tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post7874569964378725098..comments2023-11-03T03:46:35.665-07:00Comments on Tom Russell: Notes from the Borderland: Tales From the Faeroe IslandsTom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134977181127153226noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-78266919846386515822008-09-27T15:57:00.000-07:002008-09-27T15:57:00.000-07:00Much appreciated Dynawebb. I will search for it at...Much appreciated Dynawebb. I will search for it at Powell's Books in Portland on Monday. I will be starting in the Pearl Room and working my way down from there . . .<BR/><BR/>-ST On The Oregon Trail that Northwest pioneer Ezra Meeker, at the age of 76, reverse travelled in a oxen drawn wagon. Dave and Dandy, the two oxen took Ezra all the way and the trip was extended to New York City where he went down Broadway and across the Brooklyn Bridge in his efforts to keep the memory of the trail alive. He then continued in his gaudily painted and slogan covered<BR/>wagon down to Washington D.C. and had a meeting with<BR/>President TR. Later Ezra at the age of 90 would retrace <BR/>the trail from the open-cockpit of an Army plane. Eventually a coin was minted ( The Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar ) <BR/>that was designed by James Earl Fraser and his wife Lauren Gardin Fraser. One side depicts Ezra's oxen drawn wagon. They don't build em' like ol' Ezra anymore.<BR/><BR/><BR/> THE END OF THE TRAIL<BR/><BR/><BR/> " Bye Bye Miss American Pie . . . "<BR/><BR/> To quote Don Mclean<BR/><BR/>Lamenting the death of . . .<BR/>several.Saddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-40367948312329691172008-09-27T09:51:00.000-07:002008-09-27T09:51:00.000-07:00ST - of course the only way to read Heinesen is in...ST - of course the only way to read Heinesen is in the original Faeroese (if he had written in it that is. As it is he wrote in Danish (a colonial thing). I can read neither so a translation it has to be - and pretty much the only game in town these days over here is Glyn Jones...dynawebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110556848035304494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-44737677490359607272008-09-26T12:36:00.000-07:002008-09-26T12:36:00.000-07:00You two have piqued my interest in what otherwise ...You two have piqued my interest in what otherwise would be detoured by me. Will have to take a sniff. My normal conclusion is that I do not question why water quenches my thirst . . . It just does. I don't need a breakdown. This one however, could be fun. <BR/><BR/>To requote myself:<BR/><BR/>" I like my music right out of the ground, the muddy water or falling from the sky "<BR/><BR/>Let us hope the pollution levels recede. I stumbled into the Indian Inter-Tribal Ceremony at Red Rock in Gallup while intending only a hike. A double rainbow was over the canyon. Lightning danced behind Churchrock while their Song and Dance went on. It was as if it were scripted. I have photos. The ancient song repeating itself. That's enough to make me beleive. I return time and time again for hikes when en route to or from California. Magic! Always.<BR/><BR/>Dynawebb, I would still appreciate a recommend of a translation on your WH mention if you could be so kind.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-ST Omaha, Nebraska listening to David Johannsen's <BR/>" Mansion of Fun " where you get it from all directions. Muddy is singing Champagne and Reefer. No Holy Grail <BR/>though. It finds you, never the reverse.Saddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-42009005978300953202008-09-26T11:16:00.000-07:002008-09-26T11:16:00.000-07:00This Is Your Brain On Music was excellent ... and ...This Is Your Brain On Music was excellent ... and this looks as though it might even be better...thanks for the heads up...dynawebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110556848035304494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-12734416763818389462008-09-26T08:30:00.000-07:002008-09-26T08:30:00.000-07:00Response to Dynawebb:Ordering this today: The Worl...Response to Dynawebb:<BR/><BR/>Ordering this today: The World in Six Songs by Daniel Levitin:<BR/><BR/>What was the first song that humans sang and why did music become an integral part of human life from the beginning?<BR/><BR/>Levitin tells the story of the co-evolution of music and of the human brain, how each one influenced the development of the other over tens of thousands of years... he shows how six specific forms of music played a pivotal role in creating human culture and society as we know it....editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298399110078317876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-46716318955743044822008-09-26T05:01:00.000-07:002008-09-26T05:01:00.000-07:00Here's to Roma . . and to an old fisherman in thes...Here's to Roma . . and to an old fisherman in these parts -- the late CB Smith.Beth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726823010004767937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-38706405711770637132008-09-25T19:56:00.000-07:002008-09-25T19:56:00.000-07:00Ye poets, ye men of travel, learn me your lore tha...Ye poets, ye men of travel, learn me your lore that I may not walk the earth ignorant of anything other than my little corner. For I am surely surrounded by not much more than the inarticulate consumed with sporting events, television programming, and the latest and greatest trinket of the day. Tis all disquised as status. I do so look forward to these postings and encourge all who participate to continue.<BR/><BR/>Still keeping the city safe on Ladder Truck 5 in gooberville, TXmateohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634018725615738189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-23856801346035289252008-09-25T15:55:00.000-07:002008-09-25T15:55:00.000-07:00TR ... most excellent post!Such is the boat we are...TR ... most excellent post!<BR/><BR/>Such is the boat we are all in ...<BR/><BR/>" Life is not despair and death shall not rule " WH<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Hey Dynawebb. Whose translation do you prefer? I have heard the music of The Winds singing down through the many canyons I hike. It is real.<BR/>Navajo (The Dine') songs overtaking my ears as a Raven greeted my entrance into Red Rock Canyon - New Mexico. "God is alive ... magic is afoot" to quote Leonard Cohen.<BR/><BR/>-ST Cedar Rapids, Iowa under the twin smokestacks loading for Portland, OregonSaddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-72596668053174408652008-09-25T10:45:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:45:00.000-07:00"In his novel The Lost Musicians, the Faroese writ..."In his novel The Lost Musicians, the Faroese writer William Heinesen has the bell ringer Kornelius Isaksen take his three sons up into the tower of Tórshavn´s old church. Here for the first time they hear the aeolian harp which the bell ringer has built in the tower, and when the magic tones of the harp hit the ears of the boys, it awakens in them a ravenous longing that will never leave them. The music of the winds takes possession of their souls and they are irretrievably lost in a world of music."<BR/><BR/>There's gotta be a song in that one!!<BR/><BR/>Never more than 3 miles from the sea in the Faroes, they have roofs made of grass and they're steeped in music. Perhaps Tom could lead us on a musical caravan there one day...dynawebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110556848035304494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-37998636960000684762008-09-25T10:42:00.000-07:002008-09-25T10:42:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.dynawebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110556848035304494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-52771180698621372752008-09-25T08:44:00.000-07:002008-09-25T08:44:00.000-07:00There's gotta be a song in that one...There's gotta be a song in that one...editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298399110078317876noreply@blogger.com