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Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

Well I woke up Sunday morning
With no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled in my closet through my clothes
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
Then I washed my face and combed my hair
And stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

I'd smoked my mind the night before
With cigarettes and the songs I'd been pickin'
But I lit my first and watched a small kid
Playin' with a can that he was kicking
Then I walked across the street
And caught the Sunday smell of someone's fryin' chicken
And it took me back to somethin'
That I'd lost somewhere, somehow along the way.

On a Sunday morning sidewalk
I'm wishing Lord that I was stoned
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin'
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of a sleepin' city sidewalk
And Sunday mornin' comin' down.

In the park I saw a daddy
With a laughin' little girl who he was swingin'
And I stopped beside a Sunday school
And listened to the songs they were singin'
Then I headed down the street
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'
And it echoed thru the canyon
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.

On a Sunday morning sidewalk
I'm wishing Lord that I was stoned
'Cause there's something in a Sunday
That makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin'
That's half as lonesome as the sound
Of a sleepin' city sidewalk
And Sunday mornin' comin' down.

Johnny Cash

Well, another Brit. Welcome back, spendius

Let's see if I can recall that song:

These ruffians were searching for mischief's creation,
Like stealing hot pies for their rogue habitation,
Or writing graffiti that was defamation
They needed a whuppin'
They needed a stick
For playin' those games
That they called a trick.

Was that it? :wink:

Rex, great song from the man in black.

Do you recall the first song that you ever heard him sing?

I think it was the "Burning Ring of Fire"...

Check this out, Maine:

One of the most intriguing westerns on television was the cult classic The Rebel. The story of a young ex-Confederate soldier at the end of the Civil War, all the episodes centered around Johnny Yuma's attempt to find inner peace. He roamed all through the West of the 1860's, still wearing parts of his uniform, keeping his journal, as he traveled from town to town looking for his own place in life. He had his own brand of law, and sometimes he had to use his sawed-off, double-barreled shotgun to prove it. He had high morals and principles, and as he worked in the various towns, he interjected himself into the plights of the citizens in an unofficial capacity, calling upon his morals and ethics to uphold justice.

Johnny was an angry young man, and the casting of Nick Adams in the role seemed inspired. Nick Adams was a great admirer of John Wayne, and he frequently consulted the legendary actor for advice. He also read everything he could find on the Civil War, thus bringing the proper intensity to a young man on the losing side of a bitter war, who has been cast adrift.

The Rebel lasted for three seasons. It premiered on ABC with "Johnny Yuma" on October 4, 1959 and ended with "The Executioner" on June 18, 1961. All totaled, there were 76 black and white episodes, 30 minutes in length.

An interesting note to the series is that Elvis Presley was originally scheduled to sing the theme song. Elvis and Nick were fast friends, but the producer didn't like the way Elvis sang and used Johnny Cash instead. It was a big hit for Johnny Cash and is still known as one of the best theme songs ever written for television.

The Rebel

Johnny Yuma was a rebel. He roamed through the West.
And Johnny Yuma was a rebel. He wandered alone.
He got fighting mad this rebel lad
He packed his star and he wandered far
Where the only law was a hook and draw
The Rebel.
Away, away,. away rode The Rebel.

Johnny Yuma was a rebel. He roamed through the West.
And Johnny Yuma, The Rebel. He wandered alone.
He searched the land, this restless lad
He was lightning quick and leather tough
And he figured that he'd been pushed enough
The Rebel.
Away, away, away rode The Rebel.

Johnny Yuma was a rebel. He roamed through the West.
And Johnny Yuma, The Rebel. He wandered alone.
He was fighting mad, this rebel lad
With a dream he would hold until his dying breath
He would search his soul and gamble with death
Away, away, away rode The Rebel, Johnny Yuma.

Nick Adams committed suicide on February 7, 1968.

In the dream I had about my book he was the person in the dream. I wish he hadn't died so he could have played the role in the movie (If my book ever even gets noticed)..

I would like Mel Gibson to direct it. I have his address but like most thing I never follow thorough.

But how can you find another man like Johnny?

Did you ever see Johnny act in the episode of Colombo?

I really liked the write up on "The Rebel" Letty. Thx

Well, Rex. Joaquin Phoenix was supposed to do a movie about the life of Johnny Cash, but I guess he's still in rehab.

Hey, go with it. What do you have to lose? And when your book gets published and all your friends here want you to autograph it, you'll probably say:

Who are you people? <smile>

Incidentally, I never saw Johnny Yuma or Cash in the Colombo episode.<smile>

I first heard Johnny Cash singing "Give My Love to Rose." I got a kick out of him and June, his wife, when he played Jesse James and she played his mother.

Somewhere the man in black is still singing...

"I'm gonna break that rusty cage"

Well, edgar and Rex. Wherever the man is, he left his legacy to earth.

