tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post2721344992544984645..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--"Summertime, 2015"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-44658332959999141952015-06-07T07:49:45.391-04:002015-06-07T07:49:45.391-04:00Love the greasy chicken faces line, Diana, also &q...Love the greasy chicken faces line, Diana, also "from window panes to bronchi." We are all donning greasy chicken faces already in this neck of the woods. As for the construction? It just keeps moving from area to area on a year-round trek.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-448831892943216432015-06-06T08:48:57.596-04:002015-06-06T08:48:57.596-04:00I'm glad we don't have 90 degree temps yet...I'm glad we don't have 90 degree temps yet. I'm sure they're coming, but the longer we can hold off, the better!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47024037441233027002015-06-06T08:47:43.636-04:002015-06-06T08:47:43.636-04:00Sounds like a fun tradition! People should sing m...Sounds like a fun tradition! People should sing more often to my way of thinking.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-39864583581732879462015-06-06T06:34:55.417-04:002015-06-06T06:34:55.417-04:00Oh my, we have road construction everywhere you tu...Oh my, we have road construction everywhere you turn. I love how you used this well-known summer song and turned it around. It certainly feels like summer here in the deep south. Temps hitting over 90 today. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-38820444578324359472015-06-06T06:32:16.074-04:002015-06-06T06:32:16.074-04:00We have a tradition at our school. On the last day...We have a tradition at our school. On the last day, after the kids are well and truly gone, our special ed secretary gets on the PA and sings Summertime a cappella. Her version is low and gravely. This is a fun change!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12709346550571419642015-06-05T17:10:48.116-04:002015-06-05T17:10:48.116-04:00I came across the recording while listening to one...I came across the recording while listening to one of my Pandora stations. I think it was the Django Reinhardt one. I started a Jerry Kruger station in hopes that I'd come across more of her recordings.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-65041949615581725282015-06-05T17:07:33.117-04:002015-06-05T17:07:33.117-04:00I found it quite surprising about the lack of info...I found it quite surprising about the lack of information, however, I didn't devote a lot of time to my search. If you come across any, let me know.<br /><br />I slept with socks on twice this past week! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-71603613854109449672015-06-05T17:05:13.455-04:002015-06-05T17:05:13.455-04:00Absolutely true. I've got the film of dust al...Absolutely true. I've got the film of dust all over everything to prove it!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-28044247325935073962015-06-05T17:03:50.411-04:002015-06-05T17:03:50.411-04:00NH always seems to have those kinds of summers--co...NH always seems to have those kinds of summers--construction everywhere and none of it ever finished!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-89460503772224338292015-06-05T17:02:51.807-04:002015-06-05T17:02:51.807-04:00Sure, I'll save it for you! I'll find som...Sure, I'll save it for you! I'll find something to illustrate it with.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-81712913406353815532015-06-05T17:02:12.707-04:002015-06-05T17:02:12.707-04:00After the rain the other day it is now constructio...After the rain the other day it is now construction mud!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-78637808231721456922015-06-05T15:34:10.942-04:002015-06-05T15:34:10.942-04:00Love this recording....and your poem made me chuck...Love this recording....and your poem made me chuckle. Hope there's not too much construction dust in your future, or chicken-greasy faces!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-23790736616502940682015-06-05T10:59:47.638-04:002015-06-05T10:59:47.638-04:00Thanks for the video -- unusual that there's n...Thanks for the video -- unusual that there's no info about Jerry Kruger to be found -- (and she had an orchestra?). Interesting<br /><br />Sans construction dust, you've included in your poem the very reasons summer is my least favorite season. This past week, though, felt like cold damp Spring all over again. What gives?jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24669350850329543892015-06-05T08:40:11.508-04:002015-06-05T08:40:11.508-04:00Love that singing, just like summer's supposed...Love that singing, just like summer's supposed to be, easy. . . And love the poem, grabbing a moment that one doesn't expect. Is it true? If so, best wishes for it all to be over soon, Diane.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-86991775530619618782015-06-05T08:21:23.633-04:002015-06-05T08:21:23.633-04:00I've had those summers, and you captured it th...I've had those summers, and you captured it they way I remember!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-40424986832628396102015-06-04T23:40:59.142-04:002015-06-04T23:40:59.142-04:00Diane, I love this version of Summertime. Just bef...Diane, I love this version of Summertime. Just before I listened to the song, I picked out the following lines that I know now are the reference you asked us to find: Faces shine greasier than a bucket of chicken. (Thanks Robyn for the second clue). Those lines made me recollect our 8th grade lunchbox auction. I made fried chicken and all the boys in the class bid for it. It is amazing to me how Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-21818960914939935032015-06-04T21:54:43.316-04:002015-06-04T21:54:43.316-04:00What a wonderful recording! Thanks for sharing. ...What a wonderful recording! Thanks for sharing. <br />Construction dust does NOT sound like fun. I found the reference, I believe, but I'll leave it to another to discover... (After all, I'm a vegetarian.) ;0)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.com