Songs and poetry

Celestial Pocket Globes

Starstuffed — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:59:42 GMT

One of the objects shown on the PBS show "Find!" recently was an eighteenth century pocket globe. At an estate of a woman in the northeastern part of the United States, was a baseball-sized, genuine sharkskin case. This case separated into two halves which enclosed a nicely rendered globe of the Earth. On the inside of the globe-enclosing sharkskin case was the night sky. . .much like a mini planetarium. The object was appraised by the two blond-haired twins Leigh and Leslie Keno (stars of the show and originally from "Antiques Roadshow") for thousands of dollars. Here is a little information about a fine example of one of these globes from the Lanman Globe Collection (http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/globes.html): snip>> c. 1818, James Newton, London Globe 22 Newton's Improved Pocket Celestial Globe. London. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century, many people who could afford it carried pocket watches. As time went on, people took to carrying "pocket-sized" versions of other items such as barometers, and even globes. some were either mounted on stands like conventional globes, others were enclosed in special cases to make them more portable, as this one was. The first one is believed to have been made by the British mathematician Joseph Moxon in the late 1600s, and the Newton family was one of the many British firms who produced such globes. Their London firm was founded by James Newton (probably the father of the James Newton who made this particular globe), who was born in 1748. This globe is only 7.6 cm in diameter. It is enclosed in a spherical case of shagreen (sharkskin) with twelve colored, engraved, celestial gores pasted inside. The case is held together by a hinge, and can be locked with two hooks. <<unsnip In conclusion, here is a link to a couple of images of this item: http://www.library.yale.edu/MapColl/globe22.gif

Sister Golden Hair. . .as recorded by "America"

Starstuffed — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:48:57 GMT

Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed I ain't ready for the altar but I do agree there's times When a woman sure can be a friend of mine Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? Now I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it

Oh my God!

Starstuffed — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:59:20 GMT

Eric's guitar playing and vocal work on the classic "Stormy Monday" off the soon to be released live Cream reunion CD is far beyond words. To see and hear this incredible performance, go to: http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=songvid&artistid=3983&albumid=794100

Sweet Child O' Mine (As recorded by Guns and Roses)

Starstuffed — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:50:56 GMT

She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I stared too long I'd probably break down and cry Sweet child o' mine Sweet love of mine She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place Where as a child I'd hid And pray for the thunder And the rain To quietly pass me by Sweet child o' mine Sweet love of mine Where do we go Where do we go now Where do we go Sweet child o' mine

Ride Captain Ride (circa 1968)

Starstuffed — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 07:32:54 GMT

Seventy-three men sailed up from the San Francisco Bay Rolled off of their ship, and here's what they had to say "We're callin' everyone to ride along to another shore We can laugh our lives away and be free once more" But no one heard them callin', no one came at all 'Cause they were too busy watchin' those old raindrops fall As a storm was blowin' out on the peaceful sea Seventy-three men sailed off to history Ride, captain ride upon your mystery ship Be amazed at the friends you have here on your trip Ride captain ride upon your mystery ship On your way to a world that others might have missed -- Recorded by "The Blues Image"

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, by Hank Williams

Starstuffed — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 03:28:11 GMT

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill He sounds too blue to fly The midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long When time goes crawling by The moon just went behind a cloud To hide its face and cry Did you ever see a robin weep When leaves begin to die? Like me he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry The silence of a falling star Lights up a purple sky And as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry

A short but pertinent poem

Starstuffed — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 03:53:04 GMT

Now is now, And now is now, And now is now, Some more. --Anonymous