tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post6257582729472496577..comments2023-10-30T10:45:45.193+01:00Comments on Sort of San Francisco Fan Club: Deliverance = intrigue & the endless riverFram Actualhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-87864303592663025062009-05-11T20:52:00.000+02:002009-05-11T20:52:00.000+02:00Thank you, for your visit, Natalie.
I hope you ar...Thank you, for your visit, Natalie.<br /><br />I hope you are able to recall enough of your poem to take another run at it. "Singing Poetry" sounds like it could be an interesting exercise of the imagination.<br /><br />I have more interest in learning modern languages than dead languages, but it would be interesting to see the photograph should you decide to post it.<br /><br />See you before you set off ....Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-81269396620661020572009-05-11T19:54:00.000+02:002009-05-11T19:54:00.000+02:00Hi Fram,
Stopped by to say “hi” and to let you kno...Hi Fram,<br />Stopped by to say “hi” and to let you know that the poem I started, “Singing Poetry”, was lost…<br />….While at the Metropolitan museum, I came across (and took a picture of) a papyri fragment of “Iliad”… Thought you could use it if your Greek is good enough, hha-ha!<br />P.S. I will “whistle” good-by on Thursday afternoon.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167043840787049344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-14960204814016980572009-05-10T22:17:00.000+02:002009-05-10T22:17:00.000+02:00CiL from across the sea: We all must paddle our ow...CiL from across the sea: We all must paddle our own canoes whether we want to or not, down to the sunless sea, and, hopefully, beyond.<br /><br />Leave your boots at home when you take to the canoe. I learned that lesson the first time I went into the water wearing them, and had to swim ashore towing the canoe. With a bit of luck, some day we can wear our boots on an afternoon walk around your London town.<br /><br />Right now, for you as well, I am listening to Boston and dancing in my chair.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-49663440013802361262009-05-10T22:13:00.000+02:002009-05-10T22:13:00.000+02:00You made many observations, Kelly, and they all re...You made many observations, Kelly, and they all reflect the reality of life and the truths of this novel. Dickey was a poet before all else. Perhaps the reason his novel reaches into the souls of his characters is because, as a poet, he could see inside the minds of men, including the shadows within his own.<br /><br />Well, while I am not exactly sure how hot Burt looks, I think this was the best performance of his acting career. I will be mentioning that in the second part to this post.<br /><br />Right now, I am listening to Boston and dancing in my chair.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-60423919848637875872009-05-10T20:56:00.000+02:002009-05-10T20:56:00.000+02:00I knew that the poem about paddling your own canoe...I knew that the poem about paddling your own canoe was leading somewhere. So, now that I have bought the cowboy boots that you advised me to purchase, what do I do with them if I am to join Burt and his sidekick on this trip down the river? Ahhh... decisions, decisions!<br /><br />Many thanks for a fantastic post.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-28083936862714796162009-05-10T04:55:00.000+02:002009-05-10T04:55:00.000+02:00Oh, and Burt Reynolds really does look super hot r...Oh, and Burt Reynolds really does look super hot rowing that canoe...LOL<br />Thank you for sharing...LOL :DTheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-10295948692760529822009-05-10T04:53:00.000+02:002009-05-10T04:53:00.000+02:00This is an excellent review, Fram. The story real...This is an excellent review, Fram. The story really is about human nature, the will to survive, the ability to kill or be killed, and how profoundly that affects us, isn't it? I find the book ending much more satisfying too. I love the last quoted paragraph of this piece. In life we can experience things that are no longer with us but change us forever, and will always be a part of us. The knowing look between them of a shared experience, the bonds of friendship...it really is an amazing story. I will have to read the book now and re-watch the movie. I saw the movie so young that I don't think I fully grasped the importance of the film. And of course, the pictures are so beautiful...it really does make me want to jump in a canoe an travel down a beautiful river.<br />Thanks for sharing :) It was great!TheChicGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781656678543589662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-9768995777689050762009-05-10T04:07:00.000+02:002009-05-10T04:07:00.000+02:00Greetings, Rachael. Nice to see you here.
I have ...Greetings, Rachael. Nice to see you here.<br /><br />I have experienced this sense of complete aloneness on Lake Superior and on more isolated rivers, but it is becoming more and more difficult to find, as you say. I feel lucky that my time in history is now, rather than later, but wish it had been earlier.<br /><br />Being able to look around and to see nothing but water and woodland, not even a jet contrail in the sky, allows the imagination to slip the boundaries of time for a while. This is better than nothing.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-77842318597267378662009-05-10T03:17:00.000+02:002009-05-10T03:17:00.000+02:00Intrigue and adventure. The sense that you are see...Intrigue and adventure. The sense that you are seeing/experiencing something that modern man has rarely, maybe even never done. That opportunity exists less and less as time passes. There are not many places left where one can trek out and feel as if they have left all traces of civilization behind. I hope that we never forget about these types of experiences, and that some places are "saved" in order for us to be able to touch it now and again.Rachael Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383592245079874773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-13448176092028163442009-05-10T02:55:00.000+02:002009-05-10T02:55:00.000+02:00Hi there, Katy. Thank you, for reading.
This "thi...Hi there, Katy. Thank you, for reading.<br /><br />This "thing" got the best me before I even cleared the starting blocks, so I decided not to worry about redundancy or loose writing, and just let the words spill out. It is too broad with too much material for me to consider both the book and the film in a concise form, unless I wanted to spend far more time on it than I do.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989613902205547683.post-9427776892560162402009-05-10T01:30:00.000+02:002009-05-10T01:30:00.000+02:00Gosh, Fram, that sounds like an absolutely amazing...Gosh, Fram, that sounds like an absolutely amazing story. I loved your review of it too, thank you. Looking forward to the next instalment already :-)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333746085472824454noreply@blogger.com