posted March 16, 2003 07:58 PM            

In Canto Three, we see more death, but we also see more happiness. Linda bares her Soul to us and allows us inside her personal thoughts and feelings. She shares her experience writing a poem for her church recital, and she also shares her very first poem with us. Linda tells of her puppy Love experiences also. And who could ever forget the ants? Ahhhhhh, the ants...

Canto Three reMINDs me of the movie Ransom with Mel Gibson (and others like it). A truly great film for those watching it for the first time, but a better film for those watching it a second or third time. What do I mean by that? Well, the character development was terrific. It all starts with a seemingly innocent day at an amusement park. But after watching the film the first time, upon the second viewing, we can see that the opening scene is not innocent at all. All of the kidnappers are clearly there at the amusement park. Gooberz is like that (especially Canto Three). After reading Gooberz once and kNOWing the ending, we can see these intricate relationships as they develop more clearly upon the second reading and understand at a deeper level. I'm mainly talking about the Forgotten Melody Linda refers to and both Jerry and Charles. And when I saw what Linda did with her secret stash of ant money hidden by Dado who rhymes with OH, I realized that Linda truly gave us all a special gift with her words that stays with her readers forever.

posted March 18, 2003 07:08 PM              

During our little filming, I was outside in the cold where he forced to me to do a news report that I couldn't have a say in becuase he was the boss. After it was done I came back inside and saw my other partner stepping on a pile of ants that were eating some crummies. I quickly told him, "NO, DON'T KILL THEM, STOP," and he stopped because he knew my words were true. Then all of sudden, my pessimist partner, who heard my words loud and clear came on the scene to insult me and fanatically step on all the ants until they were all dead. He then joked with my other partner and said , "Hey, it's guy thing."
I stood their in silence and in my heart I knew that he was no longer a good person and has lost his way with anger and bitterness. I realized that he was no longer my friend and I was being back-stabbed even in front of my eyes. I was also not alone and my more kinder partner also disliked him intensly and made me realize that he was a sadist and us two should get away from him as soon as possible. (We are and where forming a two-man alliance with the rest of the projects we can salvage from being controlled by a tryant partner ruining all the fun.)
You must understand, I was friends with him, and now he has seriously hurt my feelings and has wounded me by making me doubt my own sanity. (I'm talking about his remarks.) In the end, right now, I still want to forgive him and tell him I still want to be his friend, but I'm afraid that he'll never apologize or even mean it. This is not my fault.

posted August 22, 2003 11:06 AM              

A parallel for me: I know someone who once told me that when he was a kid, he would douse ants with gasoline AND set fire to them. I was so horrified I seriously questioned this person's character. And he thought it was funny. This was years before I ever read Gooberz.

posted August 22, 2003 11:06 PM              

I don't know Linda's chart so it's hard to say; I can only comment on my own. By the time I was 11 years old, I'd lost 4 people, and one of them was a friend. More recently...in 1999, 3 people died within a span of 7 months...my Mother and 2 friends. I've got a T-square between Venus, Pluto and Saturn, with Saturn and the Moon in both Scorpio and the 8th house. Saturn's transit through Taurus during 1999 "set off" the T-square and brought all kinds of pain and loss.

posted August 22, 2003 11:52 PM              

My name is Randall,
I'm a photographer of the spirits, I love to capture people emotions on film. I am an artist with a starving soul. Also I am a Pisces, with a virgo Rising and a Aries moon
(a very conflicted comination if you ask me) But it has left me strong willed.
I am compassionit, and loving. I am also glad to know that there is a site devoted
to Linda Goodman. Her books have inspired me in a spirituyaly way. So i am glad to be
here. I am always ready to talk if you are in need. Because I'm sometimes in need my self.
I am a very emotional being, I am governed by them infact. (rare these days I think)

Anyway reply if you will

posted August 23, 2003 12:29 AM              

I've come to accept that in this life, I am on what Linda describes as the Thunderbolt Path of Accelerated Karma. You'll read about it further into Gooberz.

posted September 07, 2003 04:22 PM              

Dado, who rhymes with Oh! passes away

The best part for me was when she re-Membered at his funeral, the day he brought home a Christmas tree. She was only 8 months old at the time. The baby-goo-goo talk was adorable The wonderful smells were described vividly.

The other part I liked was how she gave away Dado's $20 gift to her to the poor children who used to call him crazy

*sighs*

The most touching thing though, was when I was waiting for a dryer to finish, and flipped to the last few pages:

"for all the lonely ones who have read this book

I wish the miracle

of love

Linda Goodman"

That's when I knew she had to be around for me to see that. I was so touched deep inside, and said quietly, "You are such a sweet woman."

posted November 21, 2005 11:28 PM              

baby you and me

posted March 04, 2006 12:27 AM              

'Oh, no...what did you do with it'? I could hardly contain myself!

Oh don't worry, we took care of it of course, we moved him out of the way so no one would step on him!

Oh god, my heart burst with a little miracle, but of course expect them! grins!

On to Canto Four, may add more later.

My favourite quote: 'when he stopped in front of me, and smiled that's all...just smiled then bowed low, and handed me a single red rose'

Then I turned back to that picture at the beginning of the book...god that's so beautiful! two hands with a rose, he offers and she accepts :*) it reminds me of the hands that were painted by Leondardo, cept there's no rose in that depiction, I love that picture and now this one too!