tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post6495284818782817621..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: Etta sings of impossible choicesMarylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-11814656800247070062012-10-10T10:18:16.479-07:002012-10-10T10:18:16.479-07:00Angella - Thank you. It really is a gift to be he...Angella - Thank you. It really is a gift to be here, in these times, with access to something as once unlikely as a blog. I don't think I'd have done well with the soapbox on the corner of Pershing Square. What a grand forum at one's fingertips. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-77096370776297886242012-10-09T09:44:04.823-07:002012-10-09T09:44:04.823-07:00You. You are part of how we do it. You and what yo...You. You are part of how we do it. You and what you write here. Your words bloom quietly after I read them, and always, I see something anew, or for the first time. This is your gift. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-22236863892563514302012-10-06T12:51:35.656-07:002012-10-06T12:51:35.656-07:00Beth - I didn't know or know about Dean Young,...Beth - I didn't know or know about Dean Young, and thank you for the referral. And how do we not show up for whatever arrives? I would not want to have stayed home when the heart or hummingbird came to call. Wonder? Oh yes. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-11977137399888429902012-10-06T12:38:45.766-07:002012-10-06T12:38:45.766-07:00Sherry - The trick to grace and, perhaps, sanity. ...Sherry - The trick to grace and, perhaps, sanity. Always the balance. We really are much more skilled gymnasts that we acknowledge. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-62718521441562557112012-10-04T09:45:08.360-07:002012-10-04T09:45:08.360-07:00Showing up for whatever arrives, damn hard.
Saw/...Showing up for whatever arrives, damn hard. <br /><br />Saw/heard Dean Young the poet night before. The man had a heart transplant last year. Holy fuck. <br /><br />We do go on, while life brings us a new heart or a healed hummingbird.<br /><br />The wonder of it.<br /><br />~Bethbeth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-1342024871965133722012-10-03T13:54:42.478-07:002012-10-03T13:54:42.478-07:00oh! a gift greater than its burden (lifting your w...oh! a gift greater than its burden (lifting your words a bit). yes. i love "unknow" and i think some of the trick to grace is in knowing when to know and when to unknow :)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-27711165925620432632012-10-03T07:14:39.502-07:002012-10-03T07:14:39.502-07:00Kerry - Because they (Etta and others) stand like ...Kerry - Because they (Etta and others) stand like giants among us and sing or play our hearts, they do seem they will be here forever. What a gift - to be indelible, unforgettable. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-66630273815029292952012-10-03T07:06:24.685-07:002012-10-03T07:06:24.685-07:00Susan - Silly me, I was listening to the Kingston ...Susan - Silly me, I was listening to the Kingston Trio. Well, and Sinatra and Dylan, but hadn't discovered Etta yet. And how I loved my record player or the family stereo. Drove everyone nuts with the repetitions. Still know the words. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-18464881103666032692012-10-02T10:50:36.056-07:002012-10-02T10:50:36.056-07:00This song breaks my heart. On my song for Friday I...This song breaks my heart. On my song for Friday I mention two of the best breakup songs and neglected to mention this one. Thanks for reminding me. Etta and so many others are a tragic loss when they leave this world but what magic and feelings they've given us. Kerry O'Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951445594586971908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-90477312437639775662012-10-02T10:09:29.391-07:002012-10-02T10:09:29.391-07:00prob my favorite of hers. i remember many long, lo...prob my favorite of hers. i remember many long, long nights, a million years ago, in NYC, lying on my bed, listening to this over & over -- on my record player ;)susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.com