tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post116160124671100149..comments2024-01-31T00:52:30.471-08:00Comments on Waking Ambrose: DiamondDoug The Unahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161803132160214052006-10-25T12:05:00.000-07:002006-10-25T12:05:00.000-07:00Sure you'll have her smoking and drinking by 12!Of...Sure you'll have her smoking and drinking by 12!<BR/><BR/>Of course not! We did well, do have a cd "Music of the Applalacian Trail" or something like that. We just call it "Hootenanny" in our house.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161775971250634302006-10-25T04:32:00.000-07:002006-10-25T04:32:00.000-07:00Puppybrose, thank's ma'am *tips hat*. For the tra...Puppybrose, thank's ma'am *tips hat*. For the trap door, I mean. Those lights are hot.<BR/><BR/>Minka that was awfully sweet. I won't make fun. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>G, was that Tali's first country music? If so, get her some Merle Haggard quick.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161740236360330152006-10-24T18:37:00.000-07:002006-10-24T18:37:00.000-07:00Ah Minka, that is sweet - and true!Tali even tappe...Ah Minka, that is sweet - and true!<BR/><BR/>Tali even tapped her toes. How'd I miss this until now?!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075495407192340894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161732387622638902006-10-24T16:26:00.000-07:002006-10-24T16:26:00.000-07:00You precious chunk of coal, that was amazing. No n...You precious chunk of coal, that was amazing. No need to polish you, you already sparkle!Minkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200778533362101678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161715950967126212006-10-24T11:52:00.000-07:002006-10-24T11:52:00.000-07:00i'm thinking: *ducks hook, falls through trap door...i'm thinking: *ducks hook, falls through trap door*<BR/><BR/>kidding! i thought it was great. you make a fine outlaw cowboy. and don't you let anyone tell you otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161706012247484922006-10-24T09:06:00.000-07:002006-10-24T09:06:00.000-07:00Cheesemeister, at least no-one will ever torture y...Cheesemeister, at least no-one will ever torture you by singing about them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Kyah. *bows, narrowly ducking hook*Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161705711589965322006-10-24T09:01:00.000-07:002006-10-24T09:01:00.000-07:00*clap, clap**clap, clap*Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161691070803984002006-10-24T04:57:00.000-07:002006-10-24T04:57:00.000-07:00Sounds like Diamonds are a girl's worst enemy. I'l...Sounds like Diamonds are a girl's worst enemy. I'll stick to sapphires. Although I can't afford those either. So I'll adorn myself with cheap Wal-Mart earrings.Cie Cheesemeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871507564733240927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161687193972364932006-10-24T03:53:00.000-07:002006-10-24T03:53:00.000-07:00Puppybrose, I'm as sober as a congressman. Still ...Puppybrose, I'm as sober as a congressman. Still goofy, though.<BR/><BR/>Hermana, beauty takes many forms and makes many pratfalls.<BR/><BR/>Puppy, thanks for the sign. I have techtonic tumbling to look forward to and what better way to start a day in Southern California. Especially one that was already going to end in Central CA.<BR/><BR/>Cooper, you live the life of a liberal but love like a libertarian.<BR/><BR/>Ariel, I imagine everyone who noticed is drunk by now. "Oh, Lord, make it stop!"<BR/><BR/>Quill, darling, I'm not singing that, "Oh I got me a fine wife I got my old fiddle..." Restraint is only a virtue in the small-minded and you and I have big heads.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161665752374355612006-10-23T21:55:00.000-07:002006-10-23T21:55:00.000-07:00I know I said the "quip" post would be my last com...I know I said the "quip" post would be my last comment for the night, but then you sang and reminded me of JD's song ... and, well, restraint has never been one of my strong suits.Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161665580462465952006-10-23T21:53:00.000-07:002006-10-23T21:53:00.000-07:00Some Days Are DiamondsJohn DenverWhen You asked ho...<B>Some Days Are Diamonds</B><BR/>John Denver<BR/><BR/>When You asked how I've been here without you<BR/>I'd like to say I've been fine and I do.