tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post1581020767167504692..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: On Cultivating the Gene for Transcending Your GenesGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-86036667665691017532009-02-22T01:48:00.000-08:002009-02-22T01:48:00.000-08:00Even Dupree dosen't hang out here in the basment. ...Even Dupree dosen't hang out here in the basment. We'll clear out the litter before proper people come around again (Julie?)<BR/><BR/>By the way, Dupree, that is FOUR Buds you owe me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3468835088486347532009-02-22T00:58:00.000-08:002009-02-22T00:58:00.000-08:00Northern,Yell upstairs and say hey to your Mom for...Northern,<BR/><BR/>Yell upstairs and say hey to your Mom for me.<BR/><BR/>w.v. stalin<BR/>Hmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33458438227276234012009-02-21T23:51:00.000-08:002009-02-21T23:51:00.000-08:00How drunk am I?I just apolgized for the RAF bombin...How drunk am I?<BR/><BR/>I just apolgized for the RAF bombing of Dreden by my grandfather to a 19 year old German hotel clerk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79750004653235777952009-02-21T23:15:00.000-08:002009-02-21T23:15:00.000-08:00I was hit so many times because I could not prote...I was hit so many times because I could not protect myself. Left jab was critical, when it came to defeating a second-rate boxer from Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91966331078123138202009-02-21T22:29:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:29:00.000-08:00I didn't know we had boxers in the house.I didn't know we had boxers in the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3231548264900204932009-02-21T22:16:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:16:00.000-08:00While killing time I decided for some reason to lo...While killing time I decided for some reason to look up the Beatles on YouTube. I'd be interested to hear what the heavyweights here (Walt? Magnus? Van?) have to say. Forty years. <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oZYqAeIdYkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65292731831375152092009-02-21T21:48:00.000-08:002009-02-21T21:48:00.000-08:00On humor:Having toured several countries, I'm remi...On humor:<BR/><BR/>Having toured several countries, I'm reminded that irreverence -- a qunitessential American trait, one necessary to freedom -- is not understood everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Solemn worship still obtains in much of the world, as it once did in North America.<BR/><BR/>When we make light of the Muslim (for example) we are demonstrating our calousness. <BR/><BR/>Why do I say this? Because I was treated as a guest in Turkey, Iraq and Iran. I cannot believe that the people I met are our "enemy". God, that sounds naive, I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79602189949232696202009-02-21T21:29:00.000-08:002009-02-21T21:29:00.000-08:00Apropos of nothing -- just spending jet-lag time i...Apropos of nothing -- just spending jet-lag time in a hotel -- Jimi Hendrix literally played guitar with his teeth. Bob, I'm no shrink, but hell, wasn't that man acting out, or what?<BR/><BR/>Above and beyond the call of duty.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for chatting, and belive me the weightier stuff sinks in. I'm just one of those chaps whose ability to read and assimilate outstrips his ability to form new ideas. Or even explain old ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54124951879460806722009-02-21T20:55:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:55:00.000-08:00Whao - just re-read that last post. Time for a cof...Whao - just re-read that last post. Time for a coffee.<BR/><BR/>Will check in when I get to Paris.<BR/><BR/>BTW, tell Dupree I've got a ball cap with "Polzi" on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10992390669452913642009-02-21T20:49:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:49:00.000-08:00Minor note of interest:YouTube is banned in Turkey...Minor note of interest:<BR/><BR/>YouTube is banned in Turkey.<BR/><BR/>Even Afghanistan has YouTube.<BR/><BR/>How long before paratroopers from other countries have to reassmble American democracy?<BR/><BR/>"Fair use" policy is a direct conduit to control of who can say what.<BR/><BR/>When Canadians and Germans percieve a collapse of freedom in the US...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61272917550829678352009-02-21T20:39:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:39:00.000-08:00What about that bass line supporting the horns?Sou...What about that bass line supporting the horns?<BR/><BR/>Soul Men.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52713222657646674702009-02-21T20:35:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:35:00.000-08:00Soul Men -- now I'm definitely going to Paris for ...Soul Men -- now I'm definitely going to Paris for the week.<BR/><BR/>Montparnasse cannot be that much diminished...