tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post8218037611033759479..comments2024-02-23T15:59:49.280-07:00Comments on Mobile Kodgers: LAST DANCE AT LITO'S BALLROOMRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908010960752449161noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-68230347783234994182017-10-16T05:39:14.029-06:002017-10-16T05:39:14.029-06:00Tierra o muerte = Land OR death. Do read about zap...Tierra o muerte = Land OR death. Do read about zapata and his good works.<br /><br />Or indeed the advocators of land redistribution during the English revolution, the "diggers" or "levellers"<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggers<br /><br />Their "theology":<br /><br />https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/winstanley/1649/levellers-standard.htmPhilhttp://svlibertalia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-47744793821192846182015-11-13T19:10:09.589-07:002015-11-13T19:10:09.589-07:00Hi Randy,
I just returned to LA from a road trip t...Hi Randy,<br />I just returned to LA from a road trip to Santa Fe, Taos, Durango, Winslow. I, too, love to take backroads and photograph old buildings. I photo'd this ballroom 3 days ago, and then stopped at the Three Ravens coffee shop for a coffee to go. I was curious about that ballroom, and in googling it, found your photos and blog. Thanks! Sandy DriscollSandy Driscollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13345634546628755451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-88933013304391326482011-09-05T11:55:29.853-06:002011-09-05T11:55:29.853-06:00Randy, I loved this. And Jay...loved the poem!Randy, I loved this. And Jay...loved the poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-91403209312803646752011-08-11T11:10:33.072-06:002011-08-11T11:10:33.072-06:00Downright eery!! Loved the photography! Beautiful....Downright eery!! Loved the photography! Beautiful...Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18440751066438510282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-70120752518030710202011-08-10T08:27:01.993-06:002011-08-10T08:27:01.993-06:00Philosophy to Romance. I didn't know you had ...Philosophy to Romance. I didn't know you had such a romantic imagination. Loved the story and your decision to follow the rainbow.Rustedgrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167807045020193957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-38309408313816237452011-08-08T09:38:06.271-06:002011-08-08T09:38:06.271-06:00"Tierra O Muerte" - It means "Land ..."Tierra O Muerte" - It means "Land OR Death"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-24318248925526137792011-08-06T22:50:48.999-06:002011-08-06T22:50:48.999-06:00That's exactly what happened.That's exactly what happened.Zapatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-10754977674877995702011-08-05T23:17:59.034-06:002011-08-05T23:17:59.034-06:00That was amazing! I've always said you are on...That was amazing! I've always said you are one fantastic storyteller.Barbara and Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950659270754642037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-35828042754056904432011-08-04T15:15:11.763-06:002011-08-04T15:15:11.763-06:00It is called "The Waking" by Roethke. It...It is called "The Waking" by Roethke. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1954. It really is just your speed:<br /><br />I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.<br />I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.<br />I learn by going where I have to go.<br /><br />We think by feeling. What is there to know?<br />I hear my being dance from ear to ear.<br />I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.<br /><br /><br />Of those so close beside me, which are you?<br />God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,<br />And learn by going where I have to go.<br /><br />Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?<br />The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;<br />I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.<br /><br />Great Nature has another thing to do<br />To you and me, so take the lively air,<br />And, lovely, learn by going where to go.<br /><br />This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.<br />What falls away is always. And is near.<br />I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.<br />I learn by going where I have to go.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-66197561200894398312011-08-04T10:15:44.024-06:002011-08-04T10:15:44.024-06:00Thanks all for your input. Knowing I have readers ...Thanks all for your input. Knowing I have readers gives me that extra bit of incentive to open the jammed door and go inside to get the story. <br />Jay: that is a lovely poem--how can I find the rest of it?<br />Anonymous: I've not forgotten my promise to examine myself--It's coming---but more difficult than I supposed.