Ain’t It Good To Know
November 7th, 2009, 3:43 PM EST
petyaczar Colmes, UR A typical DIMLIB.ROFLMAO
@uprightinusa: @AlanColmes Why would any Jewish person be offended by a comparison ofObama & his Cronies to Hitler & the Nazis.
CXander Wow all these clips from Alan Colmes’ radio show reveal him to be a much bigger douche than when he was on Hannity&Colmes.
joshuabelanger agonizing through alan colmes waiting for coast to coast to come on….only have to draw 3 more bats
frank95054 Listening to Alan Colmes discuss Islam. He is so ignorant of Islam.
frank95054 Here you go Alan Colmes: Be an apologist for these guys. http://bit.ly/35DWog
Trishcuit haha- NOT! RT @jeanniemcbride: NE1 notice how HOT lib dem men r like Keith Olbermann or Alan Colmes? {Ooh I think I threw up just a little}
Great song, which I haven’t heard in a very long time. Thanks for posting it Alan:)
burqa Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
It is a fine song. It helps to remember that back then James Taylor was strung out.
Thanks, Alan…….
November 7th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
“The right-wing are nothing but vile people”
Don’t you realize you lose what little credibility you have when you generalize like that? I disagree vehemently with many things you left-wingers believe in but I don’t think you’re vile (with exceptions). You accuse right-wingers of being hateful and spew it yourself.
Why do you listen to Alan Colmes, who works for Fox, if Fox is so damned evil? I wouldn’t support someone who works for such an thoroughly evil organization. Do you believe Rupert Murdoch has a secret lair in a volcano where he’s petting his kitty?
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Please.
Not here………….
November 7th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Thanks Alan for the posting of Carole King’s you Got a friend on YouTube. I did enjoyed it. It did made my day.
November 7th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I love the hate mail….;)
November 8th, 2009 at 7:58 am
I ‘member back in the day when Carole King did “You’re So Vain” with Jagger on backing vox. He got a bit huffy when he found out the song was about Warren Beatty and not Mick….
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
Burqa, actually that wasn’t Carole King. That was Carly Simon, on her 1972 album No Secrets.
I believe that you’re right about Warren Beatty being the song’s subject.
I’m certain you’re right about Mick Jagger singing the backup vocals, even though no backing vocals are credited to anyone on that song. The background vocals on that song are unmistakenly Jagger’s.
Don’t know about Mick being huffy about not being the song’s subject, though.
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
“unmistakably”
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
YOU’RE SO VAIN
music and lyrics by Carly Simon
You walked in to the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they’d be your partner
They’d be your partner, and…
You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you? Don’t you? Don’t you?
You had me several years ago when I was still naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you love and one of them was me
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee
You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you? Don’t you? Don’t you?
Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
You’re where you should be all the time and when you’re not
You’re with some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend
You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you? Don’t you? Don’t you?
You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You’re so vain, I’ll bet you think this song is about you
Don’t you? Don’t you? Don’t you? Don’t you? Don’t you?
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
What was she thinking? He was wearing an apricot scarf…Oh Dear.
eh!?
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
(burqa hastily scribbles:
“Note to self:
For party at Alan’s, do NOT wear apricot scarf”)
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
“apricot scarf” = “important clue a dude’s a peacock”?
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I never wear a scarf when I go sailing, anyway… It’s just something else to lose…….
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Mmmm? good to know?
I think it’s time for me to sign off!
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
Good night, jazmine. It’s been a pleasure….
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Night, Jaz. Sweet dreams.
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
OOPS!
My boner!
Of course you are right about it being Carly Simon. Somehow I keep confusing her and Carole King. Jagger can be heard doing the background vocals in the song and I recall the bit about the huffiness, though it coulda just been something put out for the press. It was the story at the time, but now it’s all waaaaay of topic anyhow.
Thanks again for the correction……
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
No prob; it happens to us all, one time or ‘nother!
