Originally Posted by Patti (Post 149523)

He was sure into a lot of things, that guy.
3billion?? How'd he get away with that?

Originally Posted by Patti (Post 149528)

Wasn't he holding some key? Think he was able to let go right away when he got struck or ... I don't know, must have been a quick flash. What a nut.

Originally Posted by podunklander (Post 151192)

Sounds nice!!!! Here too was great weather :). oh -I was out running errands all day and on my way to take a walk along the dam. It's 2 miles and very beautiful because one side of the dam overlooks the hollow and the other, a small airport. It's just a wonderful thing to walk along and look over to one side and watch the water fowl ...and then the other side...planes taking off and landing.

Was looking forward to my walk but had to stop in a Ocean State Job lot to buy a shower curtain liner. When I got to the checkout, I was unloading things like packages of Newman's Own goodies, bottles of salad dressing, hair conditioner, lotion, a toothbrush, packets of flower seeds, 2 bags of potting soil, etc. I told the clerk that I had just gone in there to buy a shower curtain liner (which is outside now, offgassing :p) and he said he didn't see a shower curtain liner. I told him that I did, indeed get one....it's coming.

Then I put a mattress pad on the counter (the same one's that were selling at Macy's last week for $24...got it for $16 :D), followed by an adjustable lawn rake (it's kewl!), a package of cups and then FINALLY...the shower curtain :eek:.

When he gave me the total for the 28 items (including the now offgassing shower curtain liner), I asked him for my employee discount. He looked a little surprised..."oh, you work here"? No, I don't but thought it wouldn't hurt to ask :rolleyes:. He gave me a look and I said, "I know, I know shut up already lady, and get out of the store". And he said that's what the name of the store should be :rolleyes:.

I was kinda pooped after buying 28 items so instead of the walk, I came home and played with the adjustable rake...it's cool!!!

Originally Posted by charlene (Post 151029)

Massey Hall 1975 - E.L.O. from front row.. they blew the roof off the place.

Originally Posted by Nightingale (Post 151087)

Yes, where and how is Steve????

ELO is such a great band. I love "Time" the most and listen to it at least once a week. "Telephone Line" is easily one of their best and most well know songs...that beginning is one of a kind :) Reefer wind...lol...came as part of the total experience, jj :)

Timetraveler, I can see the spiritual aspect of the lyrics from "Tightrope".

To me, it is the act of letting go, very much like drowning must be. You go down for the third time and have no hope or expectation of being saved but suddenly, there it is and you get pulled up from the muck just in time. It's such a surprise...such a moment of understanding that you are loved and valued.

The most wonderful thing about this, to me anyway, is that it really does very often seem to work this way in every day reality.
It doesn't seem to matter if the line is thrown to you from another person or by a divine hand, it's all very much a moment of grace.

Just my thoughts on it :) Hope your little corner of the world comes together and gets back to normal soon.

Originally Posted by jj (Post 151024)

tt, i hope all works out for those folks and they resist any golden calf
...i understand there are 50000 left homeless in Italy following a quake

i remember first hearing the opening strings on New World Record (Tightrope) and later on 'the streets are full of people going nowhere making time' it took me a few more years of working (it's a living thing) to realize what that implied

your post sometime ago re ELO got me into reminscing and i've been listening to some great old recordings since and some mind numbing production (over production, lol!) from Out of the Blue

aside, when i first went into an arts college studio to play/record (just some cover tracks for an artist), the first one selected was Telephone Line...such a hopeless theme yet universal..those first few notes must be one of the most globally recognizable intros..."when i look into the sky, the love you need aint gonna see me through"

i think this minimally produced live version of his vocal is the best
YouTube - Telephone Line - live 1986 (btw, Kelly had left by this point)

i too was only in grade school when i first saw them and was getting more hooked, i should have been in bed but instead was surrounded by 60,000 fans and getting a lot of second hand reefer wind, lol

as i finish my coffee, i wonder how and where is Steve, our beloved host?