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2530723490827981172009-02-21T20:30:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:30:00.000-08:00Reminds me, when I get back to my place in Toronto...Reminds me, when I get back to my place in Toronto I've got a new 125 lb subwoofer waiting at the door courtesy of an outfit in Utah.<BR/><BR/>I really hope the cleaning lady let them into the garage, otherwise it will be DOA. (it will crack in sub-zero temps).<BR/><BR/>How's that for the sublime to the ridiculus?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22841212103990536242009-02-21T20:20:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:20:00.000-08:00Soul Men conquer Europe.<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_juH0AHvwk" REL="nofollow">Soul Men</A> conquer Europe.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-12315983721138676972009-02-21T20:14:00.001-08:002009-02-21T20:14:00.001-08:00More Funk Brothers. I love the chord progression ...More <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFFe5PeNIW8&feature=PlayList&p=A3CFC852B2B6BA4D&index=24" REL="nofollow">Funk Brothers</A>. I love the chord progression on this one.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-768799131885344062009-02-21T20:14:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:14:00.000-08:00American soul music is practically worshipped in E...American soul music is practically worshipped in Europe.<BR/><BR/>Aside from being a guard in the NBA, facility with a guitar is pretty much a guarantee of success here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-13838078531899936352009-02-21T20:10:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:10:00.000-08:00Spinners. Cool. Didn't see that coming :-)Going to...Spinners. Cool. Didn't see that coming :-)<BR/><BR/>Going to Paris later today (I think, we'll see). Haven't been to Paris in ovher 10 years.<BR/><BR/>Or might hangh around in Germany...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42649328500604934152009-02-21T20:05:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:05:00.000-08:00Bob, Just as Balthasar did in volume after volume,...Bob, <BR/><BR/>Just as Balthasar did in volume after volume, Bach did too, except in a much more compact form.<BR/><BR/>Direct from his mind to yours, thanks to the miracle of music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57463707110535184542009-02-21T20:04:00.000-08:002009-02-21T20:04:00.000-08:00How about some classic soul. With the vocal out o...How about some classic <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=109r-XSjyoM&feature=PlayList&p=A3CFC852B2B6BA4D&playnext=1&index=2" REL="nofollow">soul</A>. With the vocal out of the mix, you can really hear the greatness of the Funk Brothers.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31853466185442900132009-02-21T19:58:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:58:00.000-08:00Bob,Despite the demands of the Future Leader and a...Bob,<BR/><BR/>Despite the demands of the Future Leader and all, take another stab at classical. <BR/><BR/>Relax. Be prepared.<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6yuR8efotI&feature=PlayList&p=B36F915783E92306&index=0&playnext=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59964897085741528962009-02-21T19:53:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:53:00.000-08:00Lovely. We speak the same "language". So isolated....Lovely. We speak the same "language". So isolated. Friend of mine in Montreal is a math genius. Knew the Governor General of Canada back in Haiti. She also has to hide her brains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17769789876337147002009-02-21T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:43:00.000-08:00"I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it ..."I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God"<BR/><BR/>Romans 1:16<BR/><BR/>Just sayin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90496689384214706022009-02-21T19:42:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:42:00.000-08:00NB: You'll like this: Allman Brothers Dreams.NB: <BR/><BR/>You'll like this: Allman Brothers <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBo_POKv21w&feature=related" REL="nofollow">Dreams</A>.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50235462226707109812009-02-21T19:34:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:34:00.000-08:00My own little backwoods history:http://www.youtube...My own little backwoods history:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBKBI7DOLHA<BR/><BR/>Scottish Bagpipers marched into battle ahead of the regular troops. The English would pick them off as soon as possible. Both sides understood. Men who were going forth into battle needed one last strain here on earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90054390273534668552009-02-21T19:26:00.000-08:002009-02-21T19:26:00.000-08:00Heh. Five-star isn't all it's cracked to be.Bob, I...Heh. Five-star isn't all it's cracked to be.<BR/><BR/>Bob, I'm a walking encyclopedia of problems. This blog has done more the set me straight (still not there yet) than any number of high-priced shrinks.<BR/><BR/>And I'd gladly pay the freight.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, man.<BR/><BR/>Keep it comin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com