tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post2089801723478971160..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Glory Days (#BOTB)Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-79637587906405142582016-07-05T23:10:40.908-07:002016-07-05T23:10:40.908-07:00Mike, last minute vote for...
Bruce Springsteen
...Mike, last minute vote for...<br /><br /><b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-83793586280322216402016-07-05T20:21:56.350-07:002016-07-05T20:21:56.350-07:00Robbin's song was neat. But I have to go with ...Robbin's song was neat. But I have to go with Da Boss on this one.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000518512016364412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-290209425327765022016-07-05T13:44:55.942-07:002016-07-05T13:44:55.942-07:00John, No vendetta taken. I think you speak what i...John, No vendetta taken. I think you speak what is true.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3041445711319503042016-07-05T13:16:35.240-07:002016-07-05T13:16:35.240-07:00Good thing I got to this, or I wouldn't be abl...Good thing I got to this, or I wouldn't be able to vote. Can't have that, now can we? <br /><br />Robbin would get my vote anyway by default, because I can't stand Springsteen. Robbin's song is just better musically, so it's not entirely a vendetta against Da Boss.John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-33002602364725515652016-07-04T09:29:47.171-07:002016-07-04T09:29:47.171-07:00Dixie, let's hear a cheer for fun on this 4th ...Dixie, let's hear a cheer for fun on this 4th holiday!<br /><br />A vote for <b>Robbin Thompson</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-39040824045144751642016-07-04T09:15:15.835-07:002016-07-04T09:15:15.835-07:00Bruce has long been a fave but pitted against Robb...Bruce has long been a fave but pitted against Robbin, I have found a new fave. Everything about his song was fun, upbeat, and worthy to be a challenge to Bruce!!<br /><br />Vote for Robbin.Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-184123599942478112016-07-03T19:55:01.460-07:002016-07-03T19:55:01.460-07:00Suzanne, age seems to be the great leveler of stat...Suzanne, age seems to be the great leveler of status other than having wealth perhaps. Some might still bask in their accomplishments of youth, but for most of us those things just don't mean as much as they once did.<br /><br />Another vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-24822242269480490162016-07-03T19:45:45.200-07:002016-07-03T19:45:45.200-07:00I mostly view my high school days as something tha...I mostly view my high school days as something that I had to endure. Being shorter than average, there was lots of teasing and bullying that I endured. However, I spent the last week of high school crying my eyes out because I was afraid to leave the known and be thrown into the unknown that was to come. College was great! I was already engaged and David and I were there together. It had a few bumps, but it was wonderful.<br /><br />I don't think that I deceive myself about the past. I have always been pretty much a realist. Good or bad, it was what it was. It all brought me to who I am now.<br /><br />How I think about folks' bragging really depends on their attitude and tones while bragging. If they're doing it in such a way that others are treated as nothing in the process, then I don't want any part of it. Once can be happy about their accomplishments without treating others like dirt or like they are less. But the kind of bragging that is just so happy about something that you can't hold it in and you're trying to share the happiness with others? That kind of bragging is great! Smile-spreading is always a good thing. :)<br /><br />On the music...Bruce Springsteen, always and forever. :) His music is forever entertwined with my college and young love days. The other guy has a nice voice, which reminds me somewhat of Collin Raye (whose music I love!), but nothing beats the raw emotion and, as the kids say, "feels" of Bruce's music and lyrics. <br /><br />Have a great night and a wonderful 4th!Suzanne McClendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563562309945754772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-6722674462418558552016-07-03T19:38:57.408-07:002016-07-03T19:38:57.408-07:00Guilie, I'm making new memories every day as l...Guilie, I'm making new memories every day as long as can keep remembering them. I love talking about old times, but I don't put any blame on them for where I am now--not for any reason. What was was and what is is.<br /><br />A vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-16511831624974653252016-07-03T12:00:49.325-07:002016-07-03T12:00:49.325-07:00Love this battle, Lee. Love the music, love the th...Love this battle, Lee. Love the music, love the theme, love the debate. A walk down memory lane can't be a bad thing—unless (or until) it becomes a rather permanent place of residence. I had a wild, wild adolescence, and I love remembering those days, love reminiscing with friends from back then... That's what memories are for, right? And, as long as we're alive and—well, breathing if not kicking :D—we have the potential to make more memories. This moment, right here and now: how will we remember it? Will it blur into invisibility, or will it become one of those highlighted, neon-glow recollections? It's largely up to us to live in a way that generates more (or less) of these high-water-mark moments, isn't it? And if wallowing in the past is getting in the way of living the here and now fully, then... Well.<br /><br />In that spirit, my vote goes to Bruce. <i>Glory Days</i> isn't my favorite Springsteen song, but it speaks closer to my own feelings re living in the past (and forgetting about today) than Robbin's. It really does feel like Robbin was that friend Bruce sings about in the first verse :D<br /><br />Great battle, Lee!<br />Guilie @ <a href="http://guilie-castillo-oriard.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Quiet Laughter </a><br />P.S. — very, very late, but I did post a Battle today :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75956846770927802032016-07-03T09:44:52.898-07:002016-07-03T09:44:52.898-07:00Stephanie, Robbin Thompson actually collaborated o...Stephanie, Robbin Thompson actually collaborated on some song writing with one or more Eagles members. He does have that sound of the era.