tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post4416491316020629399..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: V-Day & Rod McKuenTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-45138215476475920142010-02-16T15:38:24.265-06:002010-02-16T15:38:24.265-06:00TNPOTUS ~~ Aha! The Feminine Side!
You guys - y&#...TNPOTUS ~~ Aha! The Feminine Side!<br />You guys - y'all have to have one, and the best don't mind showing it.<br />;-)<br /><br />I bet some of those manifestos of yours were fun!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-1259019652972254052010-02-16T11:59:49.624-06:002010-02-16T11:59:49.624-06:00Well, you've hit me. Not sure how it happened,...Well, you've hit me. Not sure how it happened, but the emergence of Rod McKuen and my initial ventures into romance coincided in the '60s. The books, the albums because inspiration for me to churn out some of the sappiest poetry ever written - but it did inspire me to write and to let loose of the "'60s high school stereotype" that dictated a "jock" couldn't also be a romantic and acknowledge his sensitive side.<br />Saw him in concert in '70 at Illinois State University, but by then I was writing less romance poetry and was churning out "radical" political verse and manifestos.The Next President of the United Statesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-58160454274417097812010-02-15T08:49:23.481-06:002010-02-15T08:49:23.481-06:00anthonynorth ~ There are so many to catch up with,...anthonynorth ~ There are so many to catch up with, AN. Many on this side of the pond I've never even heard of, but well worth investigating. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24572882651380255272010-02-15T08:47:59.813-06:002010-02-15T08:47:59.813-06:00WWW ~~~ I know him best for his Sinatra album &quo...WWW ~~~ I know him best for his Sinatra album "A Man Alone" - I just love it - especially when I'm feeling moody. ;-) <br /><br />That's strange - your "Jean" feeling. Perhaps it triggers an unpleasant memory.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-60441166231883035032010-02-15T03:14:56.947-06:002010-02-15T03:14:56.947-06:00I liked that. And here's me, writing lots of p...I liked that. And here's me, writing lots of poetry, but I admit to not reading many of the big poets.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-7991983251064495812010-02-15T00:47:44.573-06:002010-02-15T00:47:44.573-06:00It's funny this, T. I like a lot of his writin...It's funny this, T. I like a lot of his writing but his big moneymaker "Jean" makes my flesh crawl.<br />Go figure..<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com