General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> "General Zod" wrote in message
>>> news:5301393b-c846-4146-aaa5-825cd2d952b7@googlegroups.com...
>>> Will Dockery wrote:
>>
>>> > > > Seems a long time ago, Tina
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Staring at a picture book
>>> > > > as cellos saw away outside
>>> > > > Photographs of 1981
>>> > > > Seems very real to me
>>> > > > such a regal lady
>>> > > > but it is another land
>>> > > > far away
>>> > > > before I threw it all away
>>> > > > for her
>>> > > > I know that truth still echoes
>>> > > > and hurts
>>> > > > and just reminds me just how
>>> > > > confused the gambles made
>>> > > > could sometimes be.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Tina maybe some days
>>> > > > do you remember Dunkin' Dine
>>> > > > when we would go there
>>> > > > and play the little juke
>>> > > > box that was on all the tables?
>>> > > > George Harrison
>>> > > > remembered John and
>>> > > > "All those years ago."
>>> > > > Played The Who a lot:
>>> > > > as we looked into each others' eyes
>>> > > > and swore this would stick:
>>> > > > "You better, you better you bet!"
>>> > > > Six months later
>>> > > > all, and I do mean all...
>>> > > > was lost.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Tina like a painting
>>> > > > in my memory
>>> > > > with your long red cartoon hair
>>> > > > green tiger eyes
>>> > > > deep and pure with honesty
>>> > > > just about as tall as me
>>> > > > as we clinched together like
>>> > > > Leonard Cohen's crucifix
>>> > > > a raving beauty
>>> > > > of fire and ice and a sparkle of green.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Game for any games
>>> > > > I could think of
>>> > > > you were always taking
>>> > > > the photos
>>> > > > and rarely appeared in any
>>> > > > in Summer of 1981.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Now I wish I had insisted more
>>> > > > took the camera
>>> > > > to for a moment be an artist
>>> > > > so I could see you
>>> > > > just a little while
>>> > > > but then again no.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Because even now I know folks
>>> > > > who like
>>> > > > being the photographer
>>> > > > because that is being
>>> > > > the artist
>>> > > > of the work
>>> > > > and that was you
>>> > > > in Summer of 1981.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > I probably never mentioned
>>> > > > to you
>>> > > > at the time
>>> > > > since I'm not sure which of you
>>> > > > I was talking with
>>> > > > more that day
>>> > > > that I had a camera
>>> > > > filled with photos
>>> > > > of me and you
>>> > > > of me and Kathy and Clay
>>> > > > and those mutual cousins
>>> > > > in our scene.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > As always running in a hurry
>>> > > > with my mind
>>> > > > filled with doubt and worry
>>> > > > I left that camera
>>> > > > sitting on a table
>>> > > > at Church's Chicken
>>> > > > across the street
>>> > > > from the Varsity Jr. hot dog stand
>>> > > > on Lindburg Drive
>>> > > > second guessing as time passed by.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > It was out of my sight
>>> > > > for five minutes
>>> > > > flashing by
>>> > > > as I would expect now
>>> > > > 36 years of perspective later
>>> > > > it was gone
>>> > > > when I got back.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > I asked the employees
>>> > > > but nobody would admit
>>> > > > the camera
>>> > > > was ever there
>>> > > > it was only a few minutes
>>> > > > one of those employees
>>> > > > had to have
>>> > > > stolen that camera.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > This would be
>>> > > > a whole roll
>>> > > > of photos of us
>>> > > > from that same time period
>>> > > > these photos of
>>> > > > Summer 1981...
>>> > > > as we strolled
>>> > > > barefoot
>>> > > > on Cheshire Bridge Road
>>> > > >
>>> > > > And the shortcut
>>> > > > through the back streets
>>> > > > giggling
>>> > > > at the gay guys
>>> > > > outside Sweet Gum Head bar
>>> > > > two green haired
>>> > > > punk rock boys
>>> > > > kissing
>>> > > > declared their love
>>> > > > like we did
>>> > > > that month in Summer 1981.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Tina I see you closed
>>> > > > that picture book
>>> > > > that box filled with your
>>> > > > poetry and trinkets
>>> > > > from a bygone modern age
>>> > > > I see you waving goodbye
>>> > > > that was so long ago!
>>> > > >
>>> > > > -Will Dockery
>>> >
>>> > Thanks to you for the wondrous poetry Doc....
>>>
>>> I appreciate the endorsement, Zod.

> Good day to you Doc, Mike and I are enjoying the cool water on the rapids by the rocks, fun in the sun with my friend...!

Good evening, Zod, great weather for that.

