I am 40

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  • olderman
    olderman Posts: 1,765
    when i get older,
    shaving my head,
    many years from now,
    will you still be sending me a valentine,
    birthday greeting,
    bottle of wine?
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    olderman wrote:
    when i get older,
    shaving my head,
    many years from now,
    will you still be sending me a valentine,
    birthday greeting,
    bottle of wine?
    If I’d been out till quarter to three
    Would you lock the door,
    Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
    When I’m sixty-four.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    A man of eight hundred-and nine
    was once overheard to opine,
    "I've wrinkles and crags
    and the whole of me sags
    but your girlfriend's more ugly than mine."

    :D
  • pearljoy
    pearljoy Posts: 47
    I'm a new 40
    I rode in my car and sulked
    I thought, who would of thought I'd live this long?
    I'm 40
    PearlJoy!!!!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    pearljoy wrote:
    I'm a new 40
    I rode in my car and sulked
    I thought, who would of thought I'd live this long?
    I'm 40
    Happy Belated Birthday!

    My oldest sister is 41, so my mom probably thinks 40 is young. It's all about perspective.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • olderman
    olderman Posts: 1,765
    olderman is 52,
    his hair is salt and pepper,
    he loves jazz and rock and roll,
    his love comes from his heart..

    his heart he gives to you :)
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    olderman wrote:
    he loves jazz and rock and roll,
    I'm trying to find the best version of "Summertime." I have Janice Joplin's, Billie Holiday's, and others. What is your favorite version? Also, what female jazz artists can really belt it out. I have some jazz, but I can always use more. Thanks for the suggestions!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Try Adelaide Hall, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fizgerald and Abbey Lincoln (rarer, but great). They're not all belters but they're great singers with a subtle and dynamic emotional range, as well as musical and performative sensibility.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Fitzgerald, I mean.
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Try Adelaide Hall, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Ella Fizgerald and Abbey Lincoln (rarer, but great). They're not all belters but they're great singers with a subtle and dynamic emotional range, as well as musical and performative sensibility.
    I haven't heard Adelaide Hall or Abbey Lincoln. I'll look into their music. I have cds of the others, and I agree with you. I think Ella's the best female singer, and Dinah Washington sings incredible blues. I have a cd of Sarah Vaughan with a "Summertime" track. That's why I bought it :-) Thanks!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • pearlmutt
    pearlmutt Posts: 392
    Bessie Smith -- the empress of the blues

    http://www.redhotjazz.com/bessie.html
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    pearlmutt wrote:
    Bessie Smith -- the empress of the blues

    http://www.redhotjazz.com/bessie.html
    Yep, yep I had a lot of her stuff. I sold it back already *blush*. I read this book "Blues Legends and Black Feminism" and it lists all of the lyrics for Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey. It also has a section about Billie Holiday. It is written by Angela Davis and the writing is a little redundant at times. However, the section on the lyrics alone was worth the price of the book.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • pearlmutt
    pearlmutt Posts: 392
    I absolutely love Bessie Smith's story -- she was one kick ass woman (literally). I also love the song about the sugar in my bowl. I think it's hers it was on a compilation that I got years ago -- the lyrics are fabulous, fun, sexy, kick ass.

    "I read this book "Blues Legends and Black Feminism""
    I haven't read that book, but it sounds interesting, so maybe I'll check it out. Thanks.
  • cltaylor12
    cltaylor12 Posts: 125
    When I was 8, I couldn't wait to be 18, because I thought I would be free.
    When I was 18, I was not only not free, but I knew nothing.
    When I was 19, U2 changed my life.
    When I was 21, it was an excuse to drink for no reason until sick, the novelty of which wore off by age 23.
    Life began at age 25, but was short lived.
    Paul died at 25, I at 26. Others wandered away. Pearl Jam helped me heal, U2 drifted away.
    Life ended at 30.


    When I was 8 I used to count upon my fingers what age I would be in the year 2000.
    That age was 35. We should all die at age 35, unless one has kids who need them.
    I will be 40 in October. I don't want to live a day past it. I don't want to even see it.
    Celebration of one's birth should be limited to childhood.
    I never had childhood celebrations, except for I recall two of them.
    I'm done. Game Over. Never reached my peak, never reached a prime, didn't even know I was a loner nor did I know I was unattractive. I never felt good looking, but I wish someone had at leasted clued me in, that I was and I am actually ugly.

    I had no idea.

    Do a friend a favor - let them know constructively what they need to be a better person. Don't let them just wander.
    I will be 40 in October. Both are U2 song titles which had once held so much meaning.
    I don't care anymore.

    Billy makes me feel better, tells me stories, let's my mind wander.

    Kurt makes me feel cathartic, I can explode in my own mind vicariously through his sound. ("If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to ask someone else first. I'm too busy acting like I'm not naive....")

    Ed speaks the truth, but there is nothing I can do to effect change. ("How much difference, does it make?)

    Bono is busy, and I stopped funding his efforts in 1993. But good luck with that, god bless. ("Like a song....")

    Perry (Farrell) is busy, I'll fund his efforts forever, god bless him too.
    "Because our lives have gotten tide to people we should untangle...." (JA)

    Rollins Rules - if I come back to this world, let me be a man, and let me look like Rollins, just to fuck shit up.


    The greatest minds of my generation - I can't even play an Open B chord.


    I will be 40 in October, and I will be miserable every day until that time, praying for a bullet to my head.
    "Kill Me Pills, No One Cares, My Friend" (Love}
    This must be how Courtney felt, maybe, or not.
    "I don't really miss God, but I sure miss Santa Claus." (Love)
    I will be 40.
    I am old.


    "God Knows I'm Helpless" (Corgan)
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I am old enough.
    Nothing impresses me anymore.
    I don't want to part of any community.
    These eyes hurt.
    I am old enough.
  • olderman
    olderman Posts: 1,765
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I am old enough.
    Nothing impresses me anymore.
    I don't want to part of any community.
    These eyes hurt.
    I am old enough.

    i wish i was a younger man,
    walking along the river banks,
    (on a hot summer day)
    casting lines into the breeze,
    hopping the rocks to catch a squeeze..
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • pearlmutt
    pearlmutt Posts: 392
    I am 30.
    I am not Robert Hass,
    a poet;
    that's okay

    as are most things,
    which is why
    okay
    is the more widely known
    than Coca-Cola.
    Can you imagine?
    I can

    that I know
    what he means
    when he says:

    "the man is not hurt exactly,
    he understands that life has limits, that people
    die young, fail at love,
    fail of their ambitions."

    and calls this a poem,
    or at least a part of one,
    calls it the
    Privilege of Being
    poem.
  • pearlmutt
    pearlmutt Posts: 392
    is more widely known
    (oops)
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    I am old enough.
    Nothing impresses me anymore.
    I don't want to part of any community.
    These eyes hurt.
    I am old enough.
    What the hell are you talking about! What is going on!
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    It's only a poem.

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