tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post3391423774564470485..comments2023-06-05T07:24:19.508-04:00Comments on Greens 'n Cornbread: School DazeBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-1496359904896301012007-02-22T17:02:00.000-05:002007-02-22T17:02:00.000-05:00De - To a non-musical person like myself, the abil...De - <I>To a non-musical person like myself, the ability to sing and play an instrument seems like SUCH a gift that I can't imagine not using it.</I> - When you put it like that, I feel really bad about not playing.... Yes, I <B>know</B> you have gifts you're overlooking - your ability to express yourself for one thing. And I bet if you picked an instrument and tried it, you'd discover another hidden talent.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-67527058151476079192007-02-22T13:25:00.000-05:002007-02-22T13:25:00.000-05:00You had to re-type all this? Groan.I enjoyed read...You had to re-type all this? Groan.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading it. It's probably a good thing you moved around or the cops would've had you pegged.<BR/><BR/>My friend Susanne of Creative.Mother.Thinking is a voice and piano teacher. She often finds she doesn't have enough time for making music or practicing; it's one of the things she puts on the back burner. To a non-musical person like myself, the ability to sing and play an instrument seems like SUCH a gift that I can't imagine not using it. But I'm sure I have some gifts I'm overlooking... right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-73254005194375599582007-02-22T11:00:00.000-05:002007-02-22T11:00:00.000-05:00Chani - As I was typing this entry, things started...Chani - As I was typing this entry, things started coming back to me that I hadn't thought of in years. Maybe my memory is better than I thought it was!<BR/><BR/>Urban Urchin - Memories seem to trigger one another, one led to another.<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking of sitting down with Mom and talking to her about that time.<BR/><BR/>I have not kept up with playing, and I find that I miss it more and more. I've been thinking about getting back into it. I've always wanted to learn how to play a piano.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-90418176921497310482007-02-21T22:18:00.000-05:002007-02-21T22:18:00.000-05:00Wow Bob. It is amazing how much you remember, and...Wow Bob. It is amazing how much you remember, and yes it had to be the hardest thing your parents did at that time to let you live with your grandparents. You must have been terribly unhappy at that time. Music is a big theme for you. Did you continue with your music? Are your kids musically inclined as well?urban-urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001320142893492171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-18576554278104571322007-02-21T14:58:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:58:00.000-05:00It's interesting to see how well you remember all ...It's interesting to see how well you remember all of this. I admit to a degree of long-term memory trouble. The stuff I do remember from those days isn't anything I want to revisit. It's always surprising to see what good personal historians most people are. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Peace, <BR/><BR/>~Chanithailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-41701496543418029622007-02-19T22:42:00.000-05:002007-02-19T22:42:00.000-05:00Lee - Wow. There's got to be a special hell reser...Lee - Wow. There's got to be a special hell reserved for people who sin in the name of god. There's a long list.<BR/><BR/>As for Biloxi, I can remember when the beaches were closed due to the polution from the canning plants. Try living near the beach and being repulsed by it.<BR/><BR/>MoI - letting me move in with my grandparents at that age had to be one of the hardest decisions my parents had to make. I do look at my life more as a series of new experiences instead of a series of lost friends. Yes, I was pretty bright but I don't think I've lived up to expectations. My mother made an oblique reference to this a few months ago when she apologized for their not having done more to help me go to college (I dropped out of college and only have an associates degree earned while in the Air Force. )Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-53599198940791157792007-02-19T20:28:00.000-05:002007-02-19T20:28:00.000-05:00You seemed to have had a really interesting school...You seemed to have had a really interesting school era where you earned all kinds of neat opportunities to develop yourself and your skills/talents. That's pretty cool of your folks letting you go back to the school of your choice at 11/12 years old!<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you were an extremely bright kid so it was probably good you kept so busy or you might have got into some trouble like so many did.<BR/><BR/>Kids do move around a little more now since everyone's more mobile. In farm areas though, people don't move. <BR/><BR/>My early life was pretty boring compared to yours!<BR/>I hope you get involved in music again!Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24985728.post-59685440135447629082007-02-19T18:57:00.000-05:002007-02-19T18:57:00.000-05:00I went to Catholic school. I don't know if anythi...I went to Catholic school. I don't know if anything was weirder. <A HREF="http://studiotwentythree.blogspot.com/2006/04/essay-catholic-birthday.html" REL="nofollow">Here's</A> an essay.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I lived in a trailer in Biloxi, Mississippi for about 6 months while my dad went to some kinda military training. It truly was the armpit of America.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915252268400469774noreply@blogger.com