tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post3387988915080294006..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Music Monday ~ Acoustically Speaking, John Ford Coley, Terry Sylvester, Fran Cosmo, some astrology & a rant about who "Ain't Heavy".Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-31161029153046135432010-09-21T08:00:53.478-05:002010-09-21T08:00:53.478-05:00RJ Adams ~~~ Agreed on both counts.
Once in the sp...RJ Adams ~~~ Agreed on both counts.<br />Once in the spotlight, on stage, I guess that performers feel the need to ingratiate themselves (....a bit like politicians.) <br />I wonder if they have a set of different "dedication chat-up lines" and change them according to location.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-1307158328603280602010-09-21T07:55:12.096-05:002010-09-21T07:55:12.096-05:00kaleymorris ~~~ Hi! That's a sweet memory (th...kaleymorris ~~~ Hi! That's a sweet memory (thought - so easily might have been a tragic one), connected to the song. Your Dad had talked about the event quite recently, as it happens, and mentioned that the wee boy's big furry coat had a lot to do with keeping him from worse injury.<br />:-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-32273009030689764112010-09-21T07:50:34.637-05:002010-09-21T07:50:34.637-05:00WWW ~~~ Thanks. It's a shame, I agree - and w...WWW ~~~ Thanks. It's a shame, I agree - and what RJ says, below, has a lot to do with it, I guess: pandering to the audience, which, in this neck of the woods would be mainly very pro-military. <br /><br />Yes, the Jupiter thing is one of those "strange but true" astrological effects. The usual explanation is as I wrote in the post, but I've had a sneaking feeling, since reading up on it some time ago for a post, now archived<br /><br />http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2009/12/jupiter-jovial-juggernaut.html <br /><br /><br />that Jupiter, as the planet responsible for destruction of other bodies, due to its size, maybe ouught to be credited with an extra meaning....representing the eventual destruction of human bodies, as well as the other benign connections it has gathered.<br />Just a theory. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-44259674818312555582010-09-20T21:09:01.556-05:002010-09-20T21:09:01.556-05:00Yes, well-ranted, Twilight. I think these acts oft...Yes, well-ranted, Twilight. I think these acts often throw in the "for our brave lads..." comment, just to endear themselves to the audience.<br />As for "He Ain't Heavy..." - an all time great.R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-53031799137102013272010-09-20T18:50:49.109-05:002010-09-20T18:50:49.109-05:00I suppose there are many stories about "He Ai...I suppose there are many stories about "He Ain't Heavy." Here's mine:<br />I was in the fifth or sixth grade, attending a Girl Scout meeting and did not expect to see my Dad come in looking for me, my sister and the older of my two brothers. He told us we had to come with him. Our youngest brother had been hit by a car and Dad had been sent to collect the other siblings.<br />We were deposited at a neighbor's and left there to wait for word of his condition. I played Solitaire. I noticed the illustration on the back of the cards was a boy in a snowstorm carrying another on his back with the caption: "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother."<br />I remember it as a pivotal moment, the one that permanently cemented the depth of caring I have for my own siblings, particularly my brothers. I think of that day every time I hear that song.<br />My brother, by the way, took weeks to recover but was OK. Very poor handwriting is said to be the only lasting symptom. He was six years old, just learning to write.kaleymorrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-30502004414067564452010-09-20T17:29:17.198-05:002010-09-20T17:29:17.198-05:00I applaud you on that high soapbox, T. I hate to s...I applaud you on that high soapbox, T. I hate to see wonderful lyrics and music hijacked by those who would pervert them.<br />Great post, apart from the heavy metal the concert sounded a BOMB.<br />Interesting about Jupiter and death.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com