tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post6898718820398409223..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: KLEM FMTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12086303817122268162019-03-19T08:45:52.323-04:002019-03-19T08:45:52.323-04:00I correctly guessed what the tune would be based o...I correctly guessed what the tune would be based on the title, but my hearing is so bad I could not understand a single word of the lyrics. Needs CC, CL.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-85853164305050572882019-03-19T00:50:39.808-04:002019-03-19T00:50:39.808-04:00Thanks for the smile, MamaM. That cheers me greatl...Thanks for the smile, MamaM. That cheers me greatly. <br />Those chirbits — most are from the “meltdown” period. chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-76683493978834071622019-03-18T22:03:27.101-04:002019-03-18T22:03:27.101-04:00It was dead as a doornail at the Althouse blog las...It was dead as a doornail at the Althouse blog last night. Experimentation was underway in the form of comment moderation that began yesterday evening. According to the announced plan, the only comments to show up going forward will be the ones that are submitted to the Hostess and her Good Friend the Broom (who appeared at one point to be swishing the distressed rabble toward Lem's) to be personally approved or selected by them for posting during working hours.<br /><br />Much different from an ongoing forum approach. <br /><br />More like choosing colors from a palette for a painting specifically designed by an artist intent on creating a picture for public observation using the blog format as the canvas, the post as the outline, sketch or focal point, and the comments from others as whatever color or shading the artist feels will most enhance or serve her purpose in presenting the picture. They could also be seen as a review of her work, but the ever-present possibility within any relational exchange, even in a controlled setting, is the formation of a "third thing", some thought, invite to consideration or burst of creative expression goes beyond what the artist presented, though the temptation would be there to use whatever comes up for moderation to solicit appreciation or steer outcome. <br /><br />What will happen? It's my sense the tone of the blog will change and it will lose vitality over time. The time lag and selective editing now in place will limit discourse and curtail the back and forth dynamic that led to the sense of community that was present before the Meltdown and returned to a much lesser degree in the five years since the first wave left. <br /><br />I could be wrong. Maybe this new way will open to door to something different and better. I'm currently experiencing this change as the end of something I valued and chose to enter into as an observer after I stopped participating as a commenter there. Up to now, I continued to believe most of the comments that showed up were representational of a larger reality and for the most part true in the overall, rather than curated and handpicked as they will now be. I will be curious to see what happens next. <br /><br />Hey chickelit, I found this on the link to a back and forth on SSMarriage--Jan 6, 2014 and it still makes me smile: https://chirb.it/Mck7e0 <br /><br />I was sorry to hear the life of someone who impacted your life, someone you appreciated and wrote about whose music you enjoyed and shared with others, had come to an end. Thank you for valuing Dick Dale and his contributions and remembering him as you have.MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-12389051748212795502019-03-18T08:15:36.803-04:002019-03-18T08:15:36.803-04:00Quite the treat that you and your wife got to see ...Quite the treat that you and your wife got to see him towards the end, cl. He looked like one of those rare people who managed to hold on to whatever it was that made him Dick Dale without even thinking about it.Dad Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600586111867956669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-73844841489780010032019-03-17T22:08:57.543-04:002019-03-17T22:08:57.543-04:00Sounds like Splooge Stooge Two, the Second Coming....Sounds like Splooge Stooge Two, the Second Coming. The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-65595856572981567602019-03-17T21:53:44.581-04:002019-03-17T21:53:44.581-04:00"Prepare yourselves. Put on your clean underw..."Prepare yourselves. Put on your clean underwear and pick up your room. We may have company coming over."<br /><br />Ha ha ha ha. ToP is getting a makeover. Again. Scratch a Wisconsin Law Professor, and you find a facist, every time. However, it is her place and she can do what she wants. Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-23721031441836266572019-03-17T20:57:07.815-04:002019-03-17T20:57:07.815-04:00That is very sad news indeed. He was immensely tal...That is very sad news indeed. He was immensely talented and hugely influential. I remember hearing Hendrix sing "You'll never hear surf music again" and, at the time completely misunderstood what he meant by that. <br /><br />Rest in peace, Dick Dale, you were the man and you outlived your contemporaries and beat many illnesses that would have defeated others. Godspeed.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-74485261761836070672019-03-17T20:46:51.347-04:002019-03-17T20:46:51.347-04:00Prepare yourselves. Put on your clean underwear an...Prepare yourselves. Put on your clean underwear and pick up your room. We may have company coming over.Rabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612585516401001803noreply@blogger.com