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Yes, it’s not my first boner and certainly will not be my last…… good of you to point it out, though…
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
But you were right about Jagger on the backing vocals; probably right about Beatty being the subject. If you’re right about Jagger being huffy about not being the subject, that would give you 3 out of 4! Which is better-than-avg, right there.
Just lookin’ on the bright side, bro.
jazmine Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 12:17 am
LIB:
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=536. No Jagger wasn’t huffy about the song not being about him.
I had to watch my weekly show.Tons of Hayyyyyyyy!
libpatriot Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Appreciate the link, Jazmine. I think that Simon is smart not to confirm who the song is about; it keeps speculation and interest in the song alive, as amplified by the comments on that link. Some of them are amusing (one commentor says the song is about Boy George, LOL).
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
I agree, lib.
Now, if we can just get to the bottom of what Billy Joe McAllister dropped off the Tallahatchee Bridge….
OldLefty Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
“Now, if we can just get to the bottom of what Billy Joe McAllister dropped off the Tallahatchee Bridge…”
…………….
Didn’t Billy Joe McAllister throw HIMSELF off the Tallahatchee Bridge…?
Sarah Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Yes, Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge, however he and the protagonist were throwing SOMETHING off the Tallahatchee Bridge.
In the 1970s TV movie (starring Robbie Benson), I believe it was some sort of rag doll.
Bobbie Gentry rules!
OldLefty Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
You’re right, Sarah, there WAS something else.
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
You are right, Sarah!
And back then, there was quite a question as to what they threw off the bridge, but Bobbie Gentry would never say and as far as I knew, never has.
I like the way the song has that cross talk in it, “…pass the bicuits, please….”
And the last line is something about the gal singing it going back and dropping flowers off the bridge and there’s that sort of a sense of detachment going……….
Sarah Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Bobbie Gentry also wrote the song “Fancy,” which was made famous by that red-haired country singer whose name escapes me. REBA! That’s it. That song has great lyrics, too.
I recommend getting Gentry’s “best-of” album/CD. Good stuff! Great summer listening.
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Good times, Sarah.
I remember the way Bobbie Gentry had her hair kind of swooped up, not quite what I’d classify as “big hair,” but sorta.
Great singer, and I like Tupelo and now the song is in my head it is a pleasant memory….
…like the way the word “ridge” is sung when she sings:
“… He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ri- i – idge …”
It’s a good summertime song, don’t you think?
jazmine Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Where did Burqa go to Lib? Most likely having a naked martini with a double olive ><
libpatriot Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Jazmine, he may be mixing up another.
Thanks for thinking about me with the shiraz, Jaz. You are cool and wise and witty, and the same goes for you, Burqa.
An honor and a pleasure to drink with you both!
Salud!
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Lol @ Burka, don’t tell me you own an apricot scarf, well if you do they most likely go with those blinding white shoes, I think these things are sold in sets along with the polyester blazer…way cool :)
Lib, Warren always was one of those panty-waists. He used to carry a mirror around with him, bigger than his head. Yup, read it in the Enquirer…oops, I mean Fox, same thing.
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
“Yup, read it in the Enquirer…oops, I mean Fox, same thing.”
lol
burqa Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I don’t have white shoes but I have white spats…
libpatriot Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Sounds sharp, Burqa! And easier to maintain or replace than the white shoes, which I imagine could look scuffed-up quite quickly, unless one walked VERY carefully.
November 8th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
You’re so vain/ I’ll bet you think this post is about you/don’t you/ don’t you….
hahaha
(:
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Heheheheheheh (burqa winks at jazmine and takes a big swig from his giant martini, leans back too far, loses his balance, steps on the cat’s tail as he starts to go down – the cat shoots up the stairs as burqa grabs the curtains and plops down hard next to the sliding glass patio doors, having not spilled a drop of his martini)
…… what do we gotta do to have a LiberalLand party at Alan’s manse?….
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Hi Guys, what’s up? Has all the rabble rousing stopped on this sabbath?
