Hey! The guy said clearly "not an Opus"!
Posted on 03/09/2016 2:16:44 PM PST by lafroste
Apparently I went a little nuts last night and issued an "opus". I have not read it. Based on the feedback I have received it was pretty bad. For what it is worth, my son found me on the floor beneath my desk puking. He had to use a hot glue gun to repair my breathing mask. And in fact I slept great.
I deeply apologize to my FR friends, I am one of those people who go a little crazy now and then. In this case I blame a new pharmaceutical that I just started yesterday. I have discontinued it and have a history of being very sensitive to such things.
My heartfelt apologigies and kudos to those on FR determined to ride to my rescue.
"A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan (youtube song audio)
Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?
I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways
I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests
I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans
I’ve been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, and it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what did you see, my darling young one?
I saw a newborn baby with wild wolves all around it
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin’
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin’
I saw a white ladder all covered with water
I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?
And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin’
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin’
Heard ten thousand whisperin’ and nobody listenin’
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin’
Heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter
Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley
And it’s a hard, and it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
And it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
Oh, who did you meet, my blue-eyed son?
Who did you meet, my darling young one?
I met a young child beside a dead pony
I met a white man who walked a black dog
I met a young woman whose body was burning
I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow
I met one man who was wounded in love
I met another man who was wounded with hatred
And it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
It’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
Oh, what’ll you do now, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what’ll you do now, my darling young one?
I’m a-goin’ back out ’fore the rain starts a-fallin’
I’ll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest
Where the people are many and their hands are all empty
Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison
Where the executioner’s face is always well hidden
Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten
Where black is the color, where none is the number
And I’ll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it
Then I’ll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin’
But I’ll know my song well before I start singin’
And it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard, it’s a hard
It’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall
BTW it doesn't sound like you have schizophrenia.
I tried to track him down through his local police. They didn’t help.
I want to know how a 14 YO kid can convince the cops to ‘swat’ a house, but can’t do a health and welfare check when somebody’s in real trouble.
Ah. It wasn’t *that* bad.
It’s just that you’ve been a sane FReeper for 16 years. This was so out of character that there was obviously an issue.
Read it, then ask the mods to delete it and move on.
(I’m SO glad that you’re okay! I did everything and couldn’t find you!)
Glad to see you back in better form. I was worried about you, and sending thoughts and prayers your way today.
Just checked it out. It sounded like you just wandered in from DU. Glad you are better today.
Just know that we love you, man.
If you need help, reach out and FReepers will never let you down.
(It’s helpful if we know your GD name and address... thank you for providing that AFTER it was too late! lol!)
I use one of these to check my oxygen level.
$16.70 at Walmart
My goodness! Well, the best news is you have the makings of a serious blues song here.
Take all the tracings of the Opus and non-Opus, fold them into the following well known recipe, and you are golden! Glad you are ok now!
Here are the basic instructions, shamelessly plagiarized from the internets:
HOW TO SING THE BLUES
(attrib. to Memphis Earlene Gray
with help from Uncle Plunky)
by way of Henry Sapoznik
1. Most blues begin “woke up this morning.”
2. “Gots a good woman” is a bad way to begin the blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line.
I gots a good woman (harmonica fleedle)
With the meanest dog in town.
3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes. Sort of.
Gots a good woman
With the meanest dog in town.
He got teeth like Margaret Thatcher
And he weigh ‘bout 500 pound.
Gots a job
Keeps me travelin’ all the time
‘Planes and meetin’s
Never see those friends of mine
Lives on the left coast
Got to go 3,000 miles
Just to get to the right coast
And see them great big smiles
Lord, I left them
Left them all behind
Now I miss ‘em
Miss em’ like that ole sunshine
No, wait jes’ a minute
I live in ole CA
Gots plenty of sun
Shines every god damn day
4. The blues are not about limitless choice or opportunity.
5. Blues cars are Chevies and Cadillacs. Other acceptable blues transportation: Greyhound bus or southbound trains. Walkin’ plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin’ to die (or fixin’ to start).
6. Teenagers can’t sing the blues. Adults sing the blues. Blues — adulthood means old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis.
7. You can have the blues in New York City, but not in Brooklyn or Queens. Hard times in Vermont or North Dakota are just a depression. Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are still the best places to have the blues.
8. The following colors do not belong in the blues:
a. Violet
b. Beige
c. Mauve
9. You can’t have the blues in an office or a shopping mall, the lighting is all wrong.
10. Good places for the Blues:
a. The highway
b. The jailhouse
c. The empty bed
d. That lonely road
e. A bar
Bad places:
a. Ashrams
b. Gallery openings
c. Weekend in the Hamptons
d. The Eastern Shore
e. The Hill
11. No one will believe it’s the blues if you wear a suit, unless you happen to be an old black man.
12. Do you have the right to sing the blues?
Yes, if:
a. Your first name is a southern state—like Georgia
b. You’re blind
c. You shot a man in Memphis.
d. You can’t be satisfied
No, if:
a. You were once blind but now can see.
b. You’re deaf
c. You have a trust fund
13. Neither Julio Iglesias nor Barbra Streisand can sing the blues. Or Perry Como, Captain Kangaroo...
14. If you ask for water and baby gives you gasoline, it’s the blues. Other acceptable blues beverages are:
a. “Wine” (in the class of: Night Train, Red Lady 21, Ripple)
b. Irish whiskey
c. Muddy water
Blues beverages are NOT:
a. Any mixed drink
b. Any wine kosher for Passover
c. Yoo Hoo (all flavors)
15. If occurring in a cheap motel, bar, under a bridge or in a shack behind the truck stop, it’s blues death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is a blues way to die. So is the electric chair, substance abuse, or being denied treatment in an emergency room. It is not a blues death if you die during a liposuction treatment.
16. Some blues names for women
a. Sadie
b. Big Mama
c. Bessie
Some women’s names NOT for the blues
a. Muffy
b. Amanda
c. Any name given by Frank Zappa
17. Some blues names for men
a. Joe
b. Willie
c. Little Willie
d. Lightnin’
Some men’s names NOT for the blues
a. Scooter
b. Jose (or Hose B)
c. Name of any member of Congress (exception Jesse)
Persons with names like Sierra or Sequoia will not be permitted to sing the blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.
17B. Other blues names (starter kit, add your own here)
a. Adjective: physical characteristic or infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Asthmatic, Smilin’)
b. Name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Kiwi, Melon) or nocturnal animal (Bat, Owl, Possum)
c. Last Name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.)
(And so on)...
This shows lack of commitment.
BWAAAHAHAHA!
I really liked the part where you assumed the persona of HAL 9000.
Very cool.
Thanks for letting me know...glad the cause was found and the medication stopped..
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear you are better. Just very concerned for you at the time. Sounded like a medical emergency. which it was
I wouldn't know about any of this personally, of course.
LOLLOLLOL How many times have I returned to reality to just that question!
maybe I am bad after all.
High five. Keep the faith.
I have seen some scary moments on FR and that was one of them.When it was pulled I was hoping someone knew him.Thanks for trying Marie :)
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