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well yeah but I keep my hat on.

For our resident sonneteer: Cyracuz

And on the porch, across the upturned chair,
The boy would spread a dingy counterpane
Against the length and majesty of the rain,
And on all fours crawl under it like a bear
To lick his wounds in secret, in his lair;
And afterwards, in the windy yard again,
One hand cocked back, release his paper plane
Frail as a mayfly to the faithless air.
And summer evenings he would whirl around
Faster and faster till the drunken ground
Rose up to meet him; sometimes he would squat
Among the bent weeds of the vacant lot,
Waiting for dusk and someone dear to come


And whip him down the street, but gently home.

For our resident bridge builder--McTag

A Sonnet upon Sonnets

Fourteen, a sonneteer thy praises sings;
What magic myst'ries in that number lie!
Your hen hath fourteen eggs beneath her wings
That fourteen chickens to the roost may fly.
Fourteen full pounds the jockey's stone must be;
His age fourteen--a horse's prime is past.
Fourteen long hours too oft the Bard must fast;
Fourteen bright bumpers--bliss he ne'er must see!
Before fourteen, a dozen yields the strife;
Before fourteen--e'en thirteen's strength is vain.
Fourteen good years--a woman gives us life;
Fourteen good men--we lose that life again.
What lucubrations can be more upon it?
Fourteen good measur'd verses make a sonnet.

George, my furriest of soccers, you are a wonderful companion.

Still trying to figure out Cyracuz's riddle. Come on, listeners. Start those phones ringing.

Well, dys. Keep your shirt on and I shall have something to say about the cat in the hat later.

Thanks for my poem, Letty.
It's a belter.

How about a request for me, on your lovely radio show? Maria Muldaur

"Midnight at the oasis
Send your camel to bed
Shadows painting our faces
Traces ....
Of romance in our heads..."

and for McTag:

Midnight At The Oasis


Written by: David Nichtern
Sung by: Maria Muldaur



Midnight at the oasis
Send your camel to bed
Shadows painting our faces
Traces of romance in our heads

Heaven's holding a half moon
Shining just for us
Let's slip off to a sand dune, real soon
Kick up a little dust

Oh, Cactus is our friend
He'll point out the way
Come on 'til the evening ends
'Til the evening ends

You don't have to answer
There's no need to speak
I'll be your belly dancer, [romancer]
And you can be my sheik

I know your daddy's a sultan
A nomad known to all
With fifty girls to attend him, they all send him
Jump at his beck and call

But you won't need no harem, honey
When I'm by your side
And you won't need no camel, oh no
When I take you for a ride

Oh, Cactus is our friend
He'll point out the way
Come on 'til the evening ends
'Til the evening ends

Midnight at the oasis
Send your camel to bed
Shadows painting our faces
Traces of romance in our heads

Ah, I miss the polar bear. I always requested that song when he did his Karaoke

Crowded House Drummer Hester Found Dead


SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The drummer from 1980s Australian rock band Crowded House hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said Monday.

Paul Hester, 46, went missing on Friday. His body was found Saturday in a park near his home in the southern city of Melbourne, said Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Liraje Memishi.

Hester played in several small bands before joining the New Zealand group Split Enz in 1983. He and Split Enz singer Neil Finn formed Crowded House in 1985 with bass player Nick Seymour.

Crowded House was one of Australia's most successful bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with international hits such as ``Don't Dream it's Over'' and ``Weather with You.''


here are some Split Enz and Crowded House songs

Split Enz - I Got You

I got you - that's all I want
I won't forget - that's a whole lot
I don't go out - not now that you're in
Sometimes we shout - but that's no problem

I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, you can tell that I'm not lyin'

Look at you - you're a pageant
You're everything - that I've imagined
Somethings wrong - I feel uneasy
You show me - tell me you're not teasin'

I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, you can tell that I'm not lyin'
I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, can you tell me you're not lyin'


Split Enz - I See Red

[chorus:]
When my baby's walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red.
How could someone wicked walk around free
I see red, I see red, I see red.
I see red, I see red
(red!), I see red.

