WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Boomer Love Songs: Wichita Lineman
byVanderleunonAugust 8, 2017
So long Glenn. See you a little further down the road. We’ll know where to look for you on the main road.
“I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road
Searchin’ in the sun for another overload
I hear you singin’ in the wire, I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line
I know I need a small vacation but it don’t look like rain And if it snows that stretch down south won’t ever stand the strain And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line”
He’ll have his feet up in the A list lounge of R&R Heaven. And Country. And Pop.
I think when the poll is taken of surviving musicians, his name is spoken in reverent chords. Even I could see his talent.
NoriAugust 8, 2017, 9:09 PM
Thanks,Glen. For playing that guitar with such love. We heard you then and will forever.
JoeDaddyAugust 9, 2017, 3:09 AM
Absolutely the BEST. Sad at what took him out. So avoidable. Grateful I got to see him perform. This past year Jimmy Webb did a tour honoring his musical relationship with Glen. It was outstanding!
Galway BoyAugust 9, 2017, 11:30 AM
The worst of it is that he knew it was coming. He wrote one last song while he still had his faculties called I Won’t Miss You. Knowing what it’s about, if that song doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, you are a heartless, soulless bastard.
Monty JamesAugust 9, 2017, 11:58 AM
Thanks, Galway Boy, that made me go a-YouTubin’. Found it:
OMG, it’s 1968, I’m in love with Joanna and we are listening to that song and Clouds by Judy Collins over and over again. Is it 50 years already?
Snakepit KansasAugust 9, 2017, 6:18 PM
For anyone that cares, the city of Wichita is not in Wichita County. OK, nobody cares.
NoriAugust 9, 2017, 8:16 PM
Like Kansas City is actually in Missouri. Curve ball to keep the confusion at the proper level.
I blame the tornadoes,all that spinning.
Snakepit KansasAugust 11, 2017, 11:04 AM
With the exception of two years in Asia, I have lived near Xenia OH (massive devastation in ’72) or Wichita KS all my life. I have seen only one tornado in all that time. Yes, it was about a mile wide and ripped up everything for about 20 miles, and killed over 20 people, but only one.
There is a Kansas City, KS, but not the same town that hosts the mighty CHIEFS!
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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
“I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road
Gerard Van der Leun
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Meh. Too square. lol
But RIP, sorry it went like it did.
He’ll have his feet up in the A list lounge of R&R Heaven. And Country. And Pop.
I think when the poll is taken of surviving musicians, his name is spoken in reverent chords. Even I could see his talent.
Thanks,Glen. For playing that guitar with such love. We heard you then and will forever.
Absolutely the BEST. Sad at what took him out. So avoidable. Grateful I got to see him perform. This past year Jimmy Webb did a tour honoring his musical relationship with Glen. It was outstanding!
The worst of it is that he knew it was coming. He wrote one last song while he still had his faculties called I Won’t Miss You. Knowing what it’s about, if that song doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, you are a heartless, soulless bastard.
Thanks, Galway Boy, that made me go a-YouTubin’. Found it:
Glenn Campbell’s last song
OMG, it’s 1968, I’m in love with Joanna and we are listening to that song and Clouds by Judy Collins over and over again. Is it 50 years already?
For anyone that cares, the city of Wichita is not in Wichita County. OK, nobody cares.
Like Kansas City is actually in Missouri. Curve ball to keep the confusion at the proper level.
I blame the tornadoes,all that spinning.
With the exception of two years in Asia, I have lived near Xenia OH (massive devastation in ’72) or Wichita KS all my life. I have seen only one tornado in all that time. Yes, it was about a mile wide and ripped up everything for about 20 miles, and killed over 20 people, but only one.
There is a Kansas City, KS, but not the same town that hosts the mighty CHIEFS!
Mediocre guitarist, decent vocalist.
I have about 8 of his songs.