<BR/>But we both know the truth is hard to come by<BR/>And if I told the truth that's not quite true<BR/><BR/>Some days are diamonds some days are stones<BR/>Sometimes the hard times won't leave me alone<BR/>Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bones<BR/>Some days are diamonds some days are stones.<BR/><BR/>Now the face that I see in my mirror<BR/>More and more is a stranger to me<BR/>More and more I can see there's a danger<BR/>In becoming what I never thought I'd be<BR/><BR/>Some days are diamonds some days are stones<BR/>Sometimes the hard times won't leave me alone<BR/>Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bones<BR/>Some days are diamonds some days are stones.<BR/><BR/>Some days are diamonds some days are stones<BR/>Sometimes the hard times won't leave me alone<BR/>Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bones<BR/>Some days are diamonds some days are stones.Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161664531018811502006-10-23T21:35:00.000-07:002006-10-23T21:35:00.000-07:00Doug is singing YAY! Puppy, you meant the audience...Doug is singing YAY! Puppy, you meant the audience should be drunk, right? nah, I loved it. especially the part where Doug is growing and getting blue and purple. nah, I really loved it!Ariel the Thiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097086287609287362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161663303932125422006-10-23T21:15:00.000-07:002006-10-23T21:15:00.000-07:00a4g took mine I therefore love a4g now.a4g took mine I therefore love a4g now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161663073329183872006-10-23T21:11:00.000-07:002006-10-23T21:11:00.000-07:00make that: ...*chunks* of coal. what? i'm tired. v...make that: ...*chunks* of coal. <BR/><BR/>what? i'm tired. very very tired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161662941397213692006-10-23T21:09:00.000-07:002006-10-23T21:09:00.000-07:00this is a night for treats, indeed! first YOU wow ...this is a night for treats, indeed! first YOU wow us your *best* imitation of Billy Joe Shaver (a man who once said "If you don't love Jesus, go to hell")... and, now, for anyone so inclined to click, there's a chance to see a certain beauteous <A HREF="http://mizbohemia.blogspot.com/2006/10/what-ass.html#links" REL="nofollow">BOHEMIAN</A> in all her klutzy glory. talk about yer diamond's in the rough. (or is that old chunk of coal?)<BR/><BR/>uh... yeah... i'm going to bed. right. now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161660694583205002006-10-23T20:31:00.000-07:002006-10-23T20:31:00.000-07:00Ooooh! Snuppy de mi corazón is still up! On my w...Ooooh! Snuppy de mi corazón is still up! On my way to greet the coming day with yoga! Beddy bye and besos to all of you!Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161660633540979472006-10-23T20:30:00.000-07:002006-10-23T20:30:00.000-07:00No "smooth as a diamond" moves with me... no more ...No "smooth as a diamond" moves with me... no more eurocool... euroklutz is more like it... thought of you with this one! When I meet you and Minka 8cause it's GOTTA happen!) watch out! Wear helmets!Miz BoheMiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684634451330079565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161660581609382622006-10-23T20:29:00.000-07:002006-10-23T20:29:00.000-07:00are you drinking? if so, what? if not, why?kidding...are you drinking? if so, what? if not, why?<BR/><BR/>kidding... i kid! that was right purdy singing, there, Dawg... and i loved Quilldancer's offering and your clever quip. (oh, but speaking of singing, you're saying i'll need to apologize if i *do*? hmmm. good to know.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161659438842216292006-10-23T20:10:00.000-07:002006-10-23T20:10:00.000-07:00Quill, that's because the people who comment here ...Quill, that's because the people who comment here are fire and ice, flawless and nice while I'm a heck of a miner.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161659001057411252006-10-23T20:03:00.000-07:002006-10-23T20:03:00.000-07:00One last offering: diamonds unexpectedly brilliant...One last offering: <BR/><BR/><B>diamonds</B> unexpectedly brilliant quips posted in the comments section of most blogs -- although here such gems are the norm ....Charlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161658960852604882006-10-23T20:02:00.000-07:002006-10-23T20:02:00.000-07:00Thanks, Jamie Dawn, speaking of gems.Kyah, you got...Thanks, Jamie Dawn, speaking of gems.<BR/><BR/>Kyah, you got it. Arf!<BR/><BR/>Nice songs, Shayna and Mireille.