Originally posted by Braling II: That's not O'Connell Bridge, now is it?
To be sure, to be sure.
And the man in blue, sitting in centre frame at the centre of the bridge?
Well, though he is hatless, I doubt he's the eponym of the story. Is tht you, Phil?
27 March 2008, 07:18 AM
philnic
No, it's not me. Times are hard, but not THAT hard.
And although he is not THE Beggar on O'Connell Bridge, he is A beggar on O'Connell Bridge.
I just got back from a fleeting visit to Dublin, and this is one of my feeble attempts to photograph landmarks from "Bradbury's Dublin".
I was disappointed to find that the real beggars of Dublin don't play concertinas or hurdy-gurdies. Neither do they thrust babies in your face and cry "Cancer!" They mostly just sit there with paper cup in hand.
It's a bit rough-looking as I threw it together in a hurry, but I have just blogged more pictures from Dublin on my web page. Address below - please visit!
lol...Hogzilla meets Bo Peep...in the first silent porno movie...definitely not Bradburian but without a doubt Harold LLoyd, Buster Keaton, and Chaplin would be proud.
believer in Douglas
03 March 2010, 02:52 AM
dandelion
The stained glass window honoring Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is quite possibly the most beautiful and most Bradburyesque object I have ever seen. Can we get a window like this honoring Ray?
03 March 2010, 04:38 AM
fjp451
Great idea, Dandy! To be a part of a library or community square.
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03 March 2010, 07:39 AM
philnic
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Originally posted by dandelion: The stained glass window honoring Clyde Tombaugh...
I'm quite intrigued by this particular window, so I poked around on the web until I found this explanation. I felt sorry for Tombaugh and his family when Pluto was demoted in the re-classification of the planets a couple of years ago. This memorial at least is in recognition of a lifetime's achievements, and not just the discovery of Pluto.
Originally posted by philnic: I felt sorry for Tombaugh and his family when Pluto was demoted in the re-classification of the planets a couple of years ago.
Actually, this wonderful PBS documentary, http://video.pbs.org/video/1425502261/ where I learned about the window, is all about the controversy surrounding this decision, which started when a young child was overheard saying, "I can't find Pluto" in a museum display on the planets.
This excellent program is in itself Bradburyesque, showing the human interest in and personalization of a fantastically distant object which can't possibly know we are interested in it. It will definitely be a useful source for teaching children about space. In the end, they decided Pluto, Erus, and a number of other objects in that neighborhood qualified as "dwarf planets."
One of the real Bradburyesque moments, also reminiscent of the movie The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, was when they revealed that resolutions were passed both in Illinois and New Mexico to honor the only American (so far) to discover a planet, declaring that Pluto will always be considered a planet in those states, and restored to full planetary status when it passes over those skies!
16 March 2010, 10:30 PM
dandelion
The song "Mr. Tanner," by Harry Chapin, which I heard for the first time yesterday on a CD of '70s tunes. http://harrychapin.com/music/tanner.shtml Substitute "Green Town" for "Dayton" and this could be a lost chapter of Dandelion Wine. "Lake Wobegon" wouldn't fit, but it has the feel of so many of those cautionary stories about the folly of ambition and overreaching oneself.
It touched me as my town happens to be named Dayton, and we have a number of souls brave enough to make our theater productions a success through their voices. I would hate to see this happen to anybody.
I clearly remember hearing about Harry Chapin's death and my sister Klara saying, "How weird would that be to pass a wreck on the road and say, 'Oh, my God, that's Harry Chapin!'?" I had to admit, "I know a lot of these guys by their names, not their faces," and in his case the only song with which I was familiar was the hit "Cat's in the Cradle," co-written with his wife. I have since heard four of which I know.
Another very clear memory, right after September 11, our pastor sang for us "Flowers are Red," another extremely Bradburyesque ballad, http://harrychapin.com/music/flowers.shtml accompanied by his guitar, as a caution against everyone falling into a standardized mindset following a tragedy. He actually choked up by the end of the song. Please, prayers and good thoughts, as he is now seeking treatment for a serious illness.
Then "W*O*L*D" turned up on one CD compilation of '70s music and "Mr. Tanner" on another. I look forward to hearing more of the works of this wonderfully gifted singer and composer.This message has been edited. Last edited by: dandelion,