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
(Burqa gets up shakily and tries to re-hang the curtain by the sliding glass door. It looks like hell. So he ambles over to the bar for a refill)
Looks like it, jazmine. Not the first time I closed a joint down.
May I fix you a drink?
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I’ll have a double please and thank-you!
How big is big…meaning that martooni of yours.
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
64 ounces. But still just two olives. One for you and one for me
(Burqa holds out a toothpick with an olive on the end for jazmine. A drop of martooni falls to the floor, but who cares?)
Care for an olive?
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
64 ounces…that’s a whole lotta juice…I suppose you’ll be writing tipsy soon…looking forward to it…lol…
Don’t mind if I do, Libs here too, he likes SHiraz? red wine…Cabernet?
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Yes, I do like a good cabernet. I’m quite partial to Bordeaux and would drink champagne all day if I could….I’m liking the Veuve Clicquot these days…..
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Unfortunately champagne gives me a headache. So I usually like to mix it with some kind of nectar.
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
BBL, I just want to catch my show:)
burqa Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Jazmine, headache from champers? I can’t imagine.
I do a few things that help mitigate hangovers.
One, when I’m drinking I like to have a couple large glasses of water because booze of all kinds dehydrates.
Two, I have me some antacid tablets while I’m drinking so the chemical mix between alcohol and stomach acids is cooled out. I also have me some antacids before going to bed.
Three, I don’t mix the kinds of drinks I have, it’ll either be a beer night or a wine night or a whiskey night.
Four, I don’t have those sugary mixed drinks. I likes a good scotch on the rocks. I’m partial to armagnac, too. I think all those fruit juices and different kinds of alcohol is disruptive to the system.
Five, I think environment is a factor. It seems to me that alcohol kind of makes one more tender and really bright flashing lights, especially in a dark environment where the eyes are more dilated and loud music and lack of ventilation combine to irritate the body.
I don’t know, maybe I overthink it but that’s how I look at things. I also try to keep in mind that we have different body chemistry and what works for me may not work for someone else so my attitude is to just throw my ideas on the table for consideration while being open to what may work better for someone else. One of y’all probably has something to teach me so I gots to be ready to learn.
In real life as the evening goes on I tend to nurse my drinks longer.
I really enjoy good company as we have here, and jazmine, I must say that long dress looks fantastic on you!
jazmine Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Thanks Burqa for the advice. I also don’t mix my drinks and I dislike pop entirely(are you taking notes:). I rarely drink hard stuff it doesn’t seem to agree with me. Well in actuality, it makes me do stupid things, like dance naked on tables and it has seen me swinging from chandeliers… not a pretty sight…lol.
I like good, micro-brewed beers and I certainly enjoy a great wine. Not that stuff out of a box, thank-you!
I enjoy your company too,as I do Libs and others.
Long dress? Haha! Very funny, Burqa, like Flaming June. I saw your comment on the chat stream and I’m flattered, but you know nothing about me. I’m just a figment of your imagination,like you are to me.Just strangers,chatting on Alan.com…living our respective lives on different shores. You in the woods, me in the city.
burqa Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Of course I’m taking notes!
I like good beer, too. Someone once said life is too short to drink bad wine and that applies to so many other things.
I’m not such a fan of dancing naked on tables as I am of other sporting activity there. Same with swinging on chandeliers – it’s ok t do nekkid if someone is swinging with you…
Long dress – yeah, I like to make it up as I go along. I like women to be girly as can be. It’s one of my favorite times in spring when it warms up and all the gals are out in summer dresses.
I am indeed a country boy, though Paris is my home away from home and is the only city I am really comfortable in.
My fave movie line is in Casablanca, – - – “We’ll always have Paris”
jazmine Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Good to see you’re taking notes…so am I:).
It’s amazing what ones learns when taking notes. I love school and puzzles.
