posted July 08, 2014 02:47 PM            

I spoke to the people who are working to restore it, even considered Volunteering to be a once a month tour guide.

(I used to get that SMCNHA letter.)

Not really much of a people person.

Long drive, too.

Probably will, someday.

Tried to persuade a local Artist to design a cup, but no go.

They're supposed to be restoring it, though.

posted July 10, 2014 02:52 PM            

When the Time Comes.

Til then, I'll have to make do waking up to this.

posted July 13, 2014 02:18 PM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:

Also a decent shot of the Anniversary Relighting they used to do once a year.

Yeah, that's got to be my own personal vision of the whole White Picket Fence Dream...

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Pretty Beacon Light!!!
It looks like it could second purpose as a crystal chandelier in a fancy hotel...

Last year, when I took my kids to the Paul McCartney concert in Milwaukee, we visited the lighthouse there.

posted July 13, 2014 04:17 PM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:

It's got a Fresnel Lens

It's named after the boat [Carrier Pigeon]
that brought the original Wells Fargo Stagecoach.
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Cosmic Irony, no doubt.

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Speaking of Wells Fargo & Paul McCartney...

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Fargo
The area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats floating down the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s. The city was originally named "Centralia," but was later renamed "Fargo" after Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder William Fargo (1818−1881). The area started to flourish after the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad and the city became known as the "Gateway to the West."
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Fargo sits on the western bank of the Red River of the North in a flat geographic region known as the Red River Valley. The Red River Valley resulted from the withdrawal of glacial Lake Agassiz, which drained away about 9,300 years ago. The lake sediments deposited from Lake Agassiz made the land around Fargo some of the richest in the world for agricultural uses. Early settlers sometimes called the Red River Valley a new "Garden of Eden".

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My son and I had occasion to visit Fargo this weekend...

"Now somewhere in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon."

...during the so-called July 2014 "Super Thunder Moon"...

posted July 20, 2014 01:30 AM            

Think I've seen it in some of the books.

How Neat.

And thanks for the close-up, you can read the sign, and the reflection in the prisms looks really Ghostly...

Man, the more I see my Cup, the more I love it. The Colours...

If I can't wake up to the Real Thing, it certainly does at least make my day Smile.

I really miss the Ocean.

Lucky you!

Anyhoo...

Was reading these lyrics, and thought of the Foghorn and it somehow brought me here...

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Into the Mystic

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic

Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows
I will be coming home
And when that fog horn blows
I wanna hear it, I don't have to fear it

And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float into the mystic

When that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows
I gotta hear it, I don't have to fear it

And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float into the mystic

Come on, girl

Songwriters
MORRISON, VAN

According to Morrison, he couldn't decide whether the first line should be

"We were born before the wind" or "We were borne before the wind."

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Like my answering machine (Skye Boat) song.

Thanks again for the close-up!

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Love,

posted July 24, 2014 01:35 AM            

SWEET THING - VAN MORRISON

AND I WILL STROLL THE MERRY WAY AND JUMP THE HEDGES FIRST
AND I WILL DRINK CLEAR CLEAN WATER FOR TO QUENCH MY THIRST
AND I SHALL WATCH THE FERRY BOATS AND THEY'LL GET HIGH
UPON A BLUER OCEAN ‘GAINST TOMORROW'S SKY

AND I WILL NEVER GROW SO OLD AGAIN
AND I WILL WALK AND TALK IN THE GARDENS ALL WET WITH RAIN
OH, SWEET THING, THIS SWEET THING
AYE, YEAH, SWEET THING, AH YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
MY, MY, MY, MY LITTLE SWEET THING

I SHALL DRIVE MY CHARIOT DOWN YOUR STREETS AND CRY
HEY IT’S ME, I'M DYNAMITE AND I DON'T KNOW WHY
AND YOU SHALL TAKE ME STRONGLY IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN
AND I WILL NOT REMEMBER THAT I EVER FELT THE PAIN

WE SHALL WALK AND TALK IN GARDENS ALL MISTY WET, A MISTY WET WITH RAIN
AND I WILL NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GROW SO OLD AGAIN
OH OH OH, YOU SWEET THING
OH OH OH, YOU SWEET THING, YOU SWEET THING
MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY

AND I WILL RAISE MY HAND UP INTO THE NIGH TIME SKY
AND COUNT THE STARS THAT’S SHINING IN YOUR EYES
JUST TO DIG IT ALL AND NOT TO WONDER THAT'S JUST FINE
AND I'LL BE SATISFIED NOT TO READ IN BETWEEN THE LINES

posted July 24, 2014 02:01 AM            

IF I VENTURED IN THE SLIPSTREAM, BETWEEN THE VIADUCTS OF YOUR DREAMS
WHERE IMMOBILE STEAL RIMS CRACK, AND THE DITCH IN THE BACK ROADS STOP
COULD YOU FIND ME? WOULD YOU KISS MY EYES?
AND LAY ME DOWN IN THE SILENCE EASY, TO BE BORN AGAIN
TO BE BORN AGAIN

