I'm going away.
Not sure when I'll be back.
This has been...erm...fun. (?!)
And you have all been terrific.
But there's something else I need to do
which requires setting this aside for now.
My love to you all.
(p.s. If you want to keep in touch, please do so.
I would love to hear from you!)
21 comments:
Laura - 'Setting aside' can be good, for that means there is a picking up again at some point..when days and dreams and feelings and chores and love and life have all been refreshed and nourishment to you...keep safe and savour everything.
ps.I would like to email sometime if I may, hope thats ok
absolutely, deirdre--I would love to be able to correspond with you!!
thank you for your good wishes. my best to you and yours as well!!
please write soon!!
A]Early one morning the [G]sun was shinin'
[A]I was layin' in [G]bed.
[A]Wondering if she'd [G]changed at all
If her [D]hair was still red.
[A]Her folks said our [G]lives together,
[A]Sure was gonna be [G]rough.
They [A]never did like Mama's [G]home-made dress,
Papa's [D]bank book wasn't big enough.
And [E]I was standing on the [F#m]side of the road,
[A]Rain falling on my [D]shoes.
[E]Heading out for the [F#m]old east coast,
Lord [A]knows I've paid some [D]dues,
Getting [E]through,
[G]Tangled [D]up in [A]blue. [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]
She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
I helped her out of a jam I guess
But I used a little too much force
We drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out west
Split up on a dark sad night
Both agreeing it was best
She turned around to look at me
As I was walking away
I heard her say over her my shoulder
We'll meet again some day
On the avenue
Tangled up in Blue
I had a job in the great north woods
Working as a cook for a spell
But I never did like it all that much
And one day the axe just fell
So I drifted down to New Orleans
Where I was lucky to be employed
Workin' for a while on a fishing boat
Right outside of Delacroix
But all the while I was alone
The past was close behind
I seen alot of women
But she never escaped my mind
Love just grew
Tangled up in blue
She was working in topless place
And I stopped in for a beer
I just kept looking at the side of her face
In the spotlight so clear
And later on when the crowd thinned out
I was just about to do the same
She was standing there in back of my chair
Sayin' "Tell me, don't I know your name?"
I muttered something underneath my breath
She studied the lines on my face
I must admit I felt a little uneasy
When she bent down to tie the laces
Of my shoe
Tangled up in blue
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a pipe
I thought you'd never say hello she said
You look like the silent type
Then she opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an Italian poet
From the thirteenth century
And every one of them words rang true
And glowed like burning coal
Pourin' off of every page
Like it was written in my soul
From me to you
Tangled up in blue
I lived with them on Montague Street
In a basement down the stairs
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
Then he started into dealing in slaves
And something inside of him died
She had to sell everything she owned
And froze up inside.
And when finally the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing I knew how to do
Was to keep on keeping on
Like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue
So now I'm going on back again
I got to get to her some how
All the people we used to know
They're an illusion to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenters wives
Don't know how it all got started
I don't know what they're doing with their lives
But me, I'm still on the road
Headin' for another joint
We always did feel the same
We just saw it from a different point
Of view
Tangled up in blue.
um...wow...uh...
Y'know, I never paid much attention to those lyrics before, Bobby D being so brilliantly loquacious sometimes it's hard to keep up with 'em all...(and now I have the chord changes, too! mayhaps I'll dust off the old Rickenbacker tonight and give it a go.)
So Suquamish, you tryin' to tell me you're gonna miss me posting shit?? as my most dedicated follower, I'm gonna miss your checking in (even though you shoulda posted comments more often 8^P)
Never you mind though...I'm sure I'll be back in the saddle here at some point. I miss it already. But there are those life things I gotta deal with first...and deal I must. Been putting 'em off for far too long already.
Good luck, be safe, and remember- you're never truly alone. You have many friends and we all care for you.
Smoochie Smoochie Smoochie!
Right there on the coochie!
Just for you! (but not from me)
Watch out for burning when you pee!
