tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post3939280624820455368..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Rosanne Cash And Bobbie Gentry"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-85321231974231615462016-04-05T13:27:12.887-07:002016-04-05T13:27:12.887-07:00And then there's personal tastes. I was never ...And then there's personal tastes. I was never a fan of Johnny Cash, though I recognize his talent, his ability, and the quality of his voice. I like Roseanne Cash a *lot* and have a number of her albums, which have been played many times. I've never been to one of her concerts; some people are better as recording artists, some are better live.<br /><br />Bobbie Gentry: I know precisely one of her songs, and as great as it is, it's never inspired me to investigate what else she did.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-60084831089790907752016-04-05T00:02:12.945-07:002016-04-05T00:02:12.945-07:00"Her last public appearances as a performer w..."Her last public appearances as a performer were on Christmas Night 1978 as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and on 10 May 1981 on All-Star Salute to Mother's Day.[18] After that, she settled in Los Angeles and remained out of the public eye.[1]" <br /><br />"On 14 May 2012, BBC Radio 2 in the UK broadcast a documentary entitled Whatever Happened to Bobbie Gentry?, presented by country music artist Rosanne Cash.[24]"<br /><br />(Wikipedia)<br /><br />I was thoroughly enthralled by Bobbie Gentry, so much so that I convinced my wife that we should name our daughter after her, which we did. <br /><br />I'm not familiar with Roseanne Cash, other than the name. My familiarity with Gentry was of course from a great distance, almost 50 years ago. My feelings for her haven't changed much since the 60s, and I imagine she could say the same about me! <br /><br />I've always wondered why her big hit, "Ode to Billie Joe", Billie being a male type person, why wasn't his name spelled "Billy"? Is that a southern thing? <br /><br />Since she's supposedly in LA, and you're so close, perhaps you could look her up and with your professional influence, put in a good word for me! <br /><br />And speaking of cars, I saw a 92 Lexus SC400 a couple of days ago. All its fenders appeared to be in fine form. It was a reddish/copper hue. Looked pretty good for a 24 year old car. Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-32326147018433115322016-04-04T13:18:02.463-07:002016-04-04T13:18:02.463-07:00I used to worry about the fact that I'm not th...I used to worry about the fact that I'm not the best engineer in my company. I worried that the bosses would say, "Why should we put <i>him</i> on this project when we have better people?" Then it dawned on me that the best engineer didn't have time to do everything. Then it dawned on me that the best engineer wasn't the best at everything. Then it dawned on me that once in a while, I had a really good idea that helped the company. So then I decided that while I wasn't going to get a national engineering award or have a magazine article written about me, I'd always have a good job. And now, at 65, I'm OK with that.<br /><br />But I'll tell you this - I wouldn't mind being known as the Jerry Seinfeld of the engineering profession but I'm not even close.<br />JEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538398157297345338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-11316576608118740462016-04-04T06:20:23.632-07:002016-04-04T06:20:23.632-07:00Yep, clips of it are on Youtube. But I don't t...Yep, clips of it are on Youtube. But I don't think you were in any of them. Saw someone I thought was you but it was just Donovan.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.com