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Yes, my first introduction to stream of consciouness. The only thing that Granny could concentrate on was the fact that she was jilted.



pity this busy monster, manunkind,

not. Progress is a comfortable disease:
your victim (death and life safely beyond)

plays with the bigness of his littleness
--- electrons deify one razorblade
into a mountainrange; lenses extend
unwish through curving wherewhen till unwish
returns on its unself.
A world of made
is not a world of born --- pity poor flesh

and trees, poor stars and stones, but never this
fine specimen of hypermagical

ultraomnipotence. We doctors know

a hopeless case if --- listen: there's a hell
of a good universe next door; let's go

-- E. E. Cummings

As I listen to President Bush talk tonight, I realize that we are all slaves of other people's interpretations, and it is only the deviate that speaks a new song.

He's a real nowhere man,
Sitting in his nowhere land,
Making all his nowhere plans
For nobody.

Doesn't kave a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere man, the world is at your command.

He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere man can you see me at all?
Doesn't kave a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
Lend you a hand.

He's a real nowhere man,
Sitting in his nowhere land,
Making all his nowhere plans
For nobody.

Beautiful response, edgar. Your timing is excellent.

Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are born.
Every Morn and every Night
Some are born to Sweet Delight,
Some are born to Endless Night.
~ William Blake, The Pickering Manuscript (c. 1803). Auguries of Innocence

For the tear is an intellectual thing.

How wonderful to exchange with those who listen to the ring
Of fellow spirits in a sling.

Back later, listeners. The primary drives are still a fact of life.

Them that's got shall get
Them that's not shall lose
So the bible says and it still is news
Mama may have papa may have
But God bless the child
That got it's own, that got it's own

Yes the strong gets more
While the weak ones fade
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child
That's got it's own, that's got it's own

Money you've got lots of friends
Crowding around the door
When you're gone
And the spending ends
They don't come no more
Rich relations give
Crusts of bread and such
You can help your self
But don't take to much
Mama may have, papa may have
But God bless the child
That's got it's own, that's got it's own

edgar, such an insightful song. And I will close with this wonderful site from Jean Renoir and a complement to Fbaezer's Don Quixote.

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/movies/98/07/02/JEAN_RENOIR.html

Return to the classics? I don't think the world ever left.

And in closing, listeners, a word from the wise:

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." --Mariah Carey


Goodnight my friends,
From Letty with love.

Ya gotta love spontaneous wisdom like that.

Round north Manchester, in the Bury area particularly, a friendly form of address is "buddy" or "bud", pronounced a bit like "bood"

"See ya, bud" "Cheers, bud" is quite commonly heard

Elsewere, nowadays, "mate" is commonest.

""Chizmite". "Traabud"

Awright, let's see what we have on the agenda for today. Well Bob it's International Dance Day. You're kidding right. Nope, it's true. Ok, I'll give them my Fred Astaire imitation. How's that sound? On radio---not so good.
You got a point there. Come to think of it I've seen you dance and it does look better on radio. Boy, there's one in every crowd.


International Dance Day (World Dance Day) has been celebrated on April 29 through promotion by the International Dance Council (CID), an umbrella organization within UNESCO for all kinds of dance.

The holiday was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the UNESCO International Theatre Institute. The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727 - 1810), the creator of modern ballet.

Among the goals of the Dance Day are to increase the awareness of the importance of dance among the general public, as well as to persuade governments all over the world to provide a proper place for dance in all systems of education, from primary to higher.

While dance has been an integral part of human culture throughout its history, it is underprioritized by official establishments in the world. In particular, Prof. Alkis Raftis, President of the International Dance Council, in his 2003 Dance Day Message said: "In more than half of the 200 countries in the world, dance does not appear in legal texts (for better or for worse!). There are no funds allocated in the state budget to support this art form. There is no such thing as dance education, private or public."

The year 2005 focus of the Dance Day is on primary education. CID urges dance establishments to contact the Ministries of Education with the proposals to celebrate this day at all schools with writing essays about dance, drawing dance pictures, dancing in the streets, etc.

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Musical: King and I
Song: Shall We Dance?