🙂

Will Dockery wrote:
> "General Zod" wrote in message
>> news:5301393b-c846-4146-aaa5-825cd2d952b7@googlegroups.com...
>>> Will Dockery wrote:
>
>>>> > > > Seems a long time ago, Tina
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Staring at a picture book
>>>> > > > as cellos saw away outside
>>>> > > > Photographs of 1981
>>>> > > > Seems very real to me
>>>> > > > such a regal lady
>>>> > > > but it is another land
>>>> > > > far away
>>>> > > > before I threw it all away
>>>> > > > for her
>>>> > > > I know that truth still echoes
>>>> > > > and hurts
>>>> > > > and just reminds me just how
>>>> > > > confused the gambles made
>>>> > > > could sometimes be.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Tina maybe some days
>>>> > > > do you remember Dunkin' Dine
>>>> > > > when we would go there
>>>> > > > and play the little juke
>>>> > > > box that was on all the tables?
>>>> > > > George Harrison
>>>> > > > remembered John and
>>>> > > > "All those years ago."
>>>> > > > Played The Who a lot:
>>>> > > > as we looked into each others' eyes
>>>> > > > and swore this would stick:
>>>> > > > "You better, you better you bet!"
>>>> > > > Six months later
>>>> > > > all, and I do mean all...
>>>> > > > was lost.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Tina like a painting
>>>> > > > in my memory
>>>> > > > with your long red cartoon hair
>>>> > > > green tiger eyes
>>>> > > > deep and pure with honesty
>>>> > > > just about as tall as me
>>>> > > > as we clinched together like
>>>> > > > Leonard Cohen's crucifix
>>>> > > > a raving beauty
>>>> > > > of fire and ice and a sparkle of green.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Game for any games
>>>> > > > I could think of
>>>> > > > you were always taking
>>>> > > > the photos
>>>> > > > and rarely appeared in any
>>>> > > > in Summer of 1981.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Now I wish I had insisted more
>>>> > > > took the camera
>>>> > > > to for a moment be an artist
>>>> > > > so I could see you
>>>> > > > just a little while
>>>> > > > but then again no.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Because even now I know folks
>>>> > > > who like
>>>> > > > being the photographer
>>>> > > > because that is being
>>>> > > > the artist
>>>> > > > of the work
>>>> > > > and that was you
>>>> > > > in Summer of 1981.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > I probably never mentioned
>>>> > > > to you
>>>> > > > at the time
>>>> > > > since I'm not sure which of you
>>>> > > > I was talking with
>>>> > > > more that day
>>>> > > > that I had a camera
>>>> > > > filled with photos
>>>> > > > of me and you
>>>> > > > of me and Kathy and Clay
>>>> > > > and those mutual cousins
>>>> > > > in our scene.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > As always running in a hurry
>>>> > > > with my mind
>>>> > > > filled with doubt and worry
>>>> > > > I left that camera
>>>> > > > sitting on a table
>>>> > > > at Church's Chicken
>>>> > > > across the street
>>>> > > > from the Varsity Jr. hot dog stand
>>>> > > > on Lindburg Drive
>>>> > > > second guessing as time passed by.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > It was out of my sight
>>>> > > > for five minutes
>>>> > > > flashing by
>>>> > > > as I would expect now
>>>> > > > 36 years of perspective later
>>>> > > > it was gone
>>>> > > > when I got back.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > I asked the employees
>>>> > > > but nobody would admit
>>>> > > > the camera
>>>> > > > was ever there
>>>> > > > it was only a few minutes
>>>> > > > one of those employees
>>>> > > > had to have
>>>> > > > stolen that camera.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > This would be
>>>> > > > a whole roll
>>>> > > > of photos of us
>>>> > > > from that same time period
>>>> > > > these photos of
>>>> > > > Summer 1981...
>>>> > > > as we strolled
>>>> > > > barefoot
>>>> > > > on Cheshire Bridge Road
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > And the shortcut
>>>> > > > through the back streets
>>>> > > > giggling
>>>> > > > at the gay guys
>>>> > > > outside Sweet Gum Head bar
>>>> > > > two green haired
>>>> > > > punk rock boys
>>>> > > > kissing
>>>> > > > declared their love
>>>> > > > like we did
>>>> > > > that month in Summer 1981.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Tina I see you closed
>>>> > > > that picture book
>>>> > > > that box filled with your
>>>> > > > poetry and trinkets
>>>> > > > from a bygone modern age
>>>> > > > I see you waving goodbye
>>>> > > > that was so long ago!
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > -Will Dockery
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks to you for the wondrous poetry Doc....
>>>>
>>>> I appreciate the endorsement, Zod.

>> Good day to you Doc, Mike and I are enjoying the cool water on the rapids by the rocks, fun in the sun with my friend...!

> Good evening, Zod, great weather for that.

> 🙂

The Tina saga, a tribute to that crimson haired beauty...

