tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post6406108438681251064..comments2024-03-28T14:53:38.827-04:00Comments on BLCKDGRD: The Mesmerist's Only ChildUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-6668518422717718952016-05-17T09:57:57.117-04:002016-05-17T09:57:57.117-04:00Hey, that's cool, I like bookstores, I used to...Hey, that's cool, I like bookstores, I used to do volunteer work at a city library for a while. I don't have anything against people using e-books, I guess I'm just set in my ways. Getting old. I feel like a dinosaur these days, maybe a bad case of future shock. One of the downsides of the internet is that it seems like more bookstores are folding because of Amazon.com, which is a shame really. By the by, you can call me Rob, I'm not used to Mr. Payne. You're lucky to have a friend like BDR, I'll bet you had fun working together, cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824840608930313691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-86294527163821609402016-05-17T09:36:48.066-04:002016-05-17T09:36:48.066-04:00Thank you. I laughed; I cried. I thought of the jp...Thank you. I laughed; I cried. I thought of the jpeg in a Word file thing, too. I laughed. I cried because of fuck me three times.<br /><br />Frippertronics, absolutely! Soundscapes, as well. My brother & I are going to Crim in this here city in Sept. Previous Crimunal experiences include '84, '95, '00, '08. I saw Soundscapes in or around '98. Top ten transcendent experience.<br /><br />Paper cuts or plastic poison.davidlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754707934311038544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-53694110828540662172016-05-17T05:31:30.725-04:002016-05-17T05:31:30.725-04:001)speaking of jpeg's and word docs - can't...1)speaking of jpeg's and word docs - can't you put a jpeg INTO a word doc?<br /><br />2)and speaking of a dog pissing against a hydrant - a dog acquaintance of mine is transitioning from living in a large-lotted, leafy suburban neighborhood to being a part-time downtown highrise resident (custody issues) - i was on a walk with him this past weekend and he pissed against a lamppost - his human companion laughed and said that when he first came to the city streets, he wouldn't do that (too prissy, was the exact phrase used)<br /><br />3)and speaking of animal excretions, here's my added verse to The Blind Men and the Elephant:<br /><br /><br />Six Blind Men & the Elephant<br /><br />from John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)<br />A Hindu Parable<br /><br />It was six men of Indostan<br />To learning much inclined,<br />Who went to see the Elephant<br />(Though all of them were blind),<br />That each by observation<br />Might satisfy his mind.<br /><br />The First approached the Elephant,<br />And happening to fall<br />Against his broad and sturdy side,<br />At once began to bawl:<br />“God bless me! but the Elephant<br />Is very like a wall!”<br /><br />The Second, feeling of the tusk<br />Cried, “Ho! what have we here,<br />So very round and smooth and sharp?<br />To me ‘tis mighty clear<br />This wonder of an Elephant<br />Is very like a spear!”<br /><br />The Third approached the animal,<br />And happening to take<br />The squirming trunk within his hands,<br />Thus boldly up he spake:<br />“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant<br />Is very like a snake!”<br /><br />The Fourth reached out an eager hand,<br />And felt about the knee:<br />“What most this wondrous beast is like<br />Is mighty plain,” quoth he;<br />“‘Tis clear enough the Elephant<br />Is very like a tree!”<br /><br />The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,<br />Said: “E’en the blindest man<br />Can tell what this resembles most;<br />Deny the fact who can,<br />This marvel of an Elephant<br />Is very like a fan!”<br /><br />The Sixth no sooner had begun<br />About the beast to grope,<br />Than, seizing on the swinging tail<br />That fell within his scope.<br />“I see,” quoth he, “the Elephant<br />Is very like a rope!”<br /><br />The Seventh blind man, staff in hand,<br />Upon his bare feet goes.<br />“I clearly sense”, he calmly said,<br />“And think that all should know<br />The elephant is soft and mushy<br />In between the toes!”<br /><br />And so these men of Indostan<br />Disputed loud and long,<br />Each in his own opinion<br />Exceeding stiff and strong,<br />Though each was partly in the right,<br />And all were in the wrong!<br /><br />Moral:<br /><br />So oft in theologic wars,<br />The disputants, I ween,<br />Rail on in utter ignorance<br />Of what each other mean,<br />And prate about an Elephant<br />Not one of them has seen.mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-38155051088373710742016-05-16T23:44:40.570-04:002016-05-16T23:44:40.570-04:00As one of the minority that tunes into BDR for the...As one of the minority that tunes into BDR for the poetry I appreciate your post, Mr. Payne. As to readers, I know more than a few that have joined Seat Six. I have read books on an e-readers and I don't personally like it as much but it won't stop me from reading things that are downloaded. By the way, BDR and I met while working in a bookstore, as hobbled as it may have been . . . . . <br /><br />P.S. Frippertronics, dude!Hamster Hamletnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-1769492688138794462016-05-16T16:23:17.445-04:002016-05-16T16:23:17.445-04:00Yeah, I prefer books myself. Heck, I don't eve...Yeah, I prefer books myself. Heck, I don't even have a cell phone anymore. A friend showed me his electric reading device once, I can't say I would want one. I love the smell of old books, reminds me of more interesting days. Computers are made of toxic materials, thirty percent of the smog in California comes from China. I saw an article about the slave labor in China, the workers were getting sick from making these electronic devices for Apple. I love my small library of books, books on my shelves makes it feel like home. Waldrop's an interesting poet, I think I understood his poem today, more than I did the analysis of his poetry. Words seem to have more power when there are fewer of them. Both you and Davidly are very creative with your writing, I hope your poems are accepted, I wish I knew how to write poetry, because of you I'm appreciating poetry more and more, it's an art form I've never delved into much before but I really like this more modern type of poetry. If that's the correct term.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824840608930313691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-21942449275198036322016-05-16T12:29:18.696-04:002016-05-16T12:29:18.696-04:00a year ago i posted my story of the time fripp and...a year ago i posted my story of the time fripp and i were together<br /><br />http://www.blckdgrd.com/2015/05/sixty-nine-yesterday-born-eighty-nine.htmlmistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020960402708303830.post-67018857833975202312016-05-16T09:06:28.915-04:002016-05-16T09:06:28.915-04:00Love my Kindle (real one, not a tablet). Easily re...Love my Kindle (real one, not a tablet). Easily read three times as much as I would with books. The only downside for which I prefer a real book is something like military history where I want flip back to the maps repeatedly. But for linear reading, it works best for me. 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