FROM THE FAR SIDE OF THE OCEAN, IF I PUT THE WHEELS IN MOTION
AND I STAND WITH MY ARMS BEHIND M (sic), AND I PUSH ANOTHER DOOR
COULD YOU FIND ME? WOULD YOU KISS MY EYES?
LAY ME DOWN IN THE SILENCE EASY, TO BE BORN AGAIN
TO BE BORN AGAIN

THERE YOU GO STANDING WITH THE LOOK OF AVARICE
TALKING TO HUDDIE LEADBELLY, SHOWING PICTURES ON THE WALLS
WHISPERING IN THE HALLS
AND POINTING A FINGER AT ME

THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO STANDING IN THE SUN DARLING
WITH YOUR ARMS BEHIND YOU AND YOUR EYES BEFORE

THERE YOU GO TAKING CARE OF YOUR BOY
SEEING THAT HE'S GOT CLEAN CLOTHES PUTTING ON HIS LITTLE RED SHOES
SEEING THAT HE'S GOT CLEAN CLOTHES PUTTING ON HIS LITTLE RED SHOES
POINTING A FINGER AT ME

AND HERE I AM STANDING IN YOUR SAD ARREST
TRYING TO DO MY VERY BEST
LOOKING STRAIGHT AT YOU AND COMING THROUGH, DARLING

IN ANOTHER WORLD, DARLING
IN ANOTHER WORLD, IN ANOTHER TIME
GOT A HOME ON HIGH

AIN'T NOTHING BUT A STRANGER IN THIS WORLD
I'M NOTHING BUT A STRANGER IN THIS WORLD
I GOT A HOME ON HIGH
IN ANOTHER LAND SO FAR AWAY

WAY UP IN THE HEAVEN
IN ANOTHER TIME, IN ANOTHER PLACE
AND ANOTHER FACE

written by Van Morrison ©Caledonia Soul Music / Warner Chappell North America Ltd

ORIGINALY FOUND ON THE ALBUM:
ASTRAL WEEKS (1968)

posted July 24, 2014 02:29 AM            

CLEANING WINDOWS - VAN MORRISON - BEAUTIFUL VISION

Oh, the smell of the bakery from across the street
Got in my nose
As we carried our ladders down the street
With the wrought-iron gate rows
I went home and listened to Jimmie Rodgers in my lunch-break
Bought five Woodbines at the shop on the corner
And went straight back to work.

Oh, SAM was up on top
And I was on the bottom with the v
We went for lemonade and Paris buns
At the shop and broke for tea
I collected from the lady
And I cleaned the fanlight inside-out
I was blowing saxophone on the weekend
In that down joint.

What's my line?
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows (number thirty-six)

I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon
On the street where I was born
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee,
Muddy Waters singin' "I'm A Rolling Stone"

I went home and read my Christmas Humphreys' book on Zen
Curiosity killed the cat
Kerouac's "Dharma Bums" and "On The Road"

What's my line?
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows
(say it again)

What's my line?
I'm happy cleaning windows
Take my time
I'll see you when my love grows
Baby don't let it slide
I'm a working man in my prime
Cleaning windows (number one hundred and twenty-six)

posted July 24, 2014 07:21 PM            

Was going to look up that Chivalry lyric.

Really, "Into the Mystic" has got to be my favourite.

posted July 24, 2014 08:05 PM            

As I said before, Banksy was famous for his balloons and rats and Jean-Michel Basquiat became famous for signing his name "SAMO".

Jean-Michel Basquiat was also famous for his trademark images of Crowns & Halos, symbols he used as a sign of respect to his heroes by either 'crowning' them as members of a royal family or by beatifying them into sainthood with a halo (or HAL-O) .

posted July 24, 2014 09:19 PM            

(You, who are On the Road must have a code)

That; of course, came in turn of this:

You can't stop us On the Road to freedom
You can't keep us 'cause our eyes can see
Men with insight, men in granites
Knights in armor bent on chivalry

You'd have thought this one would have popped up too, but no.