Anna
[Spoken]
Oh but it's very exciting, when you're young at your first dance,
and you're sitting on a small quilt chair with your eyes lowered,
terrified that you'd be a wallflower. And suddenly you see two
black shoes, a white waistcoat, a face, it speakes...

Anna
[Sung]
We've just been introduced,
I do not know you well,
But when the music started
Something drew me to your side.
So many men and girls,
Are in each others arms-
It made me think we might be
Similarly occupied.
Shall we dance?
On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?
Shall we dance?
Shall we then say "Goodnight and mean "Goodbye"?
Or perchance,
When the last little star has left the sky,
Shall we still be together
With are arms around each other
And shall you be my new romance?
On the clear understanding
That this kind of thing can happen,
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance? Shall we Dance?

[Dialog]
Anna
Mm mm mm...
Mm mm mm...

King
Why'd you stop? You dance pretty , go on, go on, go on!

Anna
Oh your Majesty I didn't realize, after all I'm not a
Dancing girl...In England no woman would dance while a
Man is looking at her...

King
But you will dance with strange men, holding hands, etcetera.

Anna
Yes, but not always a stranger. Usually a very good friend.

King
Good, then we will dance together! You show me.
Teach, teach, teach!

Anna
Well, it's quite simple, the polka. You count one, two, three
and one, two, three and one, two, three...

Shall we dance?

King
One, two, three and?

Anna
On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?

King
One, two, three and?

Anna
Shall we dance?

King
One, two, three and?

Anna
Shall we then say "Goodnight and mean "Goodbye"?

King
One, two, three and?

Anna
Or perchance,
When the last little star has left the sky,
Shall we still be together
With are arms around each other
And shall you be my new romance?
On the clear understanding
That this kind of thing can happen,

Both
Shall we dance?
Shall we dance? Shall we Dance?

Anna
One, two, three and one, two, three and
One, two, three and one, two, three and

King
One, two, three, one, two, three
One, two... Something wrong!
I know, I know, I forgot "AND" next time
I'll remember!

Both
And one, two, three and one, two, three and
One, two, three and ...

Anna
Oh that's splendid, your Majesty!

King
Splendid! Splendid!

Both
And one, two, three and one, two, three and
One, two, three and ...

King
That is not right!

Anna
Yes, it is! You're doing beautifully, your Majesty.

King
Not the way I see Europeans dance tonight.

Anna
Yes, it was! It was just like that!

King
We're not holding two hands, like this.

Anna
No. As a matter of fact...

King
Or no-o-o-ot like this.

Anna
Yes.

King
Come!

Well then, Happy International Dance Day to all, but:


[she]
Think of what you're losing
By constantly refusing to dance with me.
You'd be the idol of France with me!

And yet you stand there and shake
Your foolish head dramatic'lly.
While I wait here so ecstatic'lly
You just look and say emphatic'lly
Not this season! There's a reason!

[he]
I won't dance! Don't ask me;
I won't dance! Don't ask me;
I won't dance, Madame, with you.
My heart won't let my feet do the things they should do!
You know what? You're lovely,

[she]
And so what? I'm lovely!

[he]
But oh! What you do to me!
I'm like an ocean wave that's bumped on the shore;
I feel so absolutely stumped on the floor!

[she]
When you dance you're charming and you're gentle!
'Spec'lly when you do the "Continental".

[he]
But this feeling isn't purely mental;
For heaven rest us, I'm not asbestos.
I won't dance! Why should I!
I won't dance! How could I?
I won't dance! Merci beau coup!
I know that music leads the way to romance:
So if I hold you in my arms I won't dance!


