tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post8175499142919237558..comments2024-01-28T02:24:23.386-05:00Comments on Dan Leo: “Railroad Train to Heaven”, Part 143: the weightDan Leohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-75297976605990243122009-06-07T16:06:50.632-04:002009-06-07T16:06:50.632-04:00Hanging around with Arnold could drive anyone to d...Hanging around with Arnold could drive anyone to drink, Jen.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-62563596561143111082009-06-06T18:01:19.311-04:002009-06-06T18:01:19.311-04:00I can fully see Jesus enjoying cold, frosty beer n...I can fully see Jesus enjoying cold, frosty beer now and again. Definitely.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231744174759800033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-72713271831370831422009-06-05T22:07:37.653-04:002009-06-05T22:07:37.653-04:00I would love to see Elder's depiction of this ...I would love to see Elder's depiction of this scene! And it's the perfect era for him. <br /><br />Now I'm just imagining Elder's take on the crowded bar, on the ferocious Miss Evans, the DeVores...how I would love to see his imagining of Arnold.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-15126381473959910862009-06-05T20:50:09.940-04:002009-06-05T20:50:09.940-04:00"I pointed over her shoulder, down the bar at..."I pointed over her shoulder, down the bar at Josh, who was lifting his titanic frosted mug of beer to his lips with both hands;"<br /><br />this image cracks me up, the lifting with both hands--reminds me of a background scene in an old MAD strip that would have been illustrated by Will ElderDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337280129845449316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-48640605467289057382009-06-05T00:47:49.191-04:002009-06-05T00:47:49.191-04:00Just another day in the life for Arnold...
Thanks...Just another day in the life for Arnold...<br /><br />Thanks, peeps.Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-51421143358826836352009-06-04T22:12:49.080-04:002009-06-04T22:12:49.080-04:00"seems a rather louche character"
excell..."seems a rather louche character"<br />excellent post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378662301271706094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-16082267741971379252009-06-04T20:45:09.308-04:002009-06-04T20:45:09.308-04:00“I was just going to the men’s room,” I said.
“Yo...“I was just going to the men’s room,” I said.<br /><br />“You and the toilet. You love to go to the toilet, don’t you?”<br /><br />“I don’t dislike it,” I said.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842309483186615362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-55720405526962276762009-06-04T12:52:00.037-04:002009-06-04T12:52:00.037-04:00One of Arnold's best, where the sentences are ...One of Arnold's best, where the sentences are ones I've always wanted to hear and/or to say.<br />"Go in peace," when someone needs to use the toilet is one. Best of all, since Josh says it here, for once I feel that all is right in the universe. Then, too, it brought this glorious image to mind: if Jesus drinks beer (a lot of beer it seems here) then before long He too will need to "go in peace."<br />Another favorite is "Oh you and your vaunted insanity." It must have been a while but certainly people have said that to me, and just as certainly--I to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306491903311869968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-36820156075428202432009-06-04T09:28:18.847-04:002009-06-04T09:28:18.847-04:00“It’s not all fun and games for me, Arnold. Imagin...“It’s not all fun and games for me, Arnold. Imagine just for a moment having the whole weight of the world on your shoulders. Literally.”<br /><br />A new song had come on the jukebox. “Surfin’ U.S.A.”<br /><br />That's a fantastic transition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380232356803921253.post-73704918104051851182009-06-04T04:06:25.957-04:002009-06-04T04:06:25.957-04:00So happy now. Laughed all through this. Thanks, Da...So happy now. Laughed all through this. Thanks, Dan!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842309483186615362noreply@blogger.com