WIll the Circle Be Unbroken? (3)

  

 

Well I followed close behind

I tried to hold up and be brave

But I cd not hold my sorrow

When they laid her in the grave.

     Will the Circle be unbroken

     By and by, Lord, by and bye?

     There's a better world a-waiting

     In the sky, Lord, in the sky.

Rest in Peace, Mama 

(Dorris A. Rateliff, 1935-2022)

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (2)

 Well I told that Undertaker

Undertaker, won't you please drive slow?

Oh that body that you're carrying

Lord, I hate to see her go.

    Will the Circle be unbroken

    By and by, Lord, by and bye?

    There's a better home a-waiting

    In the sky, Lord, in the sky.

Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1)

I was standing by my window

And it was a cold and cloudy day

When I saw that hearse come rolling

For to carry my mother away.

     Will the Circle be unbroken

      By and by, Lord, by and bye?

     There's a better world a-waiting

     In the sky, Lord, in the sky.

             --Arlo Guthrie

I'm in Arkansas (Magnolia)

 So, today we avoided the worst of a winter storm and drove down from Little Rock. Many meetings followed, and a lot got done. More soon.

--JDR

current reading: THE NEIL GAIMAN READER, selected short stories by Neil Gaiman.*

*'selected', in this case, by The Voice of the People (e.g., internet fans).  About eight stories in; really enjoying it so far.

Best story so far: "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale" (1984)

I'm in Arkansas (Little Rock)

Thought of the Day:

 It doesn't really do much good to have a reservation for a place to stay 

if all the shuttle services shut down for the night a half-hour before your flight lands.

--JDR

 current reading: BROWN GIRL IN THE RING, which continues to unimpress.

P.S., THE WIFE SAYS 'you might let them know I did get there'

What's Wrong with This Picture?

So, thanks to the friend (Hi, D) who showed me a cover scan she found online of my book RETURN TO BAG END, the second half of THE HISTORY OF THE HOBBIT. Can you spot what's wrong with this image?

Here's a clue:: what's wrong with the image above is right in the image below:

I'll post the answer in a separate post.

--John R;

--current reading: a light novel, plus a little ways into  N.Hopkinson's BROWN GIRL IN THE RING (which might I suppose be called a heavy novel).

The Countdown to September

 So, thanks to a recent (Feb. 10th) article in VANITY FAIR, of all places, a general overview of the forthcoming Amazon Tolkien is finally being made available, with images and snippets about many of the characters. The release date is September 2nd, so we have plenty of time to speculate, debate, and argue.  The most interesting detail for me is that they've taken the Shakespearean option, collapsing the events of the Second Age into one human lifetime.

Also new to me was word that a second Tolkien film project is also in the works, this one an animated film about the Rohirrim at the time of Helm Hammerhand; it's due out in 2024. Since the RINGS OF POWER project is supposed to run for multiple seasons (five I think) this seems to indicate that they want to have multiple projects coming out either staggered or at more or less the same time.

--John R

--current reading: PRINCE OF ANNWN, TREACLE WALKER (re-reading).