And some April 29 Birthdays:
1863 William Randolph Hearst, newspaper editor/publisher (San Francisco, CA; died 1951)
1899 Duke Ellington, jazz musician/bandleader/composer (Washington, DC; died 1974)
1901 Emperor Hirohito, emperor of Japan during World War II (Tokyo, Japan; died 1989)
1915 Donald Mills, singer and member of the Mills Brothers (Piqua, OH; died 1999)
1919 Celeste Holm, actress (New York, NY)
1924 Renée Jeanmaire Paris France, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson)
1933 Rod [Marvin] McKuen Oakland CA, singer/composer (Alone, Beatsville)
1934 Luis Aparacio, baseball player (Maracaibo, Venezuela)
1936 Zubin Mehta, conductor (Bombay, India)
1952 Nora Dunn, actress/comedian (Chicago, IL)
Dale Earnhardt, auto racer (Kannapolis, NC; died 2001)
1954 Jerry Seinfeld, actor/comedian (New York, NY)
1955 Kate Mulgrew, actress (Dubuque, IA)
1957 Daniel Day-Lewis, actor (London, England)
Michelle Pfeiffer, actress (Santa Ana, CA)
1958 Eve Plumb, actress (Burbank, CA)
1970 Andre Agassi, tennis champion (Las Vegas, NV)
Uma Thurman, actress (Boston, MA)
Jeanmaire

Good Morning WA2K radio.

As the light seeps through my blinds, I thought of this lovely thought for the morning:

"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." --Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman

Well, it's nice to know that the FCC has such shrewd observers, right listeners?

First, let's translate McTag's greetings.

Chizmite must be: Cheers, mate.
Bood: Bud.

Hey, buddy. Let's have a butchers at Bob's International Dance Day:

Bob, I had no idea that there was such a creature, did you listeners?
Perfect way to begin the day, dancing with Anna and the King. (no, not Elvis)

Incidentally, I'm engaged in fixing Maxwell House coffee, sooooooo. What person gave them the slogan: "Good to the last drop."?

You don't hear much about the Mills Brothers anymore, but they were wonderful.

Mills Bros.:

"1931 to 1698 ... thirty seven years. That seems like a long time. But wait a minute. Even though they made their first recordings in 1931, The Mills Brothers were performing as a group in their native Ohio as early as 1925 when Donald, the baby of the group, was only ten years old and John Jr., the oldest, was only 14. On the death of John Jr. in 1936, his replacement was the father of the boys, John Mills Sr. Although John Sr. retired in 1958 and Harry died in 1982 and Herbert passed away in 1989, Donald put a group together with one of his sons, John Hutchinson Mills III. In 1999 Donald, the last of the original group died; but even today, somewhere, there is a Mills Brothers group headed by survivor John III and they're probably still singing the same tunes."

Raggedy, dear. Thanks so much for an early update on the celebs.

I reviewed all of the notables, and recognized most of them, especially the DUKE. Back later with more observations about each.

edgar, I was born into a world of music, and I recall my mom listening to The Mills Brothers. "Four guys that sound like a million." <smile>

News from Australia:



Australia Tribunal Appoints State Guardian

Published: 4/29/05











SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An Australian man accused of trying to murder his wife has lost a legal battle for the right to decide whether to keep her on life support, in a case that has drawn comparisons with the court battle over Terri Schiavo.

Among key differences in the Australian case is that the husband, who could face a murder charge if his wife dies, wants her kept alive. Schiavo's husband argued for ending her life support, in a long legal fight with her parents.

Maria Korp had been missing for several days when she was found strangled and unconscious in the trunk of her car in the southern city of Melbourne on Feb. 13. She had been trapped in the car for five days.

Her husband Joe Korp, 47, and his former lover, Tania Herman, 38, were arrested and charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to murder and intentionally causing serious injury. Both are in custody pending trial.

Doctors at the hospital where the 50-year-old woman is being treated say she is unresponsive to external stimulation and that she receives her food and oxygen through tubes.

They said she stands a 50 percent chance of survival if her breathing apparatus is switched off, but that she would certainly die within a few weeks if her feeding tube is removed.

A Victoria state tribunal late Thursday approved a request by the hospital to assign a guardian to decide on Korp's future, including whether to continue her medical treatment.

If Korp's breathing apparatus and feeding tube are removed and she dies, charges against her husband could be upgraded to murder, the tribunal heard.

Lawyers for the husband have said Korp, a Catholic, would oppose ending life support on religious grounds.

The case has raised comparisons in Australia to the long-running court battle between the husband and family of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman who was on life-support for 15 years but who died last month after a court ordered the removal of her feeding tube.

Dr. Leslie Cannold, a bioethicist at the University of Melbourne, said it can be difficult for a court to decide who is the most qualified person to act on behalf of an incapacitated patient.

