summertime

Summertime
and the livin' is easy
fish are jumpin
and the cotton is high
oh your daddy's rich
and your ma is good lookin'
so hush little baby
don't you cry

One of these mornin's
you're gonna rise up singin'
yes you spread your wings
and you take to the skys
but till' that mornin'
theres nothin' that can harm you
yes your daddy and mammy
stand and wave you goodbye

summertime
and the livin' is easy
fish are jumpin'
and the cotton is high
oh your daddy's rich
and you ma is good lookin'
so hush little baby
baby don't you cry
don't you cry

billie holiday; summertime

take me back a lot of years luv. makes me want to cry.

*tosses him a handkerchief* a man has to shed some tears once in awhile.

I like the other summertime tune..the goofy one. Sum, sum, summertime.. etc. (Jazz and blues are great things though.)

I like the one about "when it's summertime, and the weather is hot, you can blah blah blah (forgot the words) and blah blah blah, sing along with us, dee dee dee dee dee, do do da da da, yeah we're hap-hap-y...when the weather is fine, you got women, you got women on your mind..."

Jazz and blues are awesome. *sigh*, throws tantrum...I wanna go to New Orleans, dammit.

(Don't tempt me.) Chicago.. is really the blues. N'awlin's is Dixieland Jazz. Not bad.. but too happy~happy for me.

Or was it.. Chicago is jazz? I went to a real jazz club there, once.. it was packed.. apparently very successful.

Chicago is jazz...you've been to Chicago? neat! It's onion layers with you, also.

I went to Boot Camp in Great Lakes ("Great Mistakes") for the Navy (*N ever *A gain *V olunteer *Y ourself*)
Chicago was the closest place to go visit on leave.

I thought the Great Lakes were in Michigan...you learn something new every day.

I take it someone did not enjoy the Navy? lol.

I sent you mail. You might want to read it blindfolded though..lol

I sent you mail back.. and for the same reason.

You did? I haven't gotten it yet.

Re: Michigan & Great Lakes.. I don't know the difference.. the closest thing to base was some town called Waukeegan, where they did incredible ice sculptures..
Chicago was like 40 miles by fast train. (That was fun too.. got rooked in my first shell game.. Never again.)

Re mail.. that might explain alot. You've gotten No mail?
I've sent 2 emails to you, today.

Yay!! I just got your mail.

Okay, let me respond, si voux ples, or what the hell ever.

Did I just mangle French really bad, or what

And then I'll also respond to your post(s).

Grin. I like your version of it. Ok. I'll be about.

BTW Yes, I liked the Navy. But all branches of service have their bad moments.. It really is "Hurry Up and Wait".. for any service member. Go here, do this, shutup, and wait for further instructions. (It's also where we got the phrase..
"I dunno, do something.. Mill about smartly. " 😛 )

Hi, hello, I'm here. Okay, you'll have to bear with my ignorance for a minute here and help me out: what's a shell game, and what's rooked?

rofl, that's funny, your phrase. Love that. Could use that throughout my day and would apply to many situations I get "put" in. 😛

I'm glad that you liked the Navy. I like people who like the military. Which sounds weird. But maybe, being a smart Virgoan, you will get what I mean. lol.

Shell game.. Not shells actually (or "anymore") but 3 cups and a "pea" or bean, etc.) The small object placed under a cup.. much shuffling, and then you guess which cup the items' under. If right, you get a certain amount of cash. If wrong, you lose that amount of cash. (And.. unfortunately, the dealer's never wrong.. so you always get taken.. "rooked".)

Ahhh. I may have played that game at the fair once....

Shell games usually occur in front or near large crowds.. like near a bar, at the corner, etc.
The fair grounds now.. (I like those very much) .. It is fun to try to win the goldfish, etc. Or the huge stuffed animals. Those games are semi-rigged as well, but it's alot more fun, and you "know" when you should quit.

You know, I've never actually played any of those games at the fair. Well, maybe a couple times when I was little. I tried to talk my ex into playing one for me, because I really wanted this adorable huge pink elephant stuffed animal, but he didn't go for it. He wanted to play the video games instead.

I'd like to win big, in that respect, but it would be hard to beat the system they have. Rigged to be very tough. Shame about the video games. (Today's computers have made video parlors mostly obsolete.)

You have any particular rides that you liked to go on?

Not at the fair, no. Fair rides kind of make you think about your mortality. lol. Or maybe that's just me.

Now, theme parks, I love the roller coasters there...seem safer. Soarin' Over California I love, as well as California Screamin'. I'm going to Knott's Berry Farm this next May, and I love a lot of the coasters there (but not Ghostrider! I thought I was really going to die on that one).

I liked the mortality comparison.. Lemme think.. There was one ride at the fairgrounds I liked.. "The Black Widow".. an octopus legged black beastie.. Brought you up and down, and the 2 seater chair would spin in circles. I liked.

I like coasters, very much. It's been too long since I've gone on any though. I absolutely loved a kind that had you standing up in-place, with a huge padded rail surrounding you. (very secure feeling) and even went upside down once.
There was something about being able to stand up.. that made it less scary, more enjoyable, and no less exilerating. (seriously msp) I'm pressed for time here! See email..

Have a good night at work Espernaut...your "absentia" might make some people miss ya....

I'm just saying. 🙂

It's mutual, Omaha. (wild kingdom.. bad pun.. I can't help it sometimes.)

We used to have a Mutual of Omaha here, but not anymore. lol.

Never been to the wild kingdom, if the reference was something related to that...lol

Your puns are good.

Nice puns.

(chuckle)

.. frangle. You win. Again. (don't get smartie though...)