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so funny since I remember those days
posted by
Riversidepoet
on December 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM
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Thank the Lord those days are over, I remember my father had baught two sets.
posted by
UtahJay
on December 28, 2011 at 10:49 AM
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Re: Thanks for the note, Troosha. Yes, the craziness used to
keep me up too late Sunday nights. I read somewhere that, when they did the Lumberjack Song live, different celebrities were permitted to suit up and sing along (Tom Hanks and George Harrison, for instance). Once in a while the skits were tedious or simply beyond me, but they always kept me coming back for more. We knew an English couple that had the dead-parrot routine memorized and broke us up every time they did it. My son has memorized the Holy Hand Grenade bit from MP and The Holy Grail. Don't get me started!
posted by
2902
on December 27, 2011 at 5:09 PM
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Re: Thank you for an enjoyable mornings read.
Your note today meant a lot to me. As a matter of fact, ever since reading your recent poem, The Visit, I've wanted to look at YOUR earlier poems, too - not too many people take such a steady, knowing, literate view of misfortune and loss. So. tonight, while Ginny was wrapped up in a conversation with her aide, Jesula, I came back here and read as much as I could.
I got as far as your Gettysburg poem (reminded me of my own visit there, and my thoughts on seeing the site of Pickett's Charge). Lots have known sorrow, longing, delight in grandchildren, but your gift is to have found the language and imagery to communicate it all - time after time! I thank you, too.
posted by
2902
on December 27, 2011 at 4:56 PM
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Definitely has that Monty Python flavour, doesn't it?
posted by
Troosha
on December 27, 2011 at 1:20 PM
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Thank you for an enjoyable mornings read.
On my list of things to do today, I accomplished the one that required doing the least..I went to the beginning of your blog and read my way forward!My favorite(s) are "kelly locomotive" Starbucks " and "I guess its me", but there were so many that I could relate to. Thanks again..Ray
posted by
Raysongs
on December 27, 2011 at 12:32 PM
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Re:I'm still a fan. I still think of the parrot and spam routines
and their re-telling Wuthering Heights by semaphore! John Cleese IS marvelous in Fawlty Towers, but my short attention span always gravitates to Monty Python.
posted by
2902
on December 27, 2011 at 10:19 AM
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They could get away with it in those days, I thought this is a bit weak for Bob. Preferred \Hancock, but he finished before he got stale. Faulty towers was great. They all have their times and then decline. It's life old chum. 
posted by
C_C_T
on December 27, 2011 at 8:29 AM
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