From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V7 #28 Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org Sender: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk good-noise-digest Monday, September 20 2004 Volume 07 : Number 028 Today's Subjects: ----------------- From the Gorka Bulletin Board [ThePsyche@aol.com] Re: From the Gorka Bulletin Board ["Gina" ] Met John Gorka the other day [BeckaSings@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 16:13:35 EDT From: ThePsyche@aol.com Subject: From the Gorka Bulletin Board Had to share this you all. This was posted on the Gorka bulletin board. Pretty damn cool! Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie Homer And John Gorka (ancient bard and modern folksinger) John Gorka sings of shoulder blades while Homer sang of arms; but both these folk, unless they choke, had lovely vocal charms. The Trojan horse was dragged inside as John drags in a box; 'twas left outside by UPS stuffed full of bobby socks. The ancient bards would tell their tales and play upon their lyres, they'd sing for food and blood-red wine, and drink by small campfires. Modern folksongs seem extreme to English majors who have learned slow rhythms and dull rhymes from dear Mr. Magoo. "The Iliad," "The Odyssey," have lasted many years; some folksongs last about as long as heads on foaming beers. If Homer came to Buddy's bar and drank with John and Greg, they'd sing together, just off key, while working on a keg. They say that Homer was stone blind to lovely matriarchs; John Gorka writes sweet poetry to girls in trailerparks. While Homer told Achilles' tale, of his defenseless heel, John Gorka sings of lonely men who dream of their next meal. Some parents steal kids away as Helen was kidnapped; the ones we love can disappear to be forever trapped. Blind Homer sang of love and war, how Paris got divorced; the Trojan fort, like child support, so hard to get inforced. When Homer sang of ancient wars, and goddesses divine, the listeners would wrap their furs and drink their sea-red wine. When Gorka sings of lonely men in gutters and in jails, his audience will sit entranced and drink their beer and ales. Two different men, two different times, and very different songs; yet both of them can touch our hearts with words of rights and wrongs. - ---William Burton May 31, 2004 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:11:05 -0700 From: "Gina" Subject: Re: From the Gorka Bulletin Board Yes, this is very cool. I especially like the sock reference. Gina - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:13 PM Subject: From the Gorka Bulletin Board > Had to share this you all. This was posted on the Gorka bulletin board. > > Pretty damn cool! Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie > > Homer And John Gorka > (ancient bard and modern folksinger) > > John Gorka sings of shoulder blades > while Homer sang of arms; > but both these folk, unless they choke, > had lovely vocal charms. > > The Trojan horse was dragged inside > as John drags in a box; > 'twas left outside by UPS > stuffed full of bobby socks. > > The ancient bards would tell their tales > and play upon their lyres, > they'd sing for food and blood-red wine, > and drink by small campfires. > > Modern folksongs seem extreme > to English majors who > have learned slow rhythms and dull rhymes > from dear Mr. Magoo. > > "The Iliad," "The Odyssey," > have lasted many years; > some folksongs last about as long > as heads on foaming beers. > > If Homer came to Buddy's bar > and drank with John and Greg, > they'd sing together, just off key, > while working on a keg. > > They say that Homer was stone blind > to lovely matriarchs; > John Gorka writes sweet poetry > to girls in trailerparks. > > While Homer told Achilles' tale, > of his defenseless heel, > John Gorka sings of lonely men > who dream of their next meal. > > Some parents steal kids away > as Helen was kidnapped; > the ones we love can disappear > to be forever trapped. > > Blind Homer sang of love and war, > how Paris got divorced; > the Trojan fort, like child support, > so hard to get inforced. > > When Homer sang of ancient wars, > and goddesses divine, > the listeners would wrap their furs > and drink their sea-red wine. > > When Gorka sings of lonely men > in gutters and in jails, > his audience will sit entranced > and drink their beer and ales. > > Two different men, two different times, > and very different songs; > yet both of them can touch our hearts > with words of rights and wrongs. > > ---William Burton > May 31, 2004 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:24:29 EDT From: BeckaSings@aol.com Subject: Met John Gorka the other day My dad owns a music store in the Twin Cities area, and last week I was there helping with some things and I was leaving I saw a familiar face browsing the piano section. I did a double take a realized it was none other than John Gorka. My dad recognized him too (apparently he's a fairly regular customer) and was kind enough to introduce me. John was very soft-spoken and friendly and we chatted a bit and then I went on my merry way. A very pleasant surprise in the middle of a busy work week. After I'd gone, my dad asked him to sign a copy of The Company You Keep for me. :) Ok, back to lurk-mode. I liked the Homer poem, by the way. - - becka. :) ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V7 #28 *******************************