Yes, you did mention that you were a raconteur, as I am a raconteuse…lol
Dancing on tables and swinging from chandeliers isn’t much fun, unless it’s being enjoyed by two, agreed:)
Well, you did nail it on the head. I love dresses, skirt and lingerie. Flowy, silky fabrics that move with the slightest breeze and caresses ones skin. I don’t think I donned pants till I was well into my twenties or very rarely. That’s what my ex liked about me. My long hair and my easy-breezy skirts. “The better to feel you my dear”…haha!
Paris, the city of love, yes, one of my favorites, too. I love Europe period,with it’s fantastic history, diverse culture and foods.
burqa Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
……….and silk everything.
I like a woman to be womanly because I like to be manly and the two work best that way when the yin/yang curve is curviest instead of straightened out.
My heart is in Paris and I always thought I’d branch out from there once I got a base but aside from 6 weeks in Scotland I get to the city of light and stay there if I’m not in the Haute Pyrenees. I cast away my heart of stone in Paris after finding I could still fall head over heels in love after 30.
If you really knew me you’d like the stories I tell in my soft southern accent…..
jazmine Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
:) yes, I’m sure I would like your soft southern accent.
I’ve got to get back work for now. Working with silk today, yum!
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
I loves me some silk on a woman!
The two go together perfectly!
I called radio graffitti last night and said “Time for a 64 ounce martini!”
jazmine Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Silk and satin,
Leather and lace.
Black panties,
With an Angel’s face.
lol
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
I like all of the above almost as much as I like removing all of the above….
jazmine Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
LOL, that’s why we wear it!
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
To quote Rod, “You wear it well.”
I likes something for all the senses and am glad to be at the point where I appreciate taking plenty of time to enjoy each and have the skill born of experience to do so. To me it is like savoring every drop of a good wine.
You don’t just guzzle it down! Not only do you miss a lot of the pleasure, the good part you get doesn’t last!
jazmine Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Rod is one of my favorites, he’s another one that keeps on going and he also wears it well.
I understand slow and easy! Is that what you mean? I’ll answer that, yup:)
It’s the difference between eating and dining. The first nourishes but the second one sates.
Am I the only one having problems logging onto Alan tonight?
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Slow and easy and varied, the idea for me being to make sure to enjoy each moment, each flavor and aspect thereof; as well as being sure the connection is more than just the, y’know.
I sure wish they had a private message function here.
Yah, I occasionally have trouble logging on.
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
…………………to the website, that is………………
jazmine Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 12:01 am
They say variety is the spice of life. And I do like my spice:)
I wonder if Hudderites or Doukabours have spice? Mmmm!
Methinks they just eat salt….boring…
:)
jazmine Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Correction: Hutterites
burqa Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 12:12 am
I’m not familiar with either Hutterites or Doukabours. What city do you live in, if you don’t mind me asking?
I likes me lotsa spice.
I likes me some Herbes de Provence, harissa, and the green Tabasco on eggs. I’m always up for something new…
jazmine Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Hutterites were originally from the Ukraine if I recall.
I live in the Pacific North west. Close to Russia, yup, I can see that bridge from here…
Good night Burqa.
burqa Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Pacific Northwest? (burqa snaps a pencil in two)
To my previous comment, I meant to add “intensity” to “slow and easy.”
For spices, I have chives, tarragon, Russian sage and a couple others growing. I’m into organic gardening and get a giggle at myself when I think of how I never would have guessed there would come a time when I would point at my compost pile with pride…
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Well, Jaz, I know the “fight” has been taken out of me for a little while; I’m content for tonight to keep it casual, nice and light…
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Me too, I have enough live drama on my end…ewww!
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Not me. I live quietly and simply in the country, making sure to keep things uncomplicated so I have freedom to the max….
jazmine Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Aren’t you the lucky one!
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
It took some effort, but yes, it’s nice to come and go as I please and travel when I want and not have anyone asking, “Where have you been?”
All I have to do is make sure someone feeds my cat.
