WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Boomer Anthems: “Makin’ Thunderbirds”
byVanderleunonApril 24, 2022
The big line moved one mile an hour
So loud it really hurt
The big line moved so loud
It really hurt
Back in ’55
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We filled conveyors
We met production
Foremen didn’t waste words
We met production
Foremen didn’t waste words
We were young and proud
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We were makin’ thunderbirds
They were long and low and sleek and fast
They were all you ever heard
Back in ’55
We were makin’ thunderbirds
Now the years have flown and the plants have changed
And you’re lucky if you work
The big line moves but you’re lucky if you work
Back in ’55
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We were makin’ thunderbirds
They were long and low and sleek and fast
They were classic in a word
Back in ’55
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We were young and proud
We were makin’ thunderbirds
We were young and sure
We were makin’ thunderbirds
Have not finished listening yet, but, as they say in all the right circles, Shofar Sho Good! Reading between the lines I suspect that Don the Pleb was abducted by a UFO crewed by The West Coast Straussians, Curtis Yarvin, and Peter Thiel’s Pool Boys. After several years of intergalactic abuse by these Citizens of the Cosmos and copious probing both metallic and not, he’s Baaaack!
Unfortunately when he has a drink or three, he seems to get flashbacks and makes videos as therapy.
Anyway, can’t wait to engage Citizen Don on the finer points of Mimesis.
Some butt kicking rockers from Detroit. Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder, Don Henley, Terrible Ted Nugent, and the one and only James Osterberg Jr., otherwise known as Iggy Pop. Detroit has definitely left its mark on R&R
Wild, wild westApril 25, 2022, 4:24 AM
Are there perhaps two Don Henley’s? The one from the Eagles was born in Gilmer, Texas and spent his formative years in that area.
SLMApril 25, 2022, 5:04 PM
I know some people that think this is about making cars.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Have not finished listening yet, but, as they say in all the right circles, Shofar Sho Good! Reading between the lines I suspect that Don the Pleb was abducted by a UFO crewed by The West Coast Straussians, Curtis Yarvin, and Peter Thiel’s Pool Boys. After several years of intergalactic abuse by these Citizens of the Cosmos and copious probing both metallic and not, he’s Baaaack!
Unfortunately when he has a drink or three, he seems to get flashbacks and makes videos as therapy.
Anyway, can’t wait to engage Citizen Don on the finer points of Mimesis.
The Academic Problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS5kN8PRLMk
Aaaaanndddd… Just like that, video is gone from YouTube.
More Detroit action of same era. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. No fat people anywhere.
https://youtu.be/Zf1KiQuW2BE
Some butt kicking rockers from Detroit. Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder, Don Henley, Terrible Ted Nugent, and the one and only James Osterberg Jr., otherwise known as Iggy Pop. Detroit has definitely left its mark on R&R
Are there perhaps two Don Henley’s? The one from the Eagles was born in Gilmer, Texas and spent his formative years in that area.
I know some people that think this is about making cars.