<br /><br />Another vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-11556996257252374322016-07-03T09:24:50.709-07:002016-07-03T09:24:50.709-07:00Candy Apple Red has an Eagles kind of sound to me....Candy Apple Red has an Eagles kind of sound to me. Never heard it before but I would have liked it back in the day. <br />Bruce is hard to beat with being an icon of the good ol' USA so going for The Boss. (Note: I was not a fan in high school. lol He grew on me with age. I was a Hagar fan) <br />Stephanie Finnell<br />@randallbychance from<br />Katy Trail Creations<br />Stephanies StuffKatyTrailCreationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361041298258948033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-14961186534786579192016-07-02T16:26:40.228-07:002016-07-02T16:26:40.228-07:00DG, college waited for many of us in high school. ...DG, college waited for many of us in high school. College was okay for me, but not as great as I thought it might be.<br /><br />Another vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b>.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-31676321507841858122016-07-02T14:51:13.685-07:002016-07-02T14:51:13.685-07:00Springsteen gets my vote, Lee - in fact, I think I...Springsteen gets my vote, Lee - in fact, I think I have that album (yes album). I like his hard hitting beat - his working man blues, too. Haven't ever heard of the other guy. . .but he sounded like many others of that time to my ears. As for your question about our 'glory days' - I think of my glory days as my twenties when I first came to Canada, but I enjoyed high school well enough. I went to an all girls school (boring) with a brother school nearby. We cruised the hangouts (like in Diner), tried to learn all the new dances and couldn't wait to get to college. . .thanks for stirring the memories, Lee.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-84259462523819257022016-07-02T12:01:26.786-07:002016-07-02T12:01:26.786-07:00Indeed, I not only survived the negative experienc...Indeed, I not only survived the negative experience but it made me a better person. :DCathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-92143928923551108702016-07-02T10:46:31.695-07:002016-07-02T10:46:31.695-07:00Cherdo, it's probably better to deceive onesel...Cherdo, it's probably better to deceive oneself with good memories that to wallow in depression with bad memories.<br /><br />We all probably prefer that he just shut up and sing, but still it's a vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-56042422132141120572016-07-02T10:43:58.080-07:002016-07-02T10:43:58.080-07:00Patricia, there are not too many severe regrets th...Patricia, there are not too many severe regrets that I have, but there are my fair share of "probably shouldn't have said or done that" moments.<br /><br />I wish my mother was still around because I knew I could usually get an accurate memory of things from here that I don't always get from my siblings.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-10606008596174418262016-07-02T10:39:12.101-07:002016-07-02T10:39:12.101-07:00BRUUUUUUCCCCEEEE! BRUUUUUUUCCCCCEEEE!
Give my vot...BRUUUUUUCCCCEEEE! BRUUUUUUUCCCCCEEEE!<br />Give my vote to Bruce, inspite of the fact that his "glory days" were my favorite and he's kinda gone Hollywood on me. I like my musicians singing and playing and my politicians to be far in the distance. <br /><br />My high school days were full of good and bad times; I just remember the good times and shut out the rest. And that may be rigth there under the heading of deception, but I'll take it. The alternative is to dwell on things that can't change - they're in the past. <br /><br />Thanks, Lee!Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63834888783344902952016-07-02T07:28:23.360-07:002016-07-02T07:28:23.360-07:00My high school days were just fine. We do have sel...My high school days were just fine. We do have selective memories when it comes to the past, that's for sure. Unfortunately, some of the things I said or did when I was younger that I preferred to forget, now pop back into my brain like vicious little demons.<br /><br />Old memories lurk beneath the surface -- I'm always amazed at some of the things my mom at 97 remembers and talks about even though I never once heard those stories when she was younger.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-74985111059263662202016-07-01T22:05:50.771-07:002016-07-01T22:05:50.771-07:00CW, I'm sure you've had some special times...CW, I'm sure you've had some special times that you don't mind thinking back on. I don't much like the Boss's attitude of late either. Maybe it's time to look for a new boss.<br /><br />A vote for <b>Robbin Thompson</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-312010780689641242016-07-01T18:52:17.806-07:002016-07-01T18:52:17.806-07:00God help us if you can call my life as having Glor...God help us if you can call my life as having Glory Days! I have to admit a bit of bias as the Boss has been a political douchebag lately, but the second song is much catchier, and it always pissed me off that Bruce sang "speedball" rather than fastball.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-84759403618571182452016-07-01T17:43:24.195-07:002016-07-01T17:43:24.195-07:00SBB6, I didn't construe "hokey" from...SBB6, I didn't construe "hokey" from the tune, but maybe nostalgic and fun. But I guess some people think of that as hokey.<br /><br />A vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75864772589751963112016-07-01T17:41:30.670-07:002016-07-01T17:41:30.670-07:00Diedre, And the name "Candy Apple Red" c...Diedre, And the name "Candy Apple Red" creates a happy image.<br /><br />A vote for <b>Robbin Thompson</b><br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-25057979774376529592016-07-01T17:40:05.147-07:002016-07-01T17:40:05.147-07:00Karen, hope you're getting to make a lot of bl...Karen, hope you're getting to make a lot of blog rounds. If you ever have good speakers to listen through, I hope you'll join in to vote on a future Battle.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-79250351499238930582016-07-01T17:38:58.057-07:002016-07-01T17:38:58.057-07:00Pat, depends on the person. I've known plenty...Pat, depends on the person. I've known plenty who painted bleak pictures of their pasts.<br /><br />A vote for <b>Bruce Springsteen</b><br /><br />Lee<br /><br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com