tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post5447692694251127428..comments2024-01-28T02:24:23.386-05:00Comments on Dan Leo: “Railroad Train to Heaven,” Part 75: I confessDan Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-27844506434787348302008-05-20T13:00:00.000-04:002008-05-20T13:00:00.000-04:00I wonder if Brian Epstein had smoked a doobie befo...<I>I wonder if Brian Epstein had smoked a doobie before going on the Hullabaloo stage that day?</I><BR/><BR/>I think they were piping doobie smoke into the entire studio. The audience does look particularly glazed.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231744174759800033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-25679028394616671042008-05-20T01:42:00.000-04:002008-05-20T01:42:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Tinovska. We're always hap...Thanks for stopping by, Tinovska. We're always happy to accept visitors from Tom's congenial joint. I'm sorry for the loss of your mother, and I hope you come back and find some solace and entertainment here.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-48981058925121365772008-05-20T01:23:00.000-04:002008-05-20T01:23:00.000-04:00I'm new to this blog, which I expected to be on po...I'm new to this blog, which I expected to be on politics. I came from Tom Watson's blog.<BR/>So, I was struck by the intensity of the dialog. Although my family has a lot of Jewish blood, we were raised Catholics. My mother died this April, 28. She was a big time Queen of Sheba in our lives.<BR/>When reading heavy duty stuff, I go for the ride. I wish I had dialog control as the writer does.<BR/>Certainly, I'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-8922465570307575972008-05-19T23:54:00.000-04:002008-05-19T23:54:00.000-04:00Spoken like a true Schnabelian, Manny. But now I h...Spoken like a true Schnabelian, Manny. But now I have to go to bed so I can make it to the early novena tomorrow morning.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-6973794983030294752008-05-19T22:25:00.000-04:002008-05-19T22:25:00.000-04:00" I’m always happy to be dismissed, abruptly or no..." I’m always happy to be dismissed, abruptly or not, it’s all the same to me, as long as I get to leave."<BR/>I couldn't agree more. <BR/>Such a strong motif here, including all the comments, of flight.<BR/>We are all spoiled priests, no?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378662301271706094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-23907930891435917252008-05-19T16:18:00.000-04:002008-05-19T16:18:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jennifer. I too love those Denny Laine-era...Thanks, Jennifer. I too love those Denny Laine-era Moodies. I wonder if Brian Epstein had smoked a doobie before going on the Hullabaloo stage that day? <BR/><BR/>Kathleen, I gather that "spoiled priest" can also refer to a priest who quits the priesthood after he's been ordained; at any rate some writers have used it in that sense. But here's a lovely bit by the Irish writer Colm Tóibín from an article about the difference between men and women when it comes to buying clothes,: <BR/><BR/><BR/>"In Dublin, I could never go into a men's clothes shop without terror. The guys working there could size me up instantly. I look like a spoiled priest. I know I do. And I dress like one. I have tried not to, but it is no use. As soon as they come toward me, I stammer and run.<BR/><BR/>In London, I look worse. I look like an Irish spoiled priest and there is nothing worse than that. The main job of any shop assistant in London is to get me out of their store before my very presence, shiftily moving among racks of suits and jackets and pants, causes a stampede of other customers toward the main exit."Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-13174803108656786112008-05-19T10:17:00.000-04:002008-05-19T10:17:00.000-04:00the audience sits motionless while the poor guys h...the audience sits motionless while the poor guys hammer it out, brian epstein on his little stool in the spotlightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-88686807461026392652008-05-19T09:59:00.000-04:002008-05-19T09:59:00.000-04:00“Oh, no, it’s you.”I love it. Also loved the video...“Oh, no, it’s you.”<BR/><BR/>I love it. <BR/><BR/>Also loved the video.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231744174759800033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-57201970575215119372008-05-19T09:29:00.000-04:002008-05-19T09:29:00.000-04:00It must depend on the "spoiled priest" definition,...It must depend on the "spoiled priest" definition, which, since I wasn't sure, I tried to look up. It used to mean an Irish initiate who balked right before ordination. <BR/><BR/>Whereas, I grew up thinking it was a priest free to devise his own private rules. He was holier than thou and was never intended to live like a sheep. But quite probably I inferred that from subjective experience.<BR/> <BR/>Even so, no matter how challenging Arnold's moral dilemmas, I can't imagine this pope telling him, "Call me Benny." Or, reverting to his earlier name: "Please, Arnold, called me Joe."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-48305836167849364112008-05-17T23:04:00.000-04:002008-05-17T23:04:00.000-04:00this pop footage...sadly grimthis pop footage...sadly grimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-993101011493601492008-05-17T16:44:00.000-04:002008-05-17T16:44:00.000-04:00Arnold raises a glass to your good literary taste,...Arnold raises a glass to your good literary taste, Manic.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen, I suspect even his Holiness the Pope himself would be in danger of becoming a spoiled priest if he had to be Arnold's confessor.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-60865491950745172692008-05-17T12:40:00.000-04:002008-05-17T12:40:00.000-04:00Is "Jim" a spoiled priest? Or at least, leaning th...Is "Jim" a spoiled priest? Or at least, leaning that direction?<BR/>When I was a girl, I loved no one better than spoiled priests.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-37114111175934886832008-05-17T07:53:00.000-04:002008-05-17T07:53:00.000-04:00Delicious!Delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com