tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post655493445368298073..comments2023-10-23T12:52:23.144-07:00Comments on CoopRenner: Taking a Tumble in the Streets of VallettaCooper Rennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13822147149062401856noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-58481930404174578212007-06-20T02:19:00.000-07:002007-06-20T02:19:00.000-07:00I know what you mean about "caffe", but the owner ...I know what you mean about "caffe", but the owner calls the place Caffe Cafe, so I'm assuming he knows!Cooper Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822147149062401856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-25512039885042379692007-06-20T02:18:00.000-07:002007-06-20T02:18:00.000-07:00I saw Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone performing on...I saw Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone performing on one of those nostalgia things onn PBS, and it was fairly sad. Rod can still play with the best of them but Colin's voice is going (or gone?).<BR/><BR/>I don't deny the sinister possibilities of "Be Free" at all, Sheila, but you have to remember that I pay very little attention to lyrics. It's all sound to me.<BR/><BR/>Gatwick, yes. Train to Victoria Station, then probably the Tube to Paddington Station. I will have the big backpack on my back, and a little Everlast bag in my hand: laptop and paperback in it.Cooper Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822147149062401856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-34265299722439150412007-06-19T16:57:00.000-07:002007-06-19T16:57:00.000-07:00... and that led me to look up Colin (sigh)Blunsto...... and that led me to look up Colin (sigh)Blunstone, who I see is appearing in London March 7 and 8, 2008 WITH "the original remaining Zombies"--I could be there then! I was planning to tack on a few days in London before or after my Italy trip.DrTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832416254158244064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-75511196073873925352007-06-19T16:50:00.000-07:002007-06-19T16:50:00.000-07:00Argent. That album with the black cover and a big...Argent. That album with the black cover and a big red thing on it was one of the few albums I bought more than one copy of. Loved 'em.<BR/><BR/>And of course that brings up the Zombies....DrTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832416254158244064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-12843252136013125332007-06-19T13:10:00.000-07:002007-06-19T13:10:00.000-07:00Well, Renner, you know and I know that we both lik...Well, Renner, you know and I know that we both like Argent (especially "Be Free"-era Argent).<BR/><BR/>It's interesting that the very onset of "Be Free" makes you happy. My response to "Be Free" is more complicated (probably further confirmation of what a fruitcake I am). I find it both exhilarating and sinister (as I found U2's early anthems -- though not in the same way; those sounded to me like hymns for late twentieth-century Nuremberg rallies). Between the organ that propels "Be Free" and the singer's repeated queries ("you didn't believe me, did you then?"), "Be Free" sounds to my ears like something of a rebuke. Somewhat creepy (like "Every Breath You Take", that perennial -- and perennially perplexing -- wedding reception favorite).<BR/><BR/>"Remember that I told you to be free."<BR/><BR/>What can that mean? I <I> told</I> you to be free.<BR/><BR/>And then there is the song's ecstatic quality, the sources of which elude me. But the falsetto "aaaaa" that follows "Remember that I told you to be free" hints at the cry of a person plunging from a great height.<BR/><BR/>"Feel the wind come rushing by."Sheila Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030653752024764363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-58719475134442217312007-06-19T09:51:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:51:00.000-07:00Oh, and are you sure that place isn't "Coffe cafe"...Oh, and are you sure that place isn't "Coffe cafe" Looks like an "o" to me.DrTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832416254158244064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-28206910080611422592007-06-19T09:50:00.000-07:002007-06-19T09:50:00.000-07:00I didn't know you fell a lot. I'm famous around h...I didn't know you fell a lot. I'm famous around here for falling. When people haven't heard from me for a few days, their first thought is, "Oh, I hope she hasn't fallen again."<BR/><BR/>That ankle looks bad, Renner. I assume you are icing it?<BR/><BR/>If it still smarts when you have to walk a lot, you might pick up a cane somewhere. If you wait till you get to London, go to Boots pharmacy (They're everywhere and I LOVE THEM). You might try to find some arnica gel to rub on that bruising. But you need the arnica NOW, not later. <BR/><BR/>Just a warning about the tube with luggage. There are a lot of stairs at most tube stations, and heavy luggage makes it difficult to manage crowds and steps. You might consider taking the train into London (I'm assuming you're talking Gatwick rather than Heathrow because you can get the tube straight out of Heathrow). So take the Gatwick Express from the airport to Victoria, then maybe get a taxi to the lodging.DrTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832416254158244064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4051081973896563723.post-18752316386046854542007-06-19T07:39:00.000-07:002007-06-19T07:39:00.000-07:00. . . I probably hadn't mentioned that a couple of...<I> . . . I probably hadn't mentioned that a couple of times, going up the stairs on the ship and at the Europa, I had tripped and fallen already . . . </I><BR/><BR/>Best take care. You fall down one time too many and they put you in the Old Folks' Home. Just ask Vera.Sheila Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030653752024764363noreply@blogger.com