The poem at 3 a.m.

The poem at 3 a.m.
does not want to be written;
it visits only to mock you.

- gjd

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> The poem at 3 a.m.
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.
> does not want to be written;
> it visits only to mock you.
>
> - gjd

And she says, baby
it’s 3 a.m.
I must be lonely.

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.
> does not want to be written;
> it visits only to mock you.
>
> - gjd

Good American Haiku.

On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>> does not want to be written;
>> it visits only to mock you.
>>
>> - gjd
>
> And she says, baby
> it’s 3 a.m.
> I must be lonely.

Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.

By George, I've got it!
"The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >> does not want to be written;
> >> it visits only to mock you.
> >>
> >> - gjd
> >
> > And she says, baby
> > it’s 3 a.m.
> > I must be lonely.
> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>
> By George, I've got it!
> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."

If you think the poem visits at 3 a.m. only to mock you, then
I think you should rethink your relationship with the poem.

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >> does not want to be written;
> >> it visits only to mock you.
> >>
> >> - gjd
> >
> > And she says, baby
> > it’s 3 a.m.
> > I must be lonely.
> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>
> By George, I've got it!
> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."

I think it's good as is.

Of course Leonard Cohen had "4 in the morning, the end of December..."

George J. Dance wrote:
>
> The poem at 3 a.m.

> The poem at 3 a.m.
> does not want to be written;
> it visits only to mock you.

> - gjd

Quite a good short poem.....

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >> does not want to be written;
> >> it visits only to mock you.
> >>
> >> - gjd
> >
> > And she says, baby
> > it’s 3 a.m.
> > I must be lonely.
> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>
> By George, I've got it!
> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."

I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the song I know it from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>
> >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >> does not want to be written;
> >> it visits only to mock you.
> >>
> >> - gjd
> >
> > And she says, baby
> > it’s 3 a.m.
> > I must be lonely.
> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>
> By George, I've got it!
> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."

"Does anybody really know what time it is?"

On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 7:53:36 AM UTC-7, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >
> > >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > >>
> > >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > >> does not want to be written;
> > >> it visits only to mock you.
> > >>
> > >> - gjd
> > >
> > > And she says, baby
> > > it’s 3 a.m.
> > > I must be lonely.
> > Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> > that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> >
> > By George, I've got it!
> > "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> "Does anybody really know what time it is?"

Is Will Amish?

On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 12:26:42 PM UTC-4, Rachel wrote:
> On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 7:53:36 AM UTC-7, Will Dockery wrote:
> > On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > > On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > >
> > > >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > > >>
> > > >> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > > >> does not want to be written;
> > > >> it visits only to mock you.
> > > >>
> > > >> - gjd
> > > >
> > > > And she says, baby
> > > > it’s 3 a.m.
> > > > I must be lonely.
> > > Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> > > that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> > >
> > > By George, I've got it!
> > > "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> > "Does anybody really know what time it is?"
> Is Will Amish?

Me?

No.

HC wrote:

> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>> does not want to be written;
>> it visits only to mock you.
>>
>> - gjd

> And she says, baby
> it’s 3 a.m.
> I must be lonely.

A truly classic song from the 1990s also....

Song
3AM
Artist
Matchbox Twenty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Naa1HXeDQ

On 2022-06-15 4:33 p.m., HC wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>
>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>> does not want to be written;
>>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>>>
>>>> - gjd
>>>
>>> And she says, baby
>>> it’s 3 a.m.
>>> I must be lonely.
>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>>
>> By George, I've got it!
>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
>
> If you think the poem visits at 3 a.m. only to mock you, then
> I think you should rethink your relationship with the poem.

I've thought about it. I want the same relationship with a poem as I do
with my wife: I say when, and she says how.

George J. Dance wrote:

> On 2022-06-15 4:33 p.m., HC wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>>
>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>> does not want to be written;
>>>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>>>>
>>>>> - gjd
>>>>
>>>> And she says, baby
>>>> it’s 3 a.m.
>>>> I must be lonely.
>>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
>>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>>>
>>> By George, I've got it!
>>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
>>
>> If you think the poem visits at 3 a.m. only to mock you, then
>> I think you should rethink your relationship with the poem.

> I've thought about it. I want the same relationship with a poem as I do
> with my wife: I say when, and she says how.

Poetry prompt?

W.Dockery wrote:

> George J. Dance wrote:

>> On 2022-06-15 4:33 p.m., HC wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>>>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>>> does not want to be written;
>>>>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - gjd
>>>>>
>>>>> And she says, baby
>>>>> it’s 3 a.m.
>>>>> I must be lonely.
>>>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
>>>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>>>>
>>>> By George, I've got it!
>>>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
>>>
>>> If you think the poem visits at 3 a.m. only to mock you, then
>>> I think you should rethink your relationship with the poem.