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Back in 1958 we drove an old V8
And when it'd gone a hundred thou
We got out and pushed it a mile

We didn't know who we were
We didn't know what we did
We were just on the road

Headin' down from Canada
On a gravel road a mile from Montana
Then my daddy read a sign
And took us in the wrong direction

I asked my daddy, "Where are we goin'?"
He said, "Well just follow our nose"
So I looked out the window
And dreamed I was a cowboy

We didn't know who we were
We didn't know what we did
We were just on the road

I met a girl in a truck cafe
Fell in love almost right away
Then the Mercury was ready to go
And I had to leave her

Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-sh-doo
Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-sh-doo-sh-doo

Go home said the man in the moon go home
Go home said the man in the moon go home

Because it's gettin' sorta late
And I'll soon turn out my light
Go home said the man in the moon, go home

We didn't know who we were
We didn't know what we did
We were just on the road

We didn't know who we were
We didn't know what we did
We were just a ridin' on
We were just a ridin' on the road

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posted July 25, 2014 02:29 AM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
Well, it had to be the Telepathic Language that had me thinking of "Teach Your Children" in the context of the Kerouac Title.

(You, who are On the Road must have a code)

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I might have gone a little "Further " down On The Road because I've lived in a Carpenter school bus and I lost track of how many times I've seen Crosby, Stills & Nash now, but one of my favorite concert t-shirts is my CS&N "Teach Your Children Well" tee.

posted July 25, 2014 03:12 AM            

Recall this one I already posted after my "Miles Davis & Angels with Trumpets in the Bible" post on page 3 of this thread...

...I like how Basquiat put the Halo on the saxophone in this one. By the way, "Ornithology" is a jazz standard by saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Benny Harris...the song's title is a reference to Parker's nickname, "Bird" (ornithology means the study of birds).

posted July 25, 2014 06:14 AM            

My usual model of white Reebok sneakers weren't available, so I had to look for alternative pair to purchase. While looking for a different model of sneaker on www.reebok.com, I started getting really upset because it seemed like the Reebok shoes in my size were all crazy-colored--and not white.

Naturally, I called Reebok expressing my frustration.

The Reebok customer-care representative said they did not have any white Reebok sneakers at the moment, but they might re-release white Reebok sneakers next season. I explained that I'm just a mom who needs a pair of plain white Reebok shoes right now and I can't wait until next season.

After spending a couple hours with a (very patient) Reebok consultant who had me type in different model numbers on their website to look at different shoes. This was the Plain-est Jane-est monochrome shoe we could find that I really liked...

When I first saw it, I was actually pretty awe-struck and said "Wow, that shoe has my name all over it..." She started to go on to the next shoe, probably thinking I was being sarcastic instead of just sighing and saying, "No...it's too busy," again. But, I stopped her saying, "No, really...wait! You don't understand. My name is Stephanie. It means "Crowned" in Latin. That's the shoe I want. It has crowns. It has my name on it."

The patient customer-care representative was so nice in sharing my enthusiasm...probably for a different reason though ...lol

From there I became very interested in wanting to know more about the artist whose apparently iconic images of crowns were on my shoes...and felt a strange kinship because we both have the letter Q in our last names.

posted July 25, 2014 07:23 AM            

And found a couple more pairs of "crown shoes" I also really fancied...

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Got the Wings of Heaven on my Shoes. I'm a dancin man and I just can't lose. You know it's all right. Its ok. I'll live to see another day. We can try to understand the New York Times' effect on man. Whether you're a Brother or whether you're a Mother, you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

posted July 25, 2014 07:35 AM            

...

<-- This pair doesn't even match, but I don't care!..they're still currently my favorite pair.

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As if everybody here would know what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes

She makes the Sign of a teaspoon
He makes the Sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes and puts on aftershave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes

And she said, “Honey take me dancing”
But they ended up sleeping in a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway

posted July 25, 2014 11:44 AM            

I've only seen the first one, Basquiat. Michael is "Mr. Movies" and has seen them both. Mike and I have had some lengthy discussions about Jean-Michel Basquiat, SAMO and his mom using O for his dad's middle name...but another interesting coincidence Mike noticed is that shortly before his death, Jean-Michel went to Hawaii and returned to New York, but he had often spoke of wanting to move to Hawaii to write poetry and play music again.

Basquiat (11/12) Movie CLIP - Amoco Artwork/Hawaii (1996)

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One of my favorite scenes in the movie,Basquiat, is when Jean-Michel tells this story about a little prince with a magic crown:

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"There was this little prince with a magic crown. An evil warlock kidnapped him, locked him in a cell in a huge tower and took away his voice. There was a window made of bars. The prince would smash his head against the bars hoping that someone would hear the sound and find him. The crown made the most beautiful sound that anyone had ever heard. You could hear the ringing for miles. It was so beautiful, that people wanted to grab the air. They never found the prince. He never got out of the room. But the sound he made filled everything up with beauty."

Basquiat (12/12) Movie CLIP - A Prince With a Magic Crown (1996)

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