Re: Stuff

["Ronald W. Garrison" <rwgarr@intrex.net>]

Lane Stephenson wrote:
> 
> Wow...It's been awhile since I received a digest with so much in it.
> 
> Scott Telford (per Debbie's post) wrote:
> 
> > Celia Lowenstein's documentary about Paddy Bush's pilgrimage to the
> > land of the Morovany, "Like a God when he Plays", will be shown on
> > Channel 4 at 19:00 on October 11
> >
> 
> Channel 4 here (Dallas, Texas) is a Fox affiliate, and at 9:00 on Oct.
> 11th, they showed an old "In Living Color", and although it was funny,
> Paddy Bush didn't appear at all. (Joke.)  Since we don't get the BBC
> in
> Texas (and "Paddy Bush" would be confused with the ex-president's
> niece
> here), did any of the Love-Hounds in England see this documentary?
> I've
> always admired Paddy for his musical aptitude ( I can't pronounce some
> of the instruments he uses, let alone fathom playing them) as well as
> his influence on Kate's music.  I'm sure that all of us on the wrong
> side of the ocean would enjoy a synopsis of the show.
> 
> > Ronald Garrison writes:
> >
> > "Like your son's coming out"
> > Is this a reference to homosexuality (coming out of the closet)? Or
> am
> > I completely missing a point here?
> >
> I vote for missing the point.  With that interpretation of the lyric,
> a
> synopsis of the 'Cloudbusting' would be: "Memories of my childhood
> fill
> me with both sadness and wonder.  Dad, you were so special to me that
> I
> can't forget you, even though the memory of watching you being taken
> away still upsets me.  How could your beliefs be so threatening to
> anyone?  My biggest regret in life is that I wasn't able to protect
> you
> then because I was so small, but they can never take away the person I
> have become because of what you taught me.  Oh, by the way, I'm gay."
> 
> No, sorry - that just doesn't work for me.
> 
> Lane
> --
> S'rioghal Mo Dhream
> http://pw2.netcom.com/~lane5/lanes_stuff.htm
> 
> "Now is the place where the crossroads meet.
> Will you look into the future?" - KT

=============
These misquotings of me are beginning to multiply like flies on--well,
let's just say *ONE MORE TIME* that I did *NOT* *NOT* *NOT* write the
above quote. So as one of our recent presidents said, "Let me make one
thing perfectly clear". And I hope it is...

--Ron Garrison

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