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mika Member Posts: 542 Location:	The Moon Garden Lounge Nov 21, 2012 18:45:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mika on Nov 21, 2012 18:45:11 GMT -5 Happy Thanksgiving to those observing!!

annala Member Posts: 317 Location:	The Moon Garden Lounge Nov 21, 2012 21:31:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by annala on Nov 21, 2012 21:31:45 GMT -5 Happy Thanksgiving - Benjamin Franklin's "noble bird"

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Nov 21, 2012 21:31:45 GMT -5 annala said:

Happy Thanksgiving -

Benjamin Franklin's "noble bird"

Happy Thanksgiving to you. Around my neck of the woods there are wild turkeys all over the place. I'd never seen one before moving here. They have a reputation of being really dumb. I'll have to rethink that after reading Mr. Franklin's quote. :D

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Hi Holst -

The complete quote from Benjamin Franklin came when debating with John Adam about which bird should be the national symbol. John Adams wanted the majestic eagle, but Ben Franklin wanted the turkey, and here is his quote: "The turkey is a truly noble bird. Native american, a source of sustenance to our original settlers, and an incredibly brave fellow who wouldn't flinch from attacking a whole regiment of Englishmen single-handedly..."

Back in the day my grandfather always referred to the holiday turkey as the "noble bird", so that term has stuck in my head and has passed on down in my family to this day. It's a family thing.

Have a good Thanksgiving one and all. Among the things I'm thankful for is that at my time of life, I've discovered beautiful and incredibly gifted Adam and am able to connect and share in the joy of Adam with all of you. I'm really glad I found Atopia!

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Nov 22, 2012 11:14:43 GMT -5 annala said:

Hi Holst -

The complete quote from Benjamin Franklin came when debating with John Adam about which bird should be the national symbol. John Adams wanted the majestic eagle, but Ben Franklin wanted the turkey, and here is his quote: "The turkey is a truly noble bird. Native american, a source of sustenance to our original settlers, and an incredibly brave fellow who wouldn't flinch from attacking a whole regiment of Englishmen single-handedly..."

Back in the day my grandfather always referred to the holiday turkey as the "noble bird", so that term has stuck in my head and has passed on down in my family to this day. It's a family thing.

Have a good Thanksgiving one and all. Among the things I'm thankful for is that at my time of life, I've discovered beautiful and incredibly gifted Adam and am able to connect and share in the joy of Adam with all of you. I'm really glad I found Atopia!

Immortalized in song in the great musical 1776!

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As we have many animal lovers - Fiona Apple's (now viral) letter re postponing tour dates to be with her very ill dog companion.

pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/11/fiona-apple-writes-heartbreaking-letter-about-her-dying-dog-cancels-tour/

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To balance the sad, here's an interesting, fun wonky Slate piece on different languages and music. (Though I wouldn't want this to be seen as approving any further extension of Psy's time in the spotlight - ack

)

www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2012/11/gangnam_style_we_need_more_foreign_language_pop_songs.2.html

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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2012 0:22:54 GMT -5

For the Day After Thanksgiving:

From "Ode to Gratitude" by Pablo Neruda

The planet seemed full of threats
until soft
as a translucent
feather,
or sweet as a sugary petal,
from lip to lip,
it passed,
thank you,
magnificent, filling the mouth,
or whispered,
hardly voiced,
and the soul became human again,
not a window,
some clear shine
penetrated the forest:
it was possible again to sing beneath the leaves.
Gratitude, you are medicine
opposing
scorn’s bitter oxides,
light melting the cruel altar.

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Post by nikki on Nov 24, 2012 6:10:00 GMT -5

For the moon garden:

And for you, annala, I have no idea what bird this is, other than it is one of the loveliest I have ever seen. The colours are like a living opal:

Junie, thank YOU.

The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
Lao-Tzu

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Post by hoopla1 on Nov 24, 2012 12:18:54 GMT -5

First, let me say (Junie)...that piece of Neruda poem is beautiful!

Then I want to say I wish I could find a post here I read the other day on some thread (I think it was Kay's post?) that said even though she doesn't post much, she silently reads, laughs, nods, etc., i.e. she is still here. Well...me, too. I am STILL so thankful for this place...even though it may appear I've taken my leave, I haven't! I'm just underground for a bit as I continue to sort out my life.

The "crazy train" is still my mode of transportation, and I love the beauty I can see from its windows!

And THIS beauty is the reason I'm still on the train!

I'm still in MO packing my thingses (will be back in Sac before the 14th to see Adam at the Warfield, though!) and when I'm too tired to do physical stuff, I've been reading a lot.

I read an old biography The Lives of John Lennon and was almost sorry I had, and I just finished The Heroin Diaries, Nikki Sixx's autobiography, just because I was out of books and it was on my son's bookshelf. Don't know that I'd recommend the book, but his journal entries about the music business (this was the 80's!) are still spot on IMO.

I love almost all music--except heavy metal. NEVER liked it, couldn't even name one Motley Crue song before I read this book (of course, as it turns out, I HAD heard some of their songs.) Anyway, since I knew so little about how they fit in the history of R'nR, I googled Nikki Sixx. LO AND BEHOLD, look what I found!

...from an album review (Sputnik Music, 6/11) of This is Gonna Hurt, talking about lead singer James Michael:
There are times where it is difficult to distinguish his voice from Adam Lambert and Muse's Matt Bellamy. While this is an enormous compliment, it is regretful that it seems that Michael does not attempt to test his range as often as he did on the previous effort...

WTF! WhoEVER thought I'd google Nikki Sixx and find an Adam reference!?

...and this Sixx interview on the Grammy red carpet from last year: his thoughts on radio are SO MY OWN!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwKCgpGFzQM&feature=fvst

Last thought on both books: I'm so sorry Lennon didn't live long enough to get his shit together (seems like he was on the verge of doing so) and I'm so glad Sixx did get the chance, even though I'm still not a metal fan.

Last thought on Atop: THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING HERE! WHO THE HELL ELSE COULD TALK TO ABOUT RANDOM ADAM BANGS?!?! ;D

Love you guys!

ETA: Glittergma, please accept belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes!
I'm so close, yet so far away while I'm back in MO. If I'd been smart and driven my car here, I swear I would drive up and see you!

I know I've missed a ton of birthdays, btw, but I'm always wishing you all happy, happy days in my heart!

ETA2: OMG, I just realized that the pic I posted of Adam is EXACTLY the one I always told myself I'd change my avi for! (head thrown back in same direction, mouth open...) But I just can't. I have a weird sentimental attachment to that old pic!
I KNOW! I'll use the new one as my twitter avi!
Later, guys and dolls!

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