Guest mgoetting Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 The Sins of Kalamazoo. II. People Who Must. Sandburg, Carl. 1920. Smoke and Steel The loafer lagged along and asked, “Do you make guitars here? Do you make boxes the singing wood winds ask to sleep in? Do you rig up strings the singing wood winds sift over and sing low?” The answer: “We manufacture musical instruments here.”
smurph1 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 Interesting..Didn't understand it, but interesting..
Guest mgoetting Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 It's poetry about 225 Parsons from 90 years ago. It's about the interface of the spiritualism of music and the business of manufacturing. Nothing has really changed in those 90 years, has it?
smurph1 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 It's poetry about 225 Parsons from 90 years ago. It's about the interface of the spiritualism of music and the business of manufacturing. Nothing has really changed in those 90 years, has it? got it..I guess i'm slow today..
FredZepp Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A city most musically blest a song to hold into thy breast. Where Gibson long ago had fled, and Heritage must resolve ahead. Infamous for creations divine the finest made, shall surely be thine And only God can make a tree only Heritage can craft the guitar for me.
smurph1 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree. A city most musically blest a song to hold into thy breast. Where Gibson long ago had fled, and Heritage must resolve ahead. Infamous for creations divine the finest made, shall surely be thine And only God can make a tree only Heritage can craft the guitar for me. WoW Fred!! You go!!
Guest mgoetting Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree. A city most musically blest a song to hold into thy breast. Where Gibson long ago had fled, and Heritage must resolve ahead. Infamous for creations divine the finest made, shall surely be thine And only God can make a tree only Heritage can craft the guitar for me. Is that a poem or a song? If you're singing, I wanna see it on youtube!
smurph1 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 Is that a poem or a song? If you're singing, I wanna see it on youtube! +1
cod65 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 It's poetry about 225 Parsons from 90 years ago. It's about the interface of the spiritualism of music and the business of manufacturing. Nothing has really changed in those 90 years, has it? yes, some things have changed. The Machines are continuing their conquest.(CNC etc) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_%28folklore%29
skydog52 Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 There once was a man from Nantucket....... Oops wrong forum....
mark555 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 got it..I guess i'm slow today.. me too......
mark555 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 There once was a man from Nantucket.......Oops wrong forum.... mary had a little lamb, she kept it in a bucket. Every time the lamb got out, the dog would try to chase it. What were you expecting then?
jmc7581 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 The Sins of Kalamazoo. II. People Who Must. Sandburg, Carl. 1920. Smoke and Steel The loafer lagged along and asked, “Do you make guitars here? Do you make boxes the singing wood winds ask to sleep in? Do you rig up strings the singing wood winds sift over and sing low?” The answer: “We manufacture musical instruments here.” This is totally cool. Did everybody except me know this reference was in Sandburg? I'm glad I know it now.
Guest mgoetting Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 This is totally cool. Did everybody except me know this reference was in Sandburg? I'm glad I know it now. Most of us read him on a nightly basis. Don't you?
jmc7581 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 Most of us read him on a nightly basis. Don't you? Yes, but only after finishing my Greek translations.
Guest mgoetting Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 Yes, but only after finishing my Greek translations. I thought I was the only one!
jmc7581 Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 I thought I was the only one! Touche, and I yield. But seriously - nice post. Great imagery.
yoslate Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 Yes, but only after finishing my Greek translations. You do your own translations? Interesting! I do, as well. I found Jowett particularly awkward in his rendering of Golden Age Athenian idiomatic expression in his translations of Plato, particularly those in Euthypro and Phaedo, both of which I was working on after band practice last night. And by the by, I much prefer Frost to Sandburg.
jmc7581 Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 I found Jowett particularly awkward in his rendering of Golden Age Athenian idiomatic expression in his translations of Plato, particularly those in Euthypro and Phaedo Okay everybody: this is a test. Raise your hand if you think he's bluffing. Anybody?
schundog Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 The Sins of Kalamazoo. II. People Who Must. Sandburg, Carl. 1920. Smoke and Steel The loafer lagged along and asked, “Do you make guitars here? Do you make boxes the singing wood winds ask to sleep in? Do you rig up strings the singing wood winds sift over and sing low?” The answer: “We manufacture musical instruments here.” For a minute there, I thought Dick Seacup was up to his pre-PSPIII riddle jibberish!! Sandburg moved around, but he was born right here in corn country, Galesburg, IL about 70 miles from me.
Guest mgoetting Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 You do your own translations? Interesting! I do, as well. I found Jowett particularly awkward in his rendering of Golden Age Athenian idiomatic expression in his translations of Plato, particularly those in Euthypro and Phaedo, both of which I was working on after band practice last night. And by the by, I much prefer Frost to Sandburg. Time to take your medication now. Who are we tonight? Napoleon?
602a Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Sorry been in the deer woods for two day and just now catching up. This site is becoming very very deep. Very profound thoughts.
yoslate Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Okay everybody: this is a test. Raise your hand if you think he's bluffing. Anybody? Well played, jmc! I was bluffing! The poor translations of idiom were Robert Fitzgerald's, not Jowett's!
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