Lalalalala falaalaaaalaaalaaaaaaaa! *kaff*
I am? Wow. I followed you over from bighappyfunhouse - you had posted your blog address. anyway, good luck! you've been a nice diversion while looking for work. hurry back!-and DO give BobbyD a go...
Hey...Did you get my email?
I sent it a while ago. Just wanted to be sure I used the right address and it didn't get lost in the shuffle.
Word verification: kubkata
Sounds like something from Karate Kid.
Yes Dave I did get it--started a response but got waylaid by something or other. And NOW I'm gonna be without internet service for a little bit.
I will check here when I can. And write privately when I've got a block of time...right now though, things are a bit poopy.
Thanks for the email though and a big cyberhug right back atcha, boyo!!
86?
was it something i said? or didn't say? i really meant to check in and post more often, honest!
When anyone named Franko pisses me off I usually just make a castratable voodoo doll of him. 8^D
No, it wasn't cuz of YOU m'dear. Though I AM jealous that you always get to go to Burning Man ("Aw man, this is every effigist's worst nightmare!!"). And oftentimes you get pics on 'other' websites dedicated to you. But it's not like you have any control over THAT (I myself almost dedicated the pic 'Frankie' to you, but figgered maybe my daddy would feel a little...y'know...'funny' about that. So I just dedicated it to you mentally instead.)
Anyhoo. Yes, you SHOULD have checked in and posted more often. Just because it woulda been fun.
Maybe next time. I'll return someday. After a spell...and a 'transition'...and a bit of rest...and a lot of hard work...
THEN this place'll be a shitload of fun. Dammit. So you better come back. Or I'll have to find you and do something really mean. Like scratch up all your Bronski Beat records or something.
In the meantime, smootches all around.
dang, well THIS is the suckiest suck that ever sucked a suck. i mean, this just sucks!
keep me posted on your revival (phoenix-like), and i'll really try to check in more often. july and august (and september...) have been really busy for me, so my ability to post on sites has been cut back quite a bit, sigh...
Poo!
I say
Come back, miss!
Life tastes like piss
Because I miss
Your witty remiss
...Sure, it makes no sense.
I, child, make no sense.
How many Dadaists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Ans: The Fish!
(SEE?)
How are you doing Laura? You have been very much on my mind the last few days...which is odd given that we only 'know' each other from the words we type here...mmmmmm life is surely strange .... I hope you are well and managing to look at the sky every night..the stars, the moon....there (mostly) every night for us to look at and wish on...
write to me and I'll tell ya...not up for sharing everything with certain people who check in here 8^).
Fuck 'em (so to speak).
This is a creative lifeline for you.
They live in a little headspace called "15 year-old runaway".
Besides, anything you put up here will never tell the Complete and Unabridged Adventures of Galaxie Jones.
That, my leedle punkette, is reserved for those of us lucky enough to be let past the bouncers.
By 'bouncers' I assume you don't mean my tits.
FUCK 'IM??? Heh--I already did. That's what got me here in the first place, Sweetheart.
At the moment I think I'd be better served by channelling my creativity into other areas of my life not so open to public scrutiny. If and when I hae the strength to do that and also come back to this in the right mindspace , I will. I wish I was 'there' already, but unfortunately, I'm not.
p.s. to everyone who has graciously written to me--I WILL respond--just have had a hectic week, what with surgery, and illness (fucking migraines) and doctors appointments and work and ebayin' and laundry and ice cream socials and cub scout meetings...give me a bit o' time and let my ritalin kick in...
No rush. Do what you need to do. I'm getting my fill of "quirky Chicago chicks" from Madame Bilja.
She's posted, like, twice in the span of a week.
OH THE HUMANITY!!
Are you back yet? I finally have a minute to catch up on some internet things...I love your pictures and reading the captions. You are so creative and find ways to make anything interesting and fun. Love the blonde hair too!!! woo woo
Miss you!
Love,
Leslie
Soon, Sweetie.
p.s. I miss you, too.
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