THE UTAH MONOLITH

 

At this point in time, I will assume that most everyone has heard the stories about the Utah Monolith. Thus, no need to comment further, but I did want to show Southwest Airlines' take on the whole thing - it made me laugh!!!

THE GRAND MASTERS

Those of you who participate in the running community know that age groups mark milestones in one's life 😁  Generally races have age divisions in groups of 5 years, e.g. 20-24, 25-29, etc. and thus it is perceived as an advantage to be at the young end of the age group.  For example, when you turn 35, you magically move from being the oldest person in your age group to being the youngest!  Then, once you hit forty, you are still in the 5 year bracket of 40-44, but additionally you are now a Masters Runner.  There are a whole set of records for runners over 40, kind of an acknowledgement the these old farts are still pretty fast but not nearly as fast the younger folks.  Then at age 50, one becomes a Grand Master! So, in Colorado Springs, we had a small group of fellows that dubbed ourselves the Grand Masters - we got some jackets and a few other self-identifiers, but mainly had a grand time running and hanging out together.  Here's a group photo of our motley crew, previously posted here:

The Grand Masters

Luis Lowe [seated]

Bob McAndrews, Yours Truly, Jim Brummage, Ron Wisner, Randy Kunkel

[At this point in time future Grand Master Doug Laufer was too young!]

Recently Randy Kunkel passed along a couple more pictures of the crew out on a run in the Broadmoor Area of Colorado Springs

Luis Lowe [front]

Doug Laufer [lower middle]

Jim Brummage, Yours Truly, Ron Wisner, Randy Kunkel

Ron must have been the photographer for this one.

As some of you know, Ron departed this life on May 21, 2010,

and I wrote about it here. We all still miss him very much.

GUARD DOG BELLA

While all of us humans were oblivious, Bella knew that there was something going on!!

BLUEGRASS WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

This makes me smile all the way through - the Cleverly's.

All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know?
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They're falling down like a domino

All the bazaar men by the Nile
They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette

Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian

 

The blonde waitresses take their trays
They spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves (oh whey oh)
You drop your drink, then they bring you more

All the school kids so sick of books
They like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh)
They're walking like an Egyptian

All the kids in the marketplace say
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian

 

Slide your feet up the street, bend your back
Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
So strike a pose on a Cadillac

If you want to find all the cops
They're hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
They spin the clubs, cruise down the block

All the Japanese with their yen
The party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know (oh whey oh)
They walk the line like Egyptian

 

All the cops in the donut shop say
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian
Walk like an Egyptian

THERE IS A SHIP

 A previous post about The Water is Wide made me look back to the "old days" when many of us were listening to Peter, Paul and Mary.  Here is Mary Travers singing the same tune, but under the title There is a Ship.

SHALLOW - FROM A STAR IS BORN

 Saw the original way back when, and saw the remake on the tube - like this song.

Tell me somethin', girl
Are you happy in this modern world?
Or do you need more?
Is there somethin' else you're searchin' for?

 

I'm falling
In all the good times I find myself
Longin' for change
And in the bad times I fear myself

Tell me something, boy

 
Aren't you tired tryin' to fill that void?
Or do you need more?
Ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore?

I'm falling

 
In all the good times I find myself
Longing for a change
And in the bad times I fear myself

I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in

 
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now

In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow

 
We're far from the shallow now

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoah

 

I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
I'll never meet the ground
Crash through the surface, where they can't hurt us
We're far from the shallow now

In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
In the shallow, shallow
We're far from the shallow now

THE DISTANCE - LAURENCE FOX

I had never heard of the fellow, but this video was brought to my attention by Cuz Essenman - interesting lyrics.

