tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post8129323329076534447..comments2023-11-03T03:46:35.665-07:00Comments on Tom Russell: Notes from the Borderland: Train DreamsTom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134977181127153226noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-75355029956088597822012-04-23T22:14:24.642-07:002012-04-23T22:14:24.642-07:00My good buddy and bandmate Lynn Woodward went on t...My good buddy and bandmate Lynn Woodward went on the trip and had a great time. Brought me back a picture of a chicken. A rooster. Cool.<br /><br />One day, by god...<br /><br />Jim Cornelius <br /><br />www.frontierpartisans.comeditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298399110078317876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-16053051862600418042012-02-16T15:10:12.697-08:002012-02-16T15:10:12.697-08:00Although Southeast Alaska is a destination for art...Although Southeast Alaska is a destination for artists that are on the backside of their musical careers, I wish Tom would make a trip to Juneau. We are really hurting for quality music artists here. Of course, originally hailing from the Southwest, his songs of my old stomping grounds makes me want to hear more of him. Whoever heard of Portales, the Llano Estacado or the Caprock? Tom has.Zrckdsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954058788828288971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-49704911249782465542012-01-09T06:53:04.540-08:002012-01-09T06:53:04.540-08:00Oh, and that would be:
Carl Sandburg...Oh, and that would be:<br />Carl Sandburg...Saddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-11596044318573115702012-01-08T19:22:18.896-08:002012-01-08T19:22:18.896-08:00LOST TRAIN OF THOUGHT ...
Abner I can only speak ...LOST TRAIN OF THOUGHT ...<br /><br />Abner I can only speak for myself. I for one have missed your ( even if at times ) mordant comments. Your long absence has not gone unnoticed by me. It also goes to say that so many other great commenters and ardent fans of Tom's are equally missed. <br /><br />My greatest disappointment however, would be if Tom would go silent. These Borderland Notes and insights into his art add so much to his music. I truly anxiously await the next installment. They are all very much appreciated.<br /><br />For me a train ride like this latest offering would be the trip of a lifetime. I am sure that I [can] speak for many that they feel the same. Unfortunately various constraints make it impossible to ride along at this time. Tom, it is by no means because of your lack of description. It brings to mind what Carl Sanburg said regarding one of his train rides. A fellow passenger asked him if this was his first time on a train. His reply was " Yes .... on the inside ". <br /><br />For those lucky enough to ride with Tom and crew have a great trip down the cinder trail...<br /><br />saddletrampVIA :<br />The paved trail... under a full moon.<br />Listening to the old Hank Williams <br />" Mother's Best " shows . Blues and biscuits.Saddle Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640646036914910941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-63557478799740237492012-01-06T17:21:46.497-08:002012-01-06T17:21:46.497-08:00What happened? Did I scare everybody off?What happened? Did I scare everybody off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-88308412560126471362011-12-12T18:13:45.355-08:002011-12-12T18:13:45.355-08:00Yes, indeed...
And as the train travels through O...Yes, indeed...<br /><br />And as the train travels through Oregon's Willamette Valley, you may catch a glimpse of the migrant workers who come down from Canada to pick the cheetos off the cheetoh bushes. Yes, the valley is one of the nation's prime cheese growning regions. They ship the cheetos off to Tillamook, where they are refined into cheese which is then shipped around the world.<br /><br />I told that story on the 2010 train, and for some reason nobody believed me. But somehow I seem to have earned the nickname "Mr. Bad Example" on that train. So I'll be back to set people straight...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com