I respect your wishes
You gave me such precious hours
What to do without you.
Squeezed me out of your life
Down the drain like molten toothpaste
I feel used and spat out.
Poor old me

[chorus]

I'm fed up with crying
My despair is dying,
Turning into rage, day by day
Green before you met me
In the pink when you let me love you
I was blue when you let me down
Black and Blue

[chorus]
Go!

I see red, I see red, I see red...


Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat

When I was a young boy, I wanted to sail around the world
That's the life for me, living on the sea
Spirit of a sailor, circumnavigates the globe
The lust of a pioneer, will acknowledge no frontier
I remember you by, thunderclap in the sky
Lightning flash, tempers flare, `round the horn if you dare
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Lucky just to keep afloat

Aotearoa, rugged individual
glisten like a pearl, at the bottom of the world
The tyranny of distance, didn't stop the cavalier
So why should it stop me, I'll conquer and stay free
Ah c'mon all you lads, lets forget and forgive
There's a world to explore, tales to tell back on shore
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Six months in a leaky boat

--
Ship-wrecked love can be cruel
Don't be fooled by her kind
There's a wind in my sails
Will protect and prevail
I just spent six months in a leaky boat
Nothing to it leaky boat.


Crowded House - Don't Dream It't Over

There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're travelling with me

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
In the paper today tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the T.V. page

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win

Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only the shadows ahead barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
Don't ever let them win


Crowded House - Weather With You

Walking 'round the room
singing "Story Weather",
at 57 Mt Pleasant St.
Well it's the same room but everything's different.
You can fight the sleep but not the dream.

Things ain't cooking
in my kitchen.
Strange afflictions wash over me.
Julius Caeser and the Roman Empire
Couldn't conguer the blue sky....

There's a small boat made of china.
It's going nowhere on the mantlepiece.
Well do I lie like a loungeroom lizard,
or do I sing like a bird released.

CHORUS

Everywhere you go,
you always take the weather with you.
Everywhere you go,
you always take the weather.
Everywhere you go,
you always take the weather with you.
everywhere you go,
you always take the weather, take the weather, the weather with you.

REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE.


Crowded House - Four Season In One Day

Four seasons in one day
Lying in the depths of your imagination
Worlds above and worlds below
The sun shines on the black clouds
Hanging over the domain
Even when you're feeling warm
The temperature could drop away
Like four seasons in one day

Smiling as the **** comes down
You can tell a man from what he has to say
Everything gets turned around
And I will risk my neck again

You can take me where you will
Up the creek and through the mill
Like all the things you can't explain
Four seasons in one day

Blood dries up
Like rain, like rain
Fills my cup
Like four seasons in one day

It doesn't pay to make predictions
Sleeping on an unmade bed
Finding out wherever there is comfort
There is pain
Only one step away
Like four seasons in one day

an interesting fact about the song Six Months in a Leaky Boat, it was banned by the BBC shortly after it's release in the early 80's, with so many ships being commissioned to carry troops and supplies to the falklands war, it was thought the sentiment and message of the song would be demoralizing

Wow, dj. I only thought that things were banned in Boston. I saw where that drummer hanged himself. I wasn't familiar with the group, however.

and I was just getting ready to relate cat stuff.

a little spoof:

dj, entertains us,
dj, makes us smile

and we have a real good time, yessir.

And we(boom)have(boom)a real (boom boom)good time?

and for the cat lovers of the world:

http://myhome.ispdr.net.au/~pshaw/famous.html

Thomas Grey even wrote an ode on the death of his favorite cat.

Well, listeners. I must throw something together for a late supper.(late now, not last)

Hungarian goulash--it's a poor man's version of a rhapsody

edgar, great lyrics. I had forgotten about the cat burglars.

Here's a health item, listeners:

Did you know that dark chocolate is good for blood pressure and diabetes?

If anyone would like a link, I will provide it, otherwise you'll just to have a leap of faith in Letty.

and an added historical observation:

Today in history, Florida became a territory.

On another thread, a fellow named Bram was talking about Indian summer, and at his suggestion I found a version of a song that I had no idea existed. I will find it and post it later.

and that should be "you'll just have to have a leap of faith."

