tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post1768017445981252561..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: That Doggie in the WindowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-26178036772096913822009-06-05T20:03:29.634-07:002009-06-05T20:03:29.634-07:00Hi Dominic: You're welcome. I use the old sh...Hi Dominic: You're welcome. I use the old shave & a haircut tag from time to time myself; great way to end a song if you jazz it up as a chromatic run.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-71810141115048699252009-06-05T13:32:46.230-07:002009-06-05T13:32:46.230-07:00Thanks! I checked out the wikipedia page. It think...Thanks! I checked out the wikipedia page. It think that just about settles it. <br />Since you have words for the tune (I don't think we do in the UK) it probably makes it easier to google.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-54596410041017107822009-06-04T12:50:56.097-07:002009-06-04T12:50:56.097-07:00Hi again Dominic:
The musical figure--sorry to fo...Hi again Dominic:<br /><br />The musical figure--sorry to forget that in my first response--is what we call "shave & a haircut, two bits." There are any number of variations. Some people, e.g., play A instead of Ab (guilty as charged), & then sometimes you do a chromatic run down to the tonic (C in this case)e.g. E Eb D C. I didn't know where it originated-- according to Wikipedia it first occurred in an 1899 Charles Hale song, "At a Darktown Cakewalk." My guess is that it was in "folk" use (or minstrel show use, perhaps) before Mr Hale used it-- it just has that sort of sound.<br /><br />Great question!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-42255359896411334622009-06-04T12:04:20.132-07:002009-06-04T12:04:20.132-07:00Hi Jen: Perhaps you could copy the more generic st...Hi Jen: Perhaps you could copy the more generic stumble button I have in the left frame into each post, like a Digg button. I haven't tried that. But, yeah, trying to get it into a template is something else!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-3014540625357613742009-06-04T05:50:33.024-07:002009-06-04T05:50:33.024-07:00I can't get it on my either. And, I'm real...I can't get it on my either. And, I'm really bad about marketing my own posts. I always forget to add the digg button, etc. I really need to get better about it. <br /><br />Blogger does not have a cool plugin for this stuff like WordPress. I hate that...maybe they'll get one soon. <br /><br />Anyway, when I get a chance, I'll find the code for Stumble upon. The key is for your loyal followers to get the stumble upon toolbar and stumble posts for you.Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-66743107231593805032009-06-03T23:39:26.312-07:002009-06-03T23:39:26.312-07:00Please excuse a flight of thought association here...Please excuse a flight of thought association here! The doggie in the window reminded me of the music hall, the music hall of a question that has been bothering me all week, namely: where did the following commonplace comic musical figure originate?<br /><br />C GGG Ab G BC<br /><br />(pom tiddly pom pom - pom pom)<br /><br />Thought you might know, or enjoy puzzling over it too.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-60800359633397075572009-06-03T04:54:44.603-07:002009-06-03T04:54:44.603-07:00Hi Mouse & Abagale:
Mouse: Eberle & I hav...Hi Mouse & Abagale:<br /><br />Mouse: Eberle & I have often talked about having a couple of sheep. The seem like such gentle creatures-- & they mow the lawn!<br /><br />Abagale: Thanks so much! Glad you found the post interesting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-46428234109155531692009-06-03T01:34:42.560-07:002009-06-03T01:34:42.560-07:00Hi,
We have just added your latest post "Rob...Hi,<br /><br />We have just added your latest post "Robert Frost's Banjo: That Doggie in the Window" to our <a href="http://www.petgarden.info" rel="nofollow"> Directory of Pets </a> . You can check the inclusion of the post <a href="http://petgarden.info/story.php?title=robert-frosts-banjo-that-doggie-in-the-window" rel="nofollow"> here </a> . We are delighted to invite you to submit all your future posts to the <a href="http://www.petgarden.info" rel="nofollow">directory</a> and get a huge base of visitors to your website.<br /><br /><br />Warm Regards<br /><br />Petgarden.info Team<br /><br />http://www.petgarden.infoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-47698077665609134282009-06-02T20:32:57.705-07:002009-06-02T20:32:57.705-07:00wonderful post!!!!!
I don't know if it's ...wonderful post!!!!!<br /><br />I don't know if it's because my first name is mary or because they're just so darned cute, but I'm long longed to have a little lamb....mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-42614420954171450452009-06-02T17:30:42.133-07:002009-06-02T17:30:42.133-07:00Hi Sandra:
I'll bet you're right!
Thanks!Hi Sandra:<br /><br />I'll bet you're right!<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-54237638522287750722009-06-02T16:55:32.206-07:002009-06-02T16:55:32.206-07:00Great post, sad stories. A pet lion, though? I'll ...Great post, sad stories. A pet lion, though? I'll bet Ms. Durand and her lion had the boulevards all to themselves.Sandra Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052047359365369942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-63003815593186173342009-06-02T15:41:55.162-07:002009-06-02T15:41:55.162-07:00Jen: Maybe I conquered Stumble Upon! (Guardedly ...Jen: Maybe I conquered Stumble Upon! (Guardedly optimistic) yay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-72312679324055284522009-06-02T15:33:38.271-07:002009-06-02T15:33:38.271-07:00Hi Willow & Jen:
Willow: Glad you liked it-- ...Hi Willow & Jen:<br /><br />Willow: Glad you liked it-- who knew there were so many verses.<br /><br />Jen: Well, I've added Reddit to go with Digg & Technorati-- thanks for "faving" me on Technorati by the way. & I added the Stumble It toolbar, but I'm completely stumped on trying to add the SU button in the template. Stumble It's directions don't seem to work, & I can't get the directions from the one one page I can find on this topic to work either. Not so hot at editing html....<br /><br />But thanks-- I do appreciate your support & your advice a lot!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-74443860375132568812009-06-02T13:16:12.724-07:002009-06-02T13:16:12.724-07:00You MUST install the stumble upon toolbar. You're ...You MUST install the stumble upon toolbar. You're smart and will figure it out. These are rich posts, like Dave said - high quality. You will find many more readers through Stumble Upon and Reddit. Every artist wants (and needs) to share their art, as does the literary artist/intellectual. I have stumbled your post. It is divine! <br /><br />Oh, but I warn you, Stumble Upon can be addictive. It is such a wonderful way to find great content AND reward your favorite bloggers. I've been using it more and more. It is so fun, and for every post that is stumbled, you should see a very sharp rise in your hits. It's hard to develop loyal readership this way - but it will come.Jennifer Chronicles (jenx67.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14420405638287265650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-79341885917198611612009-06-02T11:49:49.302-07:002009-06-02T11:49:49.302-07:00Excellent post, Eberle (and John, too, of course)....Excellent post, Eberle (and John, too, of course). I especially enjoyed the extra verses to "Mary's Lamb"!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-25306679579105719472009-06-02T08:53:21.964-07:002009-06-02T08:53:21.964-07:00Thanks Dave for your kind words & wishes. Of ...Thanks Dave for your kind words & wishes. Of course, most of Eberle's posts pre-date the blog-- the Women's Art is Women's Work series is a group of essays she & Audrey Bilger are working on, & the ones being posted are actually from an earlier version of a manuscript. The book has changed considerably since then, but I'm so happy Eberle agreed to let me post them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-36956643100567868722009-06-02T07:22:01.207-07:002009-06-02T07:22:01.207-07:00Another knock-your-socks-off post. I cannot concei...Another knock-your-socks-off post. I cannot conceive how you manage to produce so many of such length and such amazingly high quality. I am full of admiration. May there be many more.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.com