tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post8209221525880721339..comments2024-02-26T10:52:14.585-08:00Comments on Glimpses of South Pasadena: Work SongLaurie Alleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-77726014043191657662010-01-09T12:55:16.106-08:002010-01-09T12:55:16.106-08:00Yakpate, junk bond salesmen could sing, "Mone...Yakpate, junk bond salesmen could sing, "Money, money, money" by Pink Floyd.<br /><br />I never heard Mexican housekeepers sing, but I'll never forget one fine morning while weeding in my yard, I heard someone whistling brightly like a bird.<br /><br />I looked up at my neighbor's tree and saw their Mexican gardener half-way up the branches whistling and clipping away whith a pair of pruning shears!Auntie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830635103398166329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-37392443628782818152010-01-08T23:46:35.708-08:002010-01-08T23:46:35.708-08:00Hey gang,
Thanks, everyone!
We won't menti...Hey gang,<br /><br />Thanks, everyone! <br /><br />We won't mention the Horns' loss. Sob. <br /><br />I love everyone's comments/lyrics/links/observations today. Have I mentioned lately how great you all are?<br /><br />Until tomorrow...Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-68575751387384147212010-01-08T20:45:06.960-08:002010-01-08T20:45:06.960-08:00I love love love this photo, Laurie. Just love it....I love love love this photo, Laurie. Just love it.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-91673548610639081772010-01-08T16:57:25.375-08:002010-01-08T16:57:25.375-08:00I think Farm Girl may have been referring to Rodne...I think Farm Girl may have been referring to Rodney Carinton's "Show them to Me," which you can find on YouTube under "Show them to me with subtitles"Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-3563084583325159152010-01-08T13:26:21.699-08:002010-01-08T13:26:21.699-08:00Sorry your beloved 'Horns lost last night, Lau...Sorry your beloved 'Horns lost last night, Laurie and DJ. <br /><br />These workers are the contract landscaping crew that maintain the center medians on Fair Oaks and Huntington. Good to see they are enjoying their day.dbdubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462665006132459258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-52959924705697462002010-01-08T10:07:13.316-08:002010-01-08T10:07:13.316-08:00Maybe they are paying tribute to Elvis Presley'...Maybe they are paying tribute to Elvis Presley's 75th birthday today.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0O0BkKdMx0" rel="nofollow">A little less conversation please</a> (My favorite remix ever)Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-71305192823716102382010-01-08T09:47:42.071-08:002010-01-08T09:47:42.071-08:00The only workers I ever hear singing are the Mexic...The only workers I ever hear singing are the Mexican housekeepers at my apartment complex. No matter where they are or what they're doing... say, picking up trash in the underground parking levels... they sing like birds, and I love them for it.<br /><br />When I lived in the Canary Islands, one of the sounds of morning was all the housewives singing as they worked in their small adobe houses.<br /><br />And of course... the blues evolved from slaves singing in the fields to lighten their lot. <br /><br />Let's see... what do junk bond salesmen sing as they swindle their clients?Yakpatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788658793693064873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-34360614779674056212010-01-08T09:40:35.829-08:002010-01-08T09:40:35.829-08:00I'm sorry. Farmgirl made me giggle uncontrolla...I'm sorry. Farmgirl made me giggle uncontrollably. I'll regain my composure in a minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-79898201188745041542010-01-08T09:20:18.493-08:002010-01-08T09:20:18.493-08:00What a great Walt Whitman poem to accompany a grea...What a great Walt Whitman poem to accompany a great photo of workers.<br /><br />We can give Disney credit for making work a happy experience. "Whistle While You Work", "Hi Ho, Hi Ho it's off to work we go." All the while Snow white was singing while she made pies.<br /><br />There is something so satisfying about happy workers. Try and picture a large office full of cubicles with all the workers singing. I've got a song, "I've Got a Right To Sing the Blues." Then there is the man in the street with the jackhammer in 101 degree weather. Well, it just isn't going to happen We live in a different world than The Seven Dwarfs. But I'm happy for the workers pictured herelDixie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591688785324214877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-84305519290673929712010-01-08T08:55:39.919-08:002010-01-08T08:55:39.919-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dixie Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591688785324214877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-57472269748494777662010-01-08T08:24:18.132-08:002010-01-08T08:24:18.132-08:00Factory
Early in the morning factory whistle blow...<a rel="nofollow">Factory</a><br /><br />Early in the morning factory whistle blows,<br />Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes,<br />Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light,<br />It's the working, the working, just the working life.<br /><br />Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain,<br />I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain,<br />Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life,<br />The working, the working, just the working life.<br /><br />End of the day, factory whistle cries,<br />Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes.<br />And you just better believe, boy,<br />somebody's gonna get hurt tonight,<br />It's the working, the working, just the working life.<br /><br />-<i>Springsteen</i>Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-81729126623822795352010-01-08T06:51:59.717-08:002010-01-08T06:51:59.717-08:00I hope Colt McCoy's arm is ok. He said he had...I hope Colt McCoy's arm is ok. He said he had no feeling in it and couldn't move it. Not good.<br /><br />No matter what, with him out, it took the excitement out of the game. The only way it really could have mattered is if Texas had been able to win without him. Now there are questions about whether Alabama really would have won.Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-88178576409927592722010-01-08T06:43:43.688-08:002010-01-08T06:43:43.688-08:00Was the song about chi chis? I think I know that o...Was the song about chi chis? I think I know that one ...<br /><br />Texas Longhorns have a fantastic 'silver lining' to last night's game: your quarterback will never again be intimidated by any situation. I think you've got three great years ahead of you - the kid impressed me! Looked like a young Favre out there, interceptions and all! :o)San Diego Farmgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-55052295981531758962010-01-08T05:52:19.851-08:002010-01-08T05:52:19.851-08:00This one:
http://www.afterimagegallery.com/nytcon...This one:<br /><br />http://www.afterimagegallery.com/nytconstructionworkers.jpgMister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-35476769071095515982010-01-08T05:38:59.234-08:002010-01-08T05:38:59.234-08:00WOW - I'm blown away by the perfectness of tha...WOW - I'm blown away by the perfectness of that poem with that photo. There is just something about singing, whether good or bad. The words just cascade out of your mouth from your heart. (sorry, I got a little too into that one) HA!Judy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081035351814381283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926759868384604174.post-14911500391445603342010-01-08T05:31:26.373-08:002010-01-08T05:31:26.373-08:00Glad to see that South Pasadena has such a sophist...Glad to see that South Pasadena has such a sophisticated well-read workforce. Great colors. This rivals the famous depression-era photo of New York construction workers sitting on a steel beam!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.com