<BR/><BR/>That's a great quote, Quilldancer. My step-sister went to Eva Peron University, an impressive bust.<BR/><BR/>OK, everyone, my hops dashed I sing to you all now from memory:<BR/><BR/><I>Hey, I'm just an old chunk of coal<BR/>But I'm gonna be a diamond some day<BR/>I'm gonna glow and grow til I'm so blue pure perfect<BR/>I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I'm gonna be the world's best friend.<BR/>I'm gonna go around shaking everybody's hand.<BR/>I'm gonna be the cotton pickin' rage of the age.<BR/>I'm gonna be a diamond some day.<BR/><BR/>Well I'm gonna learn the best way to walk.<BR/>I'm gonna search and find a better way to talk.<BR/>I'm gonna spit and polish my old roughage self,<BR/>Til I get rid of every single flaw.<BR/><BR/>Well, I'm just an old chunk of coal, now, Lord.<BR/>But I'm gonna be a diamond some day.</I><BR/>Billy Joe Shaver<BR/><BR/>Thank you, thank you. You're all too kind.Doug The Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753071669562594194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161658268033281882006-10-23T19:51:00.000-07:002006-10-23T19:51:00.000-07:00Shayna, Eva Peron -- that was one hard little ston...Shayna, Eva Peron -- that was one hard little stone.<BR/><BR/>"Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum when it's you that you are following." ~Eva PeronCharlene Amsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417995779960967945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161653944257412242006-10-23T18:39:00.000-07:002006-10-23T18:39:00.000-07:00It's late ... so I can take as much space as I wan...It's late ... so I can take as much space as I want, right?<BR/><BR/><I>Well I'll be damned <BR/>Here comes your ghost again <BR/>But that's not unusual <BR/>It's just that the moon is full <BR/>And you happened to call <BR/>And here I sit <BR/>Hand on the telephone <BR/>Hearing a voice I'd known <BR/>A couple of light years ago <BR/>Heading straight for a fall <BR/><BR/>As I remember your eyes <BR/>Were bluer than robin's eggs <BR/>My poetry was lousy you said <BR/>Where are you calling from? <BR/>A booth in the midwest <BR/>Ten years ago <BR/>I bought you some cufflinks <BR/>You brought me something <BR/>We both know what memories can bring <BR/>They bring diamonds and rust <BR/><BR/>Well you burst on the scene <BR/>Already a legend <BR/>The unwashed phenomenon <BR/>The original vagabond <BR/>You strayed into my arms <BR/>And there you stayed <BR/>Temporarily lost at sea <BR/>The Madonna was yours for free <BR/>Yes the girl on the half-shell <BR/>Would keep you unharmed <BR/><BR/>Now I see you standing <BR/>With brown leaves falling around <BR/>And snow in your hair <BR/>Now you're smiling out the window <BR/>Of that crummy hotel <BR/>Over Washington Square <BR/>Our breath comes out white clouds <BR/>Mingles and hangs in the air <BR/>Speaking strictly for me <BR/>We both could have died then and there <BR/><BR/>Now you're telling me <BR/>You're not nostalgic <BR/>Then give me another word for it <BR/>You who are so good with words <BR/>And at keeping things vague <BR/>Because I need some of that vagueness now <BR/>It's all come back too clearly <BR/>Yes I loved you dearly <BR/>And if you're offering me diamonds and rust <BR/>I've already paid</I><BR/><BR/>xoxomireillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012296353550408831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161653696396293892006-10-23T18:34:00.000-07:002006-10-23T18:34:00.000-07:00But on the other hand, she's all they haveShe's a ...But on the other hand, she's all they have<BR/>She's a diamond in their dull gray lives<BR/>And that's the hardest kind of stone<BR/>It usually survives<BR/>And when you think about it, can you recall<BR/>The last time they loved anyone at all?<BR/><BR/><BR/>She's not a bauble you can brush aside<BR/>She's been out doing what we just talked about, example<BR/>Gave us back our businesses, got the English out<BR/>And when you think about it, well why not do<BR/>One or two of the things we promised to?<BR/><BR/>But on the other hand, she's slowing down<BR/>She's lost a little of that magic drive<BR/>But I would not advise those critics present to derive<BR/>Any satisfaction from her fading star<BR/>She's the one who's kept us where we areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11152564.post-1161651838618303842006-10-23T18:03:00.000-07:002006-10-23T18:03:00.000-07:00you can pay me in dog bones :-)woof!you can pay me in dog bones :-)<BR/><BR/>woof!Kyahgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496268340516243071noreply@blogger.com