Inspired By The Word of the Day Challenge: Prophecy
Remember the Mad Max movies?
My Mom loved those movies. She Probably loved Mel Gibson more though. LOL.
Anyway, she said that Max and his Dog reminded her of me and my dog and our relationship. Granted, my dog at the time was an Alaskan Malamute who weighed over a 100 pounds and was the size of a horse and I was girl- so I’m not sure exactly what she was thinking however:
Sham Photo By Anita M Godfrey
When I look at where we are here in the United Sates because we have a Trust Fund Brat sitting in the White House, I go back to the image of Max and Dog and I can see me and my dog ( Hamish ) braving our way through a mean and nasty stretch of road ( well, life in America ) together and side by said and do you know what? I can see what my Mom said now too.
Hamish Macbeth in Christmas Snow Photo A.M. Moscoso
PS
Here is an interesting video about ” Dog ” from the film became who doesn’t love a good story about a dog who almost met a grim fate in real life and was saved and trained by a stunt woman? Yep. I know. It’s an awesome story- check it out.
This is project is a call to Creative Activism called C.A.R/E. I’m going to participate in it for the next 10 days- for me this project is a challenge in that I don’t feel creative right now. I’m not seeing a lot of good here in the US right now. It’s really hard for me feel inspired when the world around me is being flushed down the toilet one atom at a time. I’m probably not doing these prompts as they were intended to be used- but that’s okay. I think what matters is that I remember when I used to feel sad, I used to just sing really loud.
Photographer/Artist Unknown
When I was a kid, my Grandma Ginger and Grandpa Bert used to teach me songs to sing songs they enjoyed from their youth.
These weren’t formal lessons, we sang A cappella and they seemed to enjoy it when I changed up the lyrics up-dancing and creating little skits as I sang was heavily encouraged.
When I look back at it, these little jam sessions always took place in the evenings-especially if the day had been a little to long and very trying. It was how we boosted our spirits.
This was a song that I loved to sing at the tops of my lungs and as an added flourish I would end this particular song with a magic trick. Don’t ask me why, I was like eight years old at the time:
Down at an English fair
One evening I was there
When I heard a showman shouting underneath the flair
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are a’standing in a row
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
“Give ’em a twist, a flick o’ the wrist”
That’s what the showman said!
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
There stands me wife
The idol of me life
Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
Roll up, bowl a ball
Roll up, bowl a ball
Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
(I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts)
They’re lovely!
(There they are a’standing in a row)
One, two, three, four!
(Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head)
And bigger!
(“Give ’em a twist, a flick o’ the wrist”, that’s what the showman said!)
Now that I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
(Have a banana!)
There stands me wife
The idol of me life
Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
All together now!
(Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”)
Harmony!
(Singing, “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”)
R-r-roll up bowl a ball
(Roll up bowl a ball)
Singing “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
Singing “Roll up, bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!”
Note: The line Roll or bowl the ball refers to the game of Cricket “Roll! meaning underarm and “bowl” meaning overarm.