They have put something in the water. They seek a cure for the conversation. They stole a march on your indecision. And the first to fall was laughter just to quell the unoffended they seek to murder your opinion.
And the light has been turned down on the age of reason
replaced by blinding fires that burn wild across the region
But the wrong to rule the good must just stand idly by
So I need you more than ever
I need your hand in this resistance
If we´re going to go the distance
And if I ever doubted I think about my future and if I want to live there.
And the world outside is wondrous wide for a reason if I can´t decide you must blow your own mind for that reason
For the wrong to rule the good must just stand idly by and that´s no lie.
Can´t be hard to know what you´re feeling what with all the lies that you´re reading if it´s hard to say you may mean it. Don´t be lost! Thinking about tomorrow when today is what you are living. Make today a new beginning.
And the light has been turned down on the age of reason. Replaced by blinding fires that burn wild across the region. For the wrong to rule the good must just stand idly by.
So I need you more than ever. I need your hand in this resistance if we´re going to go the distance. And if I ever doubted I think about my future and if I want to life there.
And the world outside is wonderous wide for a reason. If you can´t deside you must blow your own mind for that reason. For the wrong to rule the good must just stand idly by and that´s no lie.
So I need you more than ever I need your hand in this resistance if we´re going to go the distance and if I ever doubted I think about my future and if I want to life ... there

THE WATER IS WIDE

Across the years, I have heard this song numerous times, but never tracked down the title and words.  But now I have, and here it is for your [and my] enjoyment.

The water is wide, I cannot get o'er
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall cross my true love and I
 

I lean'd my back against an oak
Thinking it was a mighty tree

 But first it bent and then it broke
So did my love prove false to me
 

I put my hand in some soft bush
Thinking the sweetest flow'are to find
I prick'd my finger to the bone
And left the sweetest flow'are behind

 
O love is handsome and love is kind
Gay as a jewel when it is new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like the morning dew 

 
The water is wide, I cannot get o'er
Neither have I wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall cross my true love and I

I WANT TO DANCE

As I mentioned in the previous post, there is one other song that I have written.  The basics came to me in a dream, and a friend challenged me to write it out.  Those of you who know us may see some parallels here to our life!  So here are the lyrics with some visuals.

I WANT TO DANCE

 

I want to dance with you at the break of dawn,

like sunlight and dew dancing on the lawn.

Our life together has just begun,

I want to dance.

I want to dance with you in the noon day sun,

from the mountains to the ocean, we’ll make life's run.

Through highs and lows, we’ll live as one,

and we will dance.

 

I want to dance with you when the sun goes down,

we’ll watch the green flash all alone,

then walk the beach until we’re home,

and we will dance.

I want to dance with you in the evening time,

enjoying friends and family, and a glass of wine,

a toast to life and the fruit of our vine,

and we can dance.

And now, we have another chance,

for romance and a dance.

I want to dance with you with the stars above,

the Milky Way shining on our love,

our lives near over, but others live on

‘cause we have danced….yes we’ve danced….yes we’ve danced.

  

© 4/29/2020 

 

I WANT TO DANCE

       D            D                               Em/add7.10

V-1 I want to dance with you at the break of dawn,

       D                         A7sus4

like sunlight and dew dancing on the lawn,

    D                          Em/add 7.10

Our life together has just begun

               D                        A7sus4

I want to dance.

                      D                               Em/add 7.10

V-2 I want to dance with you in the noon day sun,

               D                                           A7sus4

from the mountains to the ocean, we’ll make life's run,

              D                             Em/add 7.10

through highs and lows, we’ll live as one,

                    D                        A7sus4

And we will dance.

                      G                                    A

B-1 I want to dance with you when the sun goes down,

        G                               A

we’ll watch the green flash all alone,

G                         -> Em

walk the beach until we’re home,

                        A                  Em - A

and then we’ll dance.

                      D                                 Em/add 7.10

V-3 I want to dance with you in the evening time,

              D                              A7sus4

enjoying friends and family, and a glass of wine,

  D                              Em/add 7.10

a toast to life and the fruit of our vine,

                  D                        A7sus4

and we can dance.

                C6   Bm9            D

B-2  And now, we have another chance,

   C6        Bm9   A           Em - A

For romance, and a dance

                       D                                    Em/add 7.10

V-4  I want to dance with you with the stars above,

      D                            A7sus4

the Milky Way shining on our love,

       D                            Em/add 7.10

our lives near over, but others live on

                        D          A7sus4          D           Em/add 7.10          D

‘cause we have danced……yes we’ve danced                 yes we’ve danced.