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  1. katry's avatar katry Says:

    November 25, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    Maya Angelou quote

  2. minicapt's avatar minicapt Says:

    November 26, 2014 at 3:49 am

    Someone has neglected to remind them that Santa still arrives via the chimney, not the front door.

    Cheers

  3. GnuFool's avatar GnuFool Says:

    November 26, 2014 at 6:06 am

    Wednesday Before. you know tunes
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    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      November 26, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      Gnu,
      This is my traditional Thanksgiving song, and I’ll be posting it tomorrow. I love the whole story from the trash dumping to the draft to the Group W bench.

  7. GnuFool's avatar GnuFool Says:

    November 26, 2014 at 6:19 am

    Have a Gappy and feastful day tomorrow.

  8. im6's avatar im6 Says:

    November 26, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    My contribution to this virtual Thanksgiving table with gratitude to our hostess and all our many friends from around the world.

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      November 26, 2014 at 12:40 pm

      im6,
      Thank you, my friend, for the music and the Thanksgiving thoughts!

    • Birgit's avatar Birgit Says:

      November 26, 2014 at 6:29 pm

      Who is James McMurtry where did he hide so long? Oh, I see, Austin. New to me and I like his voice and music. I have to spend some more time listening to his music on YouTube now, sleep is overrated anyway. Thanks, im6!

      • im6's avatar im6 Says:

        November 26, 2014 at 6:49 pm

        James is novelist Larry McMurtry’s son and he’s been around since the early 90s and he’s simply a wonder. Can you access file sharing sites? I’ll gladly upload a sampler of songs for you if you’d like and provide Kat the link which she can messsage/email you. He’s so very talented and has flown under the radar for way too long.

      • katry's avatar katry Says:

        November 26, 2014 at 6:57 pm

        im6 and Birgit,
        I’ll be happy to send a long the link to Birgit. That way I get it too!

        Birgit,
        Nothing is better than an im6 sampler!

      • Birgit's avatar Birgit Says:

        November 26, 2014 at 7:20 pm

        Psst, I’m still listening 😉
        Thanks, im6 and Kat! I don’t it’s necessary, he must be so unknown over here that even his official releases aren’t blocked on YouTube. Still lots of music to discover! May be I’ll ask later if you don’t mind.

      • im6's avatar im6 Says:

        November 26, 2014 at 10:19 pm

        Hope you can get this video, Birgit. This is my very favorite McMurtry song. It will tear your heart right out of your chest.

        WHERE’S JOHNNY?
        Young Johnny, he really had a way
He did his homework on the school bus
And he always got an A
And the girls liked Johnny
More than anyone ‘cept maybe Elton John
Later on in high school
He couldn’t keep his red suspenders on 
(chorus)
Oh where’s Johnny has he gone away
Oh where’s Johnny will he be back someday

He had a room full of trophies
From the track meets and the tennis games he’d win
He was a full-blown whiz kid
Bound to be a Renaissance man
Then he went on off to college
Got his head stuck in a different state of mind
When they asked him was it alcohol?
        He told them it was nothing of the kind
        Just life … just life, mom

        (chorus)

        But Johnny’s alright he just turned out his lights
        They’d have paid it no mind had he not been so bright
        He opened up his eyes and he snapped out of the groove
        He saw both sides of everything and found he could not
        move

        Johnny moved home
        Now he reads a lot of poetry and plays
        He’ll sit out in the backyard
        And not say a word to anyone for days
        And his folks gave up
        They no longer even bother getting through
        He’s thirty-odd years old
        They must have figured there’s just so much you can do

        His mother keeps his pictures
        In the scrapbook in the drawer with her pearls
        She polishes the trophies
        That he won back when they thought he’d save the world
        Back when the girls liked Johnny
        More than anyone ‘cept maybe Elton John
        She wonders where’s her little boy
        With the braces and the red suspenders gone
        Just life …

      • Birgit's avatar Birgit Says:

        November 27, 2014 at 6:19 am

        Thanks, im6! Unfortunately video not available 😦 So far I’ve listened to a 30 sec clip and a nice cover. Great song! I’ll continue to search for the original later. Just life, mom, just life …

        Kat, despite 6 hours time difference you’re even too early for me, I’ll be back later… Meanwhile HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you all!

      • katry's avatar katry Says:

        November 27, 2014 at 8:29 am

        im6,
        I also looked up the lyrics and found them sad and, as you wrote, heart rending.

      • katry's avatar katry Says:

        November 27, 2014 at 8:33 am

        Birgit,
        Gracie was sick and I heard her and woke up at 1 then when she fell back to sleep I did too, but then at 2 she woke up again. I came downstairs with her and was up until nearly 4. I figured I might as well do Coffee then. Gracie seemed better so we went to bed but she woke me up again around 7. She has been gulping and salivating and had tried to eat parts of my spider plant so I also fed her some spider plant fronds. Right now, at 8:30, she is sleeping and snoring. Good for her, but I’m exhausted.


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