tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post1518294024124966296..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-7764551349935698442007-08-16T00:56:00.000-04:002007-08-16T00:56:00.000-04:00I sit corrected, too lazt to stand. :DI sit corrected, too lazt to stand. :Dmaggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-13747235794950687572007-08-14T23:25:00.000-04:002007-08-14T23:25:00.000-04:00Maggie, thanks for the insights. As for the direc...Maggie, thanks for the insights. As for the direction of the tracks and the way Beale street runs, I am correct. If you westerly walk down Beale Street toward the river, you'll first come to the tracks that parallel the river heading north/south.<BR/><BR/>As for the bluff, I didn't take that into consideration, but do remember fog after Memphis early in the morning when riding southbound on the City of New Orleans.<BR/><BR/>the man in the alley was suppose to be the devil, but I just didn't have time or the insight at the time to flush his character out.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-67776351258129489922007-08-08T19:30:00.000-04:002007-08-08T19:30:00.000-04:00Naw right, technically the rr tracks aren't west o...Naw right, technically the rr tracks aren't west of Beale (Beale runs east/west) or towards the river but east and south near the MS/TN stateline. BUT, RJ is a ghost and so too can the tracks and the train. Also, Beale is a working man's street full of businesses such as bars, barber shops, and fire/police stations. Has been for a hundred years, so you leaning against a porch post, highly unlikely. BUT, easliy fixed with a lamp post. River fog doesn't work either. Memphis sits on a bluff overlooking the river, thus too high for ground fog. The train crosses the river on a rather high tressel avoiding fog, too.<BR/><BR/>I know, "shut the $3!% up" it's fiction. I already said I've "never been to Memphis!" <BR/><BR/>Sorry, I'll stop being anoying now and tell you I like the Gothic power--very chic in a Southern tale.<BR/><BR/>I like the cig part and am captivated by the man in the alley. What's he doing there admiring you admiring RJ? What is his story?maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-27872694830129772672007-08-04T22:31:00.000-04:002007-08-04T22:31:00.000-04:00That is a really neat idea, the three words. And y...That is a really neat idea, the three words. And you did well with it. I´m here from Michele´s blog, by the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6744048508941331242007-08-02T20:24:00.000-04:002007-08-02T20:24:00.000-04:00I've never thought of a ghost story... I liked it....I've never thought of a ghost story... I liked it. A good friend of mine is from a small town in Georgia, and while walkng through the streets of Savannah with him, we passed one of those "ghost tour" signs and I asked him if he believed in ghosts. The look he gave me rivaled one I would have given someone had they asked if we drank milk in Wisconsin :)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-11219710778194742612007-08-02T12:48:00.000-04:002007-08-02T12:48:00.000-04:00An enjoyable read, Sage. I love the music in Memp...An enjoyable read, Sage. I love the music in Memphis.<BR/><BR/>Good thing you didn't get on that train.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44809895013701900302007-08-02T09:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T09:52:00.000-04:00I'm always up for a good ghost story and a cold be...I'm always up for a good ghost story and a cold beer. Enjoyed the story, I'll have the beer later.Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-23735325655805472552007-08-02T09:29:00.000-04:002007-08-02T09:29:00.000-04:00Duh, I is an idiot. For some reason at the beginn...Duh, I is an idiot. For some reason at the beginning I pictured Tom Waits--you did kind of describe him<BR/><BR/>But of course a proper Southern ghost story of the last century must feature Robert Johnson<BR/><BR/>It was excellent SageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-34271798609859467632007-08-02T08:39:00.000-04:002007-08-02T08:39:00.000-04:00YOU, Mr. Low Cut, calling ME a realist? That's fu...YOU, Mr. Low Cut, calling ME a realist? That's funny. :-) But I do have a love for minor details.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-62493311882791046052007-08-02T07:00:00.000-04:002007-08-02T07:00:00.000-04:00Kenju & Michael, Thanks!Paisley, I played around ...Kenju & Michael, Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Paisley, I played around with making the guy in the alley the devil, but didn't get it to work and ran out of time.<BR/><BR/>Herb & V, when I started thinking about the three words, I put on a RJ CD<BR/><BR/>Paul, get on the train and it might require your soul...<BR/><BR/>Murf, always the realist, but he's a ghost and therefore can keep his shoes shinny even when walking in the gravel ballast used for the tracks.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-58992909143804139842007-08-02T06:44:00.000-04:002007-08-02T06:44:00.000-04:00I could see him too but it made me wonder...if he ...I could see him too but it made me wonder...if he rides trains, how does he keep his shoes so shiny? I believe your second favorite topic after unrequited love in the wild is alcoholic beverages. :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20930667589361070622007-08-02T02:55:00.000-04:002007-08-02T02:55:00.000-04:00Nice piece. I reckon though the music would have b...Nice piece. I reckon though the music would have been too much for me. I'd have got on the train.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515440663113132433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-40230992700282611302007-08-02T02:40:00.000-04:002007-08-02T02:40:00.000-04:00Yeah, excellent writing exercise. Very cool to wr...Yeah, excellent writing exercise. Very cool to write about legendary blues man Robert Johnson.<BR/><BR/>I want to listen to some Robert Johnson and some Delta Blues now too.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308061674357594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-57262145569497518152007-08-01T23:30:00.000-04:002007-08-01T23:30:00.000-04:00Very nice! Makes me want to pull my cds and liste...Very nice! Makes me want to pull my cds and listen to some Robert Johnson.Beau Brackishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08472788833737826733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-561392510388840122007-08-01T23:28:00.000-04:002007-08-01T23:28:00.000-04:00very nice.. i would like to know if what the man i...very nice.. i would like to know if what the man in the alley said was true... and if so.. if i got on the train would i have sold my soul????paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66452893107053125102007-08-01T21:29:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:29:00.000-04:00Sage: You did great! That's what I think! :)Sage: You did great! That's what I think! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-11322564974378649292007-08-01T19:48:00.000-04:002007-08-01T19:48:00.000-04:00Sahe, that's REALLY good! I could see him.Sahe, that's REALLY good! I could see him.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com