--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Somebody is reading this, right? :-) >
Most definitely. There have been several posts lately that seemingly lament a lack of readership. It is quite possible that many do not respond for various reasons. Inveterate lurkers are a stubborn bunch. The tendency to do a "right on" or a "me tooism" is strong enough in many, myself included, to make for a very boring read. A snarky quick response is, on occasion, hard to contain when provoked by certain trolls. Your "Willin" post and parody was priceless and brought back a flood of memories both near and distant. I hope rest is given to Lowell George's troubled soul. He brought a lot of joy to a lot of folks with music. One version of the legend is that "Willin" got him kicked out of The Mothers Of Invention. Frank Zappa had some strict rules about drug references in songs. Frank had his convictions and draconian was his answer. During a long winding trip thru some western states this summer past, I found myself in Tucumcari. Being in an especially spiritual mood, I found a truck stop to gas up and belted out the song to the moon...... quite sure it was heard in parts of Oklahoma and Texas. <grin> Your version, had I know it, would have fit the bill well. Music is the universal language. It is interesting how many Bruce Cockburn fans are found on this board. A professor at my University turned me on to him when we were flipping a frisbee and burning rope....been a favorite ever since. Ah, the 70's. I would wager that many more read these posts than you would imagine, but respond only internally. I received a couple of emails after a prior post, on the side, from people in my "real world" asking if they were correct in assuming my identity. I had to chuckle as anonymity was not my aim. I had no idea they read FFL and never had spoken to them about it. The point they were making is that I should not get too negative in my posts on the "movement" as it would engender the ire of powers that be. Yawn. I felt my posts were honest and had no animosity and the only enmity expressed was towards very foolish behavior. I'm no Arjuna but WTF? Strangely, I was reminded of a series of snail mail letters I received from evangelicals while in High School. In about 74 I was interviewed by the local newspaper about having learned TM a year or two before. It all seemed rather innocent as it really wasn't a novelty in those days.<post Time pre Merv I believe> Then the letters started. It was identified in the story that I attended a local Jesuit (Roman Catholic) school. It musta been the combination of TM and Catholic that really set em off. Wow! Opened my eyes at the age of 16 to the vitriol and venom in the hearts of some true believers. I finally responded to one lady who was particularly persistent. I informed her that Sister Ramonda had already eternally damned me to hell in the 4th grade and she need no longer concern herself as my salvation was hopeless. Poof, no more letters. Amazing. So it goes.