>> I've thought about it. I want the same relationship with a poem as I do
>> with my wife: I say when, and she says how.

> Poetry prompt?

Ha ha...

On Friday, June 17, 2022 at 5:00:14 PM UTC-4, vhug...@gmail.com wrote:
> W.Dockery wrote:
>
> > George J. Dance wrote:
>
> >> On 2022-06-15 4:33 p.m., HC wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >>>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> >>>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>>>>> does not want to be written;
> >>>>>> it visits only to mock you.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> - gjd
> >>>>>
> >>>>> And she says, baby
> >>>>> it’s 3 a.m.
> >>>>> I must be lonely.
> >>>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> >>>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> >>>>
> >>>> By George, I've got it!
> >>>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> >>>
> >>> If you think the poem visits at 3 a.m. only to mock you, then
> >>> I think you should rethink your relationship with the poem.
>
>
> >> I've thought about it. I want the same relationship with a poem as I do
> >> with my wife: I say when, and she says how.
>
> > Poetry prompt?
> Ha ha...

Seems logical.

On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>
>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>> does not want to be written;
>>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>>>
>>>> - gjd
>>>
>>> And she says, baby
>>> it’s 3 a.m.
>>> I must be lonely.
>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>>
>> By George, I've got it!
>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
>
> I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the song I know it from:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc

It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.

Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link.

Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.

On 2022-06-18 2:59 p.m., George J. Dance wrote:
> On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
>> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
>> wrote:
>>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>>
>>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>>>> does not want to be written;
>>>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>>>>
>>>>> - gjd
>>>>
>>>> And she says, baby
>>>> it’s 3 a.m.
>>>> I must be lonely.
>>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
>>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
>>>
>>> By George, I've got it!
>>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
>>
>> I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the
>> song I know it from:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc
>
> It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.
>
> Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
> don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link.
>
> Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
> reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
> than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.

Oh, yeah, the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E

On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 2:59:17 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> >>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> >>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>>>
> >>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>>> does not want to be written;
> >>>> it visits only to mock you.
> >>>>
> >>>> - gjd
> >>>
> >>> And she says, baby
> >>> it’s 3 a.m.
> >>> I must be lonely.
> >> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> >> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> >>
> >> By George, I've got it!
> >> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> >
> > I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the song I know it from:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc
> It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.
>
> Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
> don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link.
>
> Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
> reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
> than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.

Not having clicked the link yet, I'm guessing it's either Chicago or Matchbox 20.

🙂

On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
> George J. Dance wrote:
>>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>
>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>> does not want to be written;
>> it visits only to mock you.
>
>> - gjd
>
> Quite a good short poem.....

Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.

Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
/Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
forgotten it.

This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
two countries, but you probably knew that).

George J. Dance wrote:
> On 2022-06-15 4:35 p.m., General-Zod wrote:
>> George J. Dance wrote:
>>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>
>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
>>> does not want to be written;
>>> it visits only to mock you.
>>
>>> - gjd
>>
>> Quite a good short poem.....

> Thanks. It needs a bump, though; so let me tell you what I'm starting
> off here. I got the idea after I was trolled into posting "Usenet's
> Greatest Poet" on aapc, and it ended up on the front page there for weeks.

> Now that I was posting poetry again, I had to find some to post. I
> top-posted a couple of limericks (which have also been bumping on and
> off the front page). By then I'd remembered the "April" section of
> /Doggerel/, full of similar satires. None of it can be read at present,
> and here's a way to introduce it to people who haven't read it or have
> forgotten it.

> This is the first poem in "April" (following the title tercet). It isn't
> a satire on anyone, but it's about writing and its difficulty, so it
> belonged in the "poetry" section. (April's National Poetry Month in our
> two countries, but you probably knew that).

The "Wayward Muse", as I often refer to her.

:)

On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 3:00:38 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> On 2022-06-18 2:59 p.m., George J. Dance wrote:
> > On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> >> wrote:
> >>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> >>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> >>>> wrote:
>
> >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> >>>>> does not want to be written;
> >>>>> it visits only to mock you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - gjd
> >>>>
> >>>> And she says, baby
> >>>> it’s 3 a.m.
> >>>> I must be lonely.
> >>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> >>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> >>>
> >>> By George, I've got it!
> >>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> >>
> >> I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the
> >> song I know it from:
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc
> >
> > It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.
> >
> > Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
> > don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link.
> >
> > Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
> > reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
> > than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.
> Oh, yeah, the link:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E

Interesting coincidence, I was discussing the music scene of the early 1970s here with a friend who is a decade older than me and Chicago Transit Authority, as Chicago was known at first, came up.

Turns out that in their very early days, Chicago Transit Authority played here at a small rock and roll club called Hallabaloo, must have been 1969 or 1970, a fact that I never knew until this week.