Strange that spendius should talk about his daddy's ruffian song, because I think that these girls should have been in the Monastery at Argenteuil.

Teens Confess to Starting Fatal Paris Fire By PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 22 minutes ago



PARIS - An argument between teenage girls appeared to be behind a weekend fire in a suburban Paris housing project that killed 16 people, judicial officials said Monday.


Four girls were to appear before a judge Tuesday in connection with the fire in the high-rise apartment building in the town of L'Hay-les-Roses that killed 13 adults and three children, the officials said.

i don't know what the final outcome will be, but the trailer for the cash biopic looks very good

jaoquin phoenix seems well suited to the part

walk the line

Thanks, dj. I don't doubt that The Johnny Cash Story can be done and done well by Joaquin, just as Kevin Spacy did a great job with The Bobby Darin Story, but I just wonder if he's got it together.

The last movie that I saw Joaquin in was The Village, and I thought he was acting rather odd.

Well, folks. Europe is asleep and our Turtle man is committing political suicide, so we must do something to appease them all.

What shall our policy of appeasement be?<smile>

letty
Who was the person in the Maxwell House Coffee question?

Teddy Roosevelt, honey.

Hey, all. I'll be back later. Got stuff to do.

Bright Side of Life

Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the light side of life.
[whistling]

If life seems jolly rotten,
There's something you've forgotten,
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps,
Don't be silly chumps.
Just purse your lips and whistle. That's the thing.
And...

Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the right side of life,
[whistling]

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin.
Give the audience a grin.
Enjoy it. It's your last chance, anyhow.
So,...

Always look on the bright side of death,
[whistling]
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
[whistling]

Life's a piece of ****,
When you look at it.
Life's a laugh and death's a joke. It's true.
You'll see it's all a show.
Keep 'em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And...

Always look on the bright side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the right side of life.
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]
Always look on the bright side of life!
[whistling]

Teddy Roosevelt- -Arthur Godfrey
I was not so far off, then, was I?

A Week After Storm, Levee Break Is Fixed

By DOUG SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer

NEW ORLEANS - A week after Hurricane Katrina, engineers plugged the levee break that swamped much of the city and floodwaters began to recede, but along with the good news came the mayor's direst prediction yet: As many as 10,000 dead.


Sheets of metal and repeated helicopter drops of 3,000-pound sandbags along the 17th Street canal leading to Lake Pontchartrain succeeded Monday in plugging a 200-foot-wide gap, and water was being pumped from the canal back into the lake. State officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers say once the canal level is drawn down two feet, Pumping Station 6 can begin pumping water out of the bowl-shaped city.

Some parts of the city already showed slipping floodwaters as the repair neared completion, with the low-lying Ninth Ward dropping more than a foot. In downtown New Orleans, some streets were merely wet rather than swamped.

"We're starting to make the kind of progress that I kind of expected earlier," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said of the work on the break, which opened at the height of the hurricane and flooded 80 percent of the city up to 20 feet deep.

The news came as many of the 460,000 residents of suburban Jefferson Parish waited in a line of cars that stretched for miles to briefly see their flooded homes, and to scoop up soaked wedding pictures, baby shoes and other cherished mementoes.

"A lot of these people built these houses anticipating some flood water but nobody imagined this," sobbed Diane Dempsey, a 59-year-old retired Army lieutenant colonel who could get no closer than the water line a mile from her Metairie home. "I'm going to pay someone to get me back there, anything I have to do."

"I won't be getting inside today unless I get some scuba gear," added Jack Rabito, a 61-year-old bar owner who waited for a ride to visit his one-story home that had water lapping to the gutters.

Katharine Dastugue was overjoyed to find that floodwaters had gone across her lawn but stopped just inches from her doorstep. As she stood waiting for a boat to take her in, she made a list of thing she hoped to salvage before being forced to leave again Wednesday.

"If I can just get my kids' baby photos," she said. "You can't replace those."

In New Orleans, Nagin upticked his estimate of the probable death toll in his city from merely thousands, telling NBC's "Today" show, "It wouldn't be unreasonable to have 10,000."

As law enforcement officers and even bands of private individuals ?- including actor Sean Penn ?- launched a door-to-door boat and air search of the city for survivors, they were running up against a familiar obstacle: People who had been trapped more than a week in damaged homes yet refused to leave.

"We have advised people that this city has been destroyed," said Deputy Police Superintendent W.J. Riley. "There is nothing here for them and no reason for them to stay, no food, no jobs, nothing."

Riley, who estimated fewer than 10,000 people were left in the city, said some simply did not want to leave their homes ?- while others were hanging back to engage in criminal activities, such as looting.

Nagin said the city had the authority to force residents to evacuate but didn't say if it was taking that step. He did, however, detail one heavy-handed tactic: Water will no longer be handed out to people who refuse to leave.