Kinda neat to be able to go outside au naturel to take the clothes off the line, too….
libpatriot Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I envy you your rural life, Burqa. I’ve lived in rural areas for at least half my life, but not for the past 5 years. The quiet, and the bright stars at night are all nice, and I miss them…
libpatriot Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Burqa, out of curiousity, what sort of work do you get to do to be able to travel so much and have such a spacious rural abode as well? I can see you’re smart, but applying that intelligence to the right profession can make a difference in having a more effective, successful life. Just wanted to pick up some pointers from you, is all. I like the desert life okay, but want to be able to travel more often, and be able to afford it.
burqa Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Lib, I make stuff. I am a carpenter who specializes in historic restoration, plus I am an artist who sells fine art and I do some writing. I do landscaping including organic gardening. In all I am self-employed and have a good reputation for high standards of quality in my work. I have also made money doing a little business consulting to a few people for whom I had ideas about improving their business.
Being self-employed means I can save and finish a piece of work and take off for a while. It has been tough lately but I’m getting by and will be traveling back home to Mississippi over the holidays.
Where I live is not expensive, that is the key for me. I don’t have internet at home or cable tv and have the cheapest cell phone made. I own my truck and everything else.
libpatriot Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Burqa, that’s pretty cool that you’re diversified, and that you have great word-of-mouth for your businesses (that’s the kind of good advertising that money just can’t buy).
Historic restoration sounds interesting, and I imagine there are a lot of such projects in Virginia where you live (I’m assuming you said on a recent post you live in that state, though I note that Mississippi is your ancestral state).
Do you write fiction or non-fiction? Or both?
Fine art means something like metalworking, working with crystal, or semiprecious stone?
Just trying to figure out what else I can apply myself to; I have a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, but that work is kind of scarce at the moment, and I’ve made more money in special dinner events, lately, though tourism is slower this year than usual.
The biology field may pick up again now that the president is issuing more grants for sciences, but I’m just trying to keep my mind open to other vocational possibilities.
Appreciate you taking the time to give me some more ideas, Burqa. Like you, I’m trying to keep it simple in life; since my trip to Hawaii 2 1/2 years ago (which took almost 2 years to save up for), I’ve haven’t even been out of Arizona. And I live in a lower-rent part of town; have no extravagances like Blue-Ray or Xbox or Playstation, and go to movies only during cheap matinee times. And no expensive sports like riding polo ponies for me, lol—I’ll stick with bowling on $1.99 nights. And doing lots of reading not only makes one smarter–as you seem to understand well–it’s also cheap entertainment. Paying off my relatively new, fuel-efficient car is my only extravagance. Anyway, Burqa, thanks again for the inspirations; I’ll give them some thought.
burqa Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Yes, I do live in Virginia – Stafford County. Occasionally I call the show as “Burke in Stafford.”
Oh, man, the last movie I went to was in 2001 – the last one Brando did. People don’t behave so i don’t go.
My writing is fiction and non, I occasionally publish a little article in a local publication.
It is a recent thing with me.
Being a Southerner, and one with roots going back almost 400 years, I like to tell stories and after a lot of urging have begun to write them down. I bring up breeding because we were raised hearing stories about our ancestors and it is as if they are right here with us, looking over our shoulders or only recently departed. There is pride in that as well as responsibility to do them right.
I have been putting together a collection of stories about rural and small town life growing up in the Deep South. All but one of them are non-fiction and once I get going, I can wite one in one sitting of several hours, though they need a lot of editing.
There is one, though, that is growing like a cancer and I feel like I’m rasslin’ a anaconda on one of those nature shows.
The old advice about “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” is something I believe. Just keep looking around and you’ll find ways to make money. Just look for what people need, provide it and charge for the service.
libpatriot Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Burqa: “The old advice about ‘do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life’ is something I believe. Just keep looking around and you’ll find ways to make money. Just look for what people need, provide it and charge for the service.”
Thanks, Burqa. I needed that reminder, and appreciate you taking the time to provide it.
—————
“My writing is fiction and non, I occasionally publish a little article in a local publication.
It is a recent thing with me.”
