tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post7983151107486438235..comments2024-02-06T12:32:08.221-07:00Comments on Servitor Ludi: The Songs of Autumn?Cygnushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-25556949114056198792014-10-12T19:10:16.957-06:002014-10-12T19:10:16.957-06:00Thanks, Squid. You know, I don't remember eve...Thanks, Squid. You know, I don't <i>remember</i> ever buying a second Ghostbusters soundtrack. I think the other one might have been my lovely wife's. It was fate. :-)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-42847029842616945012014-10-12T14:01:13.112-06:002014-10-12T14:01:13.112-06:00So sorry not to see this until now. What a lovely...So sorry not to see this until now. What a lovely little post. Your mix tape labels are MUCH tidier than mine ever were. My tape collection is buried down in the basement somewhere. I love that you have two copies of the Ghostbusters soundtrack. I know I also unintentionally gathered duplicates over the years.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-88653015348383856542014-10-05T19:37:39.650-06:002014-10-05T19:37:39.650-06:00Do... do... (Pretty much any place that still deve...Do... do... (Pretty much any place that still develops photos could set you up.) Then play the DVD on your computer & take screen-caps. :-)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-84840715934906621212014-10-05T12:22:34.984-06:002014-10-05T12:22:34.984-06:00Duh. Of course the tape preceded the wiki page. *s...Duh. Of course the tape preceded the wiki page. *smacks head*<br /><br />We still have our wedding on VHS and the last time I watched it--years ago--it was already looking a bit squiffy. Must look into it ...Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-29256446757513724802014-10-03T16:34:16.631-06:002014-10-03T16:34:16.631-06:00Well, this story was our inspiration for calling t...Well, this story was our inspiration for calling the tape by that name... so it precedes wikipedia by decades. I do have some vague memory of hearing Sir Paul warble those original lyrics in an interview.<br /><br />We're very glad that we put our wedding video onto DVD, fwiw.Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-27231034000885448482014-10-03T14:09:14.772-06:002014-10-03T14:09:14.772-06:00Ha! Do you really think that's true?? (About Y...Ha! Do you really think that's true?? (About Yesterday.) That almost seems like an urban legend that got tucked onto the wiki page and hasn't been corrected yet!<br /><br />And, yes, some sort of media translation would certainly be in order if a meeting were planned! I worry about some valuable mementos I only have on VHS--degrading quality, etc.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-21263333846205749922014-09-30T19:39:28.371-06:002014-09-30T19:39:28.371-06:00Working title only. The more I try to remember de...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_%28Beatles_song%29" rel="nofollow">Working title only.</a> The more I try to remember details about it, the more I cringe. The bad Monty Python accents... the in-jokes that mocked professors we disliked... so terrible. But if I do end up meeting with the 3 engineers again, I may have to go to the effort of making an MP3 of it. :-)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-78536528811336903162014-09-30T18:41:27.766-06:002014-09-30T18:41:27.766-06:00Nice.
In any event, a really lovely post, Cyg. Su...Nice.<br /><br />In any event, a really lovely post, Cyg. Super photos. Though now I'm curious about SCRAMBLED EGGS. Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-18797488206177960712014-09-30T14:31:57.682-06:002014-09-30T14:31:57.682-06:00PRBP.PRBP.Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-37598679099272629942014-09-30T12:45:01.623-06:002014-09-30T12:45:01.623-06:00:D
This is an experiment, of sorts. The small tow...:D<br /><br />This is an experiment, of sorts. The small town I live in right now is amenable to not owning a vehicle so I wanted to try it out. The PRM had approx. 240,000 miles on her and I was sad to part ways after 13 years of ownership but felt I had her blessing. I'm walking more! And, honestly, when I'm on my way to the store on foot and see cars at interminable red lights, I feel like I'm glowing with a little secret. I'll just have to get a backpack for the heavier shopping days and plaster *it* with Yes and Rush stickers. Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-58699372324411552132014-09-30T10:05:23.250-06:002014-09-30T10:05:23.250-06:00This was an excellent point, Geo. I often forget ...This was an excellent point, Geo. I often forget the gentle nostalgia of the song, and often just roll my eyes at his cynicism about the "Satan's spell" woven by the Stones, Beatles, etc. Still, the whole thing builds to a tremendous catharsis, which can definitely be "Carpe Diem" worthy.<br /><br />Earlier today, on my drive into work, I came upon Queen's "Somebody to Love" on the radio. To someone hearing the lyrics for the first time, it might be perceived as kind of a downer, too... working till I ache my bones... tears running down from my eyes... but that song is the apotheosis of catharsis! (Enough ancient Greek for ye?) :-)Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-74330836430510534912014-09-30T09:59:06.120-06:002014-09-30T09:59:06.120-06:00Oh no, don't be saddened... I still don't ...Oh no, don't be saddened... I still don't think it was much of a misfire. I agreed fully with backing off on any whiff of curmudgeonishness.<br /><br />Hopefully a new PRM is to come! You'll need to up the ante on the bumper stickers... we should get Roger Dean to come out of retirement!Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-54006529722895954042014-09-30T08:42:57.137-06:002014-09-30T08:42:57.137-06:00I feel awash with sadness. I love the images you&#...I feel awash with sadness. I love the images you've uploaded into this post so much there are no words.<br /><br />That was a stupid conversation about the wording of the Songs of Summer post. It wasn't the term 'mixed-tape' I objected to. How could that EVER be?? It was the 'you young 'uns' or whatever it was. (Of course, I can't look it up as those emails are long gone. Like all of my own precious mixed tapes.) Girl is saddened by the light communication misfire.<br /><br />Also, I sold the PRM last week. *And* we just watched Dead Poets Society last weekend and it is in that happy company of films that remain a masterpiece.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63753090450546412.post-63281940533779771182014-09-30T01:08:40.436-06:002014-09-30T01:08:40.436-06:00"American Pie" definitely belongs in tha..."American Pie" definitely belongs in that case. It wasn't just about the tragic passing of Buddy Holly; it was a synopsis of a highly charged period. You don't get lines about a "pink carnation and a pickup truck" anymore, or anything much about making an exciting social life out of a well-used minimum. There's promise and energy in that case --something an earlier self doesn't want forgotten. Thought-provoking post, thanks!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com