tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post4928348314198650969..comments2023-11-03T03:46:35.665-07:00Comments on Tom Russell: Notes from the Borderland: Crossroads of IrelandTom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134977181127153226noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-12664836323371493472008-09-30T13:22:00.000-07:002008-09-30T13:22:00.000-07:00TR . . . Sorry, but lest someone misconstrue my ...TR . . . Sorry, but lest someone misconstrue my W.H. Auden mention I thought I should clarify. As I recall, Dorothy Day was locked up for protesting and was being held in a womans detention center in New York City. On their way down for a weekly shower, a prostitute yelled out " Hundreds have lived without love<BR/> but none without water "<BR/>Her math was off, but her answer was correct. These were the last two lines of Audens poem that had recently been in the New Yorker Magazine. Even though her quote was not verbatim, the truth came through. When Dorothy quoted the prostitutes lines to Auden he realized through that kind of readership he was doing the right thing.<BR/><BR/>" Thousands have lived without love<BR/> but not one without water "<BR/><BR/>( I think that is correct ) my photographic memory has become more and more out of focus. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>-ST At the Wahkeena / Larch Mountain Trail crossing 3 miles up the trail with exceptional reception.Saddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-36734515431662829852008-09-30T12:47:00.000-07:002008-09-30T12:47:00.000-07:00Tom, once again you spun your magic in storytellin...Tom, once again you spun your magic in storytelling.<BR/>Reads like the stuff your songs are made of.<BR/>Tom and I enjoyed the 2 hour workshop on Saturday and feel we got to know you and your talent for writing stories and weaving them into songs. <BR/>Hope to see you out at Chinati Hot Springs some day. It is magical out there and always touches me spiritually.<BR/><BR/>Tom and I moved onward to Westport after the workshop and are now in Galway. <BR/> <BR/>Looking forward to seeing you in Austin in February next year. Tell Michael sorry that I missed seeing him in Longford.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen GriffithUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331302678820669046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-77712384700545851002008-09-29T20:02:00.000-07:002008-09-29T20:02:00.000-07:00TR . . . Correction: That should have been W.H...TR . . . Correction: That should have been W.H. Auden, not W.S. and he being such a stickler on the correct usage of the English language. I see [your] efforts are paying off nicely and we know back here that America is being well represented over there. My eyesight grows dimmer by the mile, that and this damn predictive text that slips by me along with a keyboard designed for infant sized fingers. <BR/><BR/>-STSaddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-48027813247297887202008-09-29T13:42:00.000-07:002008-09-29T13:42:00.000-07:00TR . . . your Irish mist soaked words are a comfo...TR . . . your Irish mist soaked words are a comfort and your travel notes a welcome. As for me, I was awakened this morning at my downtown Portland curbside campsite ( where I unload at the curb ) by the backup alarms and the scraping of bakery by-product roll off containers being changed out and trash dumpsters being emptied. Compensation was granted by a walk to and from Powell's Books. All those geniuses staring down from the shelf. Bukowski and Burroughs, forever alphabetical neighbors on the shelf. " John Hammond on Record " explaining of all things how this American aristocrat ended up with a crew cut. Joe Schlitz on the outside and you know the rest. Also, finding out that creativity is the greatest aphrodisiac, contrary to the money angle and Kissinger's power theory. All three combined. Whew! That was gleaned from " Your Brain on Music. " a worthwhile trip. W.S. Auden quoting Dorothy day who quoted a jailhouse whore. <BR/><BR/> " Hundreds have lived without love<BR/> but none without water "<BR/><BR/>This was heard by Dorothy as they were being taken down for showers. He included it in a poem.<BR/><BR/>On my return walk, I stumbled onto The Laughing Horse, a radical anarchist bookstore. Took a quick look. As it is I will also be reverse travelling The Oregon Trail with a load from Hood River, Oregon to Joplin, Missouri. Not quite Europe, but at least I am travelling. First a hike above Multnomah Falls on a 6 mile loop trail. The weather so many times here misty is all blue sky and sun. <BR/>Keep em' coming Tom. I never leave empty handed.<BR/><BR/>-ST Downtown Portland under the spinning loaf of bread.Saddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-1510148637745544472008-09-29T03:44:00.000-07:002008-09-29T03:44:00.000-07:00Kia ora Tom, Van's version of Raglan Road was the ...Kia ora Tom,<BR/> Van's version of Raglan Road was the first I ever heard, with the Chieftans in 86 I recall. I just got done listening to your version of Ira Hayes. They both mean a lot.<BR/>Ka kite ano,<BR/>RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-9196056391501545032008-09-28T14:39:00.000-07:002008-09-28T14:39:00.000-07:00And here's the poet AND the late great Luke K...And here's the poet AND the late great Luke Kelly with Raglan Road<BR/><BR/>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kBndHNJoC0k&feature=related<BR/><BR/>If you get the chance to see Liam Clancy perform you can guarantee some tears when he talks about Luke...dynawebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110556848035304494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-32047604225857293012008-09-28T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-28T14:33:00.000-07:00Hey, Tom you didn't mention the soda bread...Hey, Tom you didn't mention the soda bread...dynawebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110556848035304494noreply@blogger.com