Do you write about your experiences sailing, either as a background for a story setting, or as an instructional piece? I note you mentioned sailing when mentioning not wearing a scarf so as not to lose the scarf, and sailing is something I have experienced little of (been on a sailboat only once, and I was just a passenger, not operating)…is sailing something you’ve done often, and recently?
burqa Reply:
November 11th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I got into sailing 6-1/2 years ago and it is a major reason I live where I do. The Chesapeake Bay is a great place to sail around.
Yes, sailing has figured in my stories because I write about things I feel deeply.
Sailing is a passion for me. I don’t want the stereo going, I just want to hear the water and the wind and experience all the other sensations one has and needs to be attentive of. Sailing at night is quite a thrill and a different experience. It is easy to be out and imagine what it was like for someone else sailing the same waters hundreds of years ago.
Some of my stories just describe things I have experienced such as life in a small town or out on the farm. These are more widely known among people I know.
There have been other times when I have made up a story involving myself and a woman I was corresponding with, and then email the story to her. I have had long-distance relationships and these stories tended to bridge the times we were apart and also cut down on long-distance phone bills. Once I know someone I can turn my imagination loose and things sort of come to me.
A number of years ago I was living with a family out in the country. They had a couple small boys and when their friends would come over, I would make up stories involving all the kids as characters. They would have roles of various cartoon characters and would go after various villains. Oh man, those stories often would go a couple of hours because they loved all the details I’d throw in. Telling those stories also helped me focus and organize my thoughts.
Someone famous (Faulkner or somebody) once said Southerners are obsessed with two things – telling stories and sex and I’d have to agree…..
November 8th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Really neat, Burqa, and I appreciate you taking the time and trouble to share this.
This topic post is about to move to Liberaland’s page 5, so we won’t be able to comment any further here.
But I just wanted to say, telling stories is always a wonderful tradition, and I wouldn’t want to have anything but natural background sounds while sailing, either.
Lib Patriot Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 12:29 am
I’m mistaken; actually this topic is only about to move to page 4 as of the time of this post of mine, so it will still be available for comments just a bit longer, I think.
burqa Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I didn’t know that was the way it worked here.
Maybe we can resume in another thread.
The word that keeps coming to mind to describe sailing is “sublime.”
I prefer steering with a tiller because I get a better feel for the current and how the boat responds. I can sit at the helm for hours and not get tired, and am fine with long stretches where there is no conversation, just the wind in the shrouds, the water shussing by, the gentle lapping of the waves and the flutter of the sails when they luff due to sailing too close to the wind.
The whole experience appeals to the senses, so much is done by feel.
There is also a whole “clothing optional” sailing community, though I have not sailed much with them.
Each time is a new and different little adventure and it is so nice to navigate into a little cove late at night, drop the hook and open a nice bottle of claret.
The next morning there is the discovery of how things look when one comes topside into a bright morning sun, rubbing the sleep from one’s eyes. It always looks different than what one imagines. That first cup of coffee is sooo good as the local oyster and crab workboats chugging out to the Bay; watching their wakes steadily, steadily approach and lightly rock the boat when they finally arrive…
jazmine Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Sailing? sounds like fun, especially the bare-boat kind. I’ve never been, you’ll have to tell us some stories, seeing your a story-teller.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:25 am
Ok, but we need to decide on moving to a more recent thread once this one gets bumped back.
The power-boaters are a whole different society than the sail-boaters. They typically play the stereo loud to hear it over the motor and even after they dock and turn of the music, they still shout to each other and can be heard across the marina.
Any time sailing on the water is a good sail, in my opinion. I don’t like it really cold, that’s all.
The Chesapeake Bay is an ideal place to sail. It can get rough but it’s not like being in the middle of the ocean with no place to shelter. I’ve been out in some pretty rough conditions that got scary, but count them all as good times.
Sailing at different angles to the wind and current causes the boat to act differently. You can be going in one direction and the boat is thrashing around and then come about on a different tack and suddenly it all smooths out.
