tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post276930852584800667..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Kat's Bus in the pubRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3266201099529581032010-12-07T13:25:22.984+00:002010-12-07T13:25:22.984+00:00Thanks Dave... it's funny the memories that ar...Thanks Dave... it's funny the memories that are vivid!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79431772781303619972010-12-06T19:02:26.577+00:002010-12-06T19:02:26.577+00:00Beautifully done. It conveyed the atmosphere, the ...Beautifully done. It conveyed the atmosphere, the warmth and the smell of the place. I was there with you all. Loved it. Don't know how you did it, but you did it!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33334096531464780652010-12-06T16:35:25.644+00:002010-12-06T16:35:25.644+00:00Thanks troublesome twosome!
And EO - menace is an...Thanks troublesome twosome!<br /><br />And EO - menace is an appropriate word... and certainly it came close a few times. A lot of the most exciting things have that dark side though, don't they? They wouldn't be as exciting without it... which is tiresome... but true!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-64138082903671054042010-12-06T16:31:34.747+00:002010-12-06T16:31:34.747+00:00Rachel, maybe because of your "sad" rema...Rachel, maybe because of your "sad" remark or my understanding of the changes, I found this poem ominous rather than funny. There's menace waiting for those crazy cats, those silly vulnerable girls...<br /><br /><a href="http://chrisalba-enchantedoak.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">X-rated rhymes</a>Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-68659149355315669532010-12-06T15:35:55.206+00:002010-12-06T15:35:55.206+00:00I do believe we can supply you with a giggle or tw...I do believe we can supply you with a giggle or two, if you come to read our tickets! :)Trellissimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283663872471564907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45232485820052443752010-12-06T11:06:00.769+00:002010-12-06T11:06:00.769+00:00It's a strong memory - maybe that's why yo...It's a strong memory - maybe that's why you're finding the poem strong too. And it's funny - I had such drive and direction then, was absolutely sure about what I wanted to do and when... and these days I rarely feel that way. I feel like I just float about aimlessly a lot of the time now. Maybe it's easier to see drive in retrospect...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-67461898712712598662010-12-06T09:49:57.284+00:002010-12-06T09:49:57.284+00:00This one makes me smile. So joyous and adventures...This one makes me smile. So joyous and adventuresome. Really like it.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31405012812349337242010-12-05T23:17:52.414+00:002010-12-05T23:17:52.414+00:00Ooh, loved it. And exactly the same lines Kat pick...Ooh, loved it. And exactly the same lines Kat picked, plus this one:<br />'But tapped crazy cats all psyched and hyper'Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-89988007827303254532010-12-05T22:22:10.191+00:002010-12-05T22:22:10.191+00:00yes, that last line.yes, that last line.Roxanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650840495095863057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-38473179267609797162010-12-05T22:01:28.117+00:002010-12-05T22:01:28.117+00:00Strong one Rachel. As with Kat, I loved the '...Strong one Rachel. As with Kat, I loved the 'still smelled of homework' 'and men instead of boys'.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-15842904129471037602010-12-05T21:41:31.424+00:002010-12-05T21:41:31.424+00:00One of the pubs I went to at this point had tiles ...One of the pubs I went to at this point had tiles in the name (hence the title). And there's the 'out on the tiles' saying... plus the cats (on the roofs)... you know?<br /><br />We did do a lot of drinking out in the fields/hills/wilds too. Another poem altogether...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-1105263251438942312010-12-05T21:09:17.709+00:002010-12-05T21:09:17.709+00:00Bit confused by the title but, like yourself, I st...Bit confused by the title but, like yourself, I started early and can relate to the thrill of illicit drinkingPeter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-67632355851683091992010-12-05T18:44:19.086+00:002010-12-05T18:44:19.086+00:00Interesting choice of word, Dick! And thanks.
xInteresting choice of word, Dick! And thanks.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-56035920605997224442010-12-05T18:25:17.950+00:002010-12-05T18:25:17.950+00:00This is great, Rachel. I love the deflation of tha...This is great, Rachel. I love the deflation of that last line.Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-43993063028990339502010-12-05T17:58:16.418+00:002010-12-05T17:58:16.418+00:00Brilliant sounds good. I'll take that for now....Brilliant sounds good. I'll take that for now.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-55292836981611933882010-12-05T16:48:44.585+00:002010-12-05T16:48:44.585+00:00I second Kat: brilliant!I second Kat: brilliant!Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17348973480171007992010-12-05T14:36:41.665+00:002010-12-05T14:36:41.665+00:00Even better addition! Thanks Helen.
xEven better addition! Thanks Helen.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-73765341287863749882010-12-05T13:15:35.414+00:002010-12-05T13:15:35.414+00:00Since it happened in 1958 I think I can safely con...Since it happened in 1958 I think I can safely confess my boyfriend and I would sneak into a nightclub where Ike Turner and his little Tina were jamming (her name wasn't Tina then) ... served cocktails too ... today, somebody would have gone to prison for allowing that to happen. Thanks for a fun trip back in time.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-80748286968223425312010-12-05T11:52:18.531+00:002010-12-05T11:52:18.531+00:00Thanks NanU. Lovely addition.
xThanks NanU. Lovely addition.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-58123503510593280872010-12-05T11:08:16.389+00:002010-12-05T11:08:16.389+00:00It is good fun, Rachel. Smelling of homework! I th...It is good fun, Rachel. Smelling of homework! I think I still do.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66998742521715085532010-12-05T10:29:59.722+00:002010-12-05T10:29:59.722+00:00My scaredy cat days came later, Bug, but they got ...My scaredy cat days came later, Bug, but they got me in the end! These days I would probably choose chocolate over alcohol too. I can still enjoy a drink... but I can't say I find pubs as exciting as I did!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-15399959656250834542010-12-05T10:16:42.908+00:002010-12-05T10:16:42.908+00:00Glad you're liking things in this poem.
xGlad you're liking things in this poem.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-19971643033561112692010-12-05T08:43:36.137+00:002010-12-05T08:43:36.137+00:00Oooh, this one I relate to so much. It tells also ...Oooh, this one I relate to so much. It tells also about my friends and me, all too young, running around downtown Reno - in and out of casinos. The last line...wow.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-36534509482082970932010-12-05T00:54:15.470+00:002010-12-05T00:54:15.470+00:00I like how I got the whole picture with such a few...I like how I got the whole picture with such a few words - excellent!<br /><br />I was such a scaredy cat - never did anything remotely illicit. Well, at least until I went to college. But drink never took with me - I'd rather have chocolate :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-66029608005885836942010-12-05T00:11:21.671+00:002010-12-05T00:11:21.671+00:00Lovely - really evokes the thrill of being there w...Lovely - really evokes the thrill of being there when "not allowed". Sorry you have been dealing with sad. Hope you turn a corner soon.SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com