Here is Bram's Song:(I think he is from the UK, not Canada)

Tu sais

Je n'ai jamais ete aussi heureux que ce matin la
Nous marchions sur une plage
Un peu comme celle-ci
C'etait I'automne

Un automne ou il faisait b.eau
Une saison qui n'existe que dans le Nord de I'Amerique
La-bas on I'apelle I'ete Indien
Mais c'etait tout simplement le notre
Avec ta robe longue
Tu ressemblais a une aquarelle de Marie Laurence . . .
Et je me souviens

Je me souviens tres bien de ce que je t'ai dit ce matin la
ll y a un an

ll y a un siecle
ll y a une eternite


On ira ou tu voudras quand tu voudras
Et I'on s'aimera encore lorsque I'amour sera mort
Toute la vie
Sera pareille a ce matin
Aux couleurs de I'ete Indien

Aujourd'hui je suis tres loin de ce matin d'automne
Mais c'est comme si j'y etais.

Je pense a toi
Oil est-tu
Que fais-tu
Est-ce que j'existe encore pour toi
Je regarde cette vague
Qui n'atteindra jamais la dune
Tu vois comme elle je reviens en arriere
Comme elle je me couche sur le sable et je me souviens
Je me souviens des marees hautes
Du soleil et du bonheur qui passait sur la mer
ll y a une eternite
Un siecle
ll y a un an.

On ira ou tu voudras quand tu voudras . . .

Ba Ba Ba

If Francis is lurking in a phone booth somewhere, looks like a job for him.

and that is my goodnight song.

From Letty with love

Consumer Health Journal

Chocolate Shown to Combat Aging

February 2004

By Alison Stewart

Life by chocolate, or death by chocolate? There is an increasing outflow of pro-chocolate PR, and much of the excitement centers around antioxidants. Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants, which have the ability to temper free radicals, and thereby help to lower the risk of heart disease, some cancers and other age-related maladies. More and more people are trying to bombard their diets with the antioxidant fountain of youth.

Enter chocolate, stage left. Chocolate, derived from the beans of the cacao tree, is brimming with antioxidants, in much higher concentrations than other produce. This could be because chocolate is highly concentrated, undiluted by the water that makes fruits and vegetables so juicy.
How it works: the Biology

Big picture: Although we need oxygen to live, oxygen is dangerous. It's like using dynamite to light a stove. Humans have evolved to breathe oxygen-containing air, but it's a volatile substance. Not surprisingly, plants have opted to avoid oxygen and to release it whenever possible. That could be why trees can live so much longer; their bodies aren't constantly bombarded with destructive oxygen.

According to a USDA article ("Vitamins and Minerals, Free Radicals and Aging" by Jack Saari - link to article), the most popular explanation of aging illness is the "oxidative theory," or "free radical theory." This theory says that, though oxygen is necessary to human life, it is also increasingly harmful as we age.

A natural byproduct of metabolism, oxygen can be transformed into free radicals. Free radicals are atoms or molecules that have an unpaired electron. They are usually very unstable, trying to bind with anything that will give them their missing electron. (source). These free radicals wreak havoc on protein, DNA and fat molecules, upon which our bodies depend.

The USDA article explains that to combat free radical damage, our bodies have antioxidant enzymes. These enzymes weaken over time, however, and the body's defenses can be boosted by the ingestion of antioxidant-containing foods, or foods that contain vitamins that boost antioxidants in the body.

For example, vitamins C and E have been shown to act as antioxidants, which means that they bind with the free radicals, thereby disarming their destructive potential.

Antioxidant foods are rated by their ORAC, or "oxygen radical absorbance capacity," which is a food's ability to calm free radicals. And this brings us back to chocolate.