"The main concern that will come up (in court) is whether that person is capable of acting in the best interests of (the unconscious) person," Cannold said. She said Korp's husband "clearly has a conflict of interest" because he could face a murder charge if she dies.

Cannold said the court can assign a state official as guardian if no relative can be found who is qualified to act in the patient's best interest.

Korp's 27-year-old daughter, Laura De Gois, has said she supports the decision to appoint a state official as her mother's guardian.

Joe Korp is scheduled to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court on May 25 to apply for bail. His lawyer did not immediately return a call Friday seeking comment.

Looking at Raggedy's celebs:

Let's match the expression with the star:
Rosebud
Mood Indigo
Inch worm
The last of his tribe

For all on their way to London or already there (will leave myself in three hours for the airport):



London Song
Written by: Ray Davies

There's a room in a house in a street in a manor in a borough
that's part of a city that is generally referred to as London
It's a dark place, a mysterious place
And it is said that if you're born within the sound of Bow-Bells
you have the necessary qualifications to be christened a Londoner
[It's a cruel place, it's a hard place]
But when you think back to all the great Londoners
William Blake, Charles Dickens, Dick Whittington,
pearly kings, barrow boys, Arthur Daley, Max Wall
and don't forget the Kray twins

But if you're ever up on Highgate Hill on a clear day
you can see right down to Leicester Square [London, London]
Crystal Palace, Clapham Common, right down to Streatham Hill
North and South, I feel that I'm a Londoner still [London, London]

Chiswick Bridge to Newham and East Ham
Churchbells ring out through the land
You were born in London, England
[London, London, through the dark alley-ways and passages of London]

And there's a tap by a reservoir, leading to a stream,
that turns into a river estuary that eventually opens to the sea
[London, London]
And there's a docker by a wharf, sending cargo overseas,
unloading foreign trade from a large ocean vessel
in the mighty metropolitan port of London
[London, London, through the dark alley-ways and passages of London]

When I think of all the Londoners still unsung
East-enders, West-enders, Oriental-enders
Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, Jack Spock, Henry Cooper,
Thomas A'Becket, Thomas Moore, and don't forget the Kray twins

There's a part of me that says "Get out"
Then one day I'll hear somebody shout
"Sounds to me like you come from London Town"

But if you're ever up on Highgate Hill on a clear day,
I'll be there [I'll be there]
Yes I will be there [there]
Through the dark alley-ways and passages of London, London
London, London, through the dark alley-ways and passages of London, London
London, London, through the dark alley-ways and passages of London, London

Walter, for some reason, that piece gave me a chill. From out of the dark corners of my mind, I recall someone singing to me:

Here we go to London town,
Take care little girl don't fall down.
More about that later, listeners.

I could research it, but I much prefer your explanation, my friend. Exactly what are bow-bells? Westminster chimes?

Megaphone song:


(Geoff Stephens)

Winchester Cathedral
You're bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town

You could have done something
But you didn't try
You didn't do nothing
You let her walk by

Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal
She wouldn't have gone far away
If only you'd started ringing your bell

Winchester Cathedral
You're bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town

Oh-bo-de-o-do oh-bo-de-o-do
Oh-bo-de-o-do de-do- duh


THE NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND

Source and full text


Westminster chimes - the 'Cambridge Chime's' tune were copied in 1859 for the new clock and bells in the Palace of Westminster (commonly collectively known as "Big Ben'", which is in fact the name of the hour bell alone); thus the tune is also often known as the ``Westminster Chimes''.

You amaze me, Walter. I am familiar with John Donne, of course, but Dick Whittington's Cat suddenly rang a bell(so to speak), so I did research that:

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MOLsite/learning/features_facts/viking_1.html

Especially haunting is your bit of poetry:


'Clarke of the Bow belle with the Yellow lockes,
For thy late ringing thy head shall have knockes'
To which they received the reply:
'Children of Cheape, hold you all still,
For you shall have the Bow bell rung as you will.'

Thank you for keeping our country informed of our heritage, my friend.

To be honest: I've read Peter Ackroyd's 'London' (in German, however) :wink:

Well, I haven't read Ackroyd in English.

Stay tuned, listeners, for further news; music; history and odd items.