tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post1659635929450524121..comments2023-05-07T09:01:02.953-07:00Comments on Cranky Bar: Personal Challenge #4 - The Second of February, 1948The Crankyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-61705587001018915892016-03-08T08:33:12.267-08:002016-03-08T08:33:12.267-08:00Everyone's talking about the drums and I'm...Everyone's talking about the drums and I'm still sitting here singing, "Bongo bongo bongo I don't want to leave the Congo oh no no no no nooo..."<br /><br />I love the story, I love Charlie as a character (poor kid), and I especially love the setting/old references. Any kid that loves Abbott and Costello is okay by us. A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-38736920663502301052016-03-07T08:49:13.831-08:002016-03-07T08:49:13.831-08:00a really really beautiful and very interesting por...a really really beautiful and very interesting portrait of amazing words ,enjoyed each turn of it dear thank you for lovely sharingbailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-81102150717584122992016-03-07T07:40:42.067-08:002016-03-07T07:40:42.067-08:00Not sure which I loved more, the story or those dr...Not sure which I loved more, the story or those drums! I played the video twice. Charlie seems pretty quick minded and creative. Great story!Dragonquillcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570703922492149586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-29935328684685770682016-03-06T19:07:11.557-08:002016-03-06T19:07:11.557-08:00And I wish I could take photos like you do! Thank ...And I wish I could take photos like you do! Thank you. =)The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-50299723706001765522016-03-06T03:32:44.562-08:002016-03-06T03:32:44.562-08:00Thanks Rosey, glad to see you here!Thanks Rosey, glad to see you here!The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-86608823979005877002016-03-06T03:32:17.081-08:002016-03-06T03:32:17.081-08:00A similar story here Cro, (btw, what's a nice ...A similar story here Cro, (btw, what's a nice man like you doing hanging around a place like this??) a schoolmate and longtime friend caught Polio in the last big wave here in the US. Her left leg is a little over three inches shorter than her right, but it hasn't slowed her down a bit. She currently runs the city and county probation and rehabilitation services as well as being a very active grandmother.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-61996897645788668032016-03-06T03:27:56.457-08:002016-03-06T03:27:56.457-08:00Goodness Lee, thank you so much!Goodness Lee, thank you so much!The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-25752277777002200272016-03-06T03:26:31.957-08:002016-03-06T03:26:31.957-08:00This is written so wonderfully! Took me right in a...This is written so wonderfully! Took me right in and made me feel like I was reading the books I loved years ago when I actually took the time to sit down and read.mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-64261326031672569802016-03-05T22:45:09.705-08:002016-03-05T22:45:09.705-08:00A school friend of mine had Polio, and it left him...A school friend of mine had Polio, and it left him with a useless dangling left arm which just hung. He went on to become a professor of Chinese studies at Oxford University.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-55407078951848112472016-03-05T18:57:00.633-08:002016-03-05T18:57:00.633-08:00I do so love drums and have done since I was a sma...I do so love drums and have done since I was a small child. Since those days so long ago I've always been a Gene Krupa fan...a huge Krupa fan. I had a glossy photo of him on my bedroom wall when I was a child.<br /><br />I love your story...I love your use of the words...I love that house! <br /><br />Well done on all counts! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-67823367761333860872016-03-05T17:21:00.543-08:002016-03-05T17:21:00.543-08:00Thank you River! There wasn't room to include ...Thank you River! There wasn't room to include all the information I would have liked, but the late President Roosevelt's facility at Warm Springs, Georgia was the foremost rehabilitation facility (primarily for polio) of the time. Methinks Charlie and Joey... the owner of Costello the raccoon... are destined to become friends as well, at least the adults seem to think so. I agree with you about Buddy Rich. <br />Isn't that a great old house? Sadly, it's abandoned.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-69407115643607193052016-03-05T16:57:36.623-08:002016-03-05T16:57:36.623-08:00I loved reading about Charlie, and Winston seems l...I loved reading about Charlie, and Winston seems like he's becoming Charlie's friend, which is nice. Sad that he is confined to a wheelchair, perhaps the adult conversations were about finding some sort of therapy to help him? <br /><br />Enjoyed the drum battle, but have to say I think Buddy Rich's drums sound better.<br />I really like the header picture of the old house :DRiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-67635657838927508002016-03-05T14:00:52.433-08:002016-03-05T14:00:52.433-08:00Thank you ACIL!Thank you ACIL!The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-61076479605817042222016-03-05T14:00:35.908-08:002016-03-05T14:00:35.908-08:00EC, thank you so much! WFW inspired this particula...EC, thank you so much! WFW inspired this particular tale, after all.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-44965671338064899222016-03-05T13:59:27.117-08:002016-03-05T13:59:27.117-08:00I practiced on the kidlings; there was a particula...I practiced on the kidlings; there was a particular night, telling stories beneath a misty full moon with my arms full of kidlings just on the cusp of being 'too old'... Possibly my favourite memory. =)The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-13411427309054453212016-03-05T13:57:44.831-08:002016-03-05T13:57:44.831-08:00Good! And thank you. Good! And thank you. The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-5535499394666342962016-03-05T13:57:19.334-08:002016-03-05T13:57:19.334-08:00That's why they were stuck in the shed at the ...That's why they were stuck in the shed at the back of the garden, lol.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-32705872583924919012016-03-05T12:56:36.745-08:002016-03-05T12:56:36.745-08:00Loved the story. Especially the humour. Thanks.
G...Loved the story. Especially the humour. Thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-21525121839796077802016-03-05T11:34:35.593-08:002016-03-05T11:34:35.593-08:00Wow.
I love the direction that Charlie's story...Wow.<br />I love the direction that Charlie's story has taken - and the humour and pathos that the story is PACKED with.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-68988419404762799742016-03-05T10:16:13.207-08:002016-03-05T10:16:13.207-08:00I wish you were around to tell me bedtime stories ...I wish you were around to tell me bedtime stories when I was young. You're amazing!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-11836276318567713942016-03-05T08:04:48.384-08:002016-03-05T08:04:48.384-08:00Love the post-WW2 setting. I wondered why he was t...Love the post-WW2 setting. I wondered why he was told not to leave the second aggie on the windowsill . . . .Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735312335104425209.post-29143654807088802672016-03-05T07:15:47.285-08:002016-03-05T07:15:47.285-08:00haha drums sure can amuse, as long as they are far...haha drums sure can amuse, as long as they are far far away from the house and neighbors.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com