General-Zod wrote:

> Will Dockery wrote:
>> "General Zod" wrote in message
>>> news:5301393b-c846-4146-aaa5-825cd2d952b7@googlegroups.com...
>>>> Will Dockery wrote:
>>
>>>>> > > > Seems a long time ago, Tina
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Staring at a picture book
>>>>> > > > as cellos saw away outside
>>>>> > > > Photographs of 1981
>>>>> > > > Seems very real to me
>>>>> > > > such a regal lady
>>>>> > > > but it is another land
>>>>> > > > far away
>>>>> > > > before I threw it all away
>>>>> > > > for her
>>>>> > > > I know that truth still echoes
>>>>> > > > and hurts
>>>>> > > > and just reminds me just how
>>>>> > > > confused the gambles made
>>>>> > > > could sometimes be.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Tina maybe some days
>>>>> > > > do you remember Dunkin' Dine
>>>>> > > > when we would go there
>>>>> > > > and play the little juke
>>>>> > > > box that was on all the tables?
>>>>> > > > George Harrison
>>>>> > > > remembered John and
>>>>> > > > "All those years ago."
>>>>> > > > Played The Who a lot:
>>>>> > > > as we looked into each others' eyes
>>>>> > > > and swore this would stick:
>>>>> > > > "You better, you better you bet!"
>>>>> > > > Six months later
>>>>> > > > all, and I do mean all...
>>>>> > > > was lost.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Tina like a painting
>>>>> > > > in my memory
>>>>> > > > with your long red cartoon hair
>>>>> > > > green tiger eyes
>>>>> > > > deep and pure with honesty
>>>>> > > > just about as tall as me
>>>>> > > > as we clinched together like
>>>>> > > > Leonard Cohen's crucifix
>>>>> > > > a raving beauty
>>>>> > > > of fire and ice and a sparkle of green.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Game for any games
>>>>> > > > I could think of
>>>>> > > > you were always taking
>>>>> > > > the photos
>>>>> > > > and rarely appeared in any
>>>>> > > > in Summer of 1981.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Now I wish I had insisted more
>>>>> > > > took the camera
>>>>> > > > to for a moment be an artist
>>>>> > > > so I could see you
>>>>> > > > just a little while
>>>>> > > > but then again no.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Because even now I know folks
>>>>> > > > who like
>>>>> > > > being the photographer
>>>>> > > > because that is being
>>>>> > > > the artist
>>>>> > > > of the work
>>>>> > > > and that was you
>>>>> > > > in Summer of 1981.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > I probably never mentioned
>>>>> > > > to you
>>>>> > > > at the time
>>>>> > > > since I'm not sure which of you
>>>>> > > > I was talking with
>>>>> > > > more that day
>>>>> > > > that I had a camera
>>>>> > > > filled with photos
>>>>> > > > of me and you
>>>>> > > > of me and Kathy and Clay
>>>>> > > > and those mutual cousins
>>>>> > > > in our scene.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > As always running in a hurry
>>>>> > > > with my mind
>>>>> > > > filled with doubt and worry
>>>>> > > > I left that camera
>>>>> > > > sitting on a table
>>>>> > > > at Church's Chicken
>>>>> > > > across the street
>>>>> > > > from the Varsity Jr. hot dog stand
>>>>> > > > on Lindburg Drive
>>>>> > > > second guessing as time passed by.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > It was out of my sight
>>>>> > > > for five minutes
>>>>> > > > flashing by
>>>>> > > > as I would expect now
>>>>> > > > 36 years of perspective later
>>>>> > > > it was gone
>>>>> > > > when I got back.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > I asked the employees
>>>>> > > > but nobody would admit
>>>>> > > > the camera
>>>>> > > > was ever there
>>>>> > > > it was only a few minutes
>>>>> > > > one of those employees
>>>>> > > > had to have
>>>>> > > > stolen that camera.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > This would be
>>>>> > > > a whole roll
>>>>> > > > of photos of us
>>>>> > > > from that same time period
>>>>> > > > these photos of
>>>>> > > > Summer 1981...
>>>>> > > > as we strolled
>>>>> > > > barefoot
>>>>> > > > on Cheshire Bridge Road
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > And the shortcut
>>>>> > > > through the back streets
>>>>> > > > giggling
>>>>> > > > at the gay guys
>>>>> > > > outside Sweet Gum Head bar
>>>>> > > > two green haired
>>>>> > > > punk rock boys
>>>>> > > > kissing
>>>>> > > > declared their love
>>>>> > > > like we did
>>>>> > > > that month in Summer 1981.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Tina I see you closed
>>>>> > > > that picture book
>>>>> > > > that box filled with your
>>>>> > > > poetry and trinkets
>>>>> > > > from a bygone modern age
>>>>> > > > I see you waving goodbye
>>>>> > > > that was so long ago!
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > -Will Dockery
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thanks to you for the wondrous poetry Doc....
>>>>>
>>>>> I appreciate the endorsement, Zod.

>>> Good day to you Doc, Mike and I are enjoying the cool water on the rapids by the rocks, fun in the sun with my friend...!

>> Good evening, Zod, great weather for that.

>> 🙂

> The Tina saga, a tribute to that crimson haired beauty...

That's correct.