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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on April 12, 2009 at 8:47

This is not a song that describes my life, but thanks to Mr. Buckner's story and the hiding the candy reference by Les, I now have an ear wig. The visual of the Jack in the Box is even worse.

Round and round the cobbler's bench,
the monkey chased the weasel,
the monkey thought 'twas all in fun,
POP GOES THE WEASEL.

Permalink Reply by Andrew Walker on April 12, 2009 at 15:48

This is not a song that describes my life either, but it is somewhat appropriate for this Easter day. A few sharp folks have even discovered a little secret - that my article posted some weeks ago is actually set to music by the words of this song: "Stonehaven Sunset" by John Denver....(the article is attached and discusses the illegal and discriminatory unitization being allowed by the Office of Conservation in their "stone throne" in Baton Rouge) Don't have time to type all lines...Here's just a few that can be found in the article:

Stonehaven Sunset the water's on fire
My true love is singing, we kiss and conspire...

Stonehaven Sunset the desert's on fire,
Christ on the cross again burns with desire,
They are shooting at random though they aim at us all,
It's the children who rise up and children who fall,
All the angels are weeping the sweetest of tears,
Fall like rivers of mercy to wash all our fears...

For the needs of the many are the sins of a few,
And the day is forthcoming when accounting is due,
Sing a song for sweet Justice with a fire in her eyes,
Sing of Stonehaven water home, Stonehaven Sunrise

Attachments:

• FOR WHOM THE WELL TOLLS Final.doc, 1.2 MB

Permalink Reply by Max on April 15, 2009 at 3:09

The theme song to Gilligans Island, but you would have to leave out the movie stars and millionairs.

Permalink Reply by Max on April 18, 2009 at 8:05

I guess the one that said they would be back on the dock in 3 hours, but we all know that didn't happen.

Permalink Reply by Max on April 18, 2009 at 13:14

KB
Do you think that Gilligan is still there? I once heard that the island was located in Mobil Bay, a couple of guy's in a 12 foot flatbottom rescued Ginger and Maryann, but never got back to get the rest of the crew because their 3 horse merk. gave out.

Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on April 18, 2009 at 13:29

Was that Petit Bois or Horn Islands. I have camped out on both of these islands, they are to the West of Mobile Bay.

Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on April 19, 2009 at 8:16

I worked with a group of Exprorer Scouts in sailing classes that landed and camped out on Horn and Petit Bois Islands. We would go on Easter Break because we were all Rapides Parish school teachers that worked with the troop. In Mississippi most schools take the week off after Easter where we had the week before off. We would have these islands to ourselves. There is always a National Forest Ranger stationed on Horn Island, or at least back then there was. There was a 4 unit appartment complex that ran on generators, each of the two rangers had their separate units and the remaining 2 units were set aside for scientists that do research on the island. Many osprey nest on the island. The scientists watch the osprey and look for any signs of changes in their eggs. Horn Island was used during World War II and after as a testing ground for chemical agents used in warfare. Agent Orange was first tested there. The osprey only eat fish, so they fall into an area of the food chain that would show signs of change first. I know all this from sitting around a driftwood fire one night listening to the rangers wife tell stories of the island.

Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on April 19, 2009 at 8:30

None that they had found at that point in time. The rangers wife said that every now and then the remains of barrells would surface out of the sand.

Permalink Reply by Two Dogs, Pirate on April 19, 2009 at 8:57

It wasn't just Agent Orange, it was all kinds of stuff like having farm animals penned up and catapulting a barrell of nerve gas on them.

Permalink Reply by Max on April 19, 2009 at 4:30

Those boys didn't call any names, they said the flatbottom kind of got stuck on a big sandbar that already had a boat flandered on it with a hole knocked in the side. There was two gals sunbathing on the deck, pretty gals, and they was mighty pleased to see them and that flatbottom. The best I can figure, they was somewhere close to that battleship, cause one of those boys said, I'm glad we got there before that Navy bunch, they would have ravaged those poor gals.

Permalink Reply by harley on April 18, 2009 at 9:22

Good Old Boys Like Me- Don Williams

Permalink Reply by alleyboy on April 20, 2009 at 4:04

I've got money, marbles, and chalk, sweetheart,
but I still feel I am poor,
Cause my money won't spend,
My marbles won't roll.
And my chalk won't write anymore.

If you want your freedom PDQ
Divorce me COD

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