rug. I'm sure no part of it was a pretty sight. It is true that I'm a pretty determined individual. One might even say I am mulish. When I've been assigned a task, or when something matters to me, watch out world ~ here she comes.<br /><br />I would LOVE to send Candace to you in Australia after her stay here in the desert! Perhaps we need to kick this up a notch and make Candace's little adventure a grand tour.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-88097479445135618002010-04-18T08:58:51.317-07:002010-04-18T08:58:51.317-07:00@ Matt ~ VERY droll, Sir! I did bust my butt a tim...@ Matt ~ VERY droll, Sir! I did bust my butt a time or ten that day. And while I am deeply appreciated, sometimes even revered, the very last thing I'll ever be offered is a day off. There is a whole small culture built up around "we rock when she's at the wheel". It is good to be needed!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-89004428819688526582010-04-18T07:32:21.298-07:002010-04-18T07:32:21.298-07:00Candace looks like she might be world weary by the...Candace looks like she might be world weary by the time she returns home! What a great idea for a book.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938379025774754317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-20675230468003048222010-04-18T06:49:51.275-07:002010-04-18T06:49:51.275-07:00LESLIE - I'm so glad you get to host Candace. ...LESLIE - I'm so glad you get to host Candace. Kim said the travels might take a year. Do you know how many legs of the trip will happen before Candace comes to you? I'm beginning to wonder if I actually will ever get her. <br /><br />Sorry about your tush.<br /><br />I'm facing the same kind of dilemma with a 'friend.' I'm still side-stepping, since her apology was so unapologetic that it makes me want to just avoid her.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-91989418969841772922010-04-18T05:19:23.071-07:002010-04-18T05:19:23.071-07:00The sight of you struggling with that wet rug make...The sight of you struggling with that wet rug makes me both laugh and fear for you, Les. You are so determined. <br /><br />It should be easier to manage Candace though. Perhaps when she's through with traipsing around America I should invite her here to Australia.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-18560562916291514772010-04-17T20:37:48.586-07:002010-04-17T20:37:48.586-07:00Did they give you a day off for... Dare I say, bus...Did they give you a day off for... Dare I say, busting your butt...?Matt Conlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616567498642991754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-85901499668899436922010-04-17T17:56:33.352-07:002010-04-17T17:56:33.352-07:00@ Rachel ~ No, that heinie just had repeated warmi...@ Rachel ~ No, that heinie just had repeated warmings from plopping onto the deck, then scrapes from wiggling around, and finally - wet! I almost always have a change of clothes at the office for just such contingencies as split pants, etc., but this time I had nothing to change to.<br /><br />Can't wait for Candace to arrived from the U.K., but it'll be awhile. It's a fun bit of whimsy. It pleases me to find other playful women. We take things way too seriously sometimes. When did we forget how to play? Based on some of the locations where I've found the odd earring, the remote to my Bose sound system, etc., I tremble to think where VW might hide Candace. I'll need to be vigilant.<br /><br />I'm pleased to have made you smile today, Rachel, and I'll absolutely post about my sunny day.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-1677496564544149862010-04-17T17:43:30.506-07:002010-04-17T17:43:30.506-07:00I was waiting to read that your trousers had falle...I was waiting to read that your trousers had fallen down or split or that you had sunburn on your bum - not carpet burn!<br /><br />The dolly escapades sound fun. <br /><br />I like the image of Virginia Woolf with a tiny rag doll in her mouth - symbolic.<br /><br />You made me smile today, thanks. :)<br /><br />Looking forward to the resulting thoughts of the walk in the sunshine...Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com