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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Swamped on Old Postcard Wednesday


Swamped by kjb


There is the rare occasion that I wimp out on a regular Old Postcard Wednesday post.  I'm just a bit too swamped to do justice to any of the old postcards waiting in line, so I ask your indulgence in a bit of a divergence today.

While thinking about feeling swamped I thought it necessary to find a suitable image (above)......
which led me to finding a suitable quote......

Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.
                     --Brian Setzer

.....which led me to finding a suitable video......



I wish everyone a good mid-week pause in your own busy lives. Hope to see you here next week for OPW.

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7 comments:

  1. Don't Feed The PixiesApril 4, 2012 at 5:02 AM

    Hey - you know that you don't need to fret if you can't always make OPW. Take whatever time you need

    I'm not sure if it will help - but i found you the lyrics for the song "Swamp" by Talking Heads, a magnificently dark tune...

    Now lemme tell you a story
    The devil he has a plan
    A bag a' bones in his pocket
    Got anything you want
    No dust and no rocks
    The whole thing is over
    All these beauties in solid motion
    All those beauties, gonna swallow you up

    Hi hi hi hi hi,
    One time too many
    Too far to go
    I- We come to take you home

    And when they split those atoms
    It's hotter than the sun
    Blood is a special substance
    They gonna pray for that man

    So wake up young lovers
    The whole thing is over
    Watch but touch monkeys
    All that blood, gonna swallow you whole

    Hi hi hi hi hi
    What's that? Who's driving?
    Where we goin'? Who knows?
    I- We come to take you home

    How many people do you think I am
    [| From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/talking-heads-lyrics/swamp-lyrics.html |]
    Pretend I am somebody else
    You can pretend I'm and old millionaire
    A millionaire washing his hands
    Rattle the bones, dreams that stick out
    A medical chart on the wall
    Soft violence and hands touch your throat
    Ev'ryone wants to explode

    And when your hands get dirty
    Nobody knows you at all
    Don't have a window to slip out of
    Lights on, nobody home

    Click click- see ya later
    Beta beta- no time to rest
    Pika pika- risky business
    All that blood, will never cover that mess.

    Hi hi hi hi hi
    So soft hard feelings
    What's that, who's driving
    No tricks lets go
    I- We come to take you home
    I- We come to take you home
    Hi hi hi hi hi
    etc.

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  2. izzyApril 4, 2012 at 5:15 AM

    Hey, I was swamped part of last week
    which set me up for being behind
    until yesterday! don't worry "This too shall pass" ! :)

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  3. Kathe W.April 4, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    gorgeous swampy spring shot! and the music/video link was so smart! Thanks!

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  4. mythopolisApril 4, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Swamp is such a powerful word when you think about it.

    The swamp is multi-sensory.
    You can smell swamp.
    Feel it's wetness on your skin.
    Hear its oozing.
    It tastes very organic.
    Swamp doesn't just touch you,
    it sucks on you.
    It is as though it wants you
    to be part of it.
    And it is quite foggy
    except
    for the will o' the wisps
    that flare up
    now and then
    as ghostly blue fires.

    I am in the swamp of my dog's dying. And tomorrow I must put her down. That is my current swamp.

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  5. Rob-bearApril 4, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    We're prepared to indulge you in whatever thoughts and visions you have. Even if it is a vision of guilt-free living, without doing an "OLd Postcard Wednesday."

    There will be other Wednesdays. I hope.

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  6. Phivos NicolaidesApril 4, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    It looks all your choices are suitable!! Very beautiful indeed!!!

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  7. LydiaApril 5, 2012 at 1:53 AM

    Pixies~ Thanks for the kind pass on OPW. :) And for those lyrics, too. I'd say they top off this post!

    izzy~ Such an inspiration you are, most definitely!

    Kathe~ I am glad you enjoyed this! Appreciate it.

    mythopolis~ I left a message for you at your blog but wanted to note the passing hours you are now spending with your dog. My heart goes out to you and I've been thinking about you two all night.
    The poem was astonishingly beautiful. Makes me feel as if I have actually seen a real swamp, which I have not. Thank you and bless bless.

    Rob-bear~ Loved your comment muchly. Honeybear hugs to you.

    Phivos~ It has been a long time since you left a comment here and it was great fun!

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