ot, and possibly maudlin, in the snake river valley, about an old sweet song, or two

what follows is the sort of thread that would pop up around this dung hill
from time to time, a few years ago...

when i fish, my mind wanders, and none of you *******s can deny that you
feel the same. most often, during those reveries, i hear songs; songs that
i have sung, songs that i have wanted to sing. the list changes, of course,
as new ones are learned, and old ones of lesser quality are forgotten.

at any rate, when the fall is upon us, and the hint of winter's pain
becomes a real concern, the calling up of our favorite songs strengthens me.
it is an exercise that i hope might give energy to our community, as we pass
upstream, into the days of growing cold and declining light.

thus, to the point of the post: what song, presently, or within the
last few months, has run through your wandering minds, as you fished your
waters these last few months?

my choices, eagerly listed, are these: "desperados waiting for a
train", an old guy clark tale of friendship between an old texas oil man and
a kid; "she talks to angels", an amazingly intense, but helplesslessly
obtuse howl by the black crowes; and, as an arbitrarily last choice, "london
homesick blues", the famous theme song from the tv show, "austin city
limits".

and your choices?

yfitons
wayno

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
. com...
SNIP
and your choices?

yfitons
wayno



"Come by the hills......"

COME BY THE HILLS

(C) C F C F C / C F C F G7 / C F C G7 / C F C F C

Oh, come by the hills to the land where fancy is free.
Stand where the peaks meet the sky and the loughs meet the sea,
Where rivers run clear, bracken is gold in the sun;
Ah, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

Oh, come by the hills to the land where life is a song.
Stand where the birds fill the air with their joy all day long,
Where the trees sway in time, even the wind sings in tune;
Ah, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

Oh, come by the hills to the land where legend remains.
The stories of old fill the heart and may yet come again,
Where the past has been lost, the future is still to be won;
Ah, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

Oh, come by the hills to the land where fancy is free.
Stand where the peaks meet the sky and the loughs meet the sea,
Where rivers run clear, bracken is gold in the sun;
Ah, the cares of tomorrow can wait till this day is done.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Words by Scottish television producer Gordon Smith and set to the
traditional Irish air "Buchal an Eire."

Recorded by Gordon Bok on "Bay of Fundy," FSI-54 copyright 1975

There are others of course, but this one often comes to mind.

TL
MC

"Mike Connor" wrote in message
...

"Wayne Harrison" wrote in message
. com...
SNIP
and your choices?

yfitons
wayno



"Come by the hills......"

COME BY THE HILLS

(C) C F C F C / C F C F G7 / C F C G7 / C F C F C


it would be a great pleasure to sing that song with you, one of these
days.

your friend in the old north state
wayno

Wayne Harrison wrote:
what follows is the sort of thread that would pop up around this
dung hill from time to time, a few years ago...

It just *seems* like years. . .

when i fish, my mind wanders, and none of you *******s can deny
that you feel the same. most often, during those reveries, i hear
songs; songs that i have sung, songs that i have wanted to sing. the
list changes, of course, as new ones are learned, and old ones of
lesser quality are forgotten.
at any rate, when the fall is upon us, and the hint of winter's
pain becomes a real concern, the calling up of our favorite songs
strengthens me. it is an exercise that i hope might give energy to
our community, as we pass upstream, into the days of growing cold and
declining light.
thus, to the point of the post: what song, presently, or within
the last few months, has run through your wandering minds, as you
fished your waters these last few months?

When the occassion hits, I normally wax acoustic when fishing. The last songs
that popped into my head while fishing were "A Friend of the Devil" by GD and
"Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

Wayne Harrison wrote:

my choices, eagerly listed, are these: "desperados waiting for a
train", an old guy clark tale of friendship between an old texas oil man and
a kid; "she talks to angels", an amazingly intense, but helplesslessly
obtuse howl by the black crowes; and, as an arbitrarily last choice, "london
homesick blues", the famous theme song from the tv show, "austin city
limits".

and your choices?

"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane.

Oh, you mean a song with lyrics?

"Fishing With Bill" by Greg Brown is always a good one.


Chuck Vance (good call on "Desperados ..."; that's one of my
favorites, along with "Boats To Build")

On 9/28/04 8:21 AM, in article , "Conan the
Librarian" wrote:


"Fishing With Bill" by Greg Brown is always a good one.

We gotta make that happen sometime, Chuck. Maybe we could get them to hold
ACRL in West Yellowtone?

B

William Claspy wrote:

On 9/28/04 8:21 AM, in article , "Conan the
Librarian" wrote:

"Fishing With Bill" by Greg Brown is always a good one.

We gotta make that happen sometime, Chuck. Maybe we could get them to hold
ACRL in West Yellowtone?

Hey, if they could pull that off, I'd even become a member. ;-)

I do hope to get a chance to fish with Bill. A galoot and a
flyfisher ... it doesn't get any better than that. :-)


Chuck Vance (more a wooddorker than a flyfisher, but working on
the latter)

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...
Wayne Harrison wrote:

my choices, eagerly listed, are these: "desperados waiting for a
train", an old guy clark tale of friendship between an old texas oil man
and
a kid; "she talks to angels", an amazingly intense, but helplesslessly
obtuse howl by the black crowes; and, as an arbitrarily last choice,
"london
homesick blues", the famous theme song from the tv show, "austin city
limits".

and your choices?

"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane.


ah, i'm breathless-
you kick ass......

snakefiddler


Oh, you mean a song with lyrics?

"Fishing With Bill" by Greg Brown is always a good one.


Chuck Vance (good call on "Desperados ..."; that's one of my
favorites, along with "Boats To Build")

"snakefiddler" wrote in message ...

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...

"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane.


ah, i'm breathless-
you kick ass......

Thank you, ma'am, but I have to give credit to Trane. *He* kicks
ass.

Apropros of nothing whatsoever, it's funny that the only ROFFian
who responded to my Coltrane reference was a member of the fair sex.
I don't know whether that's a commentary on the lack of taste of the
males in ROFF, or Snakefiddler's good taste. :-)


Chuck Vance (you make the call)

Conan The Librarian wrote:
"snakefiddler" wrote in message
...

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
...

"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane.


ah, i'm breathless-
you kick ass......

Thank you, ma'am, but I have to give credit to Trane. *He* kicks
ass.

Apropros of nothing whatsoever, it's funny that the only ROFFian
who responded to my Coltrane reference was a member of the fair sex.
I don't know whether that's a commentary on the lack of taste of the
males in ROFF, or Snakefiddler's good taste. :-)

....or maybe both of you are fem. . . nah, that couldn't be true.
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj