tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post8115766537960666106..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Old Postcard Wednesday--Reno, "The Biggest Little City in the World"Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-76709084684807600352012-03-09T21:06:59.442-08:002012-03-09T21:06:59.442-08:00We once rode the train from Roseville, CA to Reno ...We once rode the train from Roseville, CA to Reno and stayed at Circus Circus. And we used to stop there pretty regularly on the drive to and from Utah to visit family. Lovelock, as well. <br /><br />I quite like the scenery in Nevada. <br /><br />And what a tragic poem - so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-87051080324262273302012-03-09T18:08:08.408-08:002012-03-09T18:08:08.408-08:00I've never been to Reno but I can well underst...I've never been to Reno but I can well understand your love of the place where you grew up. The postcard you've posted this time says much about how things have changed everywhere.. and not often for the better.<br /><br />Adrian Louis's poem certainly testifies to that. It's wonderful and so very sad.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-45289295736213784832012-03-08T01:40:53.947-08:002012-03-08T01:40:53.947-08:00Rhi~ Congratulations on Eight Years!! Wow! I just ...Rhi~ Congratulations on Eight Years!! Wow! I just passed four years here at Writerquake. Did not realize you started blogging that long ago. You were one of the pioneers in blogging! <br />Will drop by soon. <br /><br />No, my HTML tags are NOT working, and it's driving me crazy trying to figure out what has changed...sigh!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-13030364898864915212012-03-08T01:37:42.022-08:002012-03-08T01:37:42.022-08:00I hope your HTML tags are working now...:o)I hope your HTML tags are working now...:o)Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533771985725095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-21602091327310697122012-03-08T01:34:19.448-08:002012-03-08T01:34:19.448-08:00I would hate to see the native American spirit die...I would hate to see the native American spirit die...wow.<br /><br />Lydia, I hope you'll drop by my blog. It's my 8th year anniversary of my blog. Not that I've been on much or "dedicated" much time to it in a long while. I wrote something on the top right side of my blog about having my blog for 8 years and what's going on with "things" in my life now in general. Hope you'll drop by.<br /><br />I just wanted to thank my few blog friends I still have, for checking in on my blog from time to time.<br /><br />Natmaste'<br /><br />RhiRhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533771985725095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-36809023956459141912012-03-08T01:25:30.845-08:002012-03-08T01:25:30.845-08:00This is a test to determine why HTML tags are not ...This is a test to determine why HTML tags are not working correctly in my comments box. <br /><em>Italics</em><br /><strong>Bold print</strong>Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-82325848917248448602012-03-08T01:20:22.329-08:002012-03-08T01:20:22.329-08:00**First, I wanted to let you all know that I had a...**First, I wanted to let you all know that I had an email from poet <strong>Adrian C. Louis</strong> thanking me for posting his poem here. What a thrill and an honor to hear from him!**<br /><br />Pixies~ Interesting you would mention the REM song because I listened to it the other night. I was not aware of it when it was first released. I loved that we were on a wavelength regarding the Springsteen song, and appreciated your comments so much. <br />I hope you will one day photograph some American cities also. Your eye would catch amazing things.<br /><br />fus~ It would be interesting for you to visit Reno and then tell of your impressions! Many thanks for your visit and comments.<br /><br />izzy~ How fascinating to learn you grew up in New York City, etc.! Lucky you, I think! I enjoyed your impressions of your time in Reno and your wisdom regarding the changes in crime in general.<br /><br />Hattie~ I agree with your comments. When they were destroying the past I guess there was no consideration for those of us who had no say in the matter. I feel the same about the way we now terrorize the planet and its species.<br /><br />Owen~ Sounds like you had some great trips passing through Nevada! I saw the Grateful Dead in Nevada also, but in Reno instead of Vegas.<br />Thank you, especially, for the final part of your comment. Poignant and powerful.<br /><br />hedgewitch~ You added much to this post with your comments and I thank you especially for this observation of Reno:<br /><em>. . .it was honest in what it was.</em> <br />I love that. <br />I love the description of the hot springs and wish I knew what one you found. I know for a fact that I never soaked in that particular one, alas, alas...Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-89971069468510573532012-03-07T14:02:03.037-08:002012-03-07T14:02:03.037-08:00Our VW bus broke down in Reno on our way back to C...Our VW bus broke down in Reno on our way back to Chicago from San Francisco in '71--spent a sort of belated honeymoon there with my first husband, and liked the town, it was honest in what it was. One of the best memories of that trip is driving out to a nearby hot springs in the middle of the desert and soaking under the midnight stars--someone had tried to make a resort or something once, and built a little concrete basin sort of thing, but it was all broken down and full of sand and weeds--but the spring was welling from out of the rocks like a live thing.<br /><br />Thanks for all this, Lydia. That was a helluva poem from Louis, and of course, the Boss is always appropriate--one of his sadder grittier tunes, especially.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-21868070593261144732012-03-07T12:48:19.474-08:002012-03-07T12:48:19.474-08:00Seems like the times I went to Nevada it was mainl...Seems like the times I went to Nevada it was mainly while trying to get somewhere else, like over to Death Valley, or down into Arizona, going to Havasu, or across from Las Vegas into Utah to get to Zion or Bryce Canyon area... guess the test site scared me off, though I did once see the Grateful Dead play in Las Vegas, with Santana at the UNLV Silver Bowl... Great, bright postcard, and I love the poem you found to go with this. Native Americans, incredible tragedy, especially if the Great Spirit has expired, amidst a sea of thuggery. Sad, sad, sad...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-18349050972726374832012-03-07T09:57:08.284-08:002012-03-07T09:57:08.284-08:00That poem is right to the point, as is Springsteen...That poem is right to the point, as is Springsteen's video. What I find sad as a westerner is that so much was destroyed even well before I was born. Things that can never come back.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-6646022783208491502012-03-07T05:39:01.118-08:002012-03-07T05:39:01.118-08:00Nice piece! I was in Reno several times years ago....Nice piece! I was in Reno several times years ago. As I recall once was full of nickle slot machines<br />the others were chasing Neon with my first husband- photo's- large format-<br />Dusk, dawn and night.<br /> I grew up in New York City (and various other urban centers) Change in crime styles ? -yup- frequency ?<br />Well I think daring is maybe<br />more apropos... thanks!izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-22435427891655710592012-03-07T02:55:41.173-08:002012-03-07T02:55:41.173-08:00Pues siempre he oido Reno como una ciudad expectac...Pues siempre he oido Reno como una ciudad expectacular. Me alegro que tus recuerdos te lleven a esos espacios, que aunque pasen el tiempo nunca lo olvidamos.<br /><br />un saludo<br /><br />fusfushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034679203103390706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-65835210071096499072012-03-07T02:43:35.340-08:002012-03-07T02:43:35.340-08:00ah lydia - immediately i'm reminded why i feel...ah lydia - immediately i'm reminded why i feel affinity towards your site and enjoy your posts so much, as the first thing i thought when i saw a postcard about Reno was "its the kind of place that Springsteen would sing about coming from" - and there you are at the end with My Hometown :)<br /><br />I think REM did a song called "all the way to (or possibly from) Reno"<br /><br />the report from the crime team is fascinating and gives you a glimpse of what kinda battles they must be up against<br /><br />The postcard, btw, is exactly how my image of the modern American city should look - lots of bright lights. I'd love the chance to wonder around and photograph some of them one dayDon't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.com