In another effort of "encouragement," a Louisiana State Police SWAT team armed with rifles confronted two brothers at their home in the Uptown section of New Orleans, leaving one sobbing.

"I thought they were going to shoot me," said 23-year-old Leonard Thomas, weeping on his front porch. "That dude came and stuck the gun dead at my head."

One officer, who did not give his name, said his team tried to make sure that the two men understood that food and water is becoming scarce and that disease could begin spreading.

With almost a third of New Orleans' police force missing in action, a caravan of law enforcement vehicles, emblazoned with emblems from across the nation and blue lights flashing, poured into the city to help establish order on the city's anarchic streets.

Four hundred to 500 officers on New Orleans' 1600-member force were unaccounted for. Some lost their homes. Some were looking for families. "Some simply left because they said they could not deal with the catastrophe," Riley said. Officers were being cycled off duty and given five-day vacations in Las Vegas and Atlanta, where they would also receive counseling.

At a news conference in Baton Rouge, police Superintendent Eddie Compass denied officers deserted in droves, acknowledging some officers abandoned their jobs but saying he didn't know how many.

Two police officers killed themselves. Another was shot in the head. Compass said 150 had to be rescued from eight feet of water and others had gotten infections from walking through the murky soup of chemicals and pollutants in flooded areas.

"No police department in the history of the world was asked to do what we were asked," Compass said with a mix of anger and pride.

The leader of National Guard troops patrolling New Orleans declared the city largely free of the lawlessness that plagued it in the days following the hurricane. And he angrily lashed out at a reporter who suggested search-and-rescue operations were being stymied by random gunfire and lawlessness.

"Go on the streets of New Orleans ?- it's secure," said Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore. "Have you been to New Orleans? Did anybody accost you?"

Hopeful signs of recovery were accompanied by
President Bush's second visit to Louisiana that exposed a continued rift between state and federal officials over the slowness of a relief effort. The first significant convoy of food, water and medicine didn't arrive in New Orleans until four full days after the hurricane, and the mayor and others said some survivors died awaiting relief.

The Times-Picayune, Louisiana's largest newspaper, published an open letter to Bush, called for the firing of every official at the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.

At a stop in Baton Rouge, Bush said all levels of the government were doing their best, and he pledged again: "So long as any life is in danger, we've got work to do. Where it's not going right, we're going to make it right."

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has refused to sign over National Guard control to the federal government and has turned to a Clinton administration official, former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief James Lee Witt, to help run relief efforts.

Blanco, a Democrat, was not informed of the timing of Bush's visit, nor was she immediately invited to meet him or travel with him. In fact, Blanco's office didn't know when Bush was coming until told by reporters.

Late Monday, Blanco denied there tension with Bush.

"We'd like to stop the voices out there trying to create a divide. There is no divide. We're all in this together," she said. "Every leader in this nation wants to see this problem solved."

While the New Orleans refugees were mostly poor and black, Jefferson Parish brought the storm's destruction to a much wider economic cross-section. The sprawling parish stretches from Grand Isle on the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Pontchartrain in the north, and includes some of the metropolitan area's most exclusive neighborhoods.

In the enclave of Old Metairie, the rows of palatial, six-bedroom homes sustained little structural damage but had some of the worst flooding. Only a few windows were broken and the live oaks survived but the water rippled up the knobs at front doors and completely covered Mercedes-Benzes, pickup trucks and BMWs in garages.

Many residents were happy that the storm spared their homes, but angry that the failure of the levee system left them swamped. Some were considering a lawsuit against the federal government for having a levee that could survive no more than a Category 3 hurricane.

"That's what so devastating, that goddamned levee breaking," said Bobby Patrick, a resident of neighborhood now living in Houston. "My home didn't lose a shingle but it's got six feet of water in it."

Since the storm, rumors had swirled that looters had crossed over the parish line and begun breaking into evacuated homes in Jefferson. Many were relieved to return home Monday to find their belongings untouched.

Across the neighborhood, residents took what items they could fit in a boat. One woman loaded up her boat with her collection of cashmere sweaters, her cat and the 1957 Leica camera that belonged to her grandfather. A man packed his pickup truck with his silverware, his wife's clothes and a cherished animal figurine.

Unlike the poor in New Orleans, these refugees had other places to go. And few here planned to stay through what could be a long recovery. With police checkpoints on ever major street corner and ID checks for parish residents, even looting was not a major concern.

Said personal trainer Rod McClave: "I'm more concerned about them damaging my stuff just for the hell of it."

___

AP reporters Melinda Deslatte and Robert Tanner contributed to this report.

Nope, edgar, you weren't too far off.

Hey, Bob. Don't let 'em fire every member of FEMA until I gets my money.

Well, listeners, it's been a long day for Letty, so I guess that I had better say goodnight.

To whomever is out there, I love you.

From your Letty

the dys and the lady diane are off in the morning heading for the badlands of Utah. see y'all in a week.