Maple Syrup

Ted, TCB. There is no doubt that you have a talent for telling a tale. I hope that you are not offended by my remarks here, but it becomes very difficult for many of us to read such a long post. Perhaps if you could compress it into just a synopsis, you would get more feedback.

Welcome to A2K, TCB..

<it becomes very difficult for many of us to read such a long post.>
Irony is so rich Letty.
On another board I am the author of "The Economy of Words" (Volume 3?)...an excorticating thread for the "Verbose"
Thanks for the welcome.
Cheers
t

tcb, I'm afraid that I'm given more to poetry and music...and for you and Vermont and the tapping of the maple:

Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves of Sycamore
Moonlight in Vermont

Icey finger waves
Ski trails on a mountain side
Snowlight in Vermont

Telegraph cables
Sing down the highway
Travel each bend in the road
People meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized by the lovely...

Evening, summer breeze
Warbling of a Meadowlark
Moonlight in Vermont
Telegraph cables
Sing down the highway
Travel each bend in the road
People meet in this romantic setting
Are so hypnotized be the lovely...

Evening, summer breeze
Warbling of a Meadowlark
Moonlight in Vermont

You and I and Moonlight in Vermont

The only way to really embrace those words is to hear FAS singing them.
c&c=Cheers & Ciao
t

FAS? Before you ciao, tell me who?

Francis Albert Sinatra

tcb: please don't go away mad. Letty took the time to read your post (as did I) and took the time to respond. You should feel grateful; most of my postings in this category get totally ignored.
It seems to me that her point was well taken. You could have taken a break before you got to introducing Carolyn and the blind boy. Save them for later. I want to learn more about maple syrup and Four Chimneys. Don't rush things. -johnboy-

RJB
What ever gave you the impression that I was going away, let alone in a huff?
Not a bit of it.
Letty's comments as well as yours make perfect sense.
That's the problem with Message Boards, unless you use emoticons (which I do not use) people have to know you to separate the "wheat from the chaff"
I will post more stuff, but in easy-to-chew bites.
c&c
Ted

Sinatra?Good grief, I've forgotten more than you'll ever know about him. Lord have mercy, how that man could sing.

Johnboy. I thought that you had gone for good. Welcome back to the red clay of Nelson County...

<Sinatra?Good grief, I've forgotten more than you'll ever know about him>
I can see that by your instant grasp of the initials FAS butted up against one of his signature songs.
But yes, sing he could.
c&c
t

I get too hungry for dinner at eight
I like the theater but never come late
I never bother with people I hate
That's why the lady is a tramp
I don't like crapgames with Barons and Earls
Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls
Won't dish the dirt with the rest of the girls
That's why the lady is a tramp
I like the free fresh wind in my hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's oke
Hates California is cold and is damp
That's why the lady is a tramp

REFRAIN 2
I go to Coney-the beach is divine.
I go to ball games-the bleachers are fine.
I follow Winchell and read ev'ry line.
That's why the lady is a tramp.
I like a prizefight that isn't a fake.
I love the rowing on Central Park Lake.
I go to opera and stay wide awake.
That's why the lady is a tramp.
I like the green grass under my shoes.
What can I lose?
I'm flat! That's that!
I'm all alone when I lower my lamp.
That's why the lady is a tramp.

REFRAIN 3 (reprise)

Don't know the reason for cocktails at five.
I don't like flying-I'm glad I'm alive.
I crave affection, but not when I drive.
That's why the lady is a tramp.
Folks go to London and leave me behind.
I'll miss the crowning, Queen Mary won't mind.
I don't play Scarlett in Gone With the Wind-
That' s why the lady is a tramp.
I like to hang my hat where I please.
Sail with the breeze.
No dough-heigh-ho!
I love La Guardia and think he's a champ.
That' s why the lady is a tramp.

REFRAIN 4 (reprise)
Girls get massages, they cry and they moan.
Tell Lizzie Arden to leave me alone.
I'm not so hot, but my shape is my own.
That's why the lady is a tramp!
The food at Sardi's is perfect, no doubt.
I wouldn't know what the Ritz is about.
I drop a nickel and coffee comes out.
That's why the lady is a tramp!
I like the sweet, fresh rain in my face.
Diamonds and lace,
No got-so what?



Sheeeeze. He just rocked with his rhythm and his phrasing...still a prick, however.

Well
If our appreciation of art was predicated on the everyday qualities of the artist, Hart, Rodgers, Sinatra and Beethoven (to name a few) would be unknown peasants resting for all eternity in unmarked graves.

I think you have a lovely fluid story telling style.
It has a dreamy quality that stirred up many memories of mine from la Cabane au Sucre in Quebec.
I'd love to read more.
Ceili

Thank you Ceili
I'm glad you were touched
I will post some more.
Cheers
t

tch, Often knowing the background of an artist tends to taint, somewhat, the overall performance, but, as someone once told me when I complained about Wood Allen, it doesn't matter if he is worthless as long as he doesn't do worthless stuff.

Good morning, from Florida.

I appreciate the acknowledgement, tcb. I rarely had a chance to write when I taught. Interesting coincidence that you have family in Boca Raton.Beautiful stretch of beach that.

Well, must go about doing the mundane stuff now.

Mundane is my middle name
Later
t

My take on Maple Syrup...
I love the stuff. I drown my pancakes in it along with the sausages, bacon, and eggs. A little habit I picked up from the younger years. I feel like going to Vermont to explore little towns like 4 Chimneys, sounds fulfilling compared to all the urban hustle and bustle. Nice and peaceful, you know. I just wanted to say one thing... Carolyn Beach is the main narrator is what I'm supposing and the way her stuff is written it seems to me that she's pretty countryish and simple-like. I would imagine her not referring to her father or mother as "father" and "mother" but something more like Pa and Ma. As for Thomas, I don't know too much about him yet so I can't talk. Anyways, this is coming from an 18-year-old that just likes to read a lot so, uh... just carry on.