<br />D.V. Of course you're right--the sleepy village is Tierra Amarillo and there is another blog coming about the two inspiring artists who chose this out of the way place to practice their art. I hope to show that artist can make a dying town live again. check my blog of 8/6/2010 for a similar story. http://mobilecodgers.blogspot.com/2010/08/who-can-wake-up-sleeping-town.htmlRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908010960752449161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-80791367602752084442011-08-04T03:33:24.210-06:002011-08-04T03:33:24.210-06:00Ahhh....Randy....you "forgot" to mention...Ahhh....Randy....you "forgot" to mention the name of this not so deserted little village of Tierra Amarilla where you sat at the NOT so deserted. Three Ravens Coffee House listening to music and talking with people you have met along your journeys!! This not so vacant village also houses the Rio Arriba county courthouse and jail....among other places and residents. Yes, it was once bustling....but is far from dead! Just ask those who live there...D.V.http://www.cartyon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-13053910775177733382011-08-04T01:48:10.602-06:002011-08-04T01:48:10.602-06:00Randificent,
You might be grandly missing it, br...Randificent, <br /><br />You might be grandly missing it, bro. There is a fundamental need that you have not satisfied. No child. No nothing that live on. From you. Nippo. Nada. Zero. If you claim that fact does not bother you, then I suspect you of being disengenuous. If you claim, as I suspect you will, that that fact is of concern to you in some way, I would appreciate hearing how you deal with it. This from a man who has no issue. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-74819158714494956222011-08-04T01:29:20.907-06:002011-08-04T01:29:20.907-06:00Awesome story Randy! I'm sure it will live on ...Awesome story Randy! I'm sure it will live on as long as there are seekers such as yourself.<br /><br />...SweetchopsSweetchopsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-15133264435361838902011-08-04T00:42:33.467-06:002011-08-04T00:42:33.467-06:00Beautiful post, friend. Reminds me of a favored p...Beautiful post, friend. Reminds me of a favored poem passage: <br /><br />This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.<br />What falls away is always. And is near.<br />I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.<br />I learn by going where I have to go.<br /><br />The whole thing is worth reading. Your shaking is mine, and it keeps me steady. I have to go my own way, but I learn from yours. Your life adds meaing to mine, friend. Keep the adventures coming.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-76990183740254488432011-08-03T14:23:11.002-06:002011-08-03T14:23:11.002-06:00Tierra o muerte means 'land or death', I t...Tierra o muerte means 'land or death', I think. It's a Land Grant thing.<br />That place, the mountains, really looks like Monk's Mountains I climbed (0r something like that) off I25 behind Las Vegas, NM.<br />A Penitente place of self flagelation<br />and local hispanic religious extremism.<br />It is a funny place for Flamimgo dancing, but it is always beautiful to see artful expression. <br />Bushman sends respects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-26344557916854896532011-08-03T08:42:54.573-06:002011-08-03T08:42:54.573-06:00And this is how myth is made :-)
Good story. I g...And this is how myth is made :-)<br /><br />Good story. I guess the lady was hiding from you, not knowing who or what you were.Tesajehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965295812302989459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-85276742482247536192011-08-03T07:22:12.057-06:002011-08-03T07:22:12.057-06:00"I show the ending first to suggest how seren..."I show the ending first to suggest how serendippity pulls me where <i>she</i> will."<br /><br />It's pronounced <i>She</i> (capital S). :)<br /><br />I'm glad you're hearing Her whispers --- and thrilled you're listening. :)Wayne (Wirs)http://WayneWirs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-19608033681943036792011-08-03T06:05:57.521-06:002011-08-03T06:05:57.521-06:00I love it! You find the most fantastic and out of ...I love it! You find the most fantastic and out of the way places.<br /><br /><a href="http://thetuckerbag.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Tuckerbag</a>Ash Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291661920927172111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31383424.post-50861519698114839422011-08-03T05:53:23.216-06:002011-08-03T05:53:23.216-06:00Randy, this is way cool!
I had lambasted you a fe...Randy, this is way cool!<br /><br />I had lambasted you a few weeks ago for your remarks concerning old folks, but I'm still reading. <br /><br />This post about Carmelita captures, for me, in a nutshell the romance and serendipity of traveling around unfettered as you do, siezing moments.<br /><br />Keep following the rainbows!<br /><br />- JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com