On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:37:53 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 3:00:38 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > On 2022-06-18 2:59 p.m., George J. Dance wrote:
> > > On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> > >> wrote:
> > >>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > >>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> > >>>> wrote:
> >
> > >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > >>>>> does not want to be written;
> > >>>>> it visits only to mock you.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> - gjd
> > >>>>
> > >>>> And she says, baby
> > >>>> it’s 3 a.m.
> > >>>> I must be lonely.
> > >>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> > >>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> > >>>
> > >>> By George, I've got it!
> > >>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> > >>
> > >> I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the
> > >> song I know it from:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc
> > >
> > > It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.
> > >
> > > Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
> > > don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link..
> > >
> > > Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
> > > reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
> > > than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.
> > Oh, yeah, the link:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E
> Interesting coincidence, I was discussing the music scene of the early 1970s here with a friend who is a decade older than me and Chicago Transit Authority, as Chicago was known at first, came up.
>
> Turns out that in their very early days, Chicago Transit Authority played here at a small rock and roll club called Hallabaloo, must have been 1969 or 1970, a fact that I never knew until this week.

Shame there weren't any photo's; cameras were a luxury in the deep south, back then. Plenty of ho's, no photos, as they used to say.

On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:45:16 AM UTC-4, blackpo...@aol.com wrote:
> On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:37:53 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
> > On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 3:00:38 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > > On 2022-06-18 2:59 p.m., George J. Dance wrote:
> > > > On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > > >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > > >>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> > > >>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > > >>>>> does not want to be written;
> > > >>>>> it visits only to mock you.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> - gjd
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> And she says, baby
> > > >>>> it’s 3 a.m.
> > > >>>> I must be lonely.
> > > >>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> > > >>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> By George, I've got it!
> > > >>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> > > >>
> > > >> I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the
> > > >> song I know it from:
> > > >>
> > > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc
> > > >
> > > > It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.
> > > >
> > > > Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
> > > > don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link.
> > > >
> > > > Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
> > > > reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
> > > > than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.
> > > Oh, yeah, the link:
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E
> > Interesting coincidence, I was discussing the music scene of the early 1970s here with a friend who is a decade older than me and Chicago Transit Authority, as Chicago was known at first, came up.
> >
> > Turns out that in their very early days, Chicago Transit Authority played here at a small rock and roll club called Hallabaloo, must have been 1969 or 1970, a fact that I never knew until this week.
> Shame there weren't any photo's; cameras were a luxury in the deep south, back then. Plenty of ho's, no photos, as they used to say.

There might be photos, but I haven't seen any yet.

On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 10:37:53 AM UTC, Will Dockery wrote:
> On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 3:00:38 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca wrote:
> > On 2022-06-18 2:59 p.m., George J. Dance wrote:
> > > On 2022-06-15 6:37 p.m., Michael Pendragon wrote:
> > >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 4:29:05 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> > >> wrote:
> > >>> On 2022-06-14 6:44 p.m., HC wrote:
> > >>>> On Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 5:55:25 PM UTC-4, george...@yahoo.ca
> > >>>> wrote:
> >
> > >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The poem at 3 a.m.
> > >>>>> does not want to be written;
> > >>>>> it visits only to mock you.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> - gjd
> > >>>>
> > >>>> And she says, baby
> > >>>> it’s 3 a.m.
> > >>>> I must be lonely.
> > >>> Do you think I should change the time so that no one thinks of a song
> > >>> that also uses "3 a.m."? Hmm, let's see.
> > >>>
> > >>> By George, I've got it!
> > >>> "The poem at 25 or to 6 to 4."
> > >>
> > >> I had to look up the quote because I didn't think you referring to the
> > >> song I know it from:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ30dodvdc
> > >
> > > It's always nice to hear that, occasionally.
> > >
> > > Knowing your idiosyncratic sense of humor, I'm not convinced that you
> > > don't know the original. Just in case, though, I'm sending an OB link..
> > >
> > > Though it's rock, you may like it. It has a brassy arrangement that
> > > reminds me of a bluesband, and the lead guitar thingy sounds more jazz
> > > than rock to me. I hope that makes it more interesting to you.
> > Oh, yeah, the link:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E
> Interesting coincidence, I was discussing the music scene of the early 1970s here with a friend who is a decade older than me and Chicago Transit Authority, as Chicago was known at first, came up.
>
> Turns out that in their very early days, Chicago Transit Authority played here at a small rock and roll club called Hallabaloo,
There was no club called "Hallabaloo." If anything, it was called "Hullabaloo."

> must have been 1969 or 1970, a fact that I never knew until this week.

Bullshit, Will. Chicago (CTA or Chicago Transit Authority) played the Midwest Circuit in the early days and then went to Los Angeles. By 1969, they were already headlining (and in Atlanta):
Oct 29, 1969 Chicago / Joe Cocker / Santana Municipal Auditorium Atlanta, Georgia, United States

They never played in Columbus.