Since you haven’t sailed, I’ll tell you there is a good reason they call it the “boom,” because that’s what happens when it swings across the stern and your head is sticking up.
Some who sail are real sticklers for terminology and the way they handle the boat and some are more relaxed. I learned from the former and learned well.
One thing I’m thinking about doing is signing on to sail someone’s boat to the Caribbean. There are many who want their boats ferried down there either because they were sailing up here or they bought a boat up here and want it moved.
So they pay people to do it and it’s a nice trip down the Intercoastal Waterway if you’re on a good crew.
Jazmine, the experience is, like I said, sublime. It’s sensual as can be, with the boat gently rocking and surging, you feel vibration and tension in the tiller and the effects of nature, even subtle ones are there to be paid attention to, savored and enjoyed.
Out on the water so much is left ashore and this is quite liberating. Often we labor under tension or worries and get so used to them we don’t notice until they are gone and sailing does that for so many people, me at least. Cares of the world just get left behind to disappear like bubbles in one’s wake.
You go “ahhhh” a lot….
November 12th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Ok, about a new thread. Too bad Alan doesn’t have a private message button.
Power boat= Liberals
Sail boat= Democrats
I did forget I went sailing once on a historical boat called True Love that my cousin owned in the Carib:)
burqa Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Wish I was there.
Maybe we swithch to the “On Wednesday’s Show” thread or something.
I’m about to log off, but man, I really wish I had been on that boat in the Caribbean. I’ve never sailed there but know many who do, including a friend who plays in a band that rents a big 60 footer and sails from island to island playing music.
About to log off for the evening.
We must sail together, one way or another, for real or via imagination…. just you and me, jazmine….
jazmine Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
I prefer the real one, one day day…who knows. I have a friend also, who has a 50 plus…he lives on it. Nice.
Imagination, is only good for so long…don’t you think?
Night Burqa!
burqa Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I’m with you and am definitely intrigued.
There is a way around not having the private message button. It’s a tad complicated, but possible.
It would go like this: we get a couple new email boxes for this purpose. Then wait till very late when few are here, and post a message on the chat stream to look at one’s profile, which we’d change for a couple minutes to contain the new email addy.
Then watch for a message, and to confirm the new email addy is you, send a message saying what you’re about to post here.
Then go back and edit out the email addy.
libpatriot Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Power boat = Republicans
Sail boat = Democrats
An over-simplification, of course, but it often rings true. If we’re talking freshwater streams, substitute “canoe” or “kayak” for “sailboat”.
libpatriot Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Darned if I know what “inner tube” equals, lol.
jazmine Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Non-power boats are nice, too!
innertubes are just fun…unless you sit on the valve, ouch!
burqa Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I agree, jazmine.
Tubing is big around here on the Rappahannock.
Watch that valve!
burqa Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Yeah, lib, I see the comparison, there are more subtleties to sailing, and conservatives don’t do nuance!
Powerboats typically have very little draft so they go anywhere, but a sailboat often has 4, 5 or more feet of keel under water so they have to not only be aware of current and wind, but also have to steer around underwater obstructions and shallows that powerboaters may ignore…
burqa Reply:
November 13th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
If this gets bumped back to where we can’t continue the conversation, I suggest we move it to the “Friday’s Show” thread for Nov. 13 and renew at the bottom of the page.
Whaya say, gals?
Please note my above post at 9:12
November 12th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Gals…is that like gallons……how long do you plan on staying up? hehe, you mean I have to get another email address…well ok then, I need another one, anyway! I don’t think the thread works that way,though. Ya, I feel my Bond Girl coming out…hell I’ll just post it right on here. As long as Flaps not invited, you’ve got yourself a deal…personally, I have a much simpler way, but yours sounds like much more fun. Whens the bewitching hour? Your time or mine?…lol
burqa Reply:
November 14th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Hold on a minute, I’ll be here till about 1:45 or maybe 2am Eastern Time. That’s about another hour – 75 minutes…
November 13th, 2009 at 11:36 pm