Seen in Print

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Look closely and you can see that I am not impressive.
I am an ordinary, average person.

Might be good to have more of the same......instead of the everybody's special and exceptional.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

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Wayne,
You made that look impressive.
Look closely and you can see that I am not impressive.
I am an ordinary, average person.

When I met you in-person at the TCA Meet @York, PA, at my little booth, I found you instantly to be the very opposite of "ordinary."

You were so interesting to converse with that I was sorry when you left. And I am also sorry we do not live close enough to each other to have you able to stop by the house any time you felt like it. It would be nice to have you come through the door to celebrate birthdays and Christmases , too, at least.

When you reply on this forum, I read every word you contribute.
Murph

[webenda]

I knew I should keep my mouth shut.
Wayne,
You made that look impressive.
Look closely and you can see that I am not impressive.
I am an ordinary, average person.

Roger, you are humble and that alone makes you far from an ordinary, average person. I read what your students say about you. Believe me, Roger, you are an extraordinary loving and caring person.

[webenda]

I knew I should keep my mouth shut.

And your wisdom is quotable, keep talking to us, please!

[rogruth]

My wife says that a lot of grease is needed for use on my head for me to pass through doors because if I am asked about some things from my past
it sometimes sounds like I am bragging. It never seemed to me that telling truths was bragging and the truth about ones self may sound that way.
I never felt I had much to brag about. I always tried to do the best I could. Sometimes that wasn't good enough. See. Look what happened.
I always expected my students to do their best but did not expect perfection. For my own musical performances I did expect perfection.

[webenda]

Ummm...........not a costume.

Cousin of mine that just wants to give you a nice big hug.....

Is your cousin a female, if so I might be interested.

I scrolled backward through this comedy called, "Seen in Print" and just read your comment Hondo. The shock of realizing what you asked for sent me ROFLMAO.

[MYmoo]

See above.

Wayne,

Thank You for the refresher in art appreciation.
Thank You for the inclusion of the full image by J. Lee.
It further impresses me in the 'wrongness' of the illustration.

MYmoo wrote:Am I not permitting enough 'artistic license?

Entirely possible/probable. Artist might never have seen what he painted and probably possessed even less knowledge of what he was depicting.

I'll accept Rufus' reply/explanation for the 'wrongness', and the 1950 creation date for the way the image is...
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(Wayne said:Color Blue)

That's the part of the elephant that I see. -
Thank you. What you saw was most enlightening.
Most of us understand that the impressionist style used by Lee is only intended to capture the essence of the subject, rather than its details.
1. I am not "Most of us ..."
2. I consider myself 'unique' as I do You, and everyone else anywhere, everywhere.
3. I guess that would be 'Most of us'. (There are some copycats and wanna be's in the crowd, tho.)

I compare the style to the simple Lionel Trains some of us love.
I have never considered LIONEL Trains as 'impressionist'.
I've always thought of them as 'well engineered' in many ways.
The same (or similar, interchangeable) parts were used across the line.
"How To ..." repair/operate information was made available to the 'consumer',
and for those who wished to do it themselves,
as well as for local repair stations, for those with more $$$$$ than talent or time.

You are more detail oriented.
You are correct in your observations.
Growing up on a farm contributed to that, and the fact that that was way before 'Mao-Marts' and the internet.
'Going to town' was a weekly affair.
It was imperative to know 'the facts', and 'how to do with what you got'.

Now, I spend W-a-a-a-a-a-y t-o-o-o-o-o much time pondering and wondering:
why things are the way they are,
distilling someone's 'artistic' description(s) into 'fact(s)',
and attempting to accept the fact that there is not much I can change,
except the way I choose to think about it.

What type of model trains do you like?
In my profile you'll find "Everything!".
In my 'Amazing Abundant Amassed Accumulations!', you'll find,
'mostly' late 20th Century LIONEL compatible 3 rail 'model trains',
with a smattering of other mfgrs and scales, including 2 rail.
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[MYmoo]

Addendum to above ^.

I compare the style to the simple Lionel Trains some of us love.
I have never considered LIONEL Trains as 'impressionist'.
I've always thought of them as 'well engineered' in many ways.
The same (or similar, interchangeable) parts were used across the line.
"How To ..." repair/operate information was made available to the 'consumer' and for those who wished to do it themselves, as well as for local repair stations, for those with more $$$$$ than talent or time.

MY comments pertain to 'Post-War,(1 or 2)' LIONEL Trains, and NOT the China/Asian copies/reproductions/new stuff being made in Century 21.
They were 'simple' in the fact that they were simple to repair, maintain, operate.
Easy even for a ten year old.
B.T.D.T.
It is rumoured 'Simple Lionel Trains' were 'beta-tested' by the engineer's sons before being approved for production.
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[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Roy]

Not a bad street name, for a red light district.

[HONDO74]

Looks like an appropriate name for a street in Hollywood where Harvey Weinstein lived. as the POONTANG BOOMERANGED up his A$$.

I just love watching Tinseltown eat their own.

Steel Panther - Poontang Boomerang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RlokpbOSOo

Steel Panther - Pussywhipped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUUc4Cq5NJc

STEEL PANTHER - It Wont Suck Itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs5NTHYNzEA

[rogruth]

I suppose if I was 25 years younger I might appreciate some of the music and maybe even some of the videos like this Steel Panther stuff.
I do appreciate some of the technical playing and theoretical stuff that is done. I'm not just referring to the above. I have watched a lot of stuff that has been posted and I just don't like it. It seems that sometimes it is not the music but the wild and weird videos that maybe the attraction. My background is classical and big band mostly along with some jazz. Karlheinz Stockhausen makes more sense to me than some of the rock/pop stuff that I am not sure what its called. FWIW music and trains are similar to me in that I can accept that all types are liked by someone and that is OK with me. I would never engage in a conversation about pop (?) music with an afficionado because I just don't know enough about it. For me, some is just too loud and brazen
and in some cases too vulgar. I'm just too old to accept some things. I do, as some of you can tell, appreciate the finer things of the young female body and think that she should be able to do whatever she wants with it. But II don't understand why Miley Cyrus, for instance, would make videos for anyone to see her practically having intercourse. Of course I realize that money has a lot to do with it.I just don't think it is needed when some of the older, regular ball room type dances are the most erotic I have seen. (I have seen a lot.) Once again I find it hard to stop but I will. Now.

[J. S. Bach]

...snip... My background is classical and big band mostly ...snip...

My interest is there also; I just finished spinning a record called BIG BAND BLAZE /Bob Freedman Orch and currently spinning GLAD ALL OVER/ Dave Clark Five. That will be followed by PACIFIC 231/ Honegger plus others on the record. You can see that my musical tastes are quite a mix. You want some different music, start spinning early acoustic 78s.

[HONDO74]

Roger.
I personally can't stand what gets passed off as music today, which includes the links I posted

For me I love the big band era. Swing music and dancing, boogie woogie and jitterbug. I can listen to and watch that for hours.
Examples

Hooked On Swing Dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHANNkKBSNU

BOOGIE WOOGIE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWDfxgngrNc

[rogruth]

Hondo and Dave,
Those were fun and to me are still.
I could do a little swing back in those days but never any good at boogie.
Thanks for the links.