Dark chocolate, per 100 grams, has twice the ORAC of milk chocolate, four times the ORAC of raisins and about ten times the ORAC of raspberries, according to data (link to data) from the USDA and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

ORAC per 100 grams

13,120 Dark Chocolate
6,740 Milk Chocolate
5,770 Prunes
2,830 Raisins
2,400 Blueberries
1,770 Kale
980 Brussel Sprouts
739 Red Grapes
400 Corn
390 Eggplant

(source)

Dr. Ronald Prior, a USDA nutrition researcher, has studied the antioxidant potential of chocolate.

"Dark chocolate is going to be on the high end, higher than most fruits and vegetables," Prior said.

He stressed the importance of eating a variety of antioxidant-containing foods, however. "It's the combination that's going to be beneficial," Prior said.
Dark, Milk or White Chocolate?

Dark.

One recent study, "Plasma antioxidants from chocolate" (Nature, 8/03), showed that eating plain, dark chocolate increased antioxidant capacity. These gains, however, were significantly reduced if the chocolate was milk chocolate or consumed with milk. The study concluded that milk may erase the benefits of eating dark chocolate.

Another study, "Chocolate and Blood Pressure in Elderly Individuals with Isolated Systolic Hypertension" (Journal of the American Medical Association, 8/03), focused on white chocolate versus dark chocolate. The study compared 13 men and women, ages 55-64, who had untreated, mild hypertension.

Participants were randomly assigned 14 days of either 90 grams of white chocolate or 90 grams of dark chocolate. Within 10 days of the 14-day experiment, those eating dark chocolate had significantly lowered their blood pressure, while those eating white chocolate had not benefited.

However, the results did not last beyond the chocolate intake; participants' blood pressures returned to the pre-chocolate level within two days of stopping chocolate intake.

http://www.consumerhealthjournal.com/articles/chocolate.htm

The things that make you go hhhhmmmmmmmmm! Hm, what's this note from Letty? Bob, stop messing around and get to work. Those commuters need some music. Grumble, grumble grumble. (search, search search) Here's a song that always makes me feel good. Hope you like it too.

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

-Artists: Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
-the # 24 song of the 1970-1979 rock era
-was # 1 for 4 weeks in 1973
-Words and Music by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown


I'm comin' home, I've done my time
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free
Then you'll know just what to do
If you still want me
If you still want me

CHORUS
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me? (still want me)
If I don't see a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree

Bus driver, please look for me
'cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
I'm really still in prison
And my love, she holds the key
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free
I wrote and told her please

(CHORUS)


Now the whole damned bus is cheerin'
And I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons 'round the ole oak tree

I'm comin' home, mmm, mmm

(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)



(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)

Hey, Edgar, "Gyp the Cat" has a "Mack the Knife" feel to it.
A quick search tells me it was also a Bobby Darin number.
I've never heard of it.
Any more info?

Good morning, WA2K radio fans and contributors. Glad to see that we be still on the air.

Bob, thanks for that in depth article on antioxidants. It is absolutely mind boggling to me how those in the know keep swinging from tree limb to tree limb.

Tony Orlando and Dawn created a custom among many Americans with that yellow ribbon, did they not? I have often wondered what happened to that group.

George, I had no idea that Gyp the cat was by Bobby Darin. Kevin Spacey has restored him to cult status, I believe.

Listeners, do you ever wonder what kind of day lies ahead? Let us know, and we still haven't solved Cyracuz's riddle.

Listeners we try to keep you informed as much as possible. As a former husband I'd like to share with you the wife's lament.


He didn't like the casserole,
And he didn't like my cake.
My biscuits were too hard...
Not like his mother used to make.

I didn't perk the coffee right,
He didn't like the stew,
I didn't mend his socks
The way his mother used to do.

I pondered for an answer,
I was looking for a clue;
Then I turned around and smacked him...
Like his Mother used to do.

Funny, bobsmyth!

About the article...thanks for supporting my dark chocolate and wine habit! (No milk for me!) Now, I really must remember not to skip days.

This just in...

The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association is flushed with pride on
finding a good use for soybean paste. (Dys, take notice).

Non-realistic test media (sponges, plastic balls and beads, kraft paper, etc.) replaced with combination of extruded soybean paste and wads of toilet paper. Most agree this media more accurately replicates